Yoshitaka Zushi

Biography

Born in Osaka in 1955, Yoshitaka Zushi was discovered when he was eight years old by one of Akira Kurosawa's partners and debuted in the role of young Toshio in Kaneto Shindô's "Haha" (Mother, 1963). Since then he has appeared first and foremost in Kurosawa's pictures, beginning with "Akahige" (Red Beard, 1965). His most outstanding role is undeniably that of Rokkuchan, the insane young man who drives a trolley through the slums, in the wonderful "Dodesukaden" (1970).

Movie Career

Films: 3
Career span: 28 years1965 to 1993

Every film, newest first

1993MadadayoIMDb rating 7.3
1970Dodes'ka-denIMDb rating 7.3
1965Red BeardIMDb rating 8.3

Genres

Drama

Yoshitaka Zushi movies on Netflix

Madadayo1993IMDb rating 7.3as Neighbor
Dodes'ka-den1970IMDb rating 7.3as Roku-chan
Red Beard1965IMDb rating 8.3as Chôji

Most often with

Akira Kurosawa directed three of these films. Three actors appear in two of them each. Pick a number on the chart or a name in the list to see the films they share.

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Hisashi Igawa

Kyôko Kagawa

Tatsuo MatsumuraAkira KurosawaDirector, 3 films

Films together

Hisashi Igawa2 films together, 1970 to 1993
Hisashi Igawa's page
- Madadayo1993IMDb rating 7.3Zushi as NeighborIgawa as Takayama
- Dodes'ka-den1970IMDb rating 7.3Zushi as Roku-chanIgawa as Masuo Masuda
Kyôko Kagawa2 films together, 1965 to 1993
Kyôko Kagawa's page
- Madadayo1993IMDb rating 7.3Zushi as NeighborKagawa as Professor's Wife
- Red Beard1965IMDb rating 8.3Zushi as ChôjiKagawa as Madwoman
Tatsuo Matsumura2 films together, 1970 to 1993
Tatsuo Matsumura's page
- Madadayo1993IMDb rating 7.3Zushi as NeighborMatsumura as Prof. Hyakken Uchida
- Dodes'ka-den1970IMDb rating 7.3Zushi as Roku-chanMatsumura as Kyota Watanaka
Akira KurosawaDirector, 3 films, 1965 to 1993
- Madadayo1993IMDb rating 7.3Zushi as Neighbor
- Dodes'ka-den1970IMDb rating 7.3Zushi as Roku-chan
- Red Beard1965IMDb rating 8.3Zushi as Chôji

Online

Official profiles and reference pages.

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