Yoshio Kosugi

Yoshio Kosugi
Born (1903-09-15)15 September 1903
Kamitsuga District, Tochigi, Japan
Died 12 March 1968(1968-03-12) (aged 64)
Occupation Actor
Years active 1924-1967

Yoshio Kosugi (小杉 義男 Kosugi Yoshio, 15 September 1903 - 12 March 1968) was a Japanese actor. He appeared in more than 120 films from 1924 to 1967.

Career

First appearing on stage as a shingeki actor, he was initially recognized for his role as Yasha in The Cherry Orchard.[1] He made his film debut in the 1920s and appeared in a number of films by Akira Kurosawa.[1]

Selected filmography

Year Title Role Notes
1967 Japan's Longest Day Minister of Public Welfare Keisuke Okada
1965 Frankenstein Conquers the World Mountain Soldier
1964 Mothra vs. Godzilla
Ghidorah, the Three-Headed Monster
1962 King Kong vs. Godzilla
1961 The Story of Osaka Castle
1960 The Human Vapor
1958 A Holiday in Tokyo
1957 The Mysterians
1956 The Legend of the White Serpent
Romantic Daughters
1955 So Young, So Bright
The Lone Journey
Half Human
1954 Seven Samurai Farmer Mosuke
Samurai I: Musashi Miyamoto
1952 The Skin of the South
1947 Snow Trail
1945 The Men Who Tread on the Tiger's Tail
1943 Sanshiro Sugata
1924 Chimata no ko Kimpei

References

  1. 1 2 "Kosugi Yoshio". Kotobanku (in Japanese). Asahi Shinbun. Retrieved 19 March 2015.


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