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Kōji Tsuruta is a Actor Japonais born on 6 december 1924 at Hamamatsu (Japon)
Eiichi Ono (小野 榮一, Ono Eiichi, December 6, 1924 – June 16, 1987), better known by his stage name Kōji Tsuruta (鶴田 浩二, Tsuruta Kōji), was a Japanese actor and singer. He appeared in almost 260 feature films and had a unique style of singing. His daughter, Sayaka Tsuruta, is an actress.
Dans les années 1960, il joue dans de nombreux yakuza eiga (genre de film populaire au Japon) de la société de production Toei, où il incarne régulièrement un chevalier las du monde yakuza. Tsuruta est aussi un chanteur à succès.
Kōji Tsuruta a tourné dans 260 films entre 1948 et 1985.
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Birth name Eiichi Ono
Nationality Japon
Birth 6 december 1924 at Hamamatsu (Japon)
Death 16 june 1987 (at 62 years) at Tokyo (Japon)
Nationality Japon
Birth 6 december 1924 at Hamamatsu (Japon)
Death 16 june 1987 (at 62 years) at Tokyo (Japon)
Biography
Né à Hamamatsu, au Japon, Tsuruta étudie à l'Université du Kansai en étant parallèlement engagé dans la marine impériale japonaise. Après la Seconde Guerre mondiale, il rejoint la troupe de théâtre de Kōkichi Takada et fait ses débuts au studio de cinéma Shōchiku en 1948 dans le film Yūkyō no mure.Dans les années 1960, il joue dans de nombreux yakuza eiga (genre de film populaire au Japon) de la société de production Toei, où il incarne régulièrement un chevalier las du monde yakuza. Tsuruta est aussi un chanteur à succès.
Kōji Tsuruta a tourné dans 260 films entre 1948 et 1985.
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Gate of Youth (1981)
Directed by Kinji Fukasaku, Koreyoshi Kurahara
Genres Drama
Actors Bunta Sugawara, Keiko Matsuzaka, Koichi Sato, Kaoru Sugita, Tomisaburō Wakayama, Kōji Tsuruta
Roles Yabetora
Rating66%
L'histoire de Shinsuke, un jeune homme qui vit une vie misérable en tant que mineur de charbon allant de son enfance à son adolescence. Les mineurs et la mine dominent presque tous les aspects de sa vie.
Golgo 13: Assignment Kowloon (1977)
, 1h33Origin Japon
Genres Thriller, Action, Adventure, Crime
Themes Seafaring films, Transport films
Actors Sonny Chiba, Etsuko Shihomi, Kōji Tsuruta
Roles Senzo Shigemune
Rating62%
Master assassin Golgo 13 (Sonny Chiba) is hired by an American crime syndicate to kill Chou Lei Fang, a powerful member of the syndicate's Hong Kong branch who has been selling their drugs through his own channels. At the same time, he has to keep an eye out on Smith (Callan Leung), a hard-boiled Hong Kong detective who is hell-bent on taking down Chou and his drug-manufacturing organization.
Proof of the Man (1977)
Directed by Jun'ya Satō
Genres Drama, Crime
Actors Yūsaku Matsuda, George Kennedy, Mariko Okada, Bunjaku Han, Joe Yamanaka, Toshiro Mifune
Rating65%
A young black man (Joe Yamanaka) from New York receives a sum of money. He buys new clothes and takes a flight to Japan. After he arrives, he is found fatally stabbed in a lift in a Tokyo hotel at the same time as a fashion show by designer Kyōko Yasugi (Mariko Okada) is being held. The police department, including Munesue (Yūsaku Matsuda) and his partner (Hajime Hana), come to investigate. The only clue is the dying man's last words "straw hat". At the same time, a woman having an extramarital affair, Naomi (Bunjaku Han), is accidentally run over by Yasugi's son (Kōichi Iwaki). He and his girlfriend dump her body in the sea, but drops his watch at the scene. He is haunted by his actions and confesses to his mother, Kyōko, who suggests he flees to New York with his girlfriend.
Sympathy for the Underdog (1971)
, 1h33Directed by Kinji Fukasaku
Origin Japon
Genres Drama, Action, Crime
Themes Mafia films, Seafaring films, Transport films, Yakuza films, Gangster films
Actors Kōji Tsuruta, Noboru Ando, Ken Takakura, Tsunehiko Watase, Tomisaburō Wakayama, Kaku Takashina
Roles Masuo Gunji
Rating73%
Gunji Sadao, oyabun du clan Hamamura sort de prison après 10 ans de détention causé par ses rivaux du clan Daito qui dirigent désormais la ville de Yokohama.
Japan Organized Crime Boss (1969)
, 1h36Directed by Kinji Fukasaku
Origin Japon
Genres Drama, Crime
Themes Yakuza films
Actors Kōji Tsuruta, Ryōhei Uchida, Noboru Ando, Bunta Sugawara, Hideo Murota, Tomisaburō Wakayama
Roles Tsukamoto
Rating69%
L'association patriotique Danno basée à Osaka cherche à s'étendre en direction du prospère port de Yokohama. Un cartel d'associations basées à Tokyo cherchant à s'opposer à Danno, une guerre se développe par l'intermédiaire d'associations interposées basées à Yokohama.
The Secret of the Telegian (1960)
, 1h25Directed by Jun Fukuda
Genres Science fiction, Action, Horror
Themes Seafaring films, Transport films, Serial killer films
Actors Akihiko Hirata, Kōji Tsuruta, Yoshio Tsuchiya, Yumi Shirakawa, Hideyo Amamoto, Tatsuo Matsumura
Roles Masaru Kirioka
Rating60%
Sudo (Tadao Nakamaru) is a disfigured World War II soldier who had been wounded, robbed and left for dead by his fellow soldiers years before. Under the alias Goro Nakamoto, he is armed with the bayonet that had been used to wound him, and uses the Cryotron, a device that can give its user the ability to teleport anywhere. The inventor of the machine, Professor Niki, is unaware that it is being used for such a purpose.
The Storm of the Pacific (1960)
, 1h58Directed by Shūe Matsubayashi
Genres Drama, War
Themes Seafaring films, Transport films, Aviation films, Political films, United States Armed Forces in films
Actors Toshiro Mifune, Makoto Satō, Keiju Kobayashi, Hiroshi Koizumi, Akira Takarada, Misa Uehara
Roles Lt. Tomonari
Rating62%
The film follows a young Japanese bombardier Lt. Koji Kitami (Yosuke Natsuki) aboard the Japanese aircraft carrier Hiryu and his participation in two battles in the Pacific during World War II, the attack on Pearl Harbor and the Battle of Midway. His faith in his leaders and his country remains strong through the successful campaigns of the early war, but is severely shaken by the disastrous events during the battle of Midway.
The Three Treasures (1959)
, 3h2Directed by Hiroshi Inagaki
Genres Drama, Fantasy, Action
Themes Seafaring films, Transport films
Actors Toshiro Mifune, Takashi Shimura, Yōko Tsukasa, Kōji Tsuruta, Setsuko Hara, Akihiko Hirata
Rating64%
The Loyal 47 Ronin (1958)
, 2h46Directed by Kunio Watanabe
Origin Japon
Genres Drama, Historical
Themes Seafaring films, Sports films, Transport films, Martial arts films, Samurai films
Actors Kazuo Hasegawa, Shintarō Katsu, Ichikawa Raizō VIII, Kōji Tsuruta, Machiko Kyō, Fujiko Yamamoto
Roles Kin'emon Okano
Rating71%
Ce film raconte l'histoire vraie d'un groupe de samouraïs qui sont devenus rōnin (samouraïs sans chef) après que leur daimyō (seigneur féodal) Asano Naganori ait été contraint de commettre un seppuku (suicide rituel) pour avoir agressé un fonctionnaire de la cour, Kira Yoshinaka, qui l'avait insulté. Après avoir soigneusement préparé leur plan pendant plus d'un an, ils exécutent un assaut audacieux sur le domaine de leur ennemi juré et exigent leur vengeance, sachant qu'ils seraient eux-mêmes forcés de partager le sort de leur Seigneur pour expier leur crime.
Oshidori kenkagasa (1957)
Genres Drama, Action, Historical, Musical
Actors Hibari Misora, Kōji Tsuruta, Kyū Sazanka
Roles Ishiro
Yagyu Secret Scrolls (1957)
, 1h46Directed by Hiroshi Inagaki
Genres Action, Adventure
Themes Seafaring films, Sports films, Transport films, Martial arts films, Samurai films
Actors Toshiro Mifune, Kōji Tsuruta, Yoshiko Kuga, Mariko Okada, Denjirō Ōkōchi, Kyōko Kagawa
Roles Senshiro
Rating62%
Les Chroniques Martiales du clan des Yagyû, un parchemin primordial pour garder la paix, ont été volé par le maître d'armes du clan Nabeshima poursuivi par Jûbei Yagyû. Tasaburo, ninja Kasumi de l'école Kage, s'interpose mais le maître d'armes est assassiné par Jûbei, et le parchemin est récupéré par la Pincesse Yû du clan Ryûzôji. Celle-ci pense ainsi avoir trouver un moyen de rétablir son clan dissout. Mais Tasaburo doit à tout prix récupérer le parchemin pour son clan qui ne souhaite que respecter la justice du pays...
, 1h45Directed by Hiroshi Inagaki
Genres Drama, Action, Adventure, Historical, Romance
Themes Seafaring films, Sports films, Transport films, Martial arts films, Samurai films
Actors Toshiro Mifune, Rentarō Mikuni, Kaoru Yachigusa, Kōji Tsuruta, Mariko Okada, Takashi Shimura
Roles Kojiro Sasaki
Rating75%
Takezo (Musashi) abandons his life as a knight errant. He's sought as a teacher and vassal by Shogun, Japan's most powerful clan leader. He's also challenged to fight by the supremely confident and skillful Sasaki Kojiro. Takezo agrees to fight Kojiro in a year's time but rejects Shogun's patronage, choosing instead to live on the edge of a village, raising vegetables. He's followed there by Otsu and later by Akemi, both in love with him. The year ends as Takezo assists the villagers against a band of brigands. He seeks Otsu's forgiveness and accepts her love, then sets off across the water to Ganryu Island for his final contest.
The Romance of Yushima (1955)
, 1h56Directed by Teinosuke Kinugasa
Genres Drama
Actors Fujiko Yamamoto, Kōji Tsuruta, Masayuki Mori, Haruko Sugimura, Daisuke Katō, Sadako Sawamura
Rating63%
A highly esteemed student falls for Otsuta, a geisha.
, 1h43Directed by Hiroshi Inagaki, Jun Fukuda
Genres Drama, Action, Adventure
Themes Seafaring films, Sports films, Transport films, Martial arts films, Samurai films
Actors Toshiro Mifune, Mariko Okada, Rentarō Mikuni, Kaoru Yachigusa, Kōji Tsuruta, Michiyo Kogure
Roles Kojiro Sasaki
Rating72%
Following Takezo's (Toshiro Mifune) capture by the Buddhist priest Takuan Sōhō, and stay in Himeji Castle. Takezo is granted his samurai name 'Musashi Miyamoto.' and leaves to search for enlightenment, leaving two messages for Otsu: "Soon I will be back" and "Forgive me." He goes to learn the way of the samurai and find those who will help him learn. But his first duel is with a challenger with a chain and a sickle who he fights and wins. After years on the road establishing his reputation as Japan's greatest fencer, Takezo travels to Kyoto. The now married Matahachi and Oko are settled there with Akemi. Otsu, having heard a rumor that Takezo is in Kyoto, has also travelled there to look for him. He meets Otsu who is in love with him but he tells Otsu he must follow what he loves more than her, the sword of the samurai.
, 1h55Directed by Yasujirō Ozu
Origin Japon
Genres Drama
Themes Seafaring films, Transport films
Actors Shin Saburi, Michiyo Kogure, Keiko Tsushima, Chikage Awashima, Chishū Ryū, Kōji Tsuruta
Roles Noboru Okada
Rating76%
Taeko (Michiyo Kogure) and Mokichi Satake (Shin Saburi) are a childless married couple living in Tokyo. The husband is an executive at an engineering company, whom the wife thinks dull.