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Asao Koike(1931-1985)

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Asao Koike in Zatoichi Challenged (1967)
Asao Koike was born on 18 March 1931 in Tokyo, Japan. He was an actor, known for Throne of Blood (1957), Ninja Warriors (1980) and Zatoichi in Desperation (1972). He died on 23 March 1985.
BornMarch 18, 1931
DiedMarch 23, 1985(54)
BornMarch 18, 1931
DiedMarch 23, 1985(54)
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Known for

Toshirô Mifune and Isuzu Yamada in Throne of Blood (1957)
Throne of Blood
8.0
  • Tsuzuki soldier
  • 1957
Ninja Warriors (1980)
Ninja Warriors
6.1
  • Toyotomi Hideyoshi
  • 1980
Zatoichi in Desperation (1972)
Zatoichi in Desperation
6.8
  • Boss Mangorô Kagiya
  • 1972
Christopher Atkins, Pam Dawber, Robert Axelrod, Lara Cody, and David Hemmings in Swan Lake (1981)
Swan Lake
7.6
  • Rothbart(voice)
  • 1981

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  • Dr. Slump: The Secret of Nanaba Castle (1984)
    Dr. Slump: The Secret of Nanaba Castle
    6.4
    • Bisuna (voice)
    • 1984
  • Shura no mure (1984)
    Shura no mure
    5.8
    • Narration
    • 1984
  • Kage no kokuhatsu-sha
    TV Movie
    • 1984
  • Kita no hotaru (1984)
    Kita no hotaru
    6.8
    • Yuhara
    • 1984
  • Niizuma jigoku
    TV Movie
    • 1984
  • Jigoku no Samon: Jitte buraichô 4 - Koe o nusumareta musume (1984)
    Jigoku no Samon: Jitte buraichô 4 - Koe o nusumareta musume
    TV Movie
    • 1984
  • Kanei Command Performance
    TV Movie
    • Tokugawa Yorinobu
    • 1983
  • Secrets crimes in Ooku: The Inner Chambers (1983)
    Secrets crimes in Ooku: The Inner Chambers
    TV Movie
    • 1983
  • Nogare no machi
    5.2
    • Katsuichi Suzuki
    • 1983
  • Yôkirô (1983)
    Yôkirô
    6.9
    • 1983
  • The Shogun's Vault IV (1983)
    The Shogun's Vault IV
    TV Movie
    • 1983
  • Takeshi Kusaka, Shigeru Kôyama, Masako Natsume, Keiko Oginome, Eiji Okada, Ken Takakura, Tsunehiko Watase, and Sô Yamamura in Antarctica (1983)
    Antarctica
    7.6
    • Narrator (voice)
    • 1983
  • Surônin makaritôru (1981)
    Surônin makaritôru
    8.0
    TV Mini Series
    • Sanuemon
    • 1983
  • Koroshi no rensa hannou
    TV Movie
    • 1983
  • Kiken na shamen
    TV Movie
    • 1982

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    • March 18, 1931
    • Tokyo, Japan
  • Died
    • March 23, 1985

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