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Kôji Tsuruta(1924-1987)

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Kôji Tsuruta in The Flavor of Green Tea Over Rice (1952)
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Kôji Tsuruta was born on 6 December 1924 in Shizuoka, Japan. He was an actor, known for Samurai II: Duel at Ichijoji Temple (1955), Samurai III: Duel at Ganryu Island (1956) and Nemuri Kyôshirô burai hikae: Maken jigoku (1958). He died on 16 June 1987 in Japan.
BornDecember 6, 1924
DiedJune 16, 1987(62)
BornDecember 6, 1924
DiedJune 16, 1987(62)
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Known for

Samurai II: Duel at Ichijoji Temple (1955)
Samurai II: Duel at Ichijoji Temple
7.3
  • Kojiro Sasaki
  • 1955
Samurai III: Duel at Ganryu Island (1956)
Samurai III: Duel at Ganryu Island
7.5
  • Kojiro Sasaki
  • 1956
Nemuri Kyôshirô burai hikae: Maken jigoku
  • Kyoshiro Nemuri
  • 1958
Nemuri Kyôshirô burai hikae dainibu
  • Kyoshiro Nemuri
  • 1957

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Actor

  • The Last True Yakuza (1985)
    The Last True Yakuza
    6.0
    • Takao Sugata
    • 1985
  • Shura no mure (1984)
    Shura no mure
    5.8
    • 1984
  • Dennis Falt, Kôshirô Matsumoto, and Kenji Sawada in Sanga moyu (1984)
    Sanga moyu
    6.4
    TV Series
    • 1984
  • Yusha wa katarazu
    TV Mini Series
    • Yukichi Yamaoka (1983)
    • 1983
  • Conquest (1982)
    Conquest
    6.1
    • Otomo
    • 1982
  • The Imperial Navy (1981)
    The Imperial Navy
    6.4
    • Captain Kosaku Aruga
    • 1981
  • Bunta Sugawara in The Gate of Youth (1981)
    The Gate of Youth
    6.6
    • Yabetora
    • 1981
  • Kaigenrei no yoru (1980)
    Kaigenrei no yoru
    • Narumi Nozomi
    • 1980
  • Shishi no jidai (1980)
    Shishi no jidai
    8.0
    TV Series
    • 1980
  • Kôji Tsuruta in The Men's Journey. (1976)
    The Men's Journey.
    TV Series
    • Shitarô Yoshioka
    • Yoshioka Shitaro
    • 1976–1979
  • Dog of Fortune (1979)
    Dog of Fortune
    6.9
    • Noriyuki Yasutaka
    • 1979
  • Sochô no kubi (1979)
    Sochô no kubi
    6.3
    • Eikichi Arita
    • 1979
  • Ôgon no hibi (1978)
    Ôgon no hibi
    TV Series
    • Sen no Rikyû
    • 1978
  • Seishoku no ishibumi (1978)
    Seishoku no ishibumi
    6.3
    • 1978
  • Kôji Tsuruta in Dai kûkô (1978)
    Dai kûkô
    TV Series
    • Hiroyuki Kaga
    • 1978–1980

Soundtrack

  • Itohan monogatari
    5.0
    • Soundtrack ("The Last Rose of Summer")
    • 1957
  • Abare andon (1956)
    Abare andon
    • Soundtrack ("Abare andon" (aka: Rampage lantern), "Oboro tabigasa" (aka: Hazy travel hat))
    • 1956
  • The Flavor of Green Tea Over Rice (1952)
    The Flavor of Green Tea Over Rice
    7.6
    • performer: "Gaudeamus igitur"
    • 1952

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Gokudo: Gokudo Collection

Personal details

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  • Height
    • 5′ 10″ (1.78 m)
  • Born
    • December 6, 1924
    • Shizuoka, Japan
  • Died
    • June 16, 1987
    • Japan(cancer)

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