Yoshio Tsuchiya | |
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| Born | May 18, 1927 |
| Died | February 8, 2017 (aged 89) |
| Occupation | Actor |
| Years active | 1952–2014 |
Yoshio Tsuchiya (土屋 嘉男, Tsuchiya Yoshio, May 18, 1927 – February 8, 2017) was a Japanese actor who appeared in such films as Toshio Matsumoto's surreal Bara No Soretsu (a.k.a. Funeral Parade of Roses) and Akira Kurosawa's Seven Samurai (as the firebrand farmer Rikichi) and Red Beard, and Kihachi Okamoto's Kill!. He had a long-standing interest in UFOs and wrote several books on the subject.[1] He preferred starring in science fiction films, usually as aliens, or people possessed by them, in such films as Battle in Outer Space, Monster Zero, and Destroy All Monsters.[2]
- ^ audio commentary, Throne of Blood
- ^ 土屋嘉男氏が死去 俳優