Acting
Koji Tsuruta
- Titles
- 94movies8TV shows
- Career
Active from 1950 to 1986, busiest in 1968 with 8 main titles.
- Leading roles
- 77top three billing
- Average score
72/100
- Highest rated
The Flavor of Green Tea Over Rice86/100
What stands out
Compared with the average well-known movie, over 11 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.
- Historical7.2average 2.6
- Violence7.2average 4.3
- Nostalgia6.2average 3.6
- Crime6.0average 3.7
- Politics4.5average 2.6
- Warfare3.0average 1.2
- Class & Capitalism5.0average 3.3
- Adrenaline6.5average 5.1
Rarely in their work
- Contemporary Realism0.7, average 5.2
- Pop Culture0.7, average 2.2
- Situational Comedy1.6, average 2.7
- Coming of Age1.9, average 2.9
Main genres
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Recurring tags
- Japanese Cinema 17
- Gang Warfare 9
- Yakuza 7
- Social Commentary 7
- Period Piece 6
- Historical Drama 5
- Character-Driven 4
- Revenge 4
- Japanese Drama 3
- Feudal Japan 3
- Crime Drama 3
- Crime 3
Works often with
People in at least two of their main titles.
Kyōsuke MachidaActorCode Between Brothers 5, The Last True Yakuza, Dog of Fortune, The Kanto Scarlet Cherry Gang, A Scarred Life 2: Blood Will Tell, +9 more
Sumiko FujiActorThe Brave Man Says Little, Blood of Revenge, Red Peony Gambler: Gambler's Obligation, The Last Kamikaze, The Tattooed Lord, +9 more- AAkira MuraoWriterGang vs. G-Men, The Biggest Gamble, Blood of Revenge, Gang and G-Men Part 2, Code Between Brothers 5, +9 more
Shigehiro OzawaDirectorGambler's Legacy, Okoma, the Orphan Gambler, Gang Loyalty and Vengeance, A Scarred Life 2: Blood Will Tell, The Bandits, +7 more
Tatsuo EndōActorThe Shin Hasegawa Series, Red Peony Gambler: Gambler's Obligation, Code Between Brothers 5, Gambler's Legacy, A Scarred Life 2: Blood Will Tell, +6 more
Tomisaburō WakayamaActorSympathy for the Underdog, Red Peony Gambler: Gambler's Obligation, The Last Kamikaze, Gambler's Legacy, The Kanto Scarlet Cherry Gang, +6 more- KKozo HoriikeEditorJapan's Don, Red Peony Gambler: Gambler's Obligation, Okoma, the Orphan Gambler, The Bandits, Gamblers: The Raid, +6 more
Toshirō MifuneActorSamurai III: Duel at Ganryu Island, Samurai II: Duel at Ichijoji Temple, The Storm of the Pacific, Saga of the Vagabonds, The Brave Man Says Little, +5 more
Kōsaku YamashitaDirectorThe Shin Hasegawa Series, Father of the Kamikaze, The Biggest Gamble, Code Between Brothers 5, The Last True Yakuza, +4 more- SShintarō MiyamotoEditorThe Biggest Gamble, Code Between Brothers 5, The Tattooed Lord, Rub Out the Past, The Kanto Scarlet Cherry Gang, +4 more
- OOsamu TanakaEditorJapan Organized Crime Boss, Sympathy for the Underdog, Gambler's Farewell, Dissolution Rites, The Cheating Underworld, +4 more
Bunta SugawaraActorThe Lion Era, Japan's Don, Japan Organized Crime Boss, 警視庁殺人課, Red Peony Gambler: Gambler's Obligation, +3 more
Movies and TV shows
102Upcoming
1 title
警視庁殺人課
TV show
1980s
7 titles
The Tailor-Made Shirt (1986)
TV show
The Last True Yakuza (1985)
as Takao Sugata
Domineering (1982)
as Otomo
Gate of Youth (1981)
as Yabetora
The Lion Era (1980)
TV show
1970s
21 titles · average score 68
Dog of Fortune (1979)
as Noriyuki Yasutaka
Japan's Don (1977)
as Shuhei Tatsumi
The Roads Men Travel (1976)
TV show · as Shintaro Yoshioka
Father of the Kamikaze (1974)
as Admiral Takijiro Onishi
The Kanto Scarlet Cherry Gang (1972)
as Tabikiyo
A Scarred Life 2: Blood Will Tell (1972)
as Eijiro Onishi
77
Sympathy for the Underdog (1971)
as Masuo Gunji
Okoma, the Orphan Gambler (1971)
as Joji Tsukuba
The Gambler's Counterattack (1971)
as Aiba Yusaku
The Last Kamikaze (1970)
as Captain Munakata
Bloodstained Clan of Honor (1970)
as Kuroki
A Wad of Notes (1970)
as Ryuji Kashigawa
1960s
47 titles · average score 69
74
Japan Organized Crime Boss (1969)
as Tetsuo Tsukamoto
Gambler's Legacy (1969)
as Inagaki Chokichi
73
Big Time Gambling Boss (1968)
as Shinjirô Nakai
Gambler's Farewell (1968)
as Toru Kuroki
Dissolution Rites (1967)
as Sawaki
Blood of Revenge (1965)
as Asajiro Kikuchi
Life of Hishakaku (1963)
as Hishakaku
Gang vs. G-Men (1962)
as Shiro Kikukawa
The Challenge (1962)
as Kuroki
59
The Storm of the Pacific (1960)
as Lt. Tomonari
60
The Secret of the Telegian (1960)
as Masaru Kirioka
80
The Last Gunfight (1960)
as Tetsuo Maruyama
1950s
26 titles · average score 72
Saga of the Vagabonds (1959)
as Taro Toki
The Big Boss (1959)
as Ryuta Komatsu
66
The Loyal 47 Ronin (1958)
as Kin'emon Okano
Yagyu Secret Scrolls (1957)
as Senshiro
Itohan Monogatari (1957)
as Tomoshichi
73
Samurai III: Duel at Ganryu Island (1956)
as Kojiro Sasaki
The Underworld (1956)
as Takao Shoji
72
Samurai II: Duel at Ichijoji Temple (1955)
as Kojiro Sasaki
A Man Among Men (1955)
as Ken
Asakusa at Night (1954)
as Susumu Yamaura
86
The Flavor of Green Tea Over Rice (1952)
as Noboru Okada