Portrait of Yoshio Kosugi

Acting

Yoshio Kosugi

Career

Active from 1924 to 1967, with a break from 1925 to 1939, busiest in 1957 with 3 main titles.

Leading roles
3
top three billing
Average score
GoodWatch score62/100
Highest rated
Poster for Japan's Longest Day
Japan's Longest Day
GoodWatch score76/100

What stands out

Compared with the average well-known movie, over 18 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.

Energy: 5.9 versus catalog average 4.6EnergyHeart: 4.2 versus catalog average 4.2HeartHumor: 2.2 versus catalog average 2.6HumorWorld: 5.9 versus catalog average 5.6WorldCraft: 5.4 versus catalog average 5.3CraftStyle: 6.4 versus catalog average 5.9Style
Yoshio Kosugi Catalog average

Rarely in their work

  • Contemporary Realism
    0.6, average 5.4
  • Family Dynamics
    3.0, average 4.8
  • Romance
    2.5, average 3.8
  • Coming of Age
    1.8, average 3.0

Main genres

Select a genre to see those titles.

Recurring tags

  • Political Intrigue 2
  • Japanese Cinema 2

Works often with

People in at least two of their main titles.

Movies and TV shows

58
Type
Role
Score
Decade
Genre
Group by

1960s

17 titles · average score 67
Japan's Longest Day
Japan's Longest Day (1967)
GoodWatch score 76

as Minister of Public Welfare Keisuke Okade

Frankenstein Conquers the World
Frankenstein Conquers the World (1965)
GoodWatch score 59

as JSDF Executive

Mothra vs. Godzilla
Mothra vs. Godzilla (1964)
GoodWatch score 80

as Infant Island Chief

Ghidorah, the Three-Headed Monster
Ghidorah, the Three-Headed Monster (1964)
GoodWatch score 71

as Chief of Infant Island

King Kong vs. Godzilla
King Kong vs. Godzilla (1963)
GoodWatch score 52

as Chief of Faro Island (uncredited)

Samurai Pirate
Samurai Pirate (1963)
GoodWatch score 60

as Captain of Thai ship

Attack Squadron
Attack Squadron (1963)

as Destroyer Captain

King Kong vs. Godzilla
King Kong vs. Godzilla (1962)
GoodWatch score 63

as Chief of Faro Island

Mothra
Mothra (1961)
GoodWatch score 74

as Ship Captain

Daredevil in the Castle
Daredevil in the Castle (1961)
GoodWatch score 69

as Gidayu Fujimoto

The Human Vapor
The Human Vapor (1960)
GoodWatch score 71

as Mean Detective

The Last Gunfight
The Last Gunfight (1960)
GoodWatch score 62

as Chief Officer Okubo

1950s

29 titles · average score 69
The Human Condition I: No Greater Love
The Human Condition I: No Greater Love (1959)
GoodWatch score 80

as (uncredited)

The Hidden Fortress
The Hidden Fortress (1958)
GoodWatch score 88

as Soldier (uncredited)

All About Marriage
All About Marriage (1958)

as Hisako's Father

The Mysterians
The Mysterians (1957)
GoodWatch score 53

as Cmdr. Sugimoto

Half Human: The Story of the Abominable Snowman
Half Human: The Story of the Abominable Snowman (1957)
GoodWatch score 42

as Circus Owner

Beast Man Snow Man
Beast Man Snow Man (1955)
GoodWatch score 39

as Oba

So Young, So Bright
So Young, So Bright (1955)

as Komei

Seven Samurai
Seven Samurai (1954)
GoodWatch score 94

as Mosuke

Madame Butterfly
Madame Butterfly (1954)

as Bonze

Samurai I: Musashi Miyamoto
Samurai I: Musashi Miyamoto (1954)
GoodWatch score 88

as (uncredited)

The Men Who Tread on the Tiger's Tail
The Men Who Tread on the Tiger's Tail (1952)
GoodWatch score 75

as Suruga

The Skin of the South
The Skin of the South (1952)

as Nonaka

1940s

8 titles · average score 68
My Love on the Other Side of the Mountain
My Love on the Other Side of the Mountain (1948)

as Shigeyoshi Murakami

Snow Trail
Snow Trail (1947)
GoodWatch score 71

as Takasugi

Sanshiro Sugata
Sanshiro Sugata (1943)
GoodWatch score 72

as Master Saburo Kodama

Sky of Hope
Sky of Hope (1942)

as Maple Leaf Man

Horse
Horse (1941)
GoodWatch score 62

as Zenzo Sakuma

The Battle of Kawanakajima
The Battle of Kawanakajima (1941)

as Kansuke Yamamoto

Hideko the Cheerleader
Hideko the Cheerleader (1940)

as Ichiro Takashima, Hideko's father

The Sisters' Agreement
The Sisters' Agreement (1940)

as Gonnosuke Ooshi

1930s

3 titles
Subterranean Heat
Subterranean Heat (1938)

as Tatsuzo

Man of the House
Man of the House (1936)

as Toun

Drifting
Drifting (1935)

as Aikawa (a poet)

1920s

1 title
Child of the Streets
Child of the Streets (1924)

as スリの親分金平