Kōjirō Kusanagi

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Kōjirō Kusanagi (草薙幸二郎, Kusanagi Kōjirō, September 19, 1929 – November 11, 2007) was a Japanese actor.

Biography[]

He began acting at the Yoshi Hijikatas theatre Company after dropping out of Nihon University.^[1] Kusanagi made his film debut in 1953 in Yoake Mae directed by Kōzaburō Yoshimura.^[1] In 1956, he starred in Darkness at Noon,^[1] which was based on the true story of an innocent man arrested, tried and executed for a crime he didn't commit. Kusanagi appeared in over 40 films, mostly in supporting roles, in films such as Alone on the Pacific, The Sun, , and The Man Who Stole the Sun.

Kusanagi died of pneumonia on November 11, 2007, aged 78.

Selected filmography[]

Film[]

• Darkness at Noon (Mahiru no ankoku) (1956)
• Kurenai no Kenju (1961) - Chen
• Alone on the Pacific, also known as Alone Across the Pacific (1963)
• Kaerazaru hibi (1978)^[2]
• Taiyō o Nusunda Otoko, also known as The Man Who Stole the Sun (1979)
• Onna no Hosomichi: Nureta Kaikyo (1980)^[3]
• Tōki Rakujitsu (1992)
• Madadayo (1993)
• Utatama (2008)

Television[]

• Taiga dramas
  • Ryōma ga Yuku (1968), Kiyokawa Hachirō
  • Momi no Ki wa Nokotta (1970), Shirōemon
  • Haru no Sakamichi (1971), Konishi Yukinaga
  • Shin Heike Monogatari (1972)
  • Katsu Kaishū (1974)
  • Genroku Taiheiki (1975)
  • Kashin (1977)
  • Kusa Moeru (1979)
  • Oretachi wa Tenshi da! (1979),Jiro Murata Episode7
  • Tōge no Gunzō (1982)
  • Taiheiki (1991)
  • Homura Tatsu (1993)
  • Hana no Ran (1994)
  • Mōri Motonari (1997), Kikkawa Kunitsune
• Ultraman Taro (1973)
• Sanada Taiheiki (1985–86), Oda Nobukatsu
• Kumokiri Nizaemon (1995)
• Gokenin Zankurō (1997)

Awards[]

References[]

External links[]

• Kōjirō Kusanagi at IMDb