Acting
Koji Tsuruta
Born 1924-12-06
Hamamatsu, Japan
Department: Acting
Biography
Eiichi Ono (小野 榮一, Ono Eiichi, December 6, 1924 – June 16, 1987), better known by his stage name Kōji Tsuruta (鶴田 浩二, Tsuruta Kōji), was a Japanese actor and singer. He appeared in almost 260 feature films and had a unique style of singing.
Known For
Prominent works featuring Koji Tsuruta
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Samurai III: Duel at Ganryu Island
1956
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Samurai II: Duel at Ichijoji Temple
1955
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The Flavor of Green Tea Over Rice
1952
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Ōgon no Hibi
1978
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Sympathy for the Underdog
1971
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Golgo 13: Assignment Kowloon
1977
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Love You Till I Die
1981
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The Imperial Navy
1981
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Proof of the Man
1977
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The Roads Men Travel
1976
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Filmography & Credits
Complete career catalog (226 titles)
| Poster | Title | Character / Role | Type | Year |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 | The Tailor-Made Shirt | Self / Appearance | TV Series | 1986 |
 | The Last True Yakuza | Takao Sugata | Movie | 1985 |
 | The Story of a Man Among Men | Self / Appearance | Movie | 1984 |
 | The Brave Man Says Little | Self / Appearance | TV Series | 1983 |
 | Domineering | Otomo | Movie | 1982 |
 | War After Truce | Self / Appearance | Movie | 1982 |
 | The Imperial Navy | Self / Appearance | Movie | 1981 |
| Don't Touch the Bride! My Son is a Murderer | Hagio | Movie | 1981 | |
 | Love You Till I Die | Self / Appearance | Movie | 1981 |
 | Gate of Youth | Yabetora | Movie | 1981 |
 | The Night of Martial Law | Self / Appearance | Movie | 1980 |
 | The Lion Era | Self / Appearance | TV Series | 1980 |
 | Dog of Fortune | Noriyuki Yasutaka | Movie | 1979 |
 | Down with The Big Boss | Eikichi Arita | Movie | 1979 |
 | Monument to Holy Service | Self / Appearance | Movie | 1978 |
 | Onna Bengoshi Asabuki Riyako | Self / Appearance | TV Series | 1978 |
 | Ōgon no Hibi | Sen no Rikyū | TV Series | 1978 |
 | Proof of the Man | Self / Appearance | Movie | 1977 |
 | Golgo 13: Assignment Kowloon | Senzo Shigemune | Movie | 1977 |
 | Japanese Humanity and Justice | Self / Appearance | Movie | 1977 |
 | Japan's Don | Shuhei Tatsumi | Movie | 1977 |
 | The Roads Men Travel | Shintaro Yoshioka | TV Series | 1976 |
 | Father of the Kamikaze | Admiral Takijiro Onishi | Movie | 1974 |
 | The Hard Core Criminal | Self / Appearance | Movie | 1973 |
 | Contemporary Tales of Chivalry: The Traitor Shall Die | Self / Appearance | Movie | 1972 |
 | Hikage-Mono | Self / Appearance | Movie | 1972 |
 | Informal Dress | Self / Appearance | Movie | 1972 |
 | The Shin Hasegawa Series | 沓掛時次郎 | TV Series | 1972 |
 | The Pledge | Self / Appearance | Movie | 1972 |
 | Organized Crime: Killer's Glory | Self / Appearance | Movie | 1972 |
 | Gang Warfare | Self / Appearance | Movie | 1972 |
 | The Kanto Scarlet Cherry Gang | Tabikiyo | Movie | 1972 |
 | A Scarred Life 2: Blood Will Tell | Eijiro Onishi | Movie | 1972 |
 | The Man | Self / Appearance | Movie | 1971 |
 | The Armed Organization | Self / Appearance | Movie | 1971 |
 | Contemporary Tales of Chivalry: Forbidden Love | Sanshu | Movie | 1971 |
 | The Gambler's Counterattack | Aiba Yusaku | Movie | 1971 |
 | A Scarred Life | Self / Appearance | Movie | 1971 |
 | Red Peony Gambler: Here to Kill You | Kikutaro Yuki | Movie | 1971 |
 | The Path of the King | Minokichi Kawai | Movie | 1971 |
 | Fate Deals the Card of Death | Self / Appearance | Movie | 1971 |
 | Okoma, the Orphan Gambler | Joji Tsukuba | Movie | 1971 |
 | Sympathy for the Underdog | Masuo Gunji | Movie | 1971 |
 | The Last Kamikaze | Captain Munakata | Movie | 1970 |
 | A Wad of Notes | Ryuji Kashigawa | Movie | 1970 |
 | Japan's Violent Gangs: Degenerate Boss | Self / Appearance | Movie | 1970 |
 | The Drifting Gambler | Eijiro Funaki | Movie | 1970 |
 | House of Gamblers | Self / Appearance | Movie | 1970 |
 | Rise and Fall of Chivalry | Self / Appearance | Movie | 1970 |
 | Bloodstained Clan of Honor | Kuroki | Movie | 1970 |
 | Modern Chivarly: Sworn Brothers | Self / Appearance | Movie | 1970 |
 | Gambler's Legacy | Inagaki Chokichi | Movie | 1969 |
 | Japan's Violent Gangs: The Boss and the Killers | Self / Appearance | Movie | 1969 |
 | Memoir of Japanese Assassinations | Asaichi Isobe | Movie | 1969 |
 | Red Peony Gambler: Biographies of a Gambling Room | Self / Appearance | Movie | 1969 |
 | A Gambler's Certain Death | Self / Appearance | Movie | 1969 |
 | Killer's Mission | Shogun Ieshige | Movie | 1969 |
 | Japan Organized Crime Boss | Tetsuo Tsukamoto | Movie | 1969 |
 | The Biggest Gamble | Itsuki Masaji | Movie | 1969 |
 | Gambler Biography | Yûjirô Wakamatsu | Movie | 1968 |
 | Red Peony Gambler: Gambler's Obligation | Shûtaro Kazama | Movie | 1968 |
 | Hishakaku and Kiratsune: A Tale of Two Yakuza | Self / Appearance | Movie | 1968 |
 | Gambling Den's Master Clan | Self / Appearance | Movie | 1968 |
 | The Cheating Underworld | Gorô Yajima | Movie | 1968 |
 | Histories of the Chivalrous | Self / Appearance | Movie | 1968 |
 | The Young Eagles of the Kamikaze | Self / Appearance | Movie | 1968 |
 | The Bandits | Yônosuke Minami | Movie | 1968 |
 | Henchmen | Ryuzô Okamoto | Movie | 1968 |
 | Gamblers: The Raid | Kōjirō Kogarashi | Movie | 1968 |
 | Scoundrel | Self / Appearance | Movie | 1968 |
 | Gambler's Farewell | Toru Kuroki | Movie | 1968 |
 | Big Time Gambling Boss | Shinjirô Nakai | Movie | 1968 |
 | Human Torpedoes | Self / Appearance | Movie | 1968 |
 | Code Between Brothers 6 | Chojiro Inagami | Movie | 1967 |
 | Gambler's World 2 | Shûkichi Hayakawa | Movie | 1967 |
 | Killer of Seven | Self / Appearance | Movie | 1967 |
 | Code Between Brothers 5 | Chojiro Inagami | Movie | 1967 |
 | Gambler's World | Toshihiko Mikami | Movie | 1967 |
 | Gambler: Victory Without Death | Self / Appearance | Movie | 1967 |
 | Tears of Banishment | Self / Appearance | Movie | 1967 |
 | Classmates | First Lieutenant Jinnouchi | Movie | 1967 |
 | Code Between Brothers: Three Brothers of Kanto, Part II | Self / Appearance | Movie | 1967 |
 | Gamblers: The Dragon Tattoo | Unosuke Aiu | Movie | 1967 |
 | Dissolution Rites | Sawaki | Movie | 1967 |
 | Showdown of Men 2 | Self / Appearance | Movie | 1967 |
 | Organized Violence | Self / Appearance | Movie | 1967 |
 | Gamblers | Self / Appearance | Movie | 1967 |
 | Underworld series - Pardon My Violent Ways | Self / Appearance | Movie | 1967 |
 | Three Gamblers | Naojiro Oshima | Movie | 1967 |
 | Code Between Brothers 3 | Self / Appearance | Movie | 1966 |
 | Seven Fugitives | Self / Appearance | Movie | 1966 |
 | Kingdom of Samurai | Self / Appearance | Movie | 1966 |
 | Rub Out the Past | Takeshi Kageyama | Movie | 1966 |
 | Code Between Brothers 2 | Chojiro Inagami | Movie | 1966 |
 | Seven Gamblers | Self / Appearance | Movie | 1966 |
 | Continental Drifter | Self / Appearance | Movie | 1966 |
 | Greatest Boss of the Showa Era | Self / Appearance | Movie | 1966 |
 | Three Generations of Yakuza | Self / Appearance | Movie | 1966 |
 | Code Between Brothers | Fujikami | Movie | 1966 |
 | Japan's Most Chivalrous | Isokichi Yoshida | Movie | 1966 |
 | The Domain: Kanda Festival Showdown | Self / Appearance | Movie | 1966 |
 | Code of Ruffians | Self / Appearance | Movie | 1965 |
 | Expelled from the Kanto Mob | Self / Appearance | Movie | 1965 |
 | One Man's Chivalry | Kikujirō | Movie | 1965 |
 | Blood of Revenge | Asajiro Kikuchi | Movie | 1965 |
 | The Kingdom of Jirocho 4 | Self / Appearance | Movie | 1965 |
 | The Domain: Kanto Legends of Chivalry | Self / Appearance | Movie | 1965 |
 | The Gambler | Self / Appearance | Movie | 1965 |
 | Underworld Code | Self / Appearance | Movie | 1965 |
 | The Tattooed Lord | Kinshiro Toyama | Movie | 1965 |
 | The Domain: The Naniwa Story | Self / Appearance | Movie | 1965 |
 | The Boss | Self / Appearance | Movie | 1965 |
 | Gamblers and Racketeers | Self / Appearance | Movie | 1964 |
 | Prison Gambler | Tachibana Isaburo | Movie | 1964 |
 | Two Lives, Two Yakuza | Shinjiro Kusakari | Movie | 1964 |
 | Gambler | Tachibana Isaburo | Movie | 1964 |
 | Homicide | Captain Ando | Movie | 1964 |
 | Life of Hishakaku 3 | Self / Appearance | Movie | 1964 |
 | The Kingdom of Jirocho 3 | Self / Appearance | Movie | 1964 |
 | Tokyo Gang vs. Hong Kong Gang | Self / Appearance | Movie | 1964 |
 | The Kingdom of Jirocho 2 | Self / Appearance | Movie | 1963 |
 | Gang Loyalty and Vengeance | Tahara | Movie | 1963 |
 | The Kingdom of Jirocho 1 | Shimizu no Jirocho | Movie | 1963 |
 | Legends of Honor | Self / Appearance | Movie | 1963 |
 | The Revenge and the Death | Self / Appearance | Movie | 1963 |
 | Duel of the Underworld | Self / Appearance | Movie | 1963 |
 | Life of Hishakaku 2 | Self / Appearance | Movie | 1963 |
 | Life of Hishakaku | Hishakaku | Movie | 1963 |
 | Gang vs. G-Men: Safe Breakers | 菊川志郎 | Movie | 1963 |
 | Eleven Gangsters | Gondo | Movie | 1963 |
 | Uragirimono wa jigoku daze | Self / Appearance | Movie | 1962 |
 | Gang vs. G-Men | Shiro Kikukawa | Movie | 1962 |
 | Hell's Kitchen | Self / Appearance | Movie | 1962 |
 | 365 Nights | Self / Appearance | Movie | 1962 |
 | Mid-August Commotion | Hiroshi Nakajima | Movie | 1962 |
 | The Sentencer | Self / Appearance | Movie | 1962 |
 | Gang vs. Gang | Self / Appearance | Movie | 1962 |
 | The Thinking Leaf | Self / Appearance | Movie | 1962 |
 | The Challenge | Kuroki | Movie | 1962 |
 | Sakura Official | Self / Appearance | Movie | 1962 |
 | Love at the Fogged Harbor | Self / Appearance | Movie | 1962 |
 | South Pacific Waves Are High | Self / Appearance | Movie | 1962 |
 | Lakeside Figure | Kakutaro Ogata | Movie | 1961 |
 | The Yellow Climate | Self / Appearance | Movie | 1961 |
 | Law in Ghost Island | Umihebi-no-Asanosuke | Movie | 1961 |
 | Officer Morgan and a Man of Mystery | Kazahaya | Movie | 1961 |
 | Flower, Storm and Gangster | 'Hong Kong Joe' | Movie | 1961 |
 | Bride of White Castle | Self / Appearance | Movie | 1961 |
 | Red Flowers of Hell | Self / Appearance | Movie | 1961 |
 | Naruto hijō kanketsu-hen | Self / Appearance | Movie | 1961 |
 | 鳴門秘帖 | Self / Appearance | Movie | 1961 |
 | I Am The Magician From Hell | Self / Appearance | Movie | 1961 |
 | Sword of Destiny | Self / Appearance | Movie | 1960 |
 | Scarier than the Devil | Self / Appearance | Movie | 1960 |
 | Cases of Hanshichi | Self / Appearance | Movie | 1960 |
 | Deep River Melody | Self / Appearance | Movie | 1960 |
 | The Sand City in Manchuria | Dr. Soda | Movie | 1960 |
 | University Bandits | Self / Appearance | Movie | 1960 |
 | The Storm of the Pacific | Lt. Tomonari | Movie | 1960 |
 | The Secret of the Telegian | Masaru Kirioka | Movie | 1960 |
 | The Last Gunfight | Tetsuo Maruyama | Movie | 1960 |
 | The Forgotten Waterfront | Self / Appearance | Movie | 1959 |
 | Desperado Outpost | Bandit Chieftain | Movie | 1959 |
 | Violent Ishimatsu | Self / Appearance | Movie | 1959 |
 | Saga of the Vagabonds | Taro Toki | Movie | 1959 |
 | Ishimatsu Travels with Ghosts | Self / Appearance | Movie | 1959 |
 | The Canary Cage, Spellbound Love | Self / Appearance | Movie | 1959 |
 | The Big Boss | Ryuta Komatsu | Movie | 1959 |
 | Yajikita dōchū sugoroku | Self / Appearance | Movie | 1958 |
| The Spell of the Hidden Gold | Kyoshiro Nemuri | Movie | 1958 | |
 | Tabi sugata nezumi kozō | Self / Appearance | Movie | 1958 |
 | The Loyal 47 Ronin | Kin'emon Okano | Movie | 1958 |
 | Mother | Yamakawa | Movie | 1958 |
 | Yagyu Secret Scrolls: Ninjitsu - Part II | Senshiro | Movie | 1958 |
 | Boss of Hades | Self / Appearance | Movie | 1957 |
 | The Last Escape | Dr. Munakata | Movie | 1957 |
 | Blooms of Hell | Self / Appearance | Movie | 1957 |
 | Oshidori kenkagasa | Ishiro | Movie | 1957 |
 | Yagyu Secret Scrolls | Senshiro | Movie | 1957 |
 | The Lonely Swordsman (Part 2) | Kyoshiro Nemuri | Movie | 1957 |
 | Bojô no kawa | Self / Appearance | Movie | 1957 |
 | Itohan Monogatari | Tomoshichi | Movie | 1957 |
| The Lonely Swordsman (Part 1) | Kyoshiro Nemuri | Movie | 1956 | |
 | Pure Love | Self / Appearance | Movie | 1956 |
 | The Hoodlum and the Young Master | Self / Appearance | Movie | 1956 |
 | Outlaw island | Self / Appearance | Movie | 1956 |
 | Spark | Self / Appearance | Movie | 1956 |
 | The Underworld | Takao Shoji | Movie | 1956 |
 | Samurai III: Duel at Ganryu Island | Kojiro Sasaki | Movie | 1956 |
 | Tactics of Love | Self / Appearance | Movie | 1955 |
 | The Romance of Yushima | Self / Appearance | Movie | 1955 |
 | The History of Love | Self / Appearance | Movie | 1955 |
 | School Girls | Self / Appearance | Movie | 1955 |
 | Samurai II: Duel at Ichijoji Temple | Kojiro Sasaki | Movie | 1955 |
 | The Birth of Judo | Self / Appearance | Movie | 1955 |
 | A Man Among Men | Ken | Movie | 1955 |
 | Wedding Season | Self / Appearance | Movie | 1954 |
 | Daikichi Konomura | Daikichi Konomura | Movie | 1954 |
 | Asakusa at Night | Susumu Yamaura | Movie | 1954 |
 | Yakuza bayashi | Self / Appearance | Movie | 1954 |
 | Between Yesterday and Tomorrow | Self / Appearance | Movie | 1954 |
 | Tree of Love | Self / Appearance | Movie | 1954 |
 | The End of a Day | Lieutenant Uji | Movie | 1954 |
 | Hanran | Private Nakamura | Movie | 1954 |
 | Hana no shôgai | 大関和七郎 | Movie | 1953 |
 | Field Nurse | Navy Lieutenant Yamamoto | Movie | 1953 |
 | At the End of the Clouds | Self / Appearance | Movie | 1953 |
 | Ganpeki | Self / Appearance | Movie | 1953 |
 | Night in Hawaii | Self / Appearance | Movie | 1953 |
 | 学生社長 | Jotaro Yamaji | Movie | 1953 |
 | The Flavor of Green Tea Over Rice | Noboru Okada | Movie | 1952 |
 | Doctor's Day Off | Self / Appearance | Movie | 1952 |
 | Songfest! The 3 Young Musketeers! | Self / Appearance | Movie | 1952 |
 | Over That Hill | Self / Appearance | Movie | 1951 |
 | An Angel Dreams Too | Self / Appearance | Movie | 1951 |
 | The Den of Beasts | Self / Appearance | Movie | 1951 |
 | 男の哀愁 | Self / Appearance | Movie | 1951 |
 | Battle of Roses | Self / Appearance | Movie | 1950 |
 | Hirenge | Self / Appearance | Movie | 1950 |
 | College Tiger | Self / Appearance | Movie | 1950 |
 | Crazy Uproar | Self / Appearance | Movie | 1950 |
 | Zoku kagebōshi ryūkoaiutsutsu | Self / Appearance | Movie | 1950 |
 | Kagebōshi | 宇津木新二郎 | Movie | 1950 |
 | Yūkyō no mure | Self / Appearance | Movie | 1948 |
 | The Doom of Night | Self / Appearance | Movie | — |
 | 警視庁殺人課 | Self / Appearance | TV Series | — |