Acting
Yoshio Kosugi
Born 1903-09-15
Nikko, Tochigi, Japan
Department: Acting
Biography
Yoshio Kosugi (小杉 義男 Kosugi Yoshio, 15 September 1903 - 12 March 1968) was a Japanese actor. He appeared in more than 120 films from 1924 to 1967.
Known For
Prominent works featuring Yoshio Kosugi
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Seven Samurai
1954
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The Hidden Fortress
1958
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Mothra vs. Godzilla
1964
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King Kong vs. Godzilla
1962
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Ghidorah, the Three-Headed Monster
1964
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The Human Condition I: No Greater Love
1959
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King Kong vs. Godzilla
1963
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Samurai I: Musashi Miyamoto
1954
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Mothra
1961
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Sanshiro Sugata
1943
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Filmography & Credits
Complete career catalog (128 titles)
| Poster | Title | Character / Role | Type | Year |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 | Japan's Longest Day | Minister of Public Welfare Keisuke Okade | Movie | 1967 |
 | Comic Storyteller — The Great Burglar | Self / Appearance | Movie | 1967 |
 | Zoku izuko e | Self / Appearance | Movie | 1967 |
 | Rise Against the Sword | Gonji | Movie | 1966 |
 | Frankenstein Conquers the World | JSDF Executive | Movie | 1965 |
 | Ghidorah, the Three-Headed Monster | Chief of Infant Island | Movie | 1964 |
 | Irresponsible Life in Edo Japan | Self / Appearance | Movie | 1964 |
 | The Rabble | Self / Appearance | Movie | 1964 |
 | Mothra vs. Godzilla | Infant Island Chief | Movie | 1964 |
 | Whirlwind | Self / Appearance | Movie | 1964 |
 | Samurai Pirate | Captain of Thai ship | Movie | 1963 |
 | Operation Mad Dog | Self / Appearance | Movie | 1963 |
 | Young Swordsman | Self / Appearance | Movie | 1963 |
 | King Kong vs. Godzilla | Chief of Faro Island (uncredited) | Movie | 1963 |
 | Travel Stories of a Company President Part II | Tamie’s Father | Movie | 1963 |
 | Attack Squadron | Destroyer Captain | Movie | 1963 |
 | Chûshingura | Self / Appearance | Movie | 1962 |
 | Local Reporter | Self / Appearance | Movie | 1962 |
 | King Kong vs. Godzilla | Chief of Faro Island | Movie | 1962 |
 | Tatsu | Onishika | Movie | 1962 |
 | Bandits on the Wind | Self / Appearance | Movie | 1961 |
 | The Youth and His Amulet | Self / Appearance | Movie | 1961 |
 | Blood on the Sea | Self / Appearance | Movie | 1961 |
 | Mothra | Ship Captain | Movie | 1961 |
 | Daredevil in the Castle | Gidayu Fujimoto | Movie | 1961 |
 | The Human Vapor | Mean Detective | Movie | 1960 |
 | Life of a Country Doctor | Self / Appearance | Movie | 1960 |
 | University Bandits | Self / Appearance | Movie | 1960 |
 | The Gambling Samurai | Tokisaburo | Movie | 1960 |
 | Ginza Tomboy | Shōgo Mitai (Politician) | Movie | 1960 |
 | The Last Gunfight | Chief Officer Okubo | Movie | 1960 |
 | The Spear Master | Self / Appearance | Movie | 1959 |
 | Saga of the Vagabonds | Self / Appearance | Movie | 1959 |
 | The Adventures of Sun Wu Kung | King of Devils | Movie | 1959 |
 | The Human Condition I: No Greater Love | (uncredited) | Movie | 1959 |
 | The Hidden Fortress | Soldier (uncredited) | Movie | 1958 |
 | The Naked General | Self / Appearance | Movie | 1958 |
| The Spell of the Hidden Gold | Hanaba | Movie | 1958 | |
 | All About Marriage | Hisako's Father | Movie | 1958 |
 | The Rickshaw Man | Self / Appearance | Movie | 1958 |
 | Holiday in Tokyo | Self / Appearance | Movie | 1958 |
 | The Mysterians | Cmdr. Sugimoto | Movie | 1957 |
 | The Ornery Entrance to the Sumo Ring with a Sword | Self / Appearance | Movie | 1957 |
 | A Teapicker's Song of Goodbye | Self / Appearance | Movie | 1957 |
 | Half Human: The Story of the Abominable Snowman | Circus Owner | Movie | 1957 |
 | Yagyu Secret Scrolls | Self / Appearance | Movie | 1957 |
 | Elephant from "Zoo Story" | Sugiura (Gatekeeper) | Movie | 1957 |
 | The Lonely Swordsman (Part 2) | Self / Appearance | Movie | 1957 |
 | Ujō | Tomegoro Otsu | Movie | 1957 |
 | Jirochō gaiden: Haikagura no Santarō | Self / Appearance | Movie | 1957 |
 | A Man in the Storm | Self / Appearance | Movie | 1957 |
| The Lonely Swordsman (Part 1) | Self / Appearance | Movie | 1956 | |
 | Funny Fellows | Self / Appearance | Movie | 1956 |
 | Love on Rainbow Island | Daizô Okano | Movie | 1956 |
 | Jacks and Jills | Seiji (Eriko's father) | Movie | 1956 |
 | Rebels on the High Sea | Self / Appearance | Movie | 1956 |
 | The Legend of the White Serpent | Official A | Movie | 1956 |
 | The Maiden Courtesan | Self / Appearance | Movie | 1956 |
 | Utae! Seishun Harikiri Musume | Self / Appearance | Movie | 1955 |
 | Image of Mother | Self / Appearance | Movie | 1955 |
 | Miai Ryokou | Self / Appearance | Movie | 1955 |
 | We Never Let You Go | Self / Appearance | Movie | 1955 |
 | So Young, So Bright | Komei | Movie | 1955 |
 | The Lone Journey | Iwataro | Movie | 1955 |
 | Beast Man Snow Man | Oba | Movie | 1955 |
 | Muttsuri Umon's Detective Stories: The Demon Mask Mansion | Self / Appearance | Movie | 1955 |
 | Lovetide | Hoshino | Movie | 1955 |
 | Madame Butterfly | Bonze | Movie | 1954 |
 | The Surf | Jukichi | Movie | 1954 |
 | Samurai I: Musashi Miyamoto | (uncredited) | Movie | 1954 |
 | Seven Samurai | Mosuke | Movie | 1954 |
 | My Six Favorite Men — Speedy Men | Self / Appearance | Movie | 1954 |
 | The Eagle of the Pacific | (uncredited) | Movie | 1953 |
 | Her Captive Gamblers | Self / Appearance | Movie | 1953 |
 | Their Father's Wife | Self / Appearance | Movie | 1953 |
 | Yasugorō shusse | Self / Appearance | Movie | 1953 |
 | An Edoite Judge | Tatsuma Hayase | Movie | 1953 |
 | Jirocho Begins His Roving Life | Self / Appearance | Movie | 1953 |
 | One Thousand Ryo Ship in the Wind and Clouds | Self / Appearance | Movie | 1952 |
 | 恐妻時代 | Sarumaru | Movie | 1952 |
 | Swift Current | Self / Appearance | Movie | 1952 |
 | Tokyo Sweetheart | Self / Appearance | Movie | 1952 |
 | Forty-Eight Man | Horibe Yasubee | Movie | 1952 |
 | Sword for Hire | Self / Appearance | Movie | 1952 |
 | The Men Who Tread on the Tiger's Tail | Suruga | Movie | 1952 |
 | The Skin of the South | Nonaka | Movie | 1952 |
 | The Life of a Horse Trader | Self / Appearance | Movie | 1951 |
 | Sasaki Kojiro | Self / Appearance | Movie | 1951 |
 | Swords and Brocade | Self / Appearance | Movie | 1951 |
 | Ginza Cosmetics | Eijirô Kasai | Movie | 1951 |
 | The White Orchid | Self / Appearance | Movie | 1951 |
 | Elegy | Self / Appearance | Movie | 1951 |
 | Tokyo Gate | Managing Director of Kamizumi | Movie | 1950 |
 | Female Sanshiro | Self / Appearance | Movie | 1950 |
 | Four Seasons of Women | Lord of the cabaret | Movie | 1950 |
 | Jakoman and Tetsu | Self / Appearance | Movie | 1949 |
| Jigoku no fue | Self / Appearance | Movie | 1949 | |
 | Scarface Senta | Self / Appearance | Movie | 1949 |
 | My Love on the Other Side of the Mountain | Shigeyoshi Murakami | Movie | 1948 |
 | Snow Trail | Takasugi | Movie | 1947 |
 | Life Is like a Somersault | Self / Appearance | Movie | 1946 |
| I Believe I Am Being Followed | Self / Appearance | Movie | 1945 | |
 | Sanshiro Sugata | Master Saburo Kodama | Movie | 1943 |
| The Opium War | Self / Appearance | Movie | 1943 | |
 | Kantaro of Ina | Self / Appearance | Movie | 1943 |
| Onna keizu | Self / Appearance | Movie | 1942 | |
 | Sky of Hope | Maple Leaf Man | Movie | 1942 |
 | Musashibo Benkei | Self / Appearance | Movie | 1942 |
 | The Battle of Kawanakajima | Kansuke Yamamoto | Movie | 1941 |
 | Story of Leadership | Self / Appearance | Movie | 1941 |
 | Horse | Zenzo Sakuma | Movie | 1941 |
 | The Sisters' Agreement | Gonnosuke Ooshi | Movie | 1940 |
 | Zoku Hebihimesama | Self / Appearance | Movie | 1940 |
 | Hideko the Cheerleader | Ichiro Takashima, Hideko's father | Movie | 1940 |
| Song of the White Orchid | Self / Appearance | Movie | 1939 | |
| Enoken's Mori no Ishimatsu | Self / Appearance | Movie | 1939 | |
| Iron Brothers | Self / Appearance | Movie | 1939 | |
 | Shanghai Landing Party | Self / Appearance | Movie | 1939 |
 | The Giant | Self / Appearance | Movie | 1938 |
 | Subterranean Heat | Tatsuzo | Movie | 1938 |
 | Karayuki-san | Self / Appearance | Movie | 1937 |
 | Hikoroku Laughs a lot | Self / Appearance | Movie | 1936 |
 | Brother and Sister | Self / Appearance | Movie | 1936 |
 | Man of the House | Toun | Movie | 1936 |
 | Tokai no kaii 7-ji 03-bu | Self / Appearance | Movie | 1935 |
 | Drifting | Aikawa (a poet) | Movie | 1935 |
 | Child of the Streets | スリの親分金平 | Movie | 1924 |
 | The Doom of Night | Self / Appearance | Movie | — |