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Eiji Kusuhara

Eiji Kusuhara

Known for: Acting

Born 02/01/1947
Died 2010-04-23
Place of birth Tokio, Japan

The Japanese actor Eiji Kusuhara played the sadistic Lieutenant Sato in the television series Tenko (1981-85), was one of the narrators on the cult show Banzai (2001) and appeared on stages across the UK and Europe in a variety of beguiling roles. He was one of the first professional Japanese actors active in London in the 1970s and enjoyed something of a monopoly on roles until he starred alongside a fellow countryman, Togo Igawa, in The Man Who Shot Christmas (1984). Eiji spent most of his adult life in Britain.

Filmography

Hustle Series ★ 7,7

Hustle

Mr. Yakubi

2004

Eyes Wide Shut Film ★ 7,5

Eyes Wide Shut

Japanese Man #2

1999

Screen Two Series ★ 7,1

Screen Two

Oko-Ri

1985

Return of the Jedi Film ★ 7,9

Return of the Jedi

Lieutenant Telsij - Grey Squadron (uncredited)

1983

Are You Being Served? Series ★ 7,3

Are You Being Served?

Mr. Kayoto

1972

Lovejoy Series ★ 7,4

Lovejoy

Miki Watanabe

1986

The Elephant Man Film ★ 8,1

The Elephant Man

Japanese Bleeder

1980

Superman IV: The Quest for Peace Film ★ 4,6

Superman IV: The Quest for Peace

U.N. Guard - Japanese

1987

The Paradise Club Series ★ 6,2

The Paradise Club

Yakuza #1

1989

Terry and June Series ★ 6,5

Terry and June

Japanese Gentleman

1979

Tenko Series ★ 8,3

Tenko

Lt. Sato

1981

Tenko Series ★ 8,3

Tenko

Captain Sato

1981

Days That Shook the World Series ★ 7,0

Days That Shook the World

(voice)

2003

dinnerladies Series ★ 7,5

dinnerladies

Mr Tashimoto

1998

A Very Peculiar Practice Series ★ 8,2

A Very Peculiar Practice

Japanese Interpreter

1986

Series

Sharing Time

Yukio

1984

Q.E.D. Series ★ 7,1

Q.E.D.

Count Oyama

1982

North Sea Hijack Film ★ 6,3

North Sea Hijack

Eiji

1980

Topsy-Turvy Film ★ 6,6

Topsy-Turvy

Second Kabuki Actor

1999

The Parole Officer Film ★ 5,8

The Parole Officer

Japanese Businessman

2001

Stanley and the Women Series ★ 6,5

Stanley and the Women

Surangan Attaché

1991

The Ginger Tree Series ★ 5,7

The Ginger Tree

Takashi Maruyama

1989

The Beginner Film ★ 5,6

The Beginner

1985

Third Time Lucky Series ★ 6,0

Third Time Lucky

Mr Ho Moy

1982

Film ★ 8,0

Gummed Labels

1992

Film

Confessions of a Diary Secretary

Japanese News Reporter

2007

Restless Natives Film ★ 6,8

Restless Natives

Presenter

1985

Diamond Skulls Film ★ 3,4

Diamond Skulls

Ewo Nagasaky

1990

Sir Henry at Rawlinson End Film ★ 7,0

Sir Henry at Rawlinson End

Fortyninesah

1980

Film ★ 10,0

The Man Who Shot Christmas

Yuzo

1984

Big Mäc Film ★ 4,0

Big Mäc

Professor

1985

Licensed to Love and Kill Film ★ 5,8

Licensed to Love and Kill

Male Madam Wang

1979

Souvenir Film ★ 9,0

Souvenir

Presentador TV

1994

Quartermaine's Terms Film ★ 7,0

Quartermaine's Terms

Oko-Ri

1987

Film

Somewhere to Run

Tourist

1989

Sticky Wickets Film

Sticky Wickets

Nashimoto

1990

Film

Tokyo Jim

Mr. Yakamoto

2006

Super Banzai Video Show Film

Super Banzai Video Show

2002