Yoshio Kosugi

Yoshio Kosugi
Born	(1903-09-15)15 September 1903 Kamitsuga District, Tochigi, Japan
Died	12 March 1968(1968-03-12) (aged 64)
Occupation	Actor
Years active	1924–1967

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.

Career

First appearing on stage as a shingeki actor, he was initially recognized for his role as Yasha in The Cherry Orchard.[1] He made his film debut in the 1920s and appeared in a number of films by Akira Kurosawa.[1]

Filmography

Year	Title	Role	Notes
1924	Chimata no ko	Kimpei
1943	Sanshiro Sugata
1945	The Men Who Tread on the Tiger's Tail
1947	Snow Trail
1952	The Skin of the South
1954	Samurai I: Musashi Miyamoto
	Seven Samurai	Farmer Mosuke
1955	Half Human
	The Lone Journey
	So Young, So Bright
1956	Romantic Daughters
	The Legend of the White Serpent
1957	The Mysterians
1958	A Holiday in Tokyo
1960	The Human Vapor
1961	The Story of Osaka Castle
1962	King Kong vs. Godzilla
1964	Ghidorah, the Three-Headed Monster
	Mothra vs. Godzilla
1965	Frankenstein Conquers the World	Mountain Soldier
1967	Japan's Longest Day	Minister of Public Welfare Keisuke Okada

References

1. "Kosugi Yoshio". Kotobanku (in Japanese). Asahi Shinbun. Retrieved 19 March 2015.

External links

• Yoshio Kosugi at IMDb
• Yoshio Kosugi at the Japanese Movie Database (in Japanese)