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'''Yoshio Tsuchiya''' {{Nihongo|土屋 嘉男|Tsuchiya Yoshio}}, born May 18, 1927, is a Japanese actor who has appeared in such films as Toshio Matsumoto's surreal masterpiece ''Bara No Soretsu'' (a.k.a. "Funeral Parade of Roses") and Akira Kurosawa's ''Seven Samurai'' (as the firebrand farmer Rikichi) and ''Red Beard'', and Kihachi Okamoto's ''Kill!'' He has also appeared in numerous kaiju eiga by [[Toho]], predominantly during the [[Showa era|Showa series]].
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'''Yoshio Tsuchiya''' {{Nihongo|土屋 嘉男|Tsuchiya Yoshio}}, born May 18, 1927, was a Japanese actor. A favorite of directors [[wikipedia:Akira Kurosawa|Akira Kurosawa]] and [[Ishiro Honda]], he appeared in films as varied as ''[[wikipedia:Seven Samurai|Seven Samurai]]'' and ''[[Invasion of Astro-Monster]]''. He often sought the most unusual roles available in Toho's science-fiction films, drawing upon his interest in space travel and UFOs to enhance the parts.
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==Biography==
Yoshio Tsuchiya has a long-standing interest in UFOs and had written several books on the subject. He preferred starring in science fiction films, usually as aliens, or people possessed by them, in such films as ''[[Battle in Outer Space]]'', ''[[Invasion of Astro-Monster]]'', and ''[[Destroy All Monsters]]''.
==Kaiju Filmography==
==Kaiju Filmography==
*''[[Invisible Man]]'' ([[1954]]) as Reporter Komatsu
*''[[Invisible Man]]'' ([[1954]]) as Reporter Komatsu
*''[[Godzilla Raids Again]]'' ([[1955]]) as Tajima
*''[[Godzilla Raids Again]]'' ([[1955]]) as Tajima
*''[[The Mysterians]]'' ([[1957]]) as [[Mysterians|Mysterian]] leader
*''[[The Mysterians]]'' ([[1957]]) as [[Mysterian Leader]]
*''[[H-Man (film)|H-Man]]'' ([[1958]]) as Detective Taguchi
*''[[H-Man (film)|H-Man]]'' ([[1958]]) as Detective Taguchi
*''[[Varan (film)|Varan]]'' ([[1958]]) as Lieutenant Commander Katsumoto
*''[[Varan (film)|Varan]]'' ([[1958]]) as Lieutenant Commander Katsumoto
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*''[[Destroy All Monsters]]'' ([[1968]]) as Dr. Otani
*''[[Destroy All Monsters]]'' ([[1968]]) as Dr. Otani
*''[[Space Amoeba]]'' ([[1970]]) as Dr. Kyoichi Mida
*''[[Space Amoeba]]'' ([[1970]]) as Dr. Kyoichi Mida
*''[[Godzilla vs. King Ghidorah]]'' ([[1991]]) as Yasuaki Shindo
*''[[Godzilla vs. King Ghidorah]]'' ([[1991]]) as [[Yasuaki Shindo]]
 
==Gallery==
<gallery widths="120" position="center" captionalign="center" spacing="small">
Mysterian Leader.jpg|Tsuchiya as the [[Mysterian Leader]] in ''[[The Mysterians]]''
Vapor.jpg|Tsuchiya as Mizuno in a publicity still for ''[[The Human Vapor]]''
</gallery>
==External Links==
==External Links==
*[https://web.archive.org/web/20040429092304/http://www.dalekempire.com/TsuchiyaInterview.html Interview by Robert Biondi (May 1998)]
*[https://web.archive.org/web/20040429092304/http://www.dalekempire.com/TsuchiyaInterview.html Interview by Robert Biondi (May 1998)]

Revision as of 13:57, 5 September 2017

Yoshio Tsuchiya
Yoshio Tsuchiya as Dr. Otani in Destroy All Monsters
Born May 18, 1927
Yamanashi, Japan
Notable role(s) Tajima, Mysterian Leader, Detective Taguchi, Officer Katsumoto, Masafumi Kasai, Mr. Kawai, Controller of Planet X, Furukawa, Dr. Otani, Dr. Kyoichi Mida, Yasuaki Shindo
First work Satsujin Yôgisha
Notable work Invasion of Astro-Monster
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I don't like playing just regular guys.
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— Yoshio Tsuchiya

Yoshio Tsuchiya (土屋 嘉男,   Tsuchiya Yoshio), born May 18, 1927, was a Japanese actor. A favorite of directors Akira Kurosawa and Ishiro Honda, he appeared in films as varied as Seven Samurai and Invasion of Astro-Monster. He often sought the most unusual roles available in Toho's science-fiction films, drawing upon his interest in space travel and UFOs to enhance the parts.

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