Koji Tsuruta
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.
Born: December 6, 1924
Place of Birth: Hamamatsu, Japan
Known For
Yakuza bayashi
Makino Masahiro film starring Okada Mariko
Gambler
The main character Tachibana Isaburo is released from prison and discovers that his boss is dead. He is offered to become the leader of the group, but refuses. A young fashion villain, a Yakuza boss wants to get into politics. He makes a deal with the Osaka Railway Company, leaving many poor people homeless. Tachibana engages in a fierce battle with villains for the poor.
Prison Gambler
A film about the confrontation between two yakuza groups in the brutal Miike prison, which contained 1,500 inmates. The second film in the series Gambler / Bakuto directed by Shigehiro Ozawa.
Life of Hishakaku 2
Upon his release from the prison, Hishakaku joins the Kikkyo family who is struggling to regain their turf from their rival, Domoto family. To reciprocate the kindness of the Kikkyos, Hishakaku heads to meet the leader of Domoto, Osumi, and finds himself emotionally involved with her.
The Roads Men Travel
The series depicts the employees of a security company from different generations and backgrounds facing many difficult questions. It features a guard who survived a suicide mission during the war and his conflicts, rebellion, empathy and reconciliation with the younger generation born after the war.
A Scarred Life
Set in Osaka, during the devastated time of post-war Japan, this is a tale of the yakuza who set about rebuilding after the death of their Oyabun (big boss). Battles erupt as tempers explode as someone seeks to fill the seat of power.
Life of Hishakaku
After eloping with a prostitute named Otoyo, Hishakaku takes refuge in the Kogane family’s turf. Indebted to Boss Kogane for his kindness, Hishakaku swears to dedicate himself to protect the Koganes in time of crisis. Hishakaku’s humble life comes to a sudden halt when the Kogane family becomes involved in a fatal feud with their rival, and Hishakaku’s services are called upon.
The Armed Organization
Violent Gang Re-Arms is a rousing tale of friction in yakuza and labor interactions with Koji Tsurata as a yakuza supervising a dockworker's union. He finds himself between a rock and a hard place, at odds with both the dockworkers' leader (Tomisaburo Wakayama) and sadistic, unprincipled bosses (Fumio Watanabe and Tetsuro Tamba).
Three Gamblers
Three closely associated gamblers have adventures in Yokohama, Hokkaido, and Macao. Gambling trio endure hardships to rescue Naojiro’s family.
The Tattooed Lord
Filmography
as Takao Sugata
as Otomo
as Yabetora
as Noriyuki Yasutaka
as Eikichi Arita
as Sen no Rikyū
as Senzo Shigemune
as Shuhei Tatsumi
as Shintaro Yoshioka
as Admiral Takijiro Onishi
as 沓掛時次郎
as Tabikiyo
as Eijiro Onishi
as Aiba Yusaku
as Kikutaro Yuki
as Minokichi Kawai
as Joji Tsukuba
as Masuo Gunji
as Captain Munakata
as Ryuji Kashigawa
as Eijiro Funaki
as Kuroki
as Inagaki Chokichi
as Asaichi Isobe
as Shogun Ieshige
as Tetsuo Tsukamoto
as Itsuki Masaji
as Yûjirô Wakamatsu
as Shûtaro Kazama
as Gorô Yajima
as Yônosuke Minami
as Ryuzô Okamoto
as Kōjirō Kogarashi
as Toru Kuroki
as Shinjirô Nakai
as Chojiro Inagami
as Shûkichi Hayakawa
as Chojiro Inagami
as Toshihiko Mikami
as First Lieutenant Jinnouchi
as Unosuke Aiu
as Sawaki
as Naojiro Oshima
as Takeshi Kageyama
as Chojiro Inagami
as Fujikami
as Isokichi Yoshida
as Kikujirō
as Asajiro Kikuchi
as Kinshiro Toyama
as Tachibana Isaburo
as Shinjiro Kusakari
as Tachibana Isaburo
as Captain Ando
as Tahara
as Shimizu no Jirocho
as Hishakaku
as 菊川志郎
as Gondo
as Shiro Kikukawa
as Hiroshi Nakajima
as Kuroki
as Kakutaro Ogata
as Umihebi-no-Asanosuke
as Kazahaya
as 'Hong Kong Joe'
as Dr. Soda
as Lt. Tomonari
as Masaru Kirioka
as Tetsuo Maruyama
as Bandit Chieftain
as Taro Toki
as Ryuta Komatsu
as Kin'emon Okano
as Yamakawa
as Senshiro
as Ishiro
as Senshiro
as Kyoshiro Nemuri
as Tomoshichi
as Takao Shoji
as Kojiro Sasaki
as Kojiro Sasaki
as Ken
as Daikichi Konomura
as Susumu Yamaura
as Lieutenant Uji
as Private Nakamura
as 大関和七郎
as Navy Lieutenant Yamamoto
as Jotaro Yamaji
as Noboru Okada
as 宇津木新二郎