Koji Tsuruta
Known for
Acting
Life
1924 – 1987 (aged 62)
Born in
Hamamatsu, Japan
Credits
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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.
Known For
Samurai II: Duel at Ichijoji Temple
12 Jul 1955
Samurai III: Duel at Ganryu Island
03 Jan 1956
The Flavor of Green Tea Over Rice
01 Oct 1952
Sympathy for the Underdog
12 Jan 1971
Golgo 13: Assignment Kowloon
15 Sep 1977
Big Time Gambling Boss
14 Jan 1968
Proof of the Man
08 Oct 1977
The Imperial Navy
08 Aug 1981
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Filmography
1986
- The Tailor-Made Shirt6 episodes
1985
- The Last True Yakuzaas Takao Sugata
1983
- The Brave Man Says Little4 episodes
1982
- Domineeringas Otomo
- War After Truce
1981
1980
- The Night of Martial Law
- The Lion Era51 episodes
1979
- Dog of Fortuneas Noriyuki Yasutaka
- Down with The Big Bossas Eikichi Arita
1978
- Monument to Holy Service
- Onna Bengoshi Asabuki Riyako2 episodes
- Ōgon no Hibias Sen no Rikyū51 episodes
1977
- Proof of the Man
- Golgo 13: Assignment Kowloonas Senzo Shigemune
- Japanese Humanity and Justice
- Japan's Donas Shuhei Tatsumi
1976
- The Roads Men Travelas Shintaro Yoshioka12 episodes
1974
- Father of the Kamikazeas Admiral Takijiro Onishi
1972
1971
- The Man
- The Armed Organization
- Contemporary Tales of Chivalry: Forbidden Loveas Sanshu
- The Gambler's Counterattackas Aiba Yusaku
- A Scarred Life
- Red Peony Gambler: Here to Kill Youas Kikutaro Yuki
- The Path of the Kingas Minokichi Kawai
- Fate Deals the Card of Death
- Okoma, the Orphan Gambleras Joji Tsukuba
- Sympathy for the Underdogas Masuo Gunji
1970
- The Last Kamikazeas Captain Munakata
- A Wad of Notesas Ryuji Kashigawa
- Japan's Violent Gangs: Degenerate Boss
- The Drifting Gambleras Eijiro Funaki
- House of Gamblers
- Rise and Fall of Chivalry
- Bloodstained Clan of Honoras Kuroki
- Modern Chivarly: Sworn Brothers
1969
- Gambler's Legacyas Inagaki Chokichi
- Japan's Violent Gangs: The Boss and the Killers
- Memoir of Japanese Assassinationsas Asaichi Isobe
- Red Peony Gambler: Biographies of a Gambling Room
- A Gambler's Certain Death
- Killer's Missionas Shogun Ieshige
- Japan Organized Crime Bossas Tetsuo Tsukamoto
- The Biggest Gambleas Itsuki Masaji
1968
- Gambler Biographyas Yûjirô Wakamatsu
- Red Peony Gambler: Gambler's Obligationas Shûtaro Kazama
- Hishakaku and Kiratsune: A Tale of Two Yakuza
- Gambling Den's Master Clan
- The Cheating Underworldas Gorô Yajima
- Histories of the Chivalrous
- The Young Eagles of the Kamikaze
- The Banditsas Yônosuke Minami
- Henchmenas Ryuzô Okamoto
- Gamblers: The Raidas Kōjirō Kogarashi
- Scoundrel
- Gambler's Farewellas Toru Kuroki
- Big Time Gambling Bossas Shinjirô Nakai
- Human Torpedoes
1967
- Code Between Brothers 6as Chojiro Inagami
- Gambler's World 2as Shûkichi Hayakawa
- Killer of Seven
- Code Between Brothers 5as Chojiro Inagami
- Gambler's Worldas Toshihiko Mikami
- Gambler: Victory Without Death
- Tears of Banishment
- Classmatesas First Lieutenant Jinnouchi
- Code Between Brothers: Three Brothers of Kanto, Part II
- Gamblers: The Dragon Tattooas Unosuke Aiu
- Dissolution Ritesas Sawaki
- Showdown of Men 2
- Organized Violence
- Gamblers
- Underworld series - Pardon My Violent Ways
- Three Gamblersas Naojiro Oshima
1966
- Code Between Brothers 3
- Seven Fugitives
- Kingdom of Samurai
- Rub Out the Pastas Takeshi Kageyama
- Code Between Brothers 2as Chojiro Inagami
- Seven Gamblers
- Continental Drifter
- Greatest Boss of the Showa Era
- Three Generations of Yakuza
- Code Between Brothersas Fujikami
- Japan's Most Chivalrousas Isokichi Yoshida
- The Domain: Kanda Festival Showdown
1965
1964
- Gamblers and Racketeers
- Prison Gambleras Tachibana Isaburo
- Two Lives, Two Yakuzaas Shinjiro Kusakari
- Gambleras Tachibana Isaburo
- Homicideas Captain Ando
- Life of Hishakaku 3
- The Kingdom of Jirocho 3
- Tokyo Gang vs. Hong Kong Gang
1963
- The Kingdom of Jirocho 2
- Gang Loyalty and Vengeanceas Tahara
- The Kingdom of Jirocho 1as Shimizu no Jirocho
- Legends of Honor
- The Revenge and the Death
- Duel of the Underworld
- Life of Hishakaku 2
- Life of Hishakakuas Hishakaku
- Gang vs. G-Men: Safe Breakersas 菊川志郎
- Eleven Gangstersas Gondo
1962
1961
- Lakeside Figureas Kakutaro Ogata
- The Yellow Climate
- Law in Ghost Islandas Umihebi-no-Asanosuke
- Officer Morgan and a Man of Mysteryas Kazahaya
- Flower, Storm and Gangsteras 'Hong Kong Joe'
- Bride of White Castle
- Red Flowers of Hell
- Naruto hijō kanketsu-hen
- 鳴門秘帖
- I Am The Magician From Hell
1960
- Sword of Destiny
- Scarier than the Devil
- Cases of Hanshichi
- Deep River Melody
- The Sand City in Manchuriaas Dr. Soda
- University Bandits
- The Storm of the Pacificas Lt. Tomonari
- The Secret of the Telegianas Masaru Kirioka
- The Last Gunfightas Tetsuo Maruyama
1959
- The Forgotten Waterfront
- Desperado Outpostas Bandit Chieftain
- Saga of the Vagabondsas Taro Toki
- The Canary Cage, Spellbound Love
- The Big Bossas Ryuta Komatsu
1958
- Yajikita dōchū sugoroku
- The Spell of the Hidden Goldas Kyoshiro Nemuri
- Tabi sugata nezumi kozō
- The Loyal 47 Roninas Kin'emon Okano
- Motheras Yamakawa
- Yagyu Secret Scrolls: Ninjitsu - Part IIas Senshiro
1957
- Boss of Hades
- The Last Escapeas Dr. Munakata
- Blooms of Hell
- Oshidori kenkagasaas Ishiro
- Yagyu Secret Scrollsas Senshiro
- The Lonely Swordsman (Part 2)as Kyoshiro Nemuri
- Bojô no kawa
- Itohan Monogatarias Tomoshichi
1956
- The Lonely Swordsman (Part 1)as Kyoshiro Nemuri
- Pure Love
- The Hoodlum and the Young Master
- Outlaw island
- The Underworldas Takao Shoji
- Samurai III: Duel at Ganryu Islandas Kojiro Sasaki
1955
1954
- Wedding Season
- Daikichi Konomuraas Daikichi Konomura
- Asakusa at Nightas Susumu Yamaura
- Yakuza bayashi
- Between Yesterday and Tomorrow
- Tree of Love
- The End of a Dayas Lieutenant Uji
- Hanranas Private Nakamura
1953
- Hana no shôgaias 大関和七郎
- Field Nurseas Navy Lieutenant Yamamoto
- At the End of the Clouds
- Ganpeki
- Night in Hawaii
- 学生社長as Jotaro Yamaji