Koji Tsuruta

Koji Tsuruta

December 6, 1924 · 101 years old

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

13 titles
1
Samurai II: Duel at Ichijoji Temple

Samurai II: Duel at Ichijoji Temple

1955 · 1h 44m · Movie

Musashi Miyamoto returns to Kyoto after years of absence. After a series of fights against the Yoshioka School, he challenges its master to a duel.

7.3
2
Samurai III: Duel at Ganryu Island

Samurai III: Duel at Ganryu Island

1956 · 1h 45m · Movie

Musashi Miyamoto is challenged to a duel by a confident swordsman Sasaki Kojiro. He agrees to fight him in a year's time.

7.5
3
The Flavor of Green Tea Over Rice

The Flavor of Green Tea Over Rice

1952 · 1h 56m · Movie

A childless middle-aged couple faces a marital crisis.

7.7
4
Sympathy for the Underdog

Sympathy for the Underdog

1971 · 1h 33m · Movie

A yakuza gang gets driven out of Yokohama by a big gang from Tokyo. They relocate to Okinawa to violently start over.

7.3
5
Big Time Gambling Boss

Big Time Gambling Boss

1968 · 1h 35m · Movie

Tokyo, 1934. The boss of the clan that controls gambling agonizes and some of his followers propose to Nakai to take his place, but he refuses the offer and suggests they choose Matsuda, who is in prison.

7.6
6
The Loyal 47 Ronin

The Loyal 47 Ronin

1958 · 2h 46m · Movie

Japan's timeless tale of honor and revenge, the Loyal 47 Ronin is the true story of group of samurai who became ronin (masterless samurai) after their Lord was forced to commit seppuku (ritual suicide) for assaulting a court offic...

7.2
7
Killer's Mission

Killer's Mission

1969 · 1h 30m · Movie

A shogunate secret agent is sent to investigate a secret deal with a Dutch warship involving repeating rifles to be used in an uprising against the Shogun, but finds there's more going on than previously suspected.

6.8
8
The Big Boss

The Big Boss

1959 · 1h 41m · Movie

Ryuta and Mineo Komatsu are brothers, both yakuza (gangsters). Mineo, although complicit in crime, even murder, wants out of the gangster life, hoping to become a successful singer instead. Ryuta loves his brother, but Mineo's pos...

6.9
9
Meiji kyokyakuden - sandaime shumei

Meiji kyokyakuden - sandaime shumei

1965 · 1h 30m · Movie

A tale set in the late Meiji era - circa 1880s-1890 as opposed to the early Meiji which began in the 1860s.

7.3
10
Dog of Fortune

Dog of Fortune

1979 · 2h 17m · Movie

From Hokkaido to Tokyo, hunting dog Goro embarks on a long and grueling journey to reach home. Goro's master held a weapons smuggling case and the corruptions of those who are involved.

7.0
11
Father of the Kamikaze

Father of the Kamikaze

1974 · 3h 19m · Movie

The historical drama follows the wartime experiences of the respected admiral who attempted to force America into considering a negotiated peace during World War Two.

6.7
12
Gambler's Farewell

Gambler's Farewell

1968 · 1h 34m · Movie

The story of men devoted to the Yakuza lifestyle and their struggles during a time of fading Yakuza power.

6.4
13
Okoma: The Orphan Gambler

Okoma: The Orphan Gambler

1971 · 1h 30m · Movie

Taking place in Shinshu in the 1920s, Tsumakoi Okoma, while traveling to hone her gambling skills, teams up with the vagabond Tsukuba Tsuneji and comes into conflict with gamblers plotting to take over a rustic hot-spring town.

6.9