Kōjirō Kusanagi

Japanese actor (1929–2007)

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Kōjirō Kusanagi
草薙幸二郎 Kusanagi Kōjirō
Born	(1929-09-19)September 19, 1929 Kita-ku, Tokyo, Japan
Died	November 11, 2007(2007-11-11) (aged 78)
Occupation	Actor

Kōjirō Kusanagi (草薙幸二郎, Kusanagi Kōjirō, September 19, 1929 – November 11, 2007) was a Japanese actor.

Biography

He began acting at the Yoshi Hijikatas theatre Company after dropping out of Nihon University.^[1] Kusanagi made his film debut in 1953 in Yoake Mae directed by Kōzaburō Yoshimura.^[1] In 1956, he starred in Darkness at Noon,^[1] which was based on the true story of an innocent man arrested, tried and executed for a crime he didn't commit. Kusanagi appeared in over 40 films, mostly in supporting roles, in films such as Alone on the Pacific, The Sun, Bee Bop High School, and The Man Who Stole the Sun.

Kusanagi died of pneumonia on November 11, 2007, aged 78.

Selected filmography

Film

Darkness at Noon (Mahiru no ankoku) (1956)
Kurenai no Kenju (1961) - Chen
Alone on the Pacific, also known as Alone Across the Pacific (1963)
Kaerazaru hibi (1978)^[2]
Taiyō o Nusunda Otoko, also known as The Man Who Stole the Sun (1979)
Onna no Hosomichi: Nureta Kaikyo (1980)^[3]
Tōki Rakujitsu (1992)
Madadayo (1993)
Utatama (2008)

Television

Taiga dramas
- Ryōma ga Yuku (1968), Kiyokawa Hachirō
- Momi no Ki wa Nokotta (1970), Shirōemon
- Haru no Sakamichi (1971), Konishi Yukinaga
- Shin Heike Monogatari (1972)
- Katsu Kaishū (1974)
- Genroku Taiheiki (1975)
- Kashin (1977)
- Kusa Moeru (1979)
- Oretachi wa Tenshi da! (1979),Jiro Murata Episode7
- Tōge no Gunzō (1982)
- Taiheiki (1991)
- Homura Tatsu (1993)
- Hana no Ran (1994)
- Mōri Motonari (1997), Kikkawa Kunitsune
Ultraman Taro (1973)
Naruto Hichō (1977–78)
Tokyo Megure Keishi (1978)
Sanada Taiheiki (1985–86), Oda Nobukatsu
Kumokiri Nizaemon (1995)
Gokenin Zankurō (1997)

Awards

Year	Award	Category	Work(s)	Result
1956	1st Elan d'or Awards	Newcomer of the Year	Himself	Won

References

^ ^a ^b ^c "新撰芸能人物事典明治～平成「草薙幸二郎」の解説". kotobank. Retrieved August 5, 2021.
^ "帰らざる日々". Nikkatsu. Retrieved January 28, 2021.
^ おんなの細道濡れた海峡 (1980). allcinema (in Japanese). Stingray. Retrieved 27 June 2014.