Yoshio Tsuchiya
Japanese actor (1927–2017)
Yoshio Tsuchiya (土屋 嘉男, Tsuchiya Yoshio, born May 18, 1927) is a Japanese actor. He appeared in such movies as Toshio Matsumoto's surreal 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!.
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Born | 土屋 嘉男 May 18, 1927 |
Occupation | Actor |
Years active | 1952–present |
He has a long-standing interest in UFOs and had written several books on the subject. He preferred starring in science fiction movies, usually as aliens, or people possessed by them, in such movies as Battle in Outer Space, Monster Zero, and Destroy All Monsters.