Eiji Kusuhara
Known for Acting · 35 credits
- Born
- 1947-01-02
- Died
- 2010-04-23
- Place of birth
- Tokio, Japan
- Also known as
- 楠原映二
Biography
The Japanese actor Eiji Kusuhara played the sadistic Lieutenant Sato in the television series Tenko (1981-85), was one of the narrators on the cult show Banzai (2001) and appeared on stages across the UK and Europe in a variety of beguiling roles. He was one of the first professional Japanese actors active in London in the 1970s and enjoyed something of a monopoly on roles until he starred alongside a fellow countryman, Togo Igawa, in The Man Who Shot Christmas (1984). Eiji spent most of his adult life in Britain.
Known For
TV Shows (13)
Hustle
2004
as Mr. Yakubi
Screen Two
1985
as Oko-Ri
Lovejoy
1986
as Miki Watanabe
Are You Being Served?
1972
as Mr. Kayoto
Terry and June
1979
as Japanese Gentleman
Tenko
1981
as Lt. Sato / Captain Sato
The Paradise Club
1989
as Yakuza #1
A Very Peculiar Practice
1986
as Japanese Interpreter
dinnerladies
1998
as Mr Tashimoto
Days That Shook the World
2003
as (voice)
The Ginger Tree
1989
as Takashi Maruyama
Stanley and the Women
1991
as Surangan Attaché
Third Time Lucky
1982
as Mr Ho Moy
Movies (22)
Eyes Wide Shut
1999
as Japanese Man #2
Return of the Jedi
1983
as Lieutenant Telsij - Grey Squadron (uncredited)
The Elephant Man
1980
as Japanese Bleeder
Superman IV: The Quest for Peace
1987
as U.N. Guard - Japanese
Topsy-Turvy
1999
as Second Kabuki Actor
North Sea Hijack
1980
as Eiji
The Parole Officer
2001
as Japanese Businessman
Restless Natives
1985
as Presenter
Diamond Skulls
1990
as Ewo Nagasaky
Souvenir
1994
as Presentador TV
The Beginner
1985
Big Mäc
1985
as Professor
Sir Henry at Rawlinson End
1980
as Fortyninesah
Licensed to Love and Kill
1979
as Male Madam Wang
Somewhere to Run
1989
as Tourist
Confessions of a Diary Secretary
2007
as Japanese News Reporter
Sticky Wickets
1990
as Nashimoto
Quartermaine's Terms
1987
as Oko-Ri
The Man Who Shot Christmas
1984
as Yuzo
Gummed Labels
1992
Super Banzai Video Show
2002
Tokyo Jim
2006
as Mr. Yakamoto
About Eiji Kusuhara
The Japanese actor Eiji Kusuhara played the sadistic Lieutenant Sato in the television series Tenko (1981-85), was one of the narrators on the cult show Banzai (2001) and appeared on stages across the UK and Europe in a variety of beguiling roles. He was one of the first professional Japanese actors active in London in the 1970s and enjoyed something of a monopoly on roles until he starred alongside a fellow countryman, Togo Igawa, in The Man Who Shot Christmas (1984). Eiji spent most of his adult life in Britain. With 35 credits spanning from 1972 to 2007, Eiji Kusuhara has appeared in 22 films and 13 TV shows.
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Most Popular Eiji Kusuhara Movies
- Eyes Wide Shut (1999) — as Japanese Man #2
- Return of the Jedi (1983) — as Lieutenant Telsij - Grey Squadron (uncredited)
- The Elephant Man (1980) — as Japanese Bleeder
- Superman IV: The Quest for Peace (1987) — as U.N. Guard - Japanese
- Topsy-Turvy (1999) — as Second Kabuki Actor
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