Susumu Fujita
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Susumu Fujita (藤田 進 Fujita Susumu, 8 January 1912 – 23 March 1991) was a Japanese film and television actor. He played the lead role in Akira Kurosawa's first feature, Sanshiro Sugata, and appeared other Kurosawa film including The Men Who Tread On the Tiger's Tail (as Togashi, commander of the border guards) and The Hidden Fortress (as General Tadokoro). Later, he was a supporting actor in Ishirō Honda's Mothra vs. Godzilla, among many other fil
Before and during World War II Fujita was considered one of the great stars of Japanese cinema. In the post-war period he became known for supporting roles, often playing a soldier in war films. During the sixties and seventies he played minor roles in tokusatsu or "special effects pictures" such as Ultraman and Frankenstein Conquers the World.
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Born
Jan 08, 1912
Kurume, Fukuoka, Japan
Died
Mar 23, 1991
Known For
Acting
Movies
136 acting
0 crew
Popularity
0.7
Known For
High and Low
1963
as Chief of First Investigating Section
Yojimbo
1961
as Homma, Instructor Who Skips Town
Tora! Tora! Tora!
1970
as Rear Adm. Tamon Yamaguchi
The Hidden Fortress
1958
as General Hyoe Tadokoro
Mothra vs. Godzilla
1964
as Head of JSDF Task Force
The Bad Sleep Well
1960
as Detective
The Human Condition II: Road to Eternity
1959
as Naruto Nitôhei
Sanshiro Sugata
1943
as Sanshiro Sugata
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