Person
Koji Tsuruta
Acting · 1924–1987 · Hamamatsu, Japan
Biography
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
The Lion Era
1980
Ōgon no Hibi
Sen no Rikyū
Law in Ghost Island
Umihebi-no-Asanosuke
Greatest Boss of the Showa Era
1966
Hishakaku and Kiratsune: A Tale of Two Yakuza
1968
Gang vs. G-Men: Safe Breakers
菊川志郎
Rise and Fall of Chivalry
1970
Gang vs. G-Men
Shiro Kikukawa
Sakura Official
1962
The Pledge
1972
Filmography
- 1986The Tailor-Made Shirt
- 1985The Last True YakuzaTakao Sugata
- 1984The Story of a Man Among Men
- 1983The Brave Man Says Little
- 1982DomineeringOtomo
- 1981The Imperial Navy
- 1981Don't Touch the Bride! My Son is a MurdererHagio
- 1981Love You Till I Die
- 1981Gate of YouthYabetora
- 1980The Night of Martial Law
- 1980The Lion Era
- 1979Dog of FortuneNoriyuki Yasutaka
- 1979Down with The Big BossEikichi Arita
- 1978Monument to Holy Service
- 1978Onna Bengoshi Asabuki Riyako
- 1978Ōgon no HibiSen no Rikyū
- 1977Proof of the Man
- 1977Golgo 13: Assignment KowloonSenzo Shigemune
- 1977Japanese Humanity and Justice
- 1977Japan's DonShuhei Tatsumi
- 1976The Roads Men TravelShintaro Yoshioka
- 1974Father of the KamikazeAdmiral Takijiro Onishi
- 1973The Hard Core Criminal
- 1972Contemporary Tales of Chivalry: The Traitor Shall Die
- 1972Hikage-Mono
- 1972Informal Dress
- 1972The Shin Hasegawa Series沓掛時次郎
- 1972The Pledge
- 1972Organized Crime: Killer's Glory
- 1972Gang Warfare
- 1972The Kanto Scarlet Cherry GangTabikiyo
- 1972A Scarred Life 2: Blood Will TellEijiro Onishi
- 1971The Man
- 1971The Armed Organization
- 1971Contemporary Tales of Chivalry: Forbidden LoveSanshu
- 1971The Gambler's CounterattackAiba Yusaku
- 1971A Scarred Life
- 1971Red Peony Gambler: Here to Kill YouKikutaro Yuki
- 1971The Path of the KingMinokichi Kawai
- 1971Fate Deals the Card of Death
- 1971Okoma, the Orphan GamblerJoji Tsukuba
- 1971Sympathy for the UnderdogMasuo Gunji
- 1970The Last KamikazeCaptain Munakata
- 1970A Wad of NotesRyuji Kashigawa
- 1970Japan's Violent Gangs: Degenerate Boss
- 1970The Drifting GamblerEijiro Funaki
- 1970House of Gamblers
- 1970Rise and Fall of Chivalry
- 1970Bloodstained Clan of HonorKuroki
- 1970Modern Chivarly: Sworn Brothers
- 1969Gambler's LegacyInagaki Chokichi
- 1969Japan's Violent Gangs: The Boss and the Killers
- 1969Memoir of Japanese AssassinationsAsaichi Isobe
- 1969Red Peony Gambler: Biographies of a Gambling Room
- 1969A Gambler's Certain Death
- 1969Killer's MissionShogun Ieshige
- 1969Japan Organized Crime BossTetsuo Tsukamoto
- 1969The Biggest GambleItsuki Masaji
- 1968Gambler BiographyYûjirô Wakamatsu
- 1968Red Peony Gambler: Gambler's ObligationShûtaro Kazama
- 1968Hishakaku and Kiratsune: A Tale of Two Yakuza
- 1968Gambling Den's Master Clan
- 1968The Cheating UnderworldGorô Yajima
- 1968Histories of the Chivalrous
- 1968The Young Eagles of the Kamikaze
- 1968The BanditsYônosuke Minami
- 1968HenchmenRyuzô Okamoto
- 1968Gamblers: The RaidKōjirō Kogarashi
- 1968Scoundrel
- 1968Gambler's FarewellToru Kuroki
- 1968Big Time Gambling BossShinjirô Nakai
- 1968Human Torpedoes
- 1967Code Between Brothers 6Chojiro Inagami
- 1967Gambler's World 2Shûkichi Hayakawa
- 1967Killer of Seven
- 1967Code Between Brothers 5Chojiro Inagami
- 1967Gambler's WorldToshihiko Mikami
- 1967Gambler: Victory Without Death
- 1967Tears of Banishment
- 1967ClassmatesFirst Lieutenant Jinnouchi
- 1967Code Between Brothers: Three Brothers of Kanto, Part II
- 1967Gamblers: The Dragon TattooUnosuke Aiu
- 1967Dissolution RitesSawaki
- 1967Showdown of Men 2
- 1967Organized Violence
- 1967Gamblers
- 1967Underworld series - Pardon My Violent Ways
- 1967Three GamblersNaojiro Oshima
- 1966Code Between Brothers 3
- 1966Seven Fugitives
- 1966Kingdom of Samurai
- 1966Rub Out the PastTakeshi Kageyama
- 1966Code Between Brothers 2Chojiro Inagami
- 1966Seven Gamblers
- 1966Continental Drifter
- 1966Greatest Boss of the Showa Era
- 1966Three Generations of Yakuza
- 1966Code Between BrothersFujikami
- 1966Japan's Most ChivalrousIsokichi Yoshida
- 1966The Domain: Kanda Festival Showdown
- 1965Code of Ruffians
- 1965Expelled from the Kanto Mob
- 1965One Man's ChivalryKikujirō
- 1965Blood of RevengeAsajiro Kikuchi
- 1965The Kingdom of Jirocho 4
- 1965The Domain: Kanto Legends of Chivalry
- 1965The Gambler
- 1965Underworld Code
- 1965The Tattooed LordKinshiro Toyama
- 1965The Domain: The Naniwa Story
- 1965The Boss
- 1964Gamblers and Racketeers
- 1964Prison GamblerTachibana Isaburo
- 1964Two Lives, Two YakuzaShinjiro Kusakari
- 1964GamblerTachibana Isaburo
- 1964HomicideCaptain Ando
- 1964Life of Hishakaku 3
- 1964The Kingdom of Jirocho 3
- 1964Tokyo Gang vs. Hong Kong Gang
- 1963The Kingdom of Jirocho 2
- 1963Gang Loyalty and VengeanceTahara
- 1963The Kingdom of Jirocho 1Shimizu no Jirocho
- 1963Legends of Honor
- 1963The Revenge and the Death
- 1963Duel of the Underworld
- 1963Life of Hishakaku 2
- 1963Life of HishakakuHishakaku
- 1963Gang vs. G-Men: Safe Breakers菊川志郎
- 1963Eleven GangstersGondo
- 1962Uragirimono wa jigoku daze
- 1962Gang vs. G-MenShiro Kikukawa
- 1962Hell's Kitchen
- 1962365 Nights
- 1962Mid-August CommotionHiroshi Nakajima
- 1962The Sentencer
- 1962Gang vs. Gang
- 1962The Thinking Leaf
- 1962The ChallengeKuroki
- 1962Sakura Official
- 1962Love at the Fogged Harbor
- 1962South Pacific Waves Are High
- 1961Lakeside FigureKakutaro Ogata
- 1961The Yellow Climate
- 1961Law in Ghost IslandUmihebi-no-Asanosuke
- 1961Officer Morgan and a Man of MysteryKazahaya
- 1961Flower, Storm and Gangster'Hong Kong Joe'
- 1961Bride of White Castle
- 1961Red Flowers of Hell
- 1961Naruto hijō kanketsu-hen
- 1961鳴門秘帖
- 1961Hell's Juggler
- 1960Sword of Destiny
- 1960Scarier than the Devil
- 1960Cases of Hanshichi
- 1960Deep River Melody
- 1960The Sand City in ManchuriaDr. Soda
- 1960University Bandits
- 1960The Storm of the PacificLt. Tomonari
- 1960The Secret of the TelegianMasaru Kirioka
- 1960The Last GunfightTetsuo Maruyama
- 1959The Forgotten Waterfront
- 1959Desperado OutpostBandit Chieftain
- 1959Saga of the VagabondsTaro Toki
- 1959The Canary Cage, Spellbound Love
- 1959The Big BossRyuta Komatsu
- 1958Yajikita dōchū sugoroku
- 1958The Spell of the Hidden GoldKyoshiro Nemuri
- 1958Tabi sugata nezumi kozō
- 1958The Loyal 47 RoninKin'emon Okano
- 1958MotherYamakawa
- 1958Yagyu Secret Scrolls: Ninjitsu - Part IISenshiro
- 1957Boss of Hades
- 1957The Last EscapeDr. Munakata
- 1957Jigoku bana
- 1957Oshidori kenkagasaIshiro
- 1957Yagyu Secret ScrollsSenshiro
- 1957The Lonely Swordsman (Part 2)Kyoshiro Nemuri
- 1957Bojô no kawa
- 1957Itohan MonogatariTomoshichi
- 1956The Lonely Swordsman (Part 1)Kyoshiro Nemuri
- 1956Pure Love
- 1956The Hoodlum and the Young Master
- 1956Outlaw island
- 1956The UnderworldTakao Shoji
- 1956Samurai III: Duel at Ganryu IslandKojiro Sasaki
- 1955Tactics of Love
- 1955The Romance of Yushima
- 1955Samurai II: Duel at Ichijoji TempleKojiro Sasaki
- 1955A Man Among MenKen
- 1954Wedding Season
- 1954Daikichi KonomuraDaikichi Konomura
- 1954Asakusa at NightSusumu Yamaura
- 1954Yakuza bayashi
- 1954Between Yesterday and Tomorrow
- 1954Tree of Love
- 1954The End of a DayLieutenant Uji
- 1954HanranPrivate Nakamura
- 1953Hana no shôgai大関和七郎
- 1953Yasen kangofuNavy Lieutenant Yamamoto
- 1953At the End of the Clouds
- 1953Ganpeki
- 1953Night in Hawaii
- 1953学生社長Jotaro Yamaji
- 1952The Flavor of Green Tea Over RiceNoboru Okada
- 1952Doctor's Day Off
- 1952Songfest! The 3 Young Musketeers!
- 1951Over That Hill
- 1951An Angel Dreams Too
- 1951The Den of Beasts
- 1951男の哀愁
- 1950Battle of Roses
- 1950Hirenge
- 1950College Tiger
- 1950Crazy Uproar
- 1950Zoku kagebōshi ryūkoaiutsutsu
- 1950Kagebōshi宇津木新二郎
- 1948Yūkyō no mure
- —警視庁殺人課
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