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Eiji Kusuhara

Jan 02, 1947 - Apr 23, 2010 (63 years old) in Tokio, Japan

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

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Hustle
Mr. Yakubi
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Are You Being Served?
Mr. Kayoto
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Terry and June
Japanese Gentleman
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Eyes Wide Shut
Japanese Man #2
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Lovejoy
Miki Watanabe
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Return of the Jedi
Lieutenant Telsij - Grey Squadron (uncredited)
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The Paradise Club
Yakuza #1
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Days That Shook the World
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Tenko
Lt. Sato
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The Elephant Man
Japanese Bleeder

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