Hiroshi Tachikawa

Actor. Born 7 March 1931 in Tokyo, Japan.

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Born

7 March 1931, Tokyo, Japan

Biography

Hiroshi Tachikawa, also credited as Yoichi Tachikawa or under the Japanese name 太刀川寛, is a Japanese actor born on 7 March 1931 in Tokyo.

He appeared in several films directed by Akira Kurosawa, including Throne of Blood (1957) as Kunimaru Tsuzuki, Yojimbo (1961) as Yoichiro, and Sanjuro (1962) as a samurai. Other notable roles include Ryoichi Sayama in I Live in Fear (1955) and Etsurô Yoshida in Matango (1963).

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Filmography

Beyond what we have reviewed, Hiroshi Tachikawa is known for Throne of Blood (1957), Sanjuro (1962), I Live in Fear (1955), Matango (1963), Chûshingura (1962) and Story of a Prostitute (1965).

Yojimbo

1961 · as Yoichiro