Quick Facts
Born:
1912-01-08
Birthplace:
Kurume, Fukuoka, Japan
Credits:
134 Total Roles
Susumu Fujita
Acting
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Biography
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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 films.
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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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 films.
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.
Description above from the Wikipedia article Susumu Fujita, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
Known For
Yojimbo
Homma, Instructor Who Skips Town
High and Low
Chief of First Investigating Section
The Hidden Fortress
General Hyoe Tadokoro
Tora! Tora! Tora!
Rear Adm. Tamon Yamaguchi
Mothra vs. Godzilla
Head of JSDF Task Force
The Bad Sleep Well
Detective
The Human Condition II: Road to Eternity
Naruto Nitôhei
Sanshiro Sugata
Sanshiro Sugata
Full Filmography
| Year | Title | Role |
|---|---|---|
| 1984 | Gubijinsô: Maboroshi no ai ni hateta murasaki no onna! MOVIE | Self |
| 1983 | Detective Story MOVIE | Gozo Kunizaki |
| 1982 | The Longest Tunnel MOVIE | Self |
| 1981 | Good Luck Love MOVIE | Self |
| 1981 | The Imperial Navy MOVIE | Navy Minister Oikawa |
| 1981 | Blue Jeans Memory MOVIE | Self |
| 1981 | Baian the Assassin MOVIE | Hanuemon Otowaya |
| 1979 | Ultraman: Great Monster Decisive Battle MOVIE | Chief |
| 1978 | Winter's Flower MOVIE | Ryokichi Sakata |
| 1977 | Japanese Humanity and Justice MOVIE | Self |