Eiji Kusuhara
- Known for
- Acting
- Born
- January 2, 1947
- Died
- April 23, 2010
- Birthplace
- 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.
Filmography
- Confessions of a Diary Secretary
Confessions of a Diary Secretary 2007
as Japanese News Reporter
- Tokyo Jim
Tokyo Jim 2006
as Mr. Yakamoto
Super Banzai Video Show 2002
Actor
The Parole Officer 2001
as Japanese Businessman
Topsy-Turvy 1999
as Second Kabuki Actor
Eyes Wide Shut 1999
as Japanese Man #2
One Foot in the Grave: Endgame 1997
as Answerphone Instructions (voice) (uncredited)
Souvenir 1994
as Presentador TV
- Gummed Labels
Gummed Labels 1992
Actor
Sticky Wickets 1990
as Nashimoto
Diamond Skulls 1990
as Ewo Nagasaky
- Somewhere to Run
Somewhere to Run 1989
as Tourist
Superman IV: The Quest for Peace 1987
as U.N. Guard - Japanese
Quartermaine's Terms 1987
as Oko-Ri
The Beginner 1985
Actor
Restless Natives 1985
as Presenter
Big Mäc 1985
as Professor
- The Man Who Shot Christmas
The Man Who Shot Christmas 1984
as Yuzo
Return of the Jedi 1983
as Lieutenant Telsij - Grey Squadron (uncredited)
Sir Henry at Rawlinson End 1980
as Fortyninesah
The Elephant Man 1980
as Japanese Bleeder
North Sea Hijack 1980
as Eiji
Licensed to Love and Kill 1979
as Male Madam Wang
Credits from TMDB.