Susumu Fujita
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. 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
ActingBirthday
January 8, 1912Deathday
March 23, 1991Gender
MaleKnown Movie Credits
120Place of birth
Kurume, Fukuoka, JapanAlso known as
藤田進Cast credits
The Hidden Fortress
General Hyoe TadokoroMothra vs. Godzilla
Head of JSDF Task Force (uncredited)Frankenstein Conquers the World
Osaka Prefectural Police ChiefThe Bad Sleep Well
DetectiveYojimbo
Homma, Instructor Who Skips TownHigh and Low
Chief of First Investigating SectionSanshiro Sugata
Sanshiro SugataAtragon
Defense CommanderThe Men Who Tread on the Tiger's Tail
TogashiThe Mysterians
Gen. MoritaNo Regrets for Our Youth
Ruykichi NogeSanshiro Sugata Part Two
Sanshiro SugataAttack Squadron
Yamato Commander ItoSamurai Assassin
Tatewaki TodoBattle of the Japan Sea
UemuraThe Storm of the Pacific
A Fugitive from the Past
Police ChiefSubmarine I-57 Will Not Surrender
Japan's Longest Day
Colonel Toyojiro Haga - CO Imperial Guards 2nd Infantry RegimentThe Imperial Navy
Navy Minister OikawaWinter's Flower
Ryokichi Sakata