Acting · Tokio, Japan · Born January 2, 1947
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.
Confessions of a Diary Secretary
2007
as Japanese News Reporter
Tokyo Jim
2006
as Mr. Yakamoto
TVHustle
2004
as Mr. Yakubi
TVDays That Shook the World
2003
as (voice)
MovieSuper Banzai Video Show
2002
MovieThe Parole Officer
2001
as Japanese Businessman
MovieTopsy-Turvy
1999
as Second Kabuki Actor
MovieEyes Wide Shut
1999
as Japanese Man #2
TVdinnerladies
1998
as Mr Tashimoto
MovieSouvenir
1994
as Presentador TV
Gummed Labels
1992
TVStanley and the Women
1991
as Surangan Attaché
MovieSticky Wickets
1990
as Nashimoto
MovieDiamond Skulls
1990
as Ewo Nagasaky
TVThe Ginger Tree
1989
as Takashi Maruyama
TVThe Paradise Club
1989
as Yakuza #1
Somewhere to Run
1989
as Tourist
MovieSuperman IV: The Quest for Peace
1987
as U.N. Guard - Japanese
MovieQuartermaine's Terms
1987
as Oko-Ri
TVA Very Peculiar Practice
1986
as Japanese Interpreter
TVLovejoy
1986
as Miki Watanabe
MovieThe Beginner
1985
MovieRestless Natives
1985
as Presenter
MovieBig Mäc
1985
as Professor
TVScreen Two
1985
as Oko-Ri
The Man Who Shot Christmas
1984
as Yuzo
Sharing Time
1984
as Yukio
MovieReturn of the Jedi
1983
as Lieutenant Telsij - Grey Squadron (uncredited)
TVThird Time Lucky
1982
as Mr Ho Moy
TVQ.E.D.
1982
as Count Oyama
TVTenko
1981
as Lt. Sato
MovieSir Henry at Rawlinson End
1980
as Fortyninesah
MovieThe Elephant Man
1980
as Japanese Bleeder
MovieNorth Sea Hijack
1980
as Eiji
TVTerry and June
1979
as Japanese Gentleman
MovieLicensed to Love and Kill
1979
as Male Madam Wang
TVAre You Being Served?
1972
as Mr. Kayoto
