Yoshitaka Zushi

Biography

Yoshitaka Zushi (頭師佳孝, born March 19, 1955 in Osaka, Japan) was discovered when he was eight years old by one of Akira Kurosawa's partners and debuted in the role of young Toshio in Kaneto Shindô's "Haha" (Mother, 1963). Since then he has appeared first and foremost in Kurosawa's pictures, beginning with "Akahige" (Red Beard, 1965). His most outstanding role is undeniably that of Rokkuchan, the insane young man who drives a trolley through the slums, in the wonderful "Dodesukaden" (1970).

Movies & TV Shows

1. Ran (1985)
2. Dreams (1990) — Pvt. Noguchi
3. Red Beard (1965) — Chobo
4. Dodes'ka-den (1970) — Roku-Chan
5. Madadayo (1993) — Neighbor
6. Special Rescue Police Winspector (1990) — Ichiro Hirukawa
7. Chizuko's Younger Sister (1991) — White Suit Man
8. The Human Bullet (1968) — Older Brother
9. The Silk Road (1988)
10. Prodigy (2007)
11. Mother (1963) — Toshio
12. The Roads Men Travel (1976) — Akita
13. Best Wishes for Tomorrow (2007)
14. Sazae And Aunt Apron (1960)
15. Heso no taisho (1962)
16. Kyojin-gun monogatari: Susume eikô e (1977)
17. Closed Ward (2001) — Chu-San
18. Human Revolution II (1976)
19. A Comedy in Front of the Station: Manga (1966) — Tomono Kyutaro
20. Life of Matsu the Untamed (1965)
21. Punch Guy (1966)
22. The Lucky General (1962)
23. Sound of the Tide (1984)
24. Akira Kurosawa: It Is Wonderful to Create: 'Dodes'ka-den' (2002) — Self
25. When the Flowers Bloom (1965)
26. SOAR: I Wish You Were Here (2015)
27. The Edo Murders: Sasachi's First Case (1990)
28. Silver Boots (1967)