Kojiro Kusanagi
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was a Japan
ese actor.
He made his film debut in 1956 in Darkness at Noon, which was based on the true story of an innocent man arrested, tried and executed for a crime he didn't commit. Kusanagi appeared in over 40 films, mostly in supporting roles, in films such as Alone on the Pacific
, The Sun
, Bee Bop High School, and The Man Who Stole the Sun.
Kōjirō Kusanagi died of pneumonia on November 11, 2007, aged 78.
Japan
Japan is an island nation in East Asia. Located in the Pacific Ocean, it lies to the east of the Sea of Japan, China, North Korea, South Korea and Russia, stretching from the Sea of Okhotsk in the north to the East China Sea and Taiwan in the south...
ese actor.
He made his film debut in 1956 in Darkness at Noon, which was based on the true story of an innocent man arrested, tried and executed for a crime he didn't commit. Kusanagi appeared in over 40 films, mostly in supporting roles, in films such as Alone on the Pacific
Alone on the Pacific
is a 1963 color Japanese adventure film directed by Kon Ichikawa. It was entered into the 1964 Cannes Film Festival.The film is based on the book and 1962 first solo voyage across the Pacific by Kenichi Horie.-Cast:* Yujiro Ishihara - The Youth...
, The Sun
The Sun (film)
The Sun is a 2005 Russian biographical film surrounding Japanese Emperor Shōwa during the final days of World War II. The film is the third drama in director Aleksandr Sokurov's trilogy following on the leaders of Russia and Germany's .-Plot:Towards the conclusion of the Second World War, Japan...
, Bee Bop High School, and The Man Who Stole the Sun.
Kōjirō Kusanagi died of pneumonia on November 11, 2007, aged 78.
Filmography
(incomplete)- Darkness at Noon (Mahiru no ankokuMahiru no ankokuis a 1956 Japanese film directed by Tadashi Imai.-Awards and nominations:7th Blue Ribbon Awards* Won: Best Film* Won: Best Director - Tadashi Imai* Won: Best Screenplay - Shinobu Hashimoto* Won: Best Soundtrack - Akira Ifukube...
) (1956) - Alone on the PacificAlone on the Pacificis a 1963 color Japanese adventure film directed by Kon Ichikawa. It was entered into the 1964 Cannes Film Festival.The film is based on the book and 1962 first solo voyage across the Pacific by Kenichi Horie.-Cast:* Yujiro Ishihara - The Youth...
aka Alone Across the Pacific (太平洋ひとりぼっち Taiheiyo hitori-botchi) (1963) - (太陽を盗んだ男 Taiyō o Nusunda OtokoTaiyo o Nusunda OtokoTaiyō o Nusunda Otoko , also known as The Man Who Stole the Sun, is a 1979 satirical film from Japan, directed by Hasegawa Kazuhiko and written by Leonard Schrader.-Plot:...
) also known as The Man Who Stole the Sun (1979)