Koji Tsuruta

50Movies

10.0 Best Rating

Biography

Eiichi Ono (小野榮一, Ono Eiichi, December 6, 1924 – June 16, 1987), better known by his stage name Kōji Tsuruta (鶴田浩二, Tsuruta Kōji), was a Japanese actor and singer. He appeared in almost 260 feature films and had a unique style of singing.

Top Rated Movies

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Yakuza bayashi — Makino Masahiro film starring Okada Mariko

Yakuza bayashi

1954

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Gambler — The main character Tachibana Isaburo is released from prison and discovers that his boss is dead. He is offered to becom

Gambler

1964•Crime

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Prison Gambler — A film about the confrontation between two yakuza groups in the brutal Miike prison, which contained 1,500 inmates. The

Prison Gambler

1964•Crime

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★8.2

Life of Hishakaku 2 — Upon his release from the prison, Hishakaku joins the Kikkyo family who is struggling to regain their turf from their ri

Life of Hishakaku 2

1963•Drama

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A Scarred Life — Set in Osaka, during the devastated time of post-war Japan, this is a tale of the yakuza who set about rebuilding after

A Scarred Life

1971•Drama

Complete Filmography & Verdicts

Year	Movie	Character	Rating	Verdict
1981	The Imperial Navy	-	★ 6.3	FLOP
1981	Gate of Youth	Yabetora	★ 7.3	HIT
1977	Proof of the Man	-	★ 7.6	HIT
1977	Japanese Humanity and Justice	-	★ 7.0	HIT
1977	Japan's Don	Shuhei Tatsumi	★ 7.5	HIT
1973	The Hard Core Criminal	-	★ 7.5	HIT
1972	Gang Warfare	-	★ 7.0	HIT
1972	A Scarred Life 2: Blood Will Tell	Eijiro Onishi	★ 7.0	HIT
1971	The Armed Organization	-	★ 8.0	HIT
1971	Contemporary Tales of Chivalry: Forbidden Love	Sanshu	★ 7.0	HIT
1971	The Gambler's Counterattack	Aiba Yusaku	★ 7.0	HIT
1971	A Scarred Life	-	★ 8.0	HIT
1971	Red Peony Gambler: Here to Kill You	Kikutaro Yuki	★ 7.3	HIT
1971	Fate Deals the Card of Death	-	★ 7.0	HIT
1971	Sympathy for the Underdog	Masuo Gunji	★ 7.1	HIT
1970	A Wad of Notes	Ryuji Kashigawa	★ 7.2	HIT
1970	House of Gamblers	-	★ 7.0	HIT
1970	Rise and Fall of Chivalry	-	★ 6.5	HIT
1970	Bloodstained Clan of Honor	Kuroki	★ 7.2	HIT
1969	Gambler's Legacy	Inagaki Chokichi	★ 6.5	HIT
1969	Memoir of Japanese Assassinations	Asaichi Isobe	★ 7.0	HIT
1969	Killer's Mission	Shogun Ieshige	★ 6.6	HIT
1969	Japan Organized Crime Boss	Tetsuo Tsukamoto	★ 7.6	HIT
1969	The Biggest Gamble	Itsuki Masaji	★ 7.0	HIT
1968	Red Peony Gambler: Gambler's Obligation	Shûtaro Kazama	★ 6.8	HIT
1968	Big Time Gambling Boss	Shinjirô Nakai	★ 7.2	HIT
1967	Code Between Brothers 6	Chojiro Inagami	★ 6.5	HIT
1967	Code Between Brothers 5	Chojiro Inagami	★ 6.5	HIT
1967	Classmates	First Lieutenant Jinnouchi	★ 6.5	HIT
1967	Three Gamblers	Naojiro Oshima	★ 8.0	HIT
1966	Code Between Brothers 2	Chojiro Inagami	★ 7.0	HIT
1966	Code Between Brothers	Fujikami	★ 7.0	HIT
1965	Blood of Revenge	Asajiro Kikuchi	★ 6.6	HIT
1965	The Tattooed Lord	Kinshiro Toyama	★ 8.0	HIT
1964	Prison Gambler	Tachibana Isaburo	★ 10.0	HIT
1964	Gambler	Tachibana Isaburo	★ 10.0	HIT
1963	Life of Hishakaku 2	-	★ 8.2	HIT
1963	Life of Hishakaku	Hishakaku	★ 8.0	HIT
1962	Gang vs. Gang	-	★ 7.0	HIT
1962	The Challenge	Kuroki	★ 7.0	HIT
1960	Scarier than the Devil	-	★ 7.0	HIT
1960	The Sand City in Manchuria	Dr. Soda	★ 6.5	HIT
1959	Desperado Outpost	Bandit Chieftain	★ 6.1	FLOP
1959	Saga of the Vagabonds	Taro Toki	★ 6.3	FLOP
1959	The Big Boss	Ryuta Komatsu	★ 6.3	FLOP
1957	Yagyu Secret Scrolls	Senshiro	★ 7.0	HIT
1956	Samurai III: Duel at Ganryu Island	Kojiro Sasaki	★ 7.2	HIT
1955	Samurai II: Duel at Ichijoji Temple	Kojiro Sasaki	★ 7.2	HIT
1954	Yakuza bayashi	-	★ 10.0	HIT
1952	The Flavor of Green Tea Over Rice	Noboru Okada	★ 7.6	HIT