
Koji Tsuruta
Known for Acting · 216 credits
- Born
- 1924-12-06
- Died
- 1987-06-16
- Place of birth
- Hamamatsu, Japan
- Also known as
- Eiichi Ono · Kôji Tsuruta · 小野 榮一 · 鶴田 浩二 · Tsuruta Kōji · Ono Eiichi
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.
Known For
TV Shows (8)
Movies (208)

Love You Till I Die
1981

Gate of Youth
1981
as Yabetora

The Imperial Navy
1981

The Night of Martial Law
1980

Proof of the Man
1977

The Flavor of Green Tea Over Rice
1952
as Noboru Okada

Samurai III: Duel at Ganryu Island
1956
as Kojiro Sasaki

Japan's Violent Gangs: The Boss and the Killers
1969

Greatest Boss of the Showa Era
1966

Bloodstained Clan of Honor
1970
as Kuroki

Samurai II: Duel at Ichijoji Temple
1955
as Kojiro Sasaki

The Loyal 47 Ronin
1958
as Kin'emon Okano

Down with The Big Boss
1979
as Eikichi Arita

The Storm of the Pacific
1960
as Lt. Tomonari

Duel of the Underworld
1963

Dog of Fortune
1979
as Noriyuki Yasutaka

Rise and Fall of Chivalry
1970

Red Peony Gambler: Gambler's Obligation
1968
as Shûtaro Kazama

The Story of a Man Among Men
1984

Japan Organized Crime Boss
1969
as Tetsuo Tsukamoto

Japan's Don
1977
as Shuhei Tatsumi

Father of the Kamikaze
1974
as Admiral Takijiro Onishi

Golgo 13: Assignment Kowloon
1977
as Senzo Shigemune

Sakura Official
1962

Law in Ghost Island
1961
as Umihebi-no-Asanosuke

The Last Gunfight
1960
as Tetsuo Maruyama

Homicide
1964
as Captain Ando

The Biggest Gamble
1969
as Itsuki Masaji

Red Peony Gambler: Biographies of a Gambling Room
1969

Gang vs. G-Men: Safe Breakers
1963
as 菊川志郎

Human Torpedoes
1968

The Last True Yakuza
1985
as Takao Sugata

Desperado Outpost
1959
as Bandit Chieftain

Gang Loyalty and Vengeance
1963
as Tahara

The Secret of the Telegian
1960
as Masaru Kirioka

The Kingdom of Jirocho 1
1963
as Shimizu no Jirocho

The Pledge
1972

The Kingdom of Jirocho 4
1965

Seven Fugitives
1966

Crazy Uproar
1950

The Gambler
1965

Between Yesterday and Tomorrow
1954

The Domain: The Naniwa Story
1965

The Kanto Scarlet Cherry Gang
1972
as Tabikiyo

Gang vs. G-Men
1962
as Shiro Kikukawa

Memoir of Japanese Assassinations
1969
as Asaichi Isobe

The Last Kamikaze
1970
as Captain Munakata

Hell's Kitchen
1962

Killer's Mission
1969
as Shogun Ieshige

Saga of the Vagabonds
1959
as Taro Toki

Red Peony Gambler: Here to Kill You
1971
as Kikutaro Yuki

The Armed Organization
1971

Mother
1958
as Yamakawa

Yagyu Secret Scrolls
1957
as Senshiro

Yagyu Secret Scrolls: Ninjitsu - Part II
1958
as Senshiro

A Scarred Life
1971

Gambler: Victory Without Death
1967

Gamblers and Racketeers
1964

The Domain: Kanto Legends of Chivalry
1965

Legends of Honor
1963
The Spell of the Hidden Gold
1958
as Kyoshiro Nemuri

Dissolution Rites
1967
as Sawaki

Life of Hishakaku 3
1964

Life of Hishakaku
1963
as Hishakaku

Big Time Gambling Boss
1968
as Shinjirô Nakai

Underworld series - Pardon My Violent Ways
1967

Hanran
1954
as Private Nakamura

House of Gamblers
1970

Zoku kagebōshi ryūkoaiutsutsu
1950

Gambling Den's Master Clan
1968

The Kingdom of Jirocho 2
1963

The Young Eagles of the Kamikaze
1968

Classmates
1967
as First Lieutenant Jinnouchi

Jigoku bana
1957

Scoundrel
1968

The Den of Beasts
1951

A Scarred Life 2: Blood Will Tell
1972
as Eijiro Onishi

The Challenge
1962
as Kuroki

The Hard Core Criminal
1973

Gambler Biography
1968
as Yûjirô Wakamatsu

Modern Chivarly: Sworn Brothers
1970

A Wad of Notes
1970
as Ryuji Kashigawa

Gamblers: The Raid
1968
as Kōjirō Kogarashi

Domineering
1982
as Otomo

Japan's Most Chivalrous
1966
as Isokichi Yoshida

Contemporary Tales of Chivalry: The Traitor Shall Die
1972

Wedding Season
1954

The Kingdom of Jirocho 3
1964

The Boss
1965

The Domain: Kanda Festival Showdown
1966

South Pacific Waves Are High
1962

The Underworld
1956
as Takao Shoji

Tactics of Love
1955

Yakuza bayashi
1954

Hishakaku and Kiratsune: A Tale of Two Yakuza
1968

Contemporary Tales of Chivalry: Forbidden Love
1971
as Sanshu

Gambler's Legacy
1969
as Inagaki Chokichi
The Lonely Swordsman (Part 1)
1956
as Kyoshiro Nemuri

University Bandits
1960

Hikage-Mono
1972

Sympathy for the Underdog
1971
as Masuo Gunji

Life of Hishakaku 2
1963

Killer of Seven
1967

Gang Warfare
1972

Organized Violence
1967

Itohan Monogatari
1957
as Tomoshichi

Hana no shôgai
1953
as 大関和七郎

Uragirimono wa jigoku daze
1962

The Big Boss
1959
as Ryuta Komatsu

Japanese Humanity and Justice
1977

Informal Dress
1972

Cases of Hanshichi
1960

Doctor's Day Off
1952

Battle of Roses
1950

Okoma, the Orphan Gambler
1971
as Joji Tsukuba

Tears of Banishment
1967

Two Lives, Two Yakuza
1964
as Shinjiro Kusakari

Three Gamblers
1967
as Naojiro Oshima

The Romance of Yushima
1955

The Lonely Swordsman (Part 2)
1957
as Kyoshiro Nemuri
About Koji Tsuruta
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. With 216 credits spanning from 1948 to 1986, Koji Tsuruta has appeared in 208 films and 8 TV shows.
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Most Popular Koji Tsuruta Movies
- Love You Till I Die (1981)
- Gate of Youth (1981) — as Yabetora
- The Imperial Navy (1981)
- The Night of Martial Law (1980)
- Proof of the Man (1977)
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