Ken Utsui

(24 October 1931 – 14 March 2014) was a Japanese actor who worked on stage, film, and television from the 1950s to the 2010s.

Career and death Born in Tokyo, Utsui entered the Haiyūza theatre troupe in 1952 and was soon selected to star in the film Seishun no izumi that was produced by Haiyūza. In 1954, he signed a contract with Shintoho and starred in 60 films, including the Super Giant series.

Selected filmography

Film Ningen gyorai kaiten (人間魚雷回天 Ningen gyorai kaiten) (1955) Revenge of the Pearl Queen (1956) Senun Ajia no joo (戦雲アジアの女王) (1957) Evil Brain from Outer Space (1964) Attack from Space (1964) Invaders from Space (1964) Atomic Rulers of the World (1964) Giant Horde Beast Nezura (1964) The Bullet Train (1975) Saimin (催眠) (1999) Blooming Again (2004) Gokusen - The Movie (2009) (Ryuichiro Kuroda)

Television (1974) – Masato Yuki Akai Unmei (1976) – Nobuto Yoshino Akai Shisen (1980) – carjack victim and pilot Takeda Shingen (1988) – Naoe Kagetsuna Onna tachi no Hyakuman goku (1988) – Maeda Toshiie Wandering Detective Journey (1988-1995) - Captain Takasugi - Railway Police Department Marunouchi Branch Police Station Nobunaga (1991) – Hayashi Michikatsu Aoi (2000) – Mōri Terumoto Gokusen (2002–2005) – Ryuichiro Kuroda Wataru Seken wa Oni Bakari (2006-13) - Daikichi Okakura Tenchijin (2009) – Maeda Toshiie