Kōjirō Kusanagi

was a Japanese actor.

Biography He began acting at the Yoshi Hijikatas theatre Company after dropping out of Nihon University. In 1956, he starred in Darkness at Noon, Taiyō o Nusunda Otoko, also known as The Man Who Stole the Sun (1979) Onna no Hosomichi: Nureta Kaikyo (1980) The Last Hero (1982) Itazu Kuma (1987) Umi e, See You (1988) Tōki Rakujitsu (1992) Madadayo (1993) Utatama (2008)

Television Taiga dramas Ryōma ga Yuku (1968), Kiyokawa Hachirō Momi no Ki wa Nokotta (1970), Shirōemon Haru no Sakamichi (1971), Konishi Yukinaga Shin Heike Monogatari (1972) Katsu Kaishū (1974) Genroku Taiheiki (1975) Kashin (1977) Kusa Moeru (1979) Oretachi wa Tenshi da! (1979),Jiro Murata Episode7 Tōge no Gunzō (1982) Taiheiki (1991) Homura Tatsu (1993) Hana no Ran (1994) Mōri Motonari (1997), Kikkawa Kunitsune Ultraman Taro (1973) Naruto Hichō (1977–78) Tokyo Megure Keishi (1978) Sanada Taiheiki (1985–86), Oda Nobukatsu Kumokiri Nizaemon (1995) Gokenin Zankurō (1997)

Awards Year Award Category Work(s) Result 1956 1st Elan d'or Awards Newcomer of the Year Himself