Taisaku Akino

is a Japanese actor.

He grew up in Komagome, Toshima ward. In 1967, he made his acting debut in the Kinoshita Keisuke Theater production of "Kinenju". In 1974, he married the actress Kiwako Taichi. They quickly divorced. In 1975, he married a former Takarasienne singer Hekiren On (Mandarin: 温 碧蓮, Pinyin: Wēn Bìlián) whose father had migrated from Taipei to Osaka. Hekiren Tsusaka was then renamed Akiko Tsusaka. They raised three children: Takuji W. Tsusaka, Yuri Okumoto, and Saki Tsusaka.

Selected filmography

Films

It's Tough Being a Man (1969) as Kawamata Noboru Tora-san's Cherished Mother (1969) as Kawamata Noboru Tora-san's Grand Scheme (1970) as Kawamata Noboru Tora-san's Dear Old Home (1972) as Kawamata Noboru Tora-san's Dream-Come-True (1972) as Kawamata Noboru Hissatsu Shikakenin Baian Arijigoku (1973) Pink Lady no Katsudō Daishashin (1978) Marriage Counselor Tora-san (1984) as Kawamata Noboru Bloom in the Moonlight (1993) as Sakunosuke Koyama Agitator (2001) Izo (2004) Bunny Drop (2011) Teppen no Ken (2024) Our Journey for 50 Years (2026) as Shinroku Kumazawa

Television Hissatsu series Hissatsu Shikakenin (1972–73) as Misaki no Senzō Hissatsu Shiokinin (1973) as Ohirome no Hanji Tasukenin Hashiru (1973074) as Rikichi Kurayami Shitomenin (1974) as Hanji Oretachi no Tabi (1975) as Shinroku Kumazawa Edo no Kaze (1975-1978) as Sanai Oretachi wa Tenshi da! (1979) as Suehiro Teppei