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Yōsuke Natsuki

1936 – 2018

Japanese actor

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Lived 1936 – 2018 (aged 81). Yōsuke Natsuki was a Japanese actor and racing automobile driver.

was a Japanese actor. He participated twice in the Dakar Rally as a racing driver.

He did a lot of work for the Toho Company and made his debut in the film The H-Man. He appeared in Akira Kurosawa's Yojimbo in 1961. In the same year, he received the Elan d'or Award for Newcomer of the Year. In the 1970s, he left Toho and joined Toshiro Mifune's production company. He was famous for his role in the police TV drama G-Men '75 as well as Toho Studios monster movies.

Selected filmography Films

The H-Man (1958) - Man, witness on rainy day Otona niwa wakaranai: Seishun hakusho (1958) Mikkokusha wa dare ka (1958) - Keiichi Sudô Ankokugai no kaoyaku (1959) - Kashimura's assistant Daigaku no oneechan (1959) - Lucky Nakaki Kitsune to tanuki (1959) Daigaku no nijuhachin (1959) Seishun o kakero (1959) - Hurry Ken Wakai koibitotachi (1959) - Tôru Akimoto Dokuritsu gurentai (1959) Osorubeki hiasobi (1959) Bakushô Mito Kômon man'yûki (1959) - Kakunoshin Atsumi The Last Gunfight (1960) - Officer Miake Samurai to oneechan (1960) - Shôsuke Fuyuki Yama no kanata ni - Dai ichi-bu: Ringo no hoo: Dai ni-bu: Sakana no seppun (1960) - Kôichi Shimura Kunisada Chûji (1960) - Sentaro Itabashi Storm Over the Pacific (1960) - Lt. Koji Kitami Fundoshi isha (1960) - Hangoro Ôzora no yarôdomo (1960) Shin jôdaigaku (1960) Autumn Has Already Started (1960) - Shotaro Yamada Sararîman Chûshingura (1960) - Riki Oishi The Story of Osaka Castle (1961) - Chomonshu Kimura Wakai ôkami (1961) - Nobuo Kawamoto Minami no kaze to nami (1961) - Junpei Hara Zoku sararîman Chûshingura (1961) - Chikara Yojimbo (1961) - Kohei's Son Dangai no ketto (1961) Kurenai no umi (1961) Onna bakari no yoru (1961) - Hayakawa Gen to fudômyô-ô (1961) Yato kaze no naka o hashiru (1961) - Taro Hoero datsugokushu (1961) Salary man Shimizu minato (1962) - Shingo Oiwake Onna no za (1962) - Aoyama Yutaka Zoku sararîman shimizu minato (1962) Kurenai no sora (1962) Dobunezumi sakusen (1962) Kigeki ekimae onsen (1962) - Kôtarô Takami Chikata nikki (1962) Yama-neko sakusen (1962) Chūshingura: Hana no Maki, Yuki no Maki (1962) - Kin'emon Okano Ankokugai no kiba (1962) Attack Squadron! (1963) - Captain Nobuo Ataka Chintao yôsai bakugeki meirei (1963) Dokuritsu kikanjûtai imada shagekichu (1963) Interpol Code 8 (1963) - Akimoto Norainu sakusen (1963) Warera sarariman (1963) Whirlwind (1964) - Kiyonosuke Kyô mo ware ôzora ni ari (1964) Jigoku sakusen (1964) Chi to daiyamondo (1964) Dogora (1964) - Inspector Kommei Ghidorah, the Three-Headed Monster (1964) - Detective Shindo Kokkura suzumaru (1965) Kokusai himitsu keisatsu: Kagi no kagi (1965) Jinchoge (1966) - Nomura Kore ga seishun da! (1966) - Shinsuke Yuki Take-chan shacho (1967, part 1, 2) Dekkai taiyô (1967) Natsukashiki fue ya taiko (1967) Moero! Taiyô (1967) Moero! Seishun (1968) - Kensuke Sunaga Musume zakari (1969) - Takashi Watanabe Oiroke komikku (1970) Batsugun joshikôsei (1970, part 1, 2) - Shunsuke Takimura Circuit no ohkami (1977) Bokusâ (1977) Kochira Katsushika-ku Kameari kôen mae hashutsujo (1977) Jerashî gêmu (1982) - Shinichi Suruga Keiji monogatari 3 - Shiosai no uta (1984) The Return of Godzilla (1984) - Professor Makoto Hayashida Seito shokun! (1984) - Seishi Hokujo Godzilla 1985 (1985) - Dr. Hayashida Ore wa otokoda! kanketsu-hen (1987) Ai wa kurosuoba (1987) Umi e, See You (1988) Private Lessons II (1993) Round 1 (2003) Shinario raitâ (star) Matsumoto Mariko no kadai (2005) The Passenger (2005) - Naoki Sando Sô kamo shirenai (2005) Maze (2006) Seducing Mr. Perfect (2006) - Mi Jeu-yo-si Black Belt (2007) - Eiken Shibahara Half Blood Samurai (2008) The Monster X Strikes Back/Attack the G8 Summit (2008) Sakura Sakura (2010) Sayonara natsu yasumi (2010) Kirin (2012) - (final film role) Mifune: The Last Samurai (2015, Documentary) - Himself

Television G-Men '75 (1975-1979) - Odagiri Edo no Gekitou (1979) Doberman Deka (1980) - Masamichi Nishiya Shōgun (1980) - Zataki Tokugawa Ieyasu (1983) - Yagyū Munenori

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Important facts

Birth century
Education
Meiji University
Awards
Elan d'or Award for Newcomer of the Year
Also known as
Yosuke Natsuki, Yousuke Natsuki

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Frequently asked questions

Who was Yōsuke Natsuki?

Japanese actor (1936–2018)

When was Yōsuke Natsuki born?

Yōsuke Natsuki was born on 27 February 1936 in Hachiōji-shi.

When did Yōsuke Natsuki die?

Yōsuke Natsuki died on 18 January 2018 in Tokyo.

What was Yōsuke Natsuki's occupation?

Yōsuke Natsuki was an actor and racing automobile driver.

What nationality was Yōsuke Natsuki?

Yōsuke Natsuki was Japanese.

Sources & further reading

· Wikipedia: Yōsuke Natsuki

· Wikidata: Q9124493

· DBpedia: Yosuke Natsuki

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