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Susumu Fujita (藤田 進 Fujita Susumu, 8 January 1912 – 23 March 1991) was a Japanese film and television actor. He played the lead role in Akira Kurosawa's first feature, Sanshiro Sugata, and appeared other Kurosawa film including The Men Who Tread On the Tiger's Tail (as Togashi, commander of the border guards) and The Hidden Fortress (as General Tadokoro). Later, he was a supporting actor in Ishirō Honda's Mothra vs. Godzilla, among many other films.
Before and during World War II Fujita was considered one of the great stars of Japanese cinema. In the post-war period he became known for supporting roles, often playing a soldier in war films. During the sixties and seventies he played minor roles in tokusatsu or "special effects pictures" such as Ultraman and Frankenstein Conquers the World.
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Filmography
all 131
Movies 129
TV Shows 2

Detective Story (1983)

Baian the Assassin (1981)

Winter's Flower (1978)

Shiosai (1971)

Return of Ultraman (1971)

Return of Ultraman (1971)

The Militarists (1970)

A Young Man's Stronghold (1970)

Tora! Tora! Tora! (1970)

Japan's Longest Day (1967)

Kojiro (1967)

Ultraman (1966)

Frankenstein Conquers the World (1965)

風来忍法帖 (1965)

A Fugitive from the Past (1965)

Samurai Assassin (1965)

Dogora (1964)

Mothra vs. Godzilla (1964)

Atragon (1963)

Young Swordsman (1963)

High and Low (1963)

Attack Squadron (1963)

Operation Sewer Rats (1962)

Yojimbo (1961)

Daredevil in the Castle (1961)

The Bad Sleep Well (1960)

The Gambling Samurai (1960)

Yakuza of Ina (1960)

The Human Condition II: Road to Eternity (1959)

I Want to Be a Shellfish (1959)

The Hidden Fortress (1958)

The Spider-Man (1958)

The Mysterians (1957)

Escapade in Japan (1957)

Street of Ronin (1957)

銀蛇の岩屋 (1956)

Nobuko Rides on a Cloud (1955)

Hana to ryû - Dai-ni-bu: Aijô ruten (1954)

Hanran (1954)

The Battleship Yamato (1953)

Tower of Lilies (1953)

Sunset Over Mount Fuji (1952)

The Men Who Tread on the Tiger's Tail (1952)

新遊侠伝 (1951)

Snow-Flake (1950)

Ishimatsu of the Forest (1949)

白頭巾現わる (1949)

Living Image (1948)

A Flower Blooms (1948)

The Age of Beginnings (1947)

No Regrets for Our Youth (1946)

A Descendant of Urashima Taro (1946)

Duel at Yagyu Valley (1945)

Sanshiro Sugata Part Two (1945)

Battle Troop (1944)

Hot Wind (1943)

Sanshiro Sugata (1943)

Mother Never Dies (1942)

Green Earth (1942)

Currents of Youth (1942)

Story of Leadership (1941)

Oath on the Burning Sands (1940)

Machi (1939)

The Whole Family Works (1939)
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Known ForActing
GenderMale
Birthday1912-01-08
Deathday1991-03-23 (79 years old)
Birth PlaceKurume, Japan
CitizenshipsJapan, Empire of Japan
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