Eiji Kusuhara

The Japanese actor Eiji Kusuhara played the sadistic Lieutenant Sato in the television series Tenko (1981-85), was one of the narrators on the cult show Banzai (2001) and appeared on stages across the UK and Europe in a variety of beguiling roles. He was one of the first professional Japanese actors active in London in the 1970s and enjoyed something of a monopoly on roles until he starred alongside a fellow countryman, Togo Igawa, in The Man Who Shot Christmas (1984). Eiji spent most of his adult life in Britain.
- Known for
- Acting
- Born
- 1947-01-02 · Tokio, Japan
- Died
- 2010-04-23
Known for
- Return of the Jedi (1983) — Lieutenant Telsij - Grey Squadron (uncredited)
- Eyes Wide Shut (1999) — Japanese Man #2
- The Elephant Man (1980) — Japanese Bleeder
- Superman IV: The Quest for Peace (1987) — U.N. Guard - Japanese
- Hustle (2004) — Mr. Yakubi
- Topsy-Turvy (1999) — Second Kabuki Actor
- The Parole Officer (2001) — Japanese Businessman
- North Sea Hijack (1980) — Eiji
- Are You Being Served? (1972) — Mr. Kayoto
- Lovejoy (1986) — Miki Watanabe
- Hotel Babylon (2006) — Mr. Matsui
- dinnerladies (1998) — Mr Tashimoto
- Restless Natives (1985) — Presenter
- The Beginner (1985)
- Diamond Skulls (1990) — Ewo Nagasaky
- Terry and June (1979) — Japanese Gentleman