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Eiji Funakoshi(1923-2007)

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Eiji Funakoshi, Keiko Kishi, Kyôko Kishida, Yuka Konno, Mariko Miyagi, Tamao Nakamura, Fujiko Yamamoto, Mayumi Kurata, Kayoko Moriyama, Yoshiko Uno, Chieko Murai, and Masumi Ariake in Ten Dark Women (1961)
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Tora-san's Rise and Fall (1975)
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Eiji Funakoshi was born on 17 March 1923 in Tokyo, Japan. He was an actor, known for Fires on the Plain (1959), An Actor's Revenge (1963) and Gamera: The Giant Monster (1965). He was married to Yumiko Hasegawa. He died on 17 March 2007 in Shizuoka, Japan.
BornMarch 17, 1923
DiedMarch 17, 2007(84)
BornMarch 17, 1923
DiedMarch 17, 2007(84)
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  • Awards
    • 2 wins total

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Known for

Fires on the Plain (1959)
Fires on the Plain
7.9
  • Tamura
  • 1959
An Actor's Revenge (1963)
An Actor's Revenge
7.3
  • Heima Kadokura
  • 1963
Gamera: The Giant Monster (1965)
Gamera: The Giant Monster
5.3
  • Dr. Hidaka
  • 1965
Kyojin Ôkuma Shigenobu (1963)
Kyojin Ôkuma Shigenobu
5.7
  • Yukichi Fukuzawa
  • 1963

Credits

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Actor

  • Onmitsu bugyô Asahina (1999)
    Onmitsu bugyô Asahina
    TV Series
    • 1999
  • Onmitsu bugyô Asahina (1998)
    Onmitsu bugyô Asahina
    TV Series
    • 1998
  • Otoko wa tsurai yo: Torajiro haibisukasu no hana tokubetsu-hen (1997)
    Otoko wa tsurai yo: Torajiro haibisukasu no hana tokubetsu-hen
    6.3
    • Kenjiro Hyodo (uncredited)
    • 1997
  • Nobunaga: King of Zipangu (1992)
    Nobunaga: King of Zipangu
    8.1
    TV Series
    • Nobusada Oda
    • 1992
  • Necchû jidai part II
    TV Series
    • 1980–1981
  • Sui chû hana
    TV Series
    • Yûichirô Nishizyô
    • 1979
  • Hito wa sore o scandal to iu
    TV Series
    • Onodera
    • 1978
  • Necchû jidai (1978)
    Necchû jidai
    8.2
    TV Series
    • 1978–1979
  • Ken Matsudaira in The Unfettered Shogun (1978)
    The Unfettered Shogun
    8.5
    TV Series
    • Tanokura Sonbei (1988-1997)
    • 1978–2008
  • Seinen no ki
    • 1977
  • Tora-san's Rise and Fall (1975)
    Tora-san's Rise and Fall
    7.1
    • Kenjiro Hyodo
    • 1975
  • Moeru Kyodai
    TV Series
    • 1973
  • Eiji Funakoshi, Mitsuko Mori, and Masaaki Sakai in Jikan desuyo (1970)
    Jikan desuyo
    TV Mini Series
    • Shozo matsuno
    • 1970
  • Woman Gambling Expert: Ten Games (1969)
    Woman Gambling Expert: Ten Games
    6.8
    • 1969
  • Shin Yotarô senki
    • Seiichirô Mizusawa
    • 1969

Soundtrack

  • People of Akata (1952)
    People of Akata
    • writer: "Etude No. 60 and No. 78"
    • 1952

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Gamera: The Giant Monster
Clip 2:39
Gamera: The Giant Monster
Official Trailer
Trailer 1:26
Official Trailer
Official Trailer
Trailer 1:26
Official Trailer
Trailer [OV]
Trailer 3:11
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Gamera: The Giant Monster
Trailer 1:08
Gamera: The Giant Monster

Personal details

  • Born
    • March 17, 1923
    • Tokyo, Japan
  • Died
    • March 17, 2007
    • Shizuoka, Japan(cerebral infarction)
  • Spouse
    • Yumiko Hasegawa1958 - March 17, 2007 (2 children)
  • Children
      Eiichirô Funakoshi
  • Parents
    • Eiichi Funakoshi
  • Relatives
    • Ken Mishima(Sibling)

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