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Takeshi Kusaka(1931-2017)

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Doomed Megalopolis: The Last Megalopolis (1988)
Takeshi Kusaka was born on 24 February 1931 in Tokyo, Japan. He was an actor, known for Street Fighter II: The Animated Movie (1994), Jack and the Beanstalk (1974) and Samurai Spy (1965). He was married to Fujiko Kimura. He died on 15 May 2017 in Spain.
BornFebruary 24, 1931
DiedMay 15, 2017(86)
BornFebruary 24, 1931
DiedMay 15, 2017(86)
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Kôjiro Shimizu in Street Fighter II: The Animated Movie (1994)
Street Fighter II: The Animated Movie
7.2
  • Vega(voice)
  • 1994
Jack Grimes, Corinne Orr, Ray Owens, Billie Lou Watt, and Linda Yamamoto in Jack and the Beanstalk (1974)
Jack and the Beanstalk
7.2
  • Paper Priest(voice)
  • 1974
Samurai Spy (1965)
Samurai Spy
7.0
  • Narrator
  • 1965
Assassination (1964)
Assassination
7.1
  • Actor
  • 1964

Credits

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Actor

  • Kasei no waga ya
    • Kamiyama - Kôhei
    • 2000
  • Suzuran (1999)
    Suzuran
    8.5
    TV Series
    • 1999
  • Shin sarariiman senka (1997)
    Shin sarariiman senka
    • Nishihara
    • 1997
  • Kôjiro Shimizu in Street Fighter II: The Animated Movie (1994)
    Street Fighter II: The Animated Movie
    7.2
    • Vega (voice)
    • 1994
  • Legend of the Galactic Heroes (1988)
    Legend of the Galactic Heroes
    9.0
    TV Series
    • Voice in documentary
    • 1994
  • Atsuo Nakamura in Kogarashi Monjiro Returns (1993)
    Kogarashi Monjiro Returns
    7.0
    TV Movie
    • 1993
  • Shinjitsu ichiro
    TV Movie
    • Gihei
    • 1993
  • Madadayo (1993)
    Madadayo
    7.3
    • Dr. Kobayashi
    • 1993
  • Mangetsu: Mr. Moonlight (1991)
    Mangetsu: Mr. Moonlight
    • 1991
  • Noh Mask Murders (1991)
    Noh Mask Murders
    5.7
    • Kazunori Minakami
    • 1991
  • Edogawa Rampo no bijo (1977)
    Edogawa Rampo no bijo
    6.1
    TV Series
    • Genzo Okuda
    • 1990
  • Vidro de Sôrô
    TV Mini Series
    • 1990
  • Tokyo: The Last War (1989)
    Tokyo: The Last War
    5.6
    • Fumimaro Konoe
    • 1989
  • Four Days of Snow and Blood (1989)
    Four Days of Snow and Blood
    6.3
    • Sadao Araki
    • 1989
  • Those Swell Yakuza (1988)
    Those Swell Yakuza
    6.0
    • 1988

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Tokyo:The Last Megalopolis

Personal details

  • Height
    • 5′ 6¼″ (1.68 m)
  • Born
    • February 24, 1931
    • Tokyo, Japan
  • Died
    • May 15, 2017
    • Spain(aspiration pneumonia)
  • Spouses
      Fujiko Kimura2010 - May 15, 2017 (his death)

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    • Gyobutsu

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