Yoshitaka Zushi
Actor
Biography
Yoshitaka Zushi (頭師佳孝, born March 19, 1955 in Osaka, Japan) was discovered when he was eight years old by one of Akira Kurosawa's partners and debuted in the role of young Toshio in Kaneto Shindô's "Haha" (Mother, 1963). Since then he has appeared first and foremost in Kurosawa's pictures, beginning with "Akahige" (Red Beard, 1965). His most outstanding role is undeniably that of Rokkuchan, the insane young man who drives a trolley through the slums, in the wonderful "Dodesukaden" (1970).
Filmography
Dreams
as Pvt. Noguchi 1990
Red Beard
as Chobo 1965
Dodes'ka-den
as Roku-Chan 1970
Madadayo
as Neighbor 1993
The Human Bullet
1968
Chizuko's Younger Sister
as White Suit Man 1991
Prodigy
2007
Mother
as Toshio 1963
Best Wishes for Tomorrow
2007
The Lucky General
1962
Sazae And Aunt Apron
1960
Heso no taisho
1962
Kyojin-gun monogatari: Susume eikô e
1977
Sound of the Tide
1984
Akira Kurosawa: It Is Wonderful to Create: 'Dodes'ka-den'
as Self 2002
Closed Ward
as Chu-San 2001