was a Japanese actor.
Biography He began acting at the Yoshi Hijikatas theatre Company after dropping out of Nihon University. Kusanagi made his film debut in 1953 in Yoake Mae directed by Kōzaburō Yoshimura. In 1956, he starred in Darkness at Noon, which was based on the true story of an innocent man arrested, tried and executed for a crime he didn't commit. Kusanagi appeared in over 40 films, mostly in supporting roles, in films such as Alone on the Pacific, The Sun, Bee Bop High School, and The Man Who Stole the Sun.
Kusanagi died of pneumonia on November 11, 2007, aged 78.
Selected filmography Film Darkness at Noon (Mahiru no ankoku) (1956) Kurenai no Kenju (1961) – Chen Alone on the Pacific, also known as Alone Across the Pacific (1963) The Long Death (1964) – Morita Kaerazaru hibi (1978) Taiyō o Nusunda Otoko, also known as The Man Who Stole the Sun (1979) Onna no Hosomichi: Nureta Kaikyo (1980) The Last Hero (1982) Itazu Kuma (1987) Umi e, See You (1988) Tōki Rakujitsu (1992) Madadayo (1993) Utatama (2008)
Television Taiga dramas Ryōma ga Yuku (1968), Kiyokawa Hachirō Momi no Ki wa Nokotta (1970), Shirōemon Haru no Sakamichi (1971), Konishi Yukinaga Shin Heike Monogatari (1972) Katsu Kaishū (1974) Genroku Taiheiki (1975) Kashin (1977) Kusa Moeru (1979) Oretachi wa Tenshi da! (1979),Jiro Murata Episode7 Tōge no Gunzō (1982) Taiheiki (1991) Homura Tatsu (1993) Hana no Ran (1994) Mōri Motonari (1997), Kikkawa Kunitsune Ultraman Taro (1973) Naruto Hichō (1977–78) Tokyo Megure Keishi (1978) Sanada Taiheiki (1985–86), Oda Nobukatsu Kumokiri Nizaemon (1995) Gokenin Zankurō (1997)
Awards Year Award Category Work(s) Result 1956 1st Elan d'or Awards Newcomer of the Year Himself
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