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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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Eiji Funakoshi was born on 17 March 1923 in Tokyo, Japan. He was an actor, known for Fires on the Plain (1959), Gamera: The Giant Monster (1965) and Gamera vs. Guiron (1969). 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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Known for

Fires on the Plain (1959)
Fires on the Plain
7.9
  • Tamura
  • 1959
Gamera: The Giant Monster (1965)
Gamera: The Giant Monster
5.2
  • Dr. Hidaka
  • 1965
Gamera vs. Guiron (1969)
Gamera vs. Guiron
4.3
  • Dr. Shiga
  • 1969
Kyojin Ôkuma Shigenobu (1963)
Kyojin Ôkuma Shigenobu
5.8
  • Yukichi Fukuzawa
  • 1963

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Actor

  • Undercover Spy Asahina 2 (1999)
    Undercover Spy Asahina 2
    TV Series
    • 1999
  • Undercover Spy Asahina I (1998)
    Undercover Spy Asahina I
    TV Series
    • 1998
  • Otoko wa tsurai yo: Torajiro haibisukasu no hana tokubetsu-hen (1997)
    Otoko wa tsurai yo: Torajiro haibisukasu no hana tokubetsu-hen
    6.5
    • Kenjiro Hyodo (uncredited)
    • 1997
  • Nobunaga: King of Zipangu (1992)
    Nobunaga: King of Zipangu
    8.3
    TV Series
    • 1992
  • Necchû jidai part II
    TV Series
    • 1980–1981
  • Hito wa sore o scandal to iu
    TV Series
    • Onodera
    • 1978
  • Necchû jidai
    TV Series
    • 1978–1979
  • Ken Matsudaira in The Unfettered Shogun (1978)
    The Unfettered Shogun
    8.4
    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
    7.0
    • Kenjiro Hyodo
    • 1975
  • 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
    • 1969
  • Shin Yotarô senki
    • Seiichirô Mizusawa
    • 1969
  • Thousand Cranes (1969)
    Thousand Cranes
    7.1
    • Kikuji's father
    • 1969
  • Gamera vs. Guiron (1969)
    Gamera vs. Guiron
    4.3
    • Dr. Shiga
    • 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
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Gamera: The Giant Monster
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Gamera: The Giant Monster
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Gamera: The Giant Monster

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  • 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

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    An actor, Eiichiro Funakoshi is his son.

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