Akira Kubo

Akira Kubo
Born	Yasunori Yamauchi[1] (1936-12-01) 1 December 1936 (age 87) Kōtō, Tokyo, Japan[1]
Occupation	Actor
Years active	1952–2019
Relatives	Ken Yamauchi (younger brother)

Akira Kubo (久保 明, Kubo Akira, born Yasunori Yamauchi; December 1, 1936)^[1] is a Japanese actor who has appeared in over 70 films since 1952. He starred in the film Arashi, which was entered into the 7th Berlin International Film Festival.^[2]

Selected filmography

• Arashi (1956) as Saburo Mizusawa
• Snow Country (1957)
• Throne of Blood (1957) as Miki Yoshiteru
• The Three Treasures (1959) as Prince Iogi
• Submarine I-57 Will Not Surrender (潜水艦イ-57降伏せず, Sensuikan I-57 kofuku sezu) (1959)
• Chushingura: Hana no Maki, Yuki no Maki (1962) as Lord Date
• Gorath (1962) as Cadet Astronaut Tatsuo Kanai
• Matango (1963) as Professor Kenji Murai
• Invasion of Astro-Monster (1965) as Tetsuo Torii
• Son of Godzilla (1967) as Goro Maki
• Destroy All Monsters (1968) as Katsuo Yamabe, Captain of the SY-3
• Kill! (1968) as Monnosuke Takei
• Battle of the Japan Sea (1969) as Kikuisami Matsui
• Space Amoeba (1970) as Taro Kudo
• Gamera: Guardian of the Universe (1995) as Captain of the Kairyu-Maru
• The Truth about Nanjing (2010) as Heitarō Kimura
• The Great Buddha Arrival (2018) as Prime Minister Maki

References

• Tanaka, Tomoyuki (1983). The Complete History of Toho Special Effects Movies (in Japanese). Toho Publishing. ISBN 4-924609-00-5.

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