Eiji Kusuhara

Biography

The Japanese actor Eiji Kusuhara played the sadistic Lieutenant Sato in the television series Tenko (1981-85), was one of the narrators on the cult show Banzai (2001) and appeared on stages across the UK and Europe in a variety of beguiling roles. He was one of the first professional Japanese actors active in London in the 1970s and enjoyed something of a monopoly on roles until he starred alongside a fellow countryman, Togo Igawa, in The Man Who Shot Christmas (1984). Eiji spent most of his adult life in Britain.

Known For

Return of the Jedi

as Lieutenant Telsij - Grey Squadron (uncredited)

Eyes Wide Shut

as Japanese Man #2

The Elephant Man

as Japanese Bleeder

Superman IV: The Quest for Peace

as U.N. Guard - Japanese

Hustle

as Mr. Yakubi

Topsy-Turvy

as Second Kabuki Actor

The Parole Officer

as Japanese Businessman

North Sea Hijack

as Eiji

Are You Being Served?

as Mr. Kayoto

Lovejoy

as Miki Watanabe