Asao Koike
Actor
Known for
Time and sheer volume of work have made Asao Koike a veteran actor with credits spread across cinema, television and everything between. The career now covers more than 73 years. In cinemas, 'Throne of Blood' is the work that stuck — Tsuzuki soldier, specifically. Among the rest of the work, 'Lone Wolf and Cub: Baby Cart in Peril' stands out. More of the credits fall under drama than under anything else.
Asao Koike
Actor
Time and sheer volume of work have made Asao Koike a veteran actor with credits spread across cinema, television and everything between. The career now covers more than 73 years. In cinemas, 'Throne of Blood' is the work that stuck — Tsuzuki soldier, specifically. Among the rest of the work, 'Lone Wolf and Cub: Baby Cart in Peril' stands out. More of the credits fall under drama than under anything else.
Movies (76 titles)
Plays Tsuzuki soldier
Throne of Blood
1957
Plays Kamarkim (voice)
A Thousand and One Nights
1969
Plays Lucifer (voice)
The Wonderful World of Puss 'n Boots
1969
Plays Koizumi Yukinaga
G.I. Samurai
1979
Plays Kunimatsu Takanashi
Battles Without Honor and Humanity: Deadly Fight in Hiroshima
1973
Plays Sawakichi
The Insect Woman
1963
Plays Rothbart (voice)
Swan Lake
1981
Plays Yuhara
Fireflies in the North
1984
Plays Toyotomi Hideyoshi
Shogun's Ninja
1980
Plays Yoshio Kodaira (segment "Kodaira jiken")
Love and Crime
1969
Plays Silver (voice)
Animal Treasure Island
1971
Plays Terauchi
Shameless: Abnormal and Abusive Love
1969
Plays Fujii
Japanese Godfather: Conclusion
1978
Plays Tomoji Okajima
Battles Without Honor and Humanity: Police Tactics
1974
Plays Tatsuya Kayama
Sex Comedy, Quick on the Trigger
1971
Plays Moroki
Violent Streets
1974
Plays Ishiyama
Hanzo the Razor: Who's Got the Gold?
1974
Plays Hirukawa
Horrors of Malformed Men
1969
Plays Samonji
Withered Tree, the Adventures of Monjiro
1972
Plays Tokugawa Yoshinao
Lone Wolf and Cub: Baby Cart in Peril
1972
Plays Lord Ozeki
The Fort of Death
1969
Plays Tetsunosuke Kanehara
Red Peony Gambler: Flower Cards Game
1969
Plays Katsunosuke Miura
Japan's Don
1977
Plays Hatsutaro Ochiai
Memoir of Japanese Assassinations
1969
Plays Ozaki
Sympathy for the Underdog
1971
Plays Kizaki
Street Mobster
1972
Plays Makino Bingo-no-kami
Tokugawa: Woman's Genealogy
1968
Plays Yuji Tadokoro
Noboru Ando's Chronicle of Fugitive Days and Sex
1976
Plays Osamu Yamabe
Winter's Flower
1978
Plays Black Glasses
The Sun's Burial
1960
Plays Kazuaki Yashiro
Down with The Big Boss
1979
Plays Sugimachi
Aesthetics of a Bullet
1973
Plays Tsuji
Living Skeleton
1968
Plays Kimura
A Certain Killer
1967
Plays Suzaki
The Gambler's Counterattack
1971
Plays Hanai
The Mud-Spattered Pure Heart
1963
Plays Sagawa
Great Jailbreak
1975
Plays Horitatsu
Inferno of Torture
1969
Plays Tatsunosuke
Heiji, the Detective
1967
Plays Boss Gonzo
Zatoichi Challenged
1967
Plays Osaki
Akitsu Hot Springs
1962
Plays Kaneko
The Resurrection of the Golden Wolf
1979
Plays Michizou Senbou
A Tale of Sorrow and Sadness
1977
Plays Tokumatsu
Light of Africa
1975
Plays Yabuki
Three Pretty Devils
1970
Plays Akimasa Onizawa
Japanese Godfather: Ambition
1977
Plays Kiyoshi Ôba
The Insatiable
1971
Plays Boss Mangoro
Zatoichi in Desperation
1972
Plays Hidenobu Fujioka
Aftermath of Battles Without Honor and Humanity
1979
Plays Inumaru (Gambler)
The Black Gambler: The Gambling Syndicate
1965
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Fireflies in the North
Yuhara
1984
The Yoshida School
Inejirō Asanuma
1983
Swan Lake
Rothbart (voice)
1981
Shogun's Ninja
Toyotomi Hideyoshi
1980
Drive for the Future
Iwataro Okabe
1980
G.I. Samurai
Koizumi Yukinaga
1979
The Resurrection of the Golden Wolf
Kaneko
1979
Aftermath of Battles Without Honor and Humanity
Hidenobu Fujioka
1979
Down with The Big Boss
Kazuaki Yashiro
1979
Frequently Asked Questions
Is Asao Koike still alive?
Asao Koike passed away on March 23, 1985 at age 54.
What are the most famous roles of Asao Koike?
Asao Koike is best known for roles in Throne of Blood, Lone Wolf and Cub: Baby Cart in Peril, Battles Without Honor and Humanity.
How many movies has Asao Koike been in?
Over a 32-year career (since 1953), Asao Koike has appeared in 76 movies and 3 TV shows.
What was Asao Koike's first movie?
The career of Asao Koike began with An Inlet of Muddy Water (1953).
What is Asao Koike's most recent movie or series?
Asao Koike's most recent release is The Story of a Man Among Men, which premiered on November 17, 1984.
What TV shows has Asao Koike appeared in?
On television, Asao Koike has appeared in Kimba the White Lion, Professional Killers, Life of a Flower, Kogarashi Monjiro.
Asao Koike
1931-03-18 · Tokyo Prefecture, Japan
Japanese actor, voice actor, and narrator.