Yosuke Natsuki
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OccupationActor
Yearsactive1958–2018
Yosuke Natsuki | |
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Yosuke Natsuki in 1958 | |
| Born | February 27, 1936 |
| Died | January 14, 2018 (aged 81) |
| Occupation | Actor |
| Years active | 1958–2018 |
Yosuke Natsuki (Japanese: 夏木陽介, Hepburn: Natsuki Yōsuke; February 27, 1936 – January 14, 2018) was a Japanese actor. He had participated twice in the Dakar Rally as a racing driver.[1]
He did a lot of work for the Toho Company and made his debut in the film The H-Man.[2] He appeared in Akira Kurosawa's Yojimbo in 1961. In the same year, he received the Elan d'or Award for Newcomer of the Year.[3] In the 1970s, he left Toho and joined Toshiro Mifune's production company.[4] He was famous for his role in the police TV drama G-Men '75 as well as Toho Studios monster movies.