Otsuka Kunio

Name: Otsuka Kunio
Native name: 大塚国夫
Also Known as: Ootsuka Kunio, 大塚国男
Nationality: Japanese
Gender: Male
Born: August 15, 1933
Died: June 9, 1989

Otsuka Kunio was a Japanese actor and voice actor born in Ishitari, Minamiuonua, Niigata, Japan. He was affiliated with the Seinenza theater company. His birth name was Otsuka Kunio (大塚国男).

His family ran a printing business. He grew up in Tokyo from a young age, graduating from Tokyo Metropolitan Kudan High School. In 1953, he entered the Actor's Training Institute as part of the fifth class, and in 1956, after graduating from the institute, he joined the Seinenza theater company.

In the same year, he passed the audition for Toho's director Hiroshi Inagaki's film "Prisoner Ship" and made his film debut. Despite joining Toho in September of that year, which caused some controversy, he continued to appear in numerous works. After leaving Toho in 1962, he continued to appear in many films and TV dramas, but in later years, he became active primarily in stage productions based at Seinenza.

He passed away on June 9, 1989, at the age of 55, due to adrenal cancer.

(Source: Japanese = Wikipedia || Translation = kisskh) Edit Biography

Year	Title	#	Role	Rating
1978	Saiyuki Japanese Drama, 1978, 52 eps [King of Wuji] (Ep. 10) (Guest Role)	52	[King of Wuji] (Ep. 10) Guest Role	8.3
1973	Mito Komon Season 4 Japanese Drama, 1973, 35 eps (Ep. 35) (Guest Role)	35	(Ep. 35) Guest Role	6.0
1969	Onihei Hankacho Japanese Drama, 1969, 65 eps (Ep. 56) (Guest Role)	65	(Ep. 56) Guest Role	0.0

Year	Title	Role	Rating
1988	Free and Easy Japanese Movie, 1988, Fukuma (Support Role)	Fukuma Support Role	5.6
1966	Namida ni Naritai Japanese Movie, 1966, Ichiro Shiina (Support Role)	Ichiro Shiina Support Role	0.0