Tsurumaru Mutsuhiko

Name: Tsurumaru Mutsuhiko
Native name: 鶴丸睦彦
Also Known as: つるまるむつひこ, 松井睦彦
Nationality: Japanese
Gender: Male
Born: October 10, 1901
Died: July 5, 1989

He was born in Kagoshima City, Kagoshima Prefecture, as the eldest son of six siblings of a doctor, Bunko. After graduating from Waseda High School, he moved to the United States in 1923 and then went to Spain to save his travel expenses when he saw a picture of El Greco. He returned to Japan in 1927. From an art member of a left-wing theater company to an actor, he entered the avant-garde theater of Takamaru Sasaki and Tomoyoshi Murayama in the same year, the Tokyo Left Theater in 1928 and the new cooperative theater company in 1934. In 1938, he made his first appearance in the movie "Story of Seasons " directed by Sotoji Kimura.

After the war, he suffered from lung disease due to his chest hit on the stage and lived in a sanatorium. During that time, he joined the theater company Mingei, and in 1953, he went to the studio from a sanatorium to play a bit part in "Before Dawn" co-produced by Mingei and the Kindai Eiga Kyokai.

On the stage, he appeared in "Fishing Port" and "Referee", and in 1961, he won the Arts Festival Encouragement Award for his performance in "Cage". He directed in "About the Harm of Tobacco" in 1977. This unusual old man role had a unique taste.

He died of pneumonia at 87 years old. Edit Biography

Year	Title	#	Role	Rating
1977	Nippon no Sengo Japanese Drama, 1977, 10 eps (Ep. 8) Matsui iwane (Guest Role)	10	(Ep. 8) Matsui iwane Guest Role	2.0
1959	Meoto Saijiki Japanese Drama, 1959, 12 eps (Ep. 7) (Guest Role)	12	(Ep. 7) Guest Role	0.0

Year	Title	Role	Rating
1969	Savage Wolf Pack Japanese Movie, 1969, (Unknown)	Unknown	7.0
1968	Koto no Taiyo Japanese Movie, 1968, (Support Role)	Support Role	0.0
1962	Akitsu Springs Japanese Movie, 1962, [Journalist] (Bit part)	[Journalist] Bit part	6.4
1962	The Inheritance Japanese Movie, 1962, Shimura (Bit part)	Shimura Bit part	7.2
1961	"Clay Mask" from Mom Japanese Movie, 1961, Yamazaki (Bit part)	Yamazaki Bit part	6.0
1961	The Matsukawa Incident Japanese Movie, 1961, Judge Terao (Bit part)	Judge Terao Bit part	0.0
1958	Sono Onna o Nogasu na Japanese Movie, 1958, [Relative of the hat factory owner] (Bit part)	[Relative of the hat factory owner] Bit part	0.0
1957	Umi no Yarodomo Japanese Movie, 1957, [Souvenir dealer] (Bit part)	[Souvenir dealer] Bit part	0.0
1956	Byosai Monogatari Aya ni Aishiki Japanese Movie, 1956, [Ambassador] (Bit part)	[Ambassador] Bit part	0.0
1955	Children Japanese Movie, 1955, Principal Yoshikawa (Bit part)	Principal Yoshikawa Bit part	7.0
1955	Fountainhead Japanese Movie, 1955, [Old father] (Bit part)	[Old father] Bit part	2.0
1955	The Heart Japanese Movie, 1955, [Hioki's father] (Bit part)	[Hioki's father] Bit part	8.1
1954	Horafuki Niji Japanese Movie, 1954, Old Man Gokichi (Support Role)	Old Man Gokichi Support Role	3.0
1954	Geisha Hidekoma Japanese Movie, 1954, Sakuzo [Father] (Support Role)	Sakuzo [Father] Support Role	2.0
1954	The Ditch Japanese Movie, 1954, Nishimura (Support Role)	Nishimura Support Role	7.4
1954	Beautiful Person Japanese Movie, 1954, Lieutenant General Okamoto (Support Role)	Lieutenant General Okamoto Support Role	0.0
1954	Rebellion Japanese Movie, 1954, Kita Ikki (Bit part)	Kita Ikki Bit part	2.0
1940	Tajinko Mura Japanese Movie, 1940, [Ambassador] (Support Role)	[Ambassador] Support Role	0.0
1939	The Imaginary Ghetto Japanese Movie, 1939, Editor-in-chief Yoneyama (Bit part)	Editor-in-chief Yoneyama Bit part	0.0