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Eiji Funakoshi (船越 英二, Funakoshi Eiji, 17 March 1923 – 17 March 2007) was a Japanese actor. He received the Kinema Junpo Award for Best Actor and the Mainichi Film Concours for Best Actor for his performance in Fires on the Plain.
Eiji Funakoshi (1923-2007) was a prolific actor in Japanese cinema and television, known for his roles in Fires on the Plain, Gamera: The Giant Monster and Blind Beast. He also wrote and performed music for some of his films, such as People of Akata.
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Actor Eiji Funakoshi died of a stroke at 10:57pm on March 17. It was his 84th birthday. Born Eijiro Funakoshi on March 17, 1923 in Tokyo, Eiji Funakoshi signed with the Daiei Motion Picture Company in 1947 and made his acting debut the following year with BEAUTIFUL ENEMY (Utsukushiki Teki).
Eiji Funakoshi (1923-2007) was a Japanese actor who won awards for his roles in Fires on the Plain and Blind Beast. He appeared in many films and TV shows, such as Gamera, the Giant Monster, The Makioka Sisters, and Tora-san Meets the Songstress Again.
Mar 12, 2007 · Eiji Funakoshi plays Tamura, a dying soldier in Kon Ichikawa's brutal adaptation of Shohei Ooka's novel. The film depicts the horrors of the final days of World War II in the Philippines, where Japanese soldiers scavenge for food and fight over corpses.
Based on the memoirs of Hiro Saga, THE WANDERING PRINCESS tells the story of Ryuko (Machiko Kyo), an aristocrat who, at the outset of World War II, is forced to marry Futetsu (Eiji Funakoshi), the younger brother of the soon-to-be-deposed Chinese emperor.
Profile. Name: 船越英二. Name (romaji): Funakoshi Eiji. Profession: Actor. Birthdate: 1923-Mar-17. Death: 2007-Mar-17. Star sign: Pisces. Family: Son/actor Funakoshi Eiichiro, wife/actress Hasegawa Yumiko. TV Shows. Oishinbo (Fuji TV, 1999) Natsu! Depart Monogatari (TBS, 1995) Nobunaga (NHK, 1992) Giwaku no Kazoku (TBS, 1988) Romance (NHK, 1984)
