Masahiko Tsugawa (æ´¥å· é彦,Tsugawa Masahiko?), born Masahiko Kato (å è¤é彦 KatÅ Masahiko) on January 2, 1940 in Kyoto, Japan is a Japanese actor and director.
<p>He made his debut at the age of 16 in the KÅ Nakahira film Crazed Fruit in 1956. Tsugawa's family was heavily involved in the film industry since before his birth. Tsugawa attended school until dropping out of the Waseda University Graduate School to pursue acting alone.
<p>He gradually grew in popularity and appeared in films like Otoko wa tsurai yo: Watashi no tora-san and Godzilla, Mothra and King Ghidorah: Giant Monsters All-Out Attack. He was eventually adopted as one of director Juzo Itami's favourite actors, and went on to appear in nearly every one of his movies since Tampopo.
<p>Tsugawa recently debuted as a director under the pseudonym Makino Masahiko with his film Nezu no Ban. He chose this name because he is technically related to the Japanese director Makino Masahiro through his mother. Legend has it that Tsugawa was so awed...
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