was a Japanese actor. Biography He began acting at the Yoshi Hijikatas theatre Company after dropping out of Nihon University. Kusanagi made his film debut in 1953 in Yoake Mae directed by Kōzaburō Yoshimura. In 1956, he starred in Darkness at Noon, which was based on the true story of an innocent man arrested, tried and executed for a crime he didn't commit. Kusanagi appeared in over 40 films, mostly in supporting roles, in films such as Alone on the Pacific, The Sun, Bee Bop High School, and The Man Who Stole the Sun. Kusanagi died of pneumonia on November 11, 2007, aged 78. Selected filmography Film Darkness at Noon (Mahiru no ankoku) (1956) Kurenai no Kenju (1961) - Chen Alone on the Pacific, also known as Alone Across the Pacific (1963) Kaerazaru hibi (1978) Taiyō o Nusunda Otoko, also known as The Man Who Stole the Sun (1979) Onna no Hosomichi: Nureta Kaikyo (1980) Tōki Rakujitsu (1992) Madadayo (1993) Utatama (2008) Television Taiga dramas Ryōma ga Yuku (1968), Kiyokawa Hachirō Momi no Ki wa Nokotta (1970), Shirōemon Haru no Sakamichi (1971), Konishi Yukinaga Shin Heike Monogatari (1972) Katsu Kaishū (1974) Genroku Taiheiki (1975) Kashin (1977) Kusa Moeru (1979) Oretachi wa Tenshi da! (1979),Jiro Murata Episode7 Tōge no Gunzō (1982) Taiheiki (1991) Homura Tatsu (1993) Hana no Ran (1994) Mōri Motonari (1997), Kikkawa Kunitsune Ultraman Taro (1973) Naruto Hichō (1977–78) Sanada Taiheiki (1985–86), Oda Nobukatsu Kumokiri Nizaemon (1995) Gokenin Zankurō (1997) Awards References External links 1929 births 2007 deaths Japanese male film actors People from Tokyo Deaths from pneumonia in Japan Place of birth missing