Taisaku Akino (Japanese: 秋野 太作, Hepburn: Akino Taisaku; born Masaaki Tsusaka, February 14, 1943 in Tokyo, Japan) is a Japanese actor.
He grew up in Komagome, Toshima ward. In 1967, he made his acting debut in the Kinoshita Keisuke Theater production of "Kinenju". In 1974, he married the actress Kiwako Taichi. They quickly divorced. In 1975, he married a former Takarasienne singer Hekiren On (Mandarin: 温 碧蓮, Pinyin: Wēn Bìlián) whose father had migrated from Taipei to Osaka. Hekiren Tsusaka was then renamed Akiko Tsusaka. They raised three children: Takuji W. Tsusaka, Yuri Okumoto, and Saki Tsusaka.
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Selected filmography
Films
It's Tough Being a Man (1969) as Kawamata Noboru
Tora-san's Cherished Mother (1969) as Kawamata Noboru
Tora-san's Grand Scheme (1970) as Kawamata Noboru
Tora-san's Dear Old Home (1972) as Kawamata Noboru
Tora-san's Dream-Come-True (1972) as Kawamata Noboru
Hissatsu Shikakenin Baian Arijigoku (1973)
Pink Lady no Katsudō Daishashin (1978)
Marriage Counselor Tora-san (1984) as Kawamata Noboru
Bloom in the Moonlight (1993) as Sakunosuke Koyama
Agitator (2001)
Izo (2004)
Bunny Drop (2011)
Teppen no Ken (2024)
Our Journey for 50 Years (2026) as Shinroku Kumazawa
Television
Hissatsu series
Hissatsu Shikakenin (1972–73) as Misaki no Senzō
Hissatsu Shiokinin (1973) as Ohirome no Hanji
Tasukenin Hashiru (1973074) as Rikichi
Kurayami Shitomenin (1974) as Hanji
Oretachi no Tabi (1975) as Shinroku Kumazawa
Edo no Kaze (1975-1978) as Sanai
Oretachi wa Tenshi da! (1979) as Suehiro Teppei