Acting
Toshiyasu Hiyoshi
Born
1948-05-19 (78)
Place of birth
Tokyo, Japan
Known for
Acting
Credits
25 titles
Known for
8.3A powerful terrorist organization known as the Black Cross Army threatens to destroy the Earth, with only the defense organization EAGLE (EArth Guard LEague) able to oppose them. In retaliation, Black Cross Army destroys multiple EAGLE headquarters across Japan, killing all but five people. Now, these five remaining EAGLE members are called to form a secret, powerful team known as Gorenger, the only force left that has a chance to stop the Black Cross Army and their evil leader, Black Cross Führer.
Himitsu Sentai Gorenger
1975
7.8Five agents stand against the evil organization Egos. They fight incorporating dance moves from all around the world! This was the first time giant robots appeared on the Sentai series.
Battle Fever J
1979
8.8Denzimen are warriors who fight against the Vader Clan, a clan that tries to pollute the Earth with sludge. Denzimen fight using the Super Science of the Denzi people.
Denshi Sentai Denziman
1980
7.8Five descendants of the people showered with Bio Particles by Bio Robots five centuries in the past have become Biomen. They transform with the Bio Brace and fight using their Super Electronic Brains on their masks. Their Bioswords are equipped with sword and gun modes.
Choudenshi Bioman
1984
7.0Moonlight Mask (aka Gekko Kamen), is a black and white tokusatsu TV drama series, produced by the advertising agency Senkosha and was aired on KRTV (now TBS) from February 24, 1958 to July 5, 1959, with a total of 130 (or 131) episodes, divided into 5 segments. Since the original show, Gekko Kamen has gained the popularity of being the first Japanese live action television superhero, appearing in films and TV shows well past the length of the original series.
Moonlight Mask
1958
7.7A married Japanese forester during WWII is sent to Indochina to manage forests. He meets a young Japanese typist and promises to leave his wife. He doesn't and after the war, she turns up and the affair resumes.
Floating Clouds
1955
Film credits
1970s · 3 titles
6.0Reform schools are a way of protecting society by ridding it of lawless juvenile delinquents. But who's protecting the juvenile delinquents from corrupt reform schools? Rica could be considered a bit of an expert on reform schools, having spent most of her early life in and out of them. When Rica is dragged back once again, she gets a severe beating and is finally sent off to a mental hospital with the intention of selling her and her pals into a slave trade. A trader takes Rica's friend Jun to a mountain cottage where she's pegged for the lead in his clandestine porno film operation. Once again, it's up to tough-as-nails Rica to bust up this corrupt racket once and for all!
Rika 3: Juvenile's Lullaby
1973
8.0A Masked Monster being chased for stealing a microfilm with EAGLE secrets hides on a houseboat to avoid Kaijo and Asuka's pursuit.
Himitsu Sentai Gorenger: The Movie
1975
5.5Live-action adaptation of Shinji Mizushima's manga.
Poetry of Baseball Enthusiasts
1977
1960s · 1 titles
1950s · 16 titles
7.7A married Japanese forester during WWII is sent to Indochina to manage forests. He meets a young Japanese typist and promises to leave his wife. He doesn't and after the war, she turns up and the affair resumes.
Floating Clouds
1955
NRThe sixth and final "Otora-san" feature.
Otora-san's Business is Booming
1958
NRNo synopsis available yet.
Sanpei Mejiro Story: My Wife
1957
NRThe fourth "Otora-san" feature.
Otora-san's Ghostly Rascals
1958
NRThe fifth "Otora-san" feature.
Otora-san's Legal Holiday
1958
NRA man running a small radio repair shop becomes a key witness in a murder case.
I Saw the Killer
1956
NRA fake “Kurama Tengu” causes chaos in Kyoto. The real masked swordsman rescues street child-lion dancers, steals an assassination ledger from the Shoshidai, and clashes with the Shinsengumi and Kondo Isami.
Goblin in Stirrups Pt.2
1957
NRNo synopsis available yet.
Haha tokidori
1954
NRThe first of six "Otora-san" features.
Otora-san
1957
NRNo synopsis available yet.
Masura no Hashitsu Sequel: It's Hard to Be a Company
1956
One of the earliest Japanese cop films following a mysterious killing on the last train to Mitaka, Tokyo.
Murder on the Last Train
1955
NRThe third "Otora-san" feature.
Otora-san at His Best
1958
NRA masterpiece of life sketches overflowing with heartwarming affection and laughter that portrays the modern common people with humor and pathos, focusing on the daily life of Sanpei Mejiro, a salaryman for over twenty years who finds a little happiness in life in his poor but joyful home.
Salaryman Mejiro Sanpei
1955
7.0The second Tora-San feature.
Tora-san's Home Run
1958
NRThe third film in the "Kurama Tengu" series starring Azuma Chiyonosuke, based on the original work by Osaragi Jiro. The staff remains the same as in the previous film, "Kurama Tengu Kakubei Shishi" (1951), and the cast is the same, including the lead actors Azuma Chiyonosuke, Hiyoshi Toshiyasu, and Chihara Shinobu.
Kurama Tengu: The Tale of a Government Thief
1957
NRNo synopsis available yet.
Mother and Child
1956
Series credits
8.3A powerful terrorist organization known as the Black Cross Army threatens to destroy the Earth, with only the defense organization EAGLE (EArth Guard LEague) able to oppose them. In retaliation, Black Cross Army destroys multiple EAGLE headquarters across Japan, killing all but five people. Now, these five remaining EAGLE members are called to form a secret, powerful team known as Gorenger, the only force left that has a chance to stop the Black Cross Army and their evil leader, Black Cross Führer.
Himitsu Sentai Gorenger
1975
7.8Five agents stand against the evil organization Egos. They fight incorporating dance moves from all around the world! This was the first time giant robots appeared on the Sentai series.
Battle Fever J
1979
8.8Denzimen are warriors who fight against the Vader Clan, a clan that tries to pollute the Earth with sludge. Denzimen fight using the Super Science of the Denzi people.
Denshi Sentai Denziman
1980
7.8Five descendants of the people showered with Bio Particles by Bio Robots five centuries in the past have become Biomen. They transform with the Bio Brace and fight using their Super Electronic Brains on their masks. Their Bioswords are equipped with sword and gun modes.
Choudenshi Bioman
1984
7.0Moonlight Mask (aka Gekko Kamen), is a black and white tokusatsu TV drama series, produced by the advertising agency Senkosha and was aired on KRTV (now TBS) from February 24, 1958 to July 5, 1959, with a total of 130 (or 131) episodes, divided into 5 segments. Since the original show, Gekko Kamen has gained the popularity of being the first Japanese live action television superhero, appearing in films and TV shows well past the length of the original series.
Moonlight Mask
1958

