Kôji Tsuruta was born on 6 December 1924 in Shizuoka, Japan. He was an actor, known for Miyamoto Musashi kanketsuhen: kettô Ganryûjima (1956), Zoku Miyamoto Musashi: Ichijôji no kettô (1955) and Nemuri Kyôshirô burai hikae: Maken jigoku (1958). He died on 16 June 1987 in Japan.