Taisaku Akino was born on February 14, 1943 in Tokyo, Japan as Masaaki Tsusaka. He is an actor, known for Izo (2004), Otoko wa tsurai yo: Shibamata bojo (1972) and Otoko wa tsurai yo: Torajiro yumemakura (1972). He was previously married to Kiwako Taichi.