Ken Kazama

Biography

Minoru Tsutsui, known as Ken Kazama or Kenji Kazama, was a Japanese martial artist and actor born in Aichi Prefecture in 1943. He won the National Championship in Seidokaikan karate at 17 and later became an instructor. In 1970, he co-founded the Japan Action Club with Sonny Chiba and began competing professionally in kickboxing, winning the Oriental Middleweight title in South Korea.