Kusuo Abe was born on 24 July 1910 in Yokohama, Kanagawa, Japan. He was an actor and cinematographer, known for Ikiru (1952), Miyamoto Musashi IV: Duel at Ichijyo-ji Temple (1964) and Miyamoto Musashi (1961). He died on 2 November 1965 in Kyoto, Japan.