Personal Info
Known For
Acting
Birthdate
1932-11-20
Day of Death
1997-03-10
Place of Birth
Tokyo, Japan
Kinnosuke Nakamura
Biography
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Yorozuya Kinnosuke (萬屋錦之介) was a Japanese kabuki actor. Born Kin'ichi Ogawa (小川 錦一 Ogawa Kin'ichi), son of kabuki actor Nakamura Tokizō III, he entered kabuki and became the first in the kabuki tradition to take the name Nakamura Kinnosuke. He took on his guild name (yagō) Yorozuya as his surname in 1971. In addition to his kabuki activity, Kinnosuke had an extensive film career. A specialist in jidaigeki, Kinnosuke appeared in more than 140 films. These include a 1957 Mito Kōmon and a 1961 appearance as the title character in the Toei Company's Miyamoto Musashi series (a role he reprised in 1962, 1963, 1964, and 1965, and again in 1971). A versatile actor, he has played as many as seven characters in a single film.
Filmography (118)
The Yagyu Code 4: A Duel of Conviction
1991Kumokiri Nizaemon: The Great Bandit
1991
The Yagyu Code: Secret Scrolls
1990
Death of a Tea Master
1989
The Last True Yakuza
1985
Lone Wolf and Cub
1984
The Fugitive Samurai
1984
Gate of Youth 2
1982
Sword of Destiny
1981
Baian the Assassin
1981
Tokugawa Ichizoku no Houkai
1980
The Shogun Assassins
1979
Nichiren
1979
The Fall of Ako Castle
1978
