Person Details

Birthday: 1932-11-20 20:24:52

Death: 1997-03-10 20:24:52

Aliases: 中村錦之助 , Kin'ichi Ogawa , 萬屋錦之介 , Kinnosuke Yorozuya

Gender: Male

Place of birth: Tokyo, Japan

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Movie Involvements: 56

TV Involvements: 6


Most Famous Work

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.

Most Famous Work

Lone Wolf and Cub
Average
9

Lone Wolf and Cub

(1973) Ittô Ogami
The Fall of Ako Castle
Average
7

The Fall of Ako Castle

(1978) Oishi Kuranosuke
Samurai Banners
Average
8

Samurai Banners

(1969) Shingen Takeda
Goyokin
Average
8

Goyokin

(1969) Samon Fujimaki
Shogun's Samurai
Average
7

Shogun's Samurai

(1978) Yagyu Tajima
Shinsengumi: Assassins of Honor
Average
7

Shinsengumi: Assassins of Honor

(1969) Fujita Arima
Hana no Ran
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0

Hana no Ran

(1994) Yamana Sōzen
Bushido: The Cruel Code of the Samurai
Average
7

Bushido: The Cruel Code of the Samurai

(1963) Jirozaemon / Iikura / Sajiemon / Kyutaro / Shuzo / Shingo / Osamu / Susumu

Acting

Year Character Movie/Tv
2023 Braska
1994 Yamana Sōzen
1989 Urakusai Oda
1987 N/A
1985 N/A
1984 Itto Ogami
1982 Eiji Niki
1981 Baian Fujieda
Miyamoto Musashi
1980 Matsudaira Katamori (Lord of Aizu)
1979 Tokugawa Ieyasu
N/A
1978 Oishi Kuranosuke
Yagyu Tajima
1975 Tadashiro Hiramatsu
1974 叶 刀舟
1973 Ittô Ogami
1971 Musashi Miyamoto
Yagyū Munenori
1970 N/A
Heima Ibuki
Ryoma Sakamoto
1969 Fujita Arima
Lord Hosokawa
Saika Magoichi
Samon Fujimaki
Shingen Takeda
1968 Shinkichi
1966 Samanosuke / Tange Sazen
Kutsukake Tokijiro
N/A
1965 N/A
Miyamoto Musashi / Takezo
N/A
N/A
N/A
1964 Shinpachi Ezaki
N/A
Miyamoto Musashi / Takezo
1963 Sasuke
Yataro of Seki
Miyamoto Musashi / Takezo
Jirozaemon / Iikura / Sajiemon / Kyutaro / Shuzo / Shingo / Osamu / Susumu
N/A
N/A
1962 Miyamoto Musashi / Takezo
N/A
N/A
Toyotomi Hideyori
N/A
Banba no Chutaro
N/A
1961 N/A
N/A
Miyamoto Musashi (Takezo)
Wakisaka Awajinomori
Chu/Tadasuke
N/A
1960 N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
Yataro
N/A
N/A
1959 N/A
Oda Nobunaga
Chubei Kameya
Sunosaki no Masakichi
N/A
Date Masamune
Utsugi Hyoma
N/A
N/A
1958 Itaro of Asama
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
Utsugi Hyoma
Ginji
Genji Kurô
N/A
Genta / Young Lord Genjiro
Onikichi
1957 N/A
Jiromaru
Jiromaru
N/A
Hyoma Utsugi
Chikara
Genji Kurô
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
Mori no Ishimatsu
1956 Goro
Soga Goro Tokimune
N/A
N/A
1955 Oda Nobunaga
Minamoto Yoshitsune
N/A
Benten Kozo
1954 Okita Soji
N/A
Kikumaru
Year Character Movie/Tv

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