Kinnosuke Nakamura
Actor
- Born
- November 20, 1932 · Tokyo, Japan
- Died
- March 10, 1997 (age 64)
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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.
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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.
Known for
Goyokin
May 1, 1969
Shogun's Samurai: The Yagyu Clan Conspiracy
January 21, 1978
Bushido: The Cruel Code of the Samurai
April 28, 1963
The Fall of Ako Castle
October 28, 1978
Samurai Banners
March 1, 1969
Incident at Blood Pass
April 21, 1970
Shinsengumi: Assassins of Honor
December 5, 1969
Revenge
November 1, 1964
Sazen Tange and The Secret of the Urn
May 25, 1966
Death of a Tea Master
October 7, 1989
Miyamoto Musashi: Showdown at Hannyazaka Heights
November 17, 1962
Miyamoto Musashi III: Birth of Two Sword Style
August 14, 1963
Acting119
- 1993The Four Beast Guardians 5 - Scarecrow Hanbei's Lawless Journey as Yorozuya Kinnosuke(as Yorozuya Kinnosuke)
- 1991The Yagyu Code 4: A Duel of Conviction as Yagyu Munenori
- 1991Kumokiri Nizaemon: The Great Bandit
- 1990The Yagyu Code: Secret Scrolls as Tajima-no-Kami Yagyu & Fugetsusai Yamada
- 1989Death of a Tea Master as Urakusai Oda
- 1985The Last True Yakuza as Kadota
- 1984Lone Wolf and Cub as Ogami Ittō
- 1984The Fugitive Samurai as Itto Ogami
- 1982Gate of Youth 2 as Eiji Niki
- 1981