Kamatari Fujiwara
Actor
- Born
- January 15, 1905 · Fukagawa, Koto, Tokyo, Japan
- Died
- December 21, 1985 (age 80)
Kamatari Fujiwara (藤原 釜足 Fujiwara Kamatari, January 15, 1905 - December 21, 1985) was a Japanese actor.
Fujiwara was born in Tokyo, on January 15, 1905, in Tokyo, Japan. Fujiwara's parents ran a printing business. The business did not go well, so at the age of 10, Fujiwara started working at a local confectionery store. By the age of 14 he had started selling timber for building and manufacturing in Shizuoka prefecture. A year later he returned to Tokyo to study as a pharmacist.
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Fukiwara worked regularly and extensively with Akira Kurosawa, and was known for both being adept at comic acting, as well as being able to do serious roles.
Known for
Seven Samurai
April 26, 1954
Yojimbo
April 25, 1961
Ikiru
October 9, 1952
High and Low
March 1, 1963
Kagemusha
April 26, 1980
Sanjuro
January 1, 1962
The Hidden Fortress
December 28, 1958
Red Beard
March 4, 1965
The Bad Sleep Well
September 19, 1960
The Sword of Doom
February 25, 1966
Dodes'ka-den
October 31, 1970
Tokyo Twilight
April 30, 1957
Acting242
- 1985When Winter Comes
- 1984W's Tragedy
- 1984The Funeral as Small Old Man
- 1982Kasajiro: Truncheon versus Sword
- 1981Sailor Suit and Machine Gun as Ryuji Hoshi
- 1981The Woman Next Door
- 1980Kagemusha as Doctor
- 1979Ameyuki-san
- 1977Barefoot Gen: Explosion of Tears
- 1976Brother and Sister as Liquor Store Owner
- 1975Light of Africa