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.
Movies & TV Shows
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Goyokin (1969) — Samon Fujimaki
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Shogun's Samurai (1978) — Yagyu Tajima
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Bushido: The Cruel Code of the Samurai (1963) — Jirozaemon / Iikura / Sajiemon / Kyutaro / Shuzo / Shingo / Osamu / Susumu
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Samurai Banners (1969) — Shingen Takeda
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The Fall of Ako Castle (1978) — Oishi Kuranosuke
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Incident at Blood Pass (1970) — Heima Ibuki
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Shinsengumi: Assassins of Honor (1969) — Fujita Arima
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Revenge (1964) — Shinpachi Ezaki
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Sazen Tange and The Secret of the Urn (1966) — Samanosuke / Tange Sazen
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Death of a Tea Master (1989) — Urakusai Oda
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The Ambitious (1970) — Ryoma Sakamoto
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Portrait of Hell (1969) — Lord Hosokawa
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Miyamoto Musashi: Showdown at Hannyazaka Heights (1962) — Miyamoto Musashi / Takezo
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Miyamoto Musashi IV: The Duel at Ichijo-ji Temple (1964) — Miyamoto Musashi / Takezo
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Miyamoto Musashi V: Musashi vs Kojiro (1965) — Miyamoto Musashi / Takezo
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Miyamoto Musashi (1961) — Miyamoto Musashi (Takezo)
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Miyamoto Musashi III: Birth of Two Sword Style (1963) — Miyamoto Musashi / Takezo
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The Shogun Assassins (1979) — Tokugawa Ieyasu
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Lone Wolf and Cub (1973) — Ittô Ogami
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Miyamoto Musashi VI: Swords of Death (1971) — Musashi Miyamoto
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Chikamatsu's Love in Osaka (1959) — Chubei Kameya
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Road of Chivalry (1960)
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Lord Mito 2: The Nation's Vice Shogun (1959)
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Tokijiro: Lone Yakuza (1966) — Kutsukake Tokijiro
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The Conspirator (1961)
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The Magoichi Saga (1969) — Saika Magoichi
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The Domain (1964)
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Cold Rice, Osan, Chan (1965)
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A Spectacular Showdown (1959) — Sunosaki no Masakichi
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The Last True Yakuza (1985) — Kadota
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The Forbidden Castle (1959)
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In Search of Mother (1962) — Banba no Chutaro
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Lord Tokugawa Ieyasu (1965) — 織田信長
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A Revengeful Raid (1962)
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The Ako Retainers (1961) — Wakisaka Awajinomori
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Lord Mito (1957)
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An Edo Magistrate (1961) — Chu/Tadasuke
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Bull's Eye of Love (1958) — Genta / Young Lord Genjiro
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Sasuke and His Comedians (1963) — Sasuke
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Roughneck From Asama (1958) — Itaro of Asama