
Known for
Acting
Born
November 20, 1932
Birthplace
Tokyo, Japan
Died
March 10, 1997 (aged 64)
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 a...
1994
1991
as Yagyu Munenori
1991
1990
as Tajima-no-Kami Yagyu & Fugetsusai Yamada
1989
as Urakusai Oda
1987
1985
as Kadota
1984
1984
as Ogami Ittō
1984
1984
as Itto Ogami
1982
1982
as Eiji Niki
1981
1981
as Baian Fujieda
1981
1980
as Matsudaira Katamori (Lord of Aizu)
1979
as Tokugawa Ieyasu
1979
1978
as Oishi Kuranosuke
1978
1978
as Yagyu Tajima
1977
1975
1974