Kinnosuke Nakamura
Known for Acting · 134 credits
- Born
- 1932-11-20
- Died
- 1997-03-10
- Place of birth
- Tokyo, Japan
- Also known as
- 中村錦之助 · Kin'ichi Ogawa · Kinnosuke Yorozuya
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.
Known For
TV Shows (16)
Lone Wolf and Cub
1973
as Ittô Ogami
Haru no Sakamichi
1971
as Yagyū Munenori
Swordsman With the Torn Umbrella
1974
as 叶 刀舟
Hana no Ran
1994
as Yamana Sōzen
A Tale of Two Truncheons
1984
Wandering Wolf: Ryu the Branded Cross
1972
The Nagasaki Crime Chronicles
1975
as Tadashiro Hiramatsu
The Man of Five Rings
1981
as Miyamoto Musashi
子連れ狼
1984
Tabaruzaka
1987
as Katsu Kaishû
子連れ狼 (萬屋錦之介版)
1973
Sorcerer’s Orb
1954
柳生新陰流
1982
破れ奉行
1977
子連れ狼２
1974
破れ新九郎
1978
Movies (118)
Shogun's Samurai
1978
as Yagyu Tajima
The Day the Sun Rose
1968
as Shinkichi
Cold Rice, Osan, Chan
1965
The Shogun Assassins
1979
as Tokugawa Ieyasu
Revenge
1964
as Shinpachi Ezaki
Goyokin
1969
as Samon Fujimaki
The Ambitious
1970
as Ryoma Sakamoto
The Fall of Ako Castle
1978
as Oishi Kuranosuke
A Fishmonger's Tour
1963
Portrait of Hell
1969
as Lord Hosokawa
The Last True Yakuza
1985
as Kadota
Incident at Blood Pass
1970
as Heima Ibuki
The Fugitive Samurai
1984
as Itto Ogami
Samurai Banners
1969
as Shingen Takeda
The Sharks
1964
Bushido: The Cruel Code of the Samurai
1963
as Jirozaemon / Iikura / Sajiemon / Kyutaro / Shuzo / Shingo / Osamu / Susumu
The Magoichi Saga
1969
as Saika Magoichi
The Conspirator
1961
Shinsengumi: Assassins of Honor
1969
as Fujita Arima
Lord Tokugawa Ieyasu
1965
as 織田信長
In Search of Mother
1962
as Banba no Chutaro
Miyamoto Musashi V: Musashi vs Kojiro
1965
as Miyamoto Musashi / Takezo
Souls in the Moonlight II
1958
as Utsugi Hyoma
A Gang of Five
1955
as Benten Kozo
Three Yakuza
1965
A Spectacular Showdown
1959
as Sunosaki no Masakichi
Sasuke and His Comedians
1963
as Sasuke
The Flower and the Dragon
1965
The Domain
1964
The Sword Knows
1958
Death of a Tea Master
1989
as Urakusai Oda
Yakuza of Seki
1963
as Yataro of Seki
The Shogun and the Fishmonger
1961
Miyamoto Musashi III: Birth of Two Sword Style
1963
as Miyamoto Musashi / Takezo
Rebellion
1957
as Chikara
Fall of the Shogun's Militia
1954
as Okita Soji
A Carpenter and Children
1962
Miyamoto Musashi IV: The Duel at Ichijo-ji Temple
1964
as Miyamoto Musashi / Takezo
House of Spider Webs
1959
Road of Chivalry
1960
Baian the Assassin
1981
as Baian Fujieda
The Ako Retainers
1961
as Wakisaka Awajinomori
Travel Romances
1957
Lord Mito 2: The Nation's Vice Shogun
1959
Miyamoto Musashi: Showdown at Hannyazaka Heights
1962
as Miyamoto Musashi / Takezo
Hawk of the North
1959
as Date Masamune
Jirocho’s Days of Youth: The Youngest Boss in the Tokai Region
1961
Gate of Youth 2
1982
as Eiji Niki
Tokaido Fullhouse
1963
Miyamoto Musashi
1961
as Miyamoto Musashi (Takezo)
Roughneck From Asama
1958
as Itaro of Asama
The Seven Vows, Part 3
1957
Lucky Adventurer Nobunaga Oda
1959
as Oda Nobunaga
Tokugawa Ichizoku no Houkai
1980
as Matsudaira Katamori (Lord of Aizu)
Bored Hatamoto: Idle Vassal Tribute
1958
Souls in the Moonlight
1957
as Hyoma Utsugi
Kumokiri Nizaemon: The Great Bandit
1991
Unwieldy Brothers
1960
Miyamoto Musashi VI: Swords of Death
1971
as Musashi Miyamoto
Chikamatsu's Love in Osaka
1959
as Chubei Kameya
A Chivalrous Spirit
1958
as Onikichi
The Seven Vows, Part 2
1957
Tales of Young Genji Kuro 2
1958
as Genji Kurô
Souls in the Moonlight III
1959
as Utsugi Hyoma
Sazen Tange and The Secret of the Urn
1966
as Samanosuke / Tange Sazen
Diary of a Wandering Lord
1959
An Edo Magistrate
1961
as Chu/Tadasuke
Tales of Young Genji Kuro
1957
as Genji Kurô
Shinran
1960
Shinran, Part II
1960
Samurai Vagabonds
1960
Lofty Ambitions
1957
The Swamp
1956
The Seven Vows
1956
as Goro
A Revengeful Raid
1962
Lady Sen and Hideyori
1962
as Toyotomi Hideyori
Yakuza of Ina
1960
as Yataro
Clan Revival
1954
as Kikumaru
Sedge Hat
1957
Tales of Young Genji Kuro 3
1962
Minamoto Yoshitsune
1955
as Minamoto Yoshitsune
Isshin Tasuke: A Man Among Men
1959
Works of the Fish Man
1961
Noble Tasuke
1958
Lord Mito: All Star Version
1960
Tokijiro: Lone Yakuza
1966
as Kutsukake Tokijiro
Scarier than the Devil
1960
Jirocho' s Days of Youth: Whirlwind on the Tokaido
1962
The Abandoned Swords
1958
Shimizu Port of Chivalry
1957
as Mori no Ishimatsu
Sorcerer's Orb: Part 1
1954
Flower and Dragon: Duel of the Sea Caves
1966
Spring Voyage
1955
Jirocho’s Days of Youth: Boss of the Tokai Region
1960
Ghost Ship Part 2
1957
as Jiromaru
The Traveling Ruffian
1958
The Forbidden Castle
1959
Nichiren
1979
Wind, Woman and Road
1958
as Ginji
Young Ruddy Warrior: Nobunaga Oda
1955
as Oda Nobunaga
Bull's Eye of Love
1958
as Genta / Young Lord Genjiro
Will to Conquer
1970
The Crimson Peacock
1954
Avenging Father
1956
as Soga Goro Tokimune
Isshin Tasuke: A World in Danger
1958
Yaji and Kita's Ghost Story Journey
1958
Ghost Ship Part 1
1957
as Jiromaru
Goblin of Rashomon
1956
Challenge at Dawn
1971
Lone Wolf and Cub
1984
as Ogami Ittō
Lord Mito
1957
Sorcerer's Orb: Part 3
1954
Sorcerer's Orb: Part 2
1954
Sorcerer's Orb: Part 4
1954
Sorcerer's Orb: Part 5
1954
The Yagyu Code: Secret Scrolls
1990
as Tajima-no-Kami Yagyu & Fugetsusai Yamada
Sword of Destiny
1981
The Yagyu Code 4: A Duel of Conviction
1991
as Yagyu Munenori
About Kinnosuke Nakamura
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 t… With 134 credits spanning from 1954 to 1994, Kinnosuke Nakamura has appeared in 118 films and 16 TV shows.
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- Shogun's Samurai (1978) — as Yagyu Tajima
- The Day the Sun Rose (1968) — as Shinkichi
- Cold Rice, Osan, Chan (1965)
- The Shogun Assassins (1979) — as Tokugawa Ieyasu
- Revenge (1964) — as Shinpachi Ezaki
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