Kinnosuke Nakamura
Acting
Born 1932-11-20 · Tokyo, Japan
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.
Filmography
The Yagyu Code 4: A Duel of Conviction
Oct 1, 1991
The Yagyu Code: Secret Scrolls
Jan 1, 1990
Death of a Tea Master
Oct 7, 1989
The Last True Yakuza
Nov 16, 1985
Lone Wolf and Cub
Mar 1, 1984
The Fugitive Samurai
Jan 3, 1984
Gate of Youth 2
Jan 23, 1982
Baian the Assassin
Apr 11, 1981
Tokugawa Ichizoku no Houkai
May 24, 1980
The Shogun Assassins
Sep 1, 1979
Nichiren
Mar 10, 1979
The Fall of Ako Castle
Oct 28, 1978
Shogun's Samurai
Jan 21, 1978
Challenge at Dawn
May 22, 1971
Miyamoto Musashi VI: Swords of Death
Feb 20, 1971
Will to Conquer
Oct 17, 1970
Incident at Blood Pass
Apr 21, 1970
The Ambitious
Feb 14, 1970
Shinsengumi: Assassins of Honor
Dec 5, 1969
Portrait of Hell
Nov 18, 1969
The Magoichi Saga
Sep 13, 1969
Goyokin
May 1, 1969
Samurai Banners
Mar 1, 1969
Sazen Tange and The Secret of the Urn
May 25, 1966
Tokijiro: Lone Yakuza
Apr 1, 1966
Flower and Dragon: Duel of the Sea Caves
Jan 13, 1966
The Flower and the Dragon
Nov 20, 1965
Miyamoto Musashi V: Musashi vs Kojiro
Sep 4, 1965
Three Yakuza
May 22, 1965
Cold Rice, Osan, Chan
Apr 10, 1965