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
Hana no Ran
1994
as Yamana Sōzen
Swordsman With the Torn Umbrella
1974
as 叶 刀舟
A Tale of Two Truncheons
1984
The Nagasaki Crime Chronicles
1975
as Tadashiro Hiramatsu
Wandering Wolf: Ryu the Branded Cross
1972
The Man of Five Rings
1981
as Miyamoto Musashi
子連れ狼
1984
子連れ狼 (萬屋錦之介版)
1973
Tabaruzaka
1987
as Katsu Kaishû
柳生新陰流
1982
破れ奉行
1977
Sorcerer’s Orb
1954
破れ新九郎
1978
子連れ狼２
1974
Movies (118)
Shogun's Samurai
1978
as Yagyu Tajima
Incident at Blood Pass
1970
as Heima Ibuki
The Day the Sun Rose
1968
as Shinkichi
The Sharks
1964
The Ambitious
1970
as Ryoma Sakamoto
A Fishmonger's Tour
1963
The Shogun Assassins
1979
as Tokugawa Ieyasu
Goyokin
1969
as Samon Fujimaki
Revenge
1964
as Shinpachi Ezaki
The Last True Yakuza
1985
as Kadota
The Fall of Ako Castle
1978
as Oishi Kuranosuke
Samurai Banners
1969
as Shingen Takeda
Shinsengumi: Assassins of Honor
1969
as Fujita Arima
The Sword Knows
1958
Three Yakuza
1965
The Flower and the Dragon
1965
Lord Tokugawa Ieyasu
1965
as 織田信長
The Fugitive Samurai
1984
as Itto Ogami
A Spectacular Showdown
1959
as Sunosaki no Masakichi
Death of a Tea Master
1989
as Urakusai Oda
Miyamoto Musashi: Showdown at Hannyazaka Heights
1962
as Miyamoto Musashi / Takezo
Bushido: The Cruel Code of the Samurai
1963
as Jirozaemon / Iikura / Sajiemon / Kyutaro / Shuzo / Shingo / Osamu / Susumu
Lucky Adventurer Nobunaga Oda
1959
as Oda Nobunaga
The Magoichi Saga
1969
as Saika Magoichi
Souls in the Moonlight II
1958
as Utsugi Hyoma
Hawk of the North
1959
as Date Masamune
Road of Chivalry
1960
Cold Rice, Osan, Chan
1965
A Carpenter and Children
1962
Fall of the Shogun's Militia
1954
as Okita Soji
Gate of Youth 2
1982
as Eiji Niki
Miyamoto Musashi IV: The Duel at Ichijo-ji Temple
1964
as Miyamoto Musashi / Takezo
In Search of Mother
1962
as Banba no Chutaro
Lord Mito 2: The Nation's Vice Shogun
1959
Sasuke and His Comedians
1963
as Sasuke
Miyamoto Musashi III: Birth of Two Sword Style
1963
as Miyamoto Musashi / Takezo
Samurai Vagabonds
1960
The Ako Retainers
1961
as Wakisaka Awajinomori
Miyamoto Musashi V: Musashi vs Kojiro
1965
as Miyamoto Musashi / Takezo
Tokugawa Ichizoku no Houkai
1980
as Matsudaira Katamori (Lord of Aizu)
A Gang of Five
1955
as Benten Kozo
Portrait of Hell
1969
as Lord Hosokawa
The Domain
1964
Tales of Young Genji Kuro 3
1962
House of Spider Webs
1959
The Shogun and the Fishmonger
1961
Bored Hatamoto: Idle Vassal Tribute
1958
Baian the Assassin
1981
as Baian Fujieda
Isshin Tasuke: A Man Among Men
1959
Lady Sen and Hideyori
1962
as Toyotomi Hideyori
Kumokiri Nizaemon: The Great Bandit
1991
Jirocho’s Days of Youth: Boss of the Tokai Region
1960
Miyamoto Musashi
1961
as Miyamoto Musashi (Takezo)
Flower and Dragon: Duel of the Sea Caves
1966
The Seven Vows, Part 2
1957
The Conspirator
1961
Shinran
1960
Yakuza of Seki
1963
as Yataro of Seki
Tokijiro: Lone Yakuza
1966
as Kutsukake Tokijiro
Miyamoto Musashi VI: Swords of Death
1971
as Musashi Miyamoto
Tokaido Fullhouse
1963
Lofty Ambitions
1957
Will to Conquer
1970
Clan Revival
1954
as Kikumaru
Sazen Tange and The Secret of the Urn
1966
as Samanosuke / Tange Sazen
Unwieldy Brothers
1960
Rebellion
1957
as Chikara
Goblin of Rashomon
1956
Spring Voyage
1955
Shinran, Part II
1960
Tales of Young Genji Kuro 2
1958
as Genji Kurô
Scarier than the Devil
1960
Diary of a Wandering Lord
1959
The Seven Vows, Part 3
1957
Sedge Hat
1957
Roughneck From Asama
1958
as Itaro of Asama
Nichiren
1979
Souls in the Moonlight III
1959
as Utsugi Hyoma
An Edo Magistrate
1961
as Chu/Tadasuke
Jirocho’s Days of Youth: The Youngest Boss in the Tokai Region
1961
Challenge at Dawn
1971
Minamoto Yoshitsune
1955
as Minamoto Yoshitsune
The Traveling Ruffian
1958
Tales of Young Genji Kuro
1957
as Genji Kurô
The Abandoned Swords
1958
Lord Mito: All Star Version
1960
A Revengeful Raid
1962
Noble Tasuke
1958
The Forbidden Castle
1959
Isshin Tasuke: A World in Danger
1958
Souls in the Moonlight
1957
as Hyoma Utsugi
Chikamatsu's Love in Osaka
1959
as Chubei Kameya
Ghost Ship Part 1
1957
as Jiromaru
A Chivalrous Spirit
1958
as Onikichi
Shimizu Port of Chivalry
1957
as Mori no Ishimatsu
Ghost Ship Part 2
1957
as Jiromaru
Yakuza of Ina
1960
as Yataro
Jirocho' s Days of Youth: Whirlwind on the Tokaido
1962
The Seven Vows
1956
as Goro
Yaji and Kita's Ghost Story Journey
1958
Sorcerer's Orb: Part 3
1954
Bull's Eye of Love
1958
as Genta / Young Lord Genjiro
Wind, Woman and Road
1958
as Ginji
Young Ruddy Warrior: Nobunaga Oda
1955
as Oda Nobunaga
The Swamp
1956
Lord Mito
1957
Works of the Fish Man
1961
Avenging Father
1956
as Soga Goro Tokimune
Sorcerer's Orb: Part 1
1954
Lone Wolf and Cub
1984
as Ogami Ittō
Sorcerer's Orb: Part 4
1954
Travel Romances
1957
The Crimson Peacock
1954
Sorcerer's Orb: Part 5
1954
The Yagyu Code: Secret Scrolls
1990
as Tajima-no-Kami Yagyu & Fugetsusai Yamada
Sorcerer's Orb: Part 2
1954
The Yagyu Code 4: A Duel of Conviction
1991
as Yagyu Munenori
Sword of Destiny
1981
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
- Incident at Blood Pass (1970) — as Heima Ibuki
- The Day the Sun Rose (1968) — as Shinkichi
- The Sharks (1964)
- The Ambitious (1970) — as Ryoma Sakamoto
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