Kinnosuke Nakamura

Kinnosuke Nakamura

1932-11-20 – 1997-03-10 (age 64) Tokyo, Japan
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Biography

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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.

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Known For

Shogun's Samurai
Shogun's Samurai

1978

as Yagyu Tajima

The Fall of Ako Castle
The Fall of Ako Castle

1978

as Oishi Kuranosuke

Gate of Youth 2
Gate of Youth 2

1982

as Eiji Niki

Bushido: The Cruel Code of the Samurai
Bushido: The Cruel Code of the Samurai

1963

as Jirozaemon / Iikura / Sajiemon / Kyutaro / Shuzo / Shingo / Osamu / Susumu

Samurai Banners
Samurai Banners

1969

as Shingen Takeda

Goyokin
Goyokin

1969

as Samon Fujimaki

The Shogun Assassins
The Shogun Assassins

1979

as Tokugawa Ieyasu

The Last True Yakuza
The Last True Yakuza

1985

as Kadota

Road of Chivalry
Incident at Blood Pass
Incident at Blood Pass

1970

as Heima Ibuki

Revenge
Revenge

1964

as Shinpachi Ezaki

Miyamoto Musashi V: Musashi vs Kojiro
Miyamoto Musashi V: Musashi vs Kojiro

1965

as Miyamoto Musashi / Takezo

Lucky Adventurer Nobunaga Oda
Lucky Adventurer Nobunaga Oda

1959

as Oda Nobunaga

Miyamoto Musashi: Showdown at Hannyazaka Heights
Miyamoto Musashi: Showdown at Hannyazaka Heights

1962

as Miyamoto Musashi / Takezo

Miyamoto Musashi
Miyamoto Musashi

1961

as Miyamoto Musashi (Takezo)

Portrait of Hell
Portrait of Hell

1969

as Lord Hosokawa

Shinsengumi: Assassins of Honor
The Fugitive Samurai
The Fugitive Samurai

1984

as Itto Ogami