Yorozuya Kinnosuke

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Yorozuya Kinnosuke
萬屋錦之介
Born Kin'ichi Ogawa[1]
November 20, 1932(1932-11-20)
Tokyo, Japan
Died March 10, 1997(1997-03-10) (aged 64)
Kashiwa, Chiba, Japan
Other names Nakamura Kinnosuke
Occupation Kabuki actor

Yorozuya Kinnosuke (萬屋錦之介?) (November 20, 1932 – March 10, 1997) was a Japanese kabuki actor. Born Kin'ichi Ogawa (小川 錦一 Ogawa Kin'ichi?),[1] 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. In various productions of Chūshingura, he also portrayed Oyamada Shōzaemon (1956), Asano Naganori (1959), Wakisaka Awaji no Kami (1961), and Ōishi Yoshio (1978). Other appearances include Minamoto no Yoshitsune (1957, 1958, 1962), Tokugawa Iemitsu (1958), Oda Nobunaga (1965), Takeda Shingen (1969), Sakamoto Ryōma (1970), Yagyū Munenori (1978), Matsudaira Katamori (1980), and Oda Yūrakusai (1989).

Kinnosuke portrayed Yagyū Munenori once again, this time on television as the star of the year-long 1971 NHK Taiga drama Haru no Sakamichi. His final appearance as Munenori was in Yagyū Shinkage-ryū in a 1982 production. From 1973 to 1976, he played Ogami Ittō, the Lone Wolf in the NTV series Kozure Ōkami based on the manga Lone Wolf and Cub. A late-career role was Yamana Sōzen in the Taiga drama Hana no Ran.

Kinnosuke's younger brother Nakamura Katsuo and nephew Nakamura Shidō II are currently active in kabuki, television, and film.

Contents

[edit] Filmography

[edit] Television

  • Kanpanî (1996) Himself
  • Sorekara no Musashi (1981) TV series ... Miyamoto Musashi
  • Haru no sakamichi (1971)
  • Kozure Ōkami (1973-1976) TV series ... Ittô Ogami
  • Hiya-meshi to Osanto-chan (1965) Daishiro Shibayama (episode1)/Santa (episode 2)/Jyukichi (episode 3)

[edit] Producer

[edit] Awards and nominations

  • In 1958 he won for Best Actor in Isshin Tasuke - Tenka no ichidaiji by the Asia-Pacific Film Festival.
  • In 1959 he won the Most Popular Award by the Blue Ribbon Awards.
  • In 1964 he won for Best Actor in Bushidô zankoku monogatari by the Blue Ribbon Awards.
  • In 1979 he was Nominated for the Award of the Japanese Academy for Best Actor in Yagyû ichizoku no inbô.
  • In 1990 he was Nominated for the Award of the Japanese Academy for Best Supporting Actor in Sen no Rikyu.
  • In 1996 he was awarded a Lifetime Achievement Award by the Awards of the Japanese Academy.
  • In 1998 he was awarded a Special Award by the Awards of the Japanese Academy for his career.
  • In 1998 he was awarded a Special Award by the Mainichi Film Concours for his career.

[edit] Note

  1. ^ a b While the stage names of all kabuki actors have retained traditional order (Surname-Givenname) on Wikipedia, birth names of those born after the Meiji Restoration are in Western order (Givenname-Surname).

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