Kinnosuke Nakamura
Acting
Born November 20, 1932 · Tokyo, Japan
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…
Known For · 40 titles
Swordsman With the Torn Umbrella
Lone Wolf and Cub
Hana no Ran
Haru no Sakamichi
The Nagasaki Crime Chronicles
Wandering Wolf: Ryu the Branded Cross
The Magoichi Saga
Sedge Hat
Yakuza of Seki
The Sword Knows
In Search of Mother
A Tale of Two Truncheons
An Edo Magistrate
Tales of Young Genji Kuro
The Seven Vows, Part 2
A Gang of Five
The Seven Vows, Part 3
Will to Conquer
Goyokin
The Shogun Assassins
The Fall of Ako Castle
Tabaruzaka
The Yagyu Code: Secret Scrolls
Shogun's Samurai
Revenge
The Day the Sun Rose
The Ambitious
Miyamoto Musashi
Hawk of the North
Portrait of Hell
子連れ狼
The Forbidden Castle
Miyamoto Musashi VI: Swords of Death
Wind, Woman and Road
The Man of Five Rings
Samurai Banners
Nichiren
Death of a Tea Master
Cold Rice, Osan, Chan
Tokijiro: Lone Yakuza