Kazuo Hasegawa
Acting
Born February 27, 1908 · Kyoto, Kyoto, Japan
Biography
Kazuo Hasegawa was a Japanese film and stage actor. He appeared in over 300 films from 1927 to 1963. Born to a sake brewing family in Kyoto, he first appeared on stage at age five in a theater run by his family as a side business. In 1918, he became a student of Nakamura Ganjirō I and performed kabuki in the Kansai region. He joined the Shochiku studio in 1927 and made his film debut in Chigo no kenpō under the name Chōjirō Hayashi. His good looks and graceful fighting style made him a major jidaigeki star, and he appeared in more than 120 films for Shochiku in 11 years, with the best works b…
Known For · 40 titles
Akō Rōshi
The Two Musashis
Dance of the Capital
My Elder Brother
An Heir's Place
Kurotegumi Sukeroku
With a Single Sword Bale
A Samurai's Love
Gambler and the Princess
Hebi hime dōchū
Gate of Hell
Judge of the Ashuras
Chikamatsu Monogatari
Ninjō misui
An Actor's Revenge
Jirocho Fuji
Phoenix
Scars of Honor
The Seven Changes of a Paper Crane (Part 1)
Lantern Under a Full Moon
The Sculpture of Master Choji
The Ghost of Yotsuya
The Demon of Mount Oe
The Loyal 47 Ronin
Koga Manshion
The Great Wall
The Casebooks of Heiji Zenigata: Beautiful Spider
Tsukigata Hanpeita
Nichiren and the Great Mongol Invasion
Secret of Naruto
Daiei Studio is Bustling
The Tale of Genji
Zoku hebi hime dōchū
The Loyal 47 Ronin
A Tale of Archery at the Sanjusangendo
Jirocho Fuji 2: The Chivalrous
Song of the White Orchid
Shogun's Holiday
Three Women Around Yoshinaka
晴小袖