Yorozuya Kinnosuke
| Yorozuya Kinnosuke | |
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Kinnosuke as Kikumaru in Fuefuki Dōji
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| Native name | 萬屋錦之介 |
| Born |
Kin'ichi Ogawa (小川 錦一) November 20, 1932 Tokyo, Japan |
| Died | March 10, 1997 (aged 64) Kashiwa, Chiba, Japan |
| Other names | Nakamura Kinnosuke |
| Occupation | Kabuki actor |
| Spouse(s) |
Ineko Arima (1961-1965) Keiko Awaji (1966-1987) Nishiki Kō (1990-1997) |
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?), 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), Matsudaira Katamori (1980), and Oda Yūrakusai (1989).
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