Chiyonosuke Azuma Explained

Chiyonosuke Azuma
Birth Name:Takayuki Wakawada
Birth Date:19 August 1926
Birth Place:Shinjuku-ku, Tokyo, Japan
Death Place:Tokyo, Japan
Occupation:Actor, dancer
Years Active:1954–1993

was a Japanese actor and Nihon-buyō dancer. He appeared in more than 40 films from 1954 to 1993.

Biography

Azuma was born on 19 August 1926, in Shinjuku, Tokyo. He attended the Tokyo University of the Arts, while studying Japanese dance under Bandō Mitsugorō VIII.[1] [2] He joined the Toei studio in 1954 and became a star after his debut film, Yukinojo henge, was a hit. His films with Yorozuya Kinnosuke, such as the "Fuefuki Dōji" and "Beni Kujaku" series, were some of the more popular works during the golden age of jidaigeki in the 1950s.

After leaving Toei in 1965, Azuma concentrated on teaching dance while occasionally appearing in film and on stage and television.

Azuma died on 9 November 2000, in Tokyo, at the age of 74.

Selected filmography

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Azuma Chiyonosuke. 20-seiki Nihon jinmei jiten. Nichigai Associates. 5 February 2015. Japanese.
  2. Web site: Azuma Chiyonosuke. Nihon jinmei daijiten+Plus. Kodansha. 5 February 2015. Japanese.

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