Isamu Nagato Explained

Isamu Nagato
Birth Date:	1 January 1932
Birth Place:	Kurashiki, Okayama Prefecture, Japan
Occupation:	Actor
Yearsactive:	1948–2013

was a Japanese actor from Kurashiki Okayama Prefecture.^{[1] [2] [3]} He was an actor who specialized in playing comical roles.^{[4] [5]} He became popular for his role as Sakura Kyōjyurō in the Three Outlaw Samurai series.^[6]

Selected filmography

Films

• Taiyō Umi o Someru toki (1961) as Rice
• Mekishiko Mushuku (1962) as Ankō
• Samurai from Nowhere (1964) as Misawa Ihei
• Three Outlaw Samurai (1964) as Sakura Kyōjyurō
• Akumyō Ichidai (1967)
• Lady Sazen and the Drenched Swallow Sword (1969) as Gamou Taiken
• Bloodstained Clan Honor (1970) as Taishō
• Tora-san Goes Religious? (1983) as Osakaya
• Hei no Naka no Purei Boru (1987)
• Shōrishatachi (1992)
• Ambition Without Honor (1996)
• Blooming Again (2004) as Sakiyama Rokubei
• Mrs. (2005) as Yamamoto Tatsuo

Television drama

• Three Outlaw Samurai (1963-69)
• Hana no Shōgai (1963) as Kanroku
• Haru no Sakamichi (1971) as Yoya
• The Water Margin (1973) as Lu Zhishen
• Kaze to Kumo to Niji to (1976) as Taira no Yoshikane
• Seishi Yokomizo Series (1978) as Detective Hiyori
• Akō Rōshi (1979) as Kumo no Jinjyurō
• Kage no Gundan II (1981-82) as Gohei
• MUSASHI (2003) as Hōzōin In'ei

External links

• • Isamu Nagato at NHK

Notes and References

1. Web site: Isamu Nagato. NHK. ja. 18 November 2021.
2. Web site: 名脇役・長門勇さん死去　享年81歳. CInematoday. ja. 18 November 2021.
3. Web site: 長門勇. Goo. ja. 18 November 2021.
4. Web site: 長門勇さん　老衰で死去　「おえりゃあせんのう」が流行語に. スポニチ. ja. 18 November 2021.
5. News: 俳優の長門勇さんが死去、脇役で存在感. デイリー. ja. 18 November 2021.
6. Web site: デジタル版 日本人名大辞典+Plus「長門勇」の解説. kotobank. ja. 18 November 2021.