| Kanjūrō Arashi | |
| Native Name: | 嵐 寛壽郎 あらし かんじゅうろう |
| Native Name Lang: | ja |
| Other Names: | Tokutaro Arashi Wakadayu Arashi Chozaburo Arashi |
| Birth Name: | Shoichi Takahashi |
| Birth Date: | 8 December 1902 |
| Birth Place: | Kiyamachi Street, Kyoto, Empire of Japan |
| Death Place: | Kyoto, Japan |
| Occupation: | Actor |
| Years Active: | 1919–1980 |
| Style: | Kabuki, drama |
| Relatives: | Mitsuko Mori (cousin) |
| Awards: | Japan Academy Film Prize, Best Supporting Actor, 1979 Mainichi Film Awards, Best Supporting Actor, 1968 (for Profound Desires of the Gods) Shōzō Makino Award, 1974 |
was a Japanese film actor. His nickname was "Arakan."[1] He is famous for playing the role of Kurama Tengu sereies.[2] He entered the film industry in 1927 and came to fame playing Kurama Tengu, a character in the Bakumatsu era created by Jirō Osaragi in his novels. In the 1950s he portrayed the Emperor Meiji in several hit films and appeared in yakuza films in the 1960s. He won Mainichi Film Award for Best Supporting Actor award for his role in The Profound Desire of the Gods.[3]
His filmography includes over 300 films:[4]
. Kurama tengu no ojisan wa: kikigaki Arakan ichi-dai. 1976. Shirakawa Shoin. 30581099. Rō Takenaka.