Kazuo Kitamura Explained

Kazuo Kitamura
Birth Date:	11 March 1927
Birth Place:	Tokyo, Japan
Occupation:	Actor
Yearsactive:	1950–2007

was a Japanese actor. His son is actor Yukiya Kitamura.^{[1] [2]} Kitamura met Shōhei Imamura when he was a student of Waseda University and became a close friend so often worked with Imamura.^{[3] [4] [5]} Kitamura joined Bungakuza theatre company and started his acting career in 1950.^[5] In 1953, he made his film debut with An Inlet of Muddy Water directed by Tadashi Imai.^[6]

Filmography

Television

• Taikōki (1965) as Torii Suneemon
• Ten to Chi to (1969) as Murakami Yoshikiyo
• Haru no Sakamichi (1971) as Shima Sakon
• Akō Rōshi (1979) as Ono Kurobei
• Tokugawa Ieyasu (1983) as Mizuno Tadamasa
• Oshin (1983) as Tabokura Daigorō
• Aoi (2000) as Maeda Toshiie

Voice acting

• Lawrence of Arabia (1978 Nippon TV edition) – Auda Abu Tayi (Anthony Quinn)

Honours

• Medal with Purple Ribbon (1989)
• Order of the Rising Sun, 4th Class, Gold Rays with Rosette (1997)

Notes and References

1. Web site: 俳優・北村有起哉さん　父の当たり役、演じる幸せ. 日経. 5 October 2021.
2. Web site: 粋に見えた父・北村和夫を目指して…北村有起哉の役者人生. Flash. 5 October 2021.
3. Web site: https://kotobank.jp/word/%E5%8C%97%E6%9D%91%20%E5%92%8C%E5%A4%AB-1643430. 新撰 芸能人物事典 明治～平成「北村 和夫」の解説. kotobank. 28 September 2021.
4. Web site: Kazuo Kitamura profile. NHK. 5 October 2021.
5. Web site: http://www.bungakuza.com/about_us/michi/kitamura.html. Kazuo Kitamura profile. 文学座. 5 October 2021.
6. Web site: http://www.kinenote.com/main/public/cinema/person.aspx?person_id=88166. Kazuo Kitamura profile. kinenote. 5 October 2021.