Kinzō Shin Explained

Kinzō Shin
Birth Date:1910 7, df=yes
Birth Place:Tokyo, Japan
Occupation:Actor
Spouse:Ranko Akagi

was a Japanese stage and film actor.[1] Between the early 1930s and late 1980s, he appeared in over 80 films by directors such as Masaki Kobayashi, Kon Ichikawa, Kaneto Shindō, Tadashi Imai and Yasuzō Masumura.[2] [3]

Biography

Kinzō Shin was born in Tokyo. After graduating from Tokyo Prefectural First Commercial School (now Tokyo Metropolitan Daiichi Commercial High School), he first joined the Toho Sayoku Gekijo before becoming a co-founder of the Shinkyo Gekidan, both left-wing theatre groups. Following the forced dissolution of the Shinkyo Gekidan by the authorities, he formed the Mizuho Gekidan company together with Jūkichi Uno and others. After World War II, he was active in the Mingei Theatre Company and the Haiyuza Theatre Company.

After sporadic film appearances in the 1930s, he frequently acted in films since the late 1940s and on television starting in the mid-1950s.[4]

Filmography (selected)

Notes and References

  1. Web site: 信欣三 . Kotobank . ja . 14 August 2023.
  2. Web site: 信欣三 . Kinenote . ja . 14 August 2023.
  3. Web site: 信欣三 . Japanese Movie Database . ja . 14 August 2023.
  4. Web site: 信欣三 . TV Drama Database . ja . 14 August 2023.

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