Yorozuya Kinnosuke Explained

Kinnosuke Yorozuya
Native Name:萬屋錦之介
Native Name Lang:ja
Birth Name:Kin'ichi Ogawa[1]
(小川 錦一)
Birth Date:20 November 1932
Birth Place:Minato-ku, Tokyo, Japan
Death Place:Kashiwa, Chiba, Japan
Spouse:Ineko Arima (1961-1965)
Keiko Awaji (1966-1987)
Nishiki Kō (1990-1997)
Other Names:Nakamura Kinnosuke
Father:Nakamura Tokizō III
Relatives:Nakamura Karoku I (great-grandfather)
Nakamura Karoku III (grandfather)
Nakamura Tokizō IV (older brother)
Nakamura Shidō I (older brother)
Nakamura Kashō II (older brother)
Nakamura Karoku V (nephew)
Nakamura Matagorō III (nephew)
Nakamura Tokizō V (nephew)
Nakamura Kinnosuke II (nephew)
Nakamura Shidō II (nephew)
Occupation:Kabuki actor

(November 20, 1932 – March 10, 1997) was a Japanese kabuki actor. Born,[1] son of kabuki actor Nakamura Tokizō III, he entered kabuki and became the first in the kabuki tradition to take the name Nakamura Kinnosuke. He took on his guild name (yagō) Yorozuya as his surname in 1971.

In addition to his kabuki activity, Kinnosuke had an extensive film career. A specialist in jidaigeki, Kinnosuke appeared in more than 140 films. These include a 1957 Mito Kōmon and a 1961 appearance as the title character in the Toei Company's Miyamoto Musashi series (a role he reprised in 1962, 1963, 1964, and 1965, and again in 1971). A versatile actor, he has played as many as seven characters in a single film. In various productions of Chūshingura, he also portrayed Oyamada Shōzaemon (1956), Asano Naganori (1959), Wakisaka Awaji no Kami (1961), and Ōishi Yoshio (1978). Other appearances include Minamoto no Yoshitsune (1957, 1958, 1962), Tokugawa Iemitsu (1958), Oda Nobunaga (1965), Takeda Shingen (1969), Sakamoto Ryōma (1970), Matsudaira Katamori (1980), and Oda Yūrakusai (1989).[2]

Kinnosuke portrayed Yagyū Munenori multiple times, first on television as the star of the year-long 1971 NHK Taiga drama Haru no Sakamichi, then on the Big Screen in the 1978 film Shogun's Samurai. His next appearance as Munenori was in a 13 episode TV production entitled Yagyū Shinkage-ryū which aired in 1982. His final appearance as Munenori was in 4 of 5 Yagyu Bugeicho TV movies that aired between 1990 and 1992. From 1973 to 1976, he played Ogami Ittō, the Lone Wolf in the NTV series Kozure Ōkami based on the manga Lone Wolf and Cub. A late-career role was Yamana Sōzen in the Taiga drama Hana no Ran.

Kinnosuke's younger brother Nakamura Katsuo and nephew Nakamura Shidō II are currently active in kabuki, television, and film.

Filmography

Film

Television

Producer

Awards and nominations

Notes and References

  1. While the stage names of all kabuki actors have retained traditional order (Surname-Givenname) on Wikipedia, birth names of those born after the Meiji Restoration are in Western order (Givenname-Surname).
  2. Book: Directory of world cinema . 11, Japan 2. 2012. Intellect. John Berra. 978-1-84150-598-5. Bristol. 158–160. 860602860.
  3. Web site: Revenge 仇討. animeigocom. August 14, 2021.
  4. Web site: 祇園祭. May 27, 2020. Movie Walker.
  5. Web site: 仕掛人梅安. May 27, 2020. Movie Walker.
  6. Web site: 青春の門 自立篇(1982). May 27, 2020. Movie Walker.
  7. Web site: 最後の博徒. May 27, 2020. Movie Walker.

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