Ryosuke Kagawa Explained

Ryosuke Kagawa
Birth Date:	10 October 1896
Birth Place:	Saga Prefecture, Japan
Occupation:	Actor
Yearsactive:	1928–1986

was a Japanese actor.^{[1] [2]}

His son was child actor Sō Shuntarō.^[3] He appeared in more than 400 films between 1928 and 1986. His final film role was in the 1986 film Dixieland Daimyō directed by Kihachi Okamoto.^{[2] [4]}

Selected filmography

• Story of a Beloved Wife (1951)
• Dedication of the Great Buddha (1952)
• Gate of Hell (1953)
• Ugetsu (1953)
• Sansho the Bailiff (1954)
• The Second Son (1955)
• The Renyasai Yagyu Hidden Story (1956)
• Suzakumon (1957)
• Enjō (1958)
• The Loyal 47 Ronin (1958)
• Nichiren: A Man of Many Miracles (1958) as Hōjō Sanemasa^[5]
• Samurai Vendetta (1959)
• Scar Yosaburo (1960)
• The Story of Osaka Castle (1961) as Michiiku Itamiya
• Akō Rōshi (1961) as Matsumae Izunokami
• Hangyakuji (1961) as Ōkubo Tadayo
• Love Under the Crucifix (1962)
• 13 Assassins (1963) as Rōjū
• Bushido, Samurai Saga (1963) as Kōzuki Genza
• Kojiki Taishō (1964)
• Zatoichi's Flashing Sword (1964)
• Shinobi No Mono 6: Iga Mansion (1965) as Makino Hyōgo
• The Sword of Doom (1966) as Dansho Tsukue^[6]
• Japan's Longest Day (1967) as Tadaatsu Ishiguro
• Kill! (1968) as Mizoguchi
• Shinsengumi (1969)
• Samurai Banners (1969) as Nagasaka Yorihiro
• Bakumatsu (1970) as Tōkichi
• Battle of Okinawa (1971) as Old man
• Daichūshingura (1971, TV) as Hara Sōemon
• The Fall of Ako Castle (1978) as Uchikawa Magozaemon
• Nichiren (1979) as Hōjō Masamura
• Sanada Yukimura no Bōryaku (1979) as Tenkai
• Akō Rōshi (1979, TV) as Horibe Yahei
• The Fierce Battles of Edo (1979, TV) (ep.25) as Kuroda Gensai
• Tokugawa Ichizoku no Hokai (1980) as Takachika Mōri
• Onihei Hankachō (1980–82, TV) as Funagata no Sōhei
• The Funeral (1984) as President of the old people's association
• Dixieland Daimyō (1986)^[2]

Notes and References

1. Web site: Ryosuke Kagawa . 1 June 2012 . Complete Index to World Film.
2. Web site: 20世紀日本人名事典「香川 良介」の解説. kotobank. 8 October 2021.
3. Web site: Ryosuke Kagawa. 映画DB. 8 October 2021.
4. Web site: Ryosuke Kagawa. allcinemas. 8 October 2021.
5. Web site: 日蓮と蒙古大襲来. August 26, 2021. eiga.com.
6. Book: Stuart Galbraith IV. The Toho Studios Story: A History and Complete Filmography. 16 May 2008. Scarecrow Press. 978-1-4616-7374-3. 227.