
Matsunosuke Onoe
Known for Acting · 50 credits
- Born
- 1875-09-12
- Died
- 1926-09-11
- Place of birth
- Okayama, Japan
- Also known as
- 尾上 松之助 · Tsuruzo Nakamura · Мацуносукэ Оноэ · Мацуноскэ Оноэ
Biography
Matsunosuke Onoe sometimes known as Medama no Matchan ("Eyeballs" Matsu), was a Japanese actor. His birth name is Tsuruzo Nakamura.[1] He is sometimes credited as Yukio Koki, Tamijaku Onoe, or Tsunusaburo Onoe, and as a kabuki artist he went by the name Tsurusaburo Onoe. He gained great popularity, appearing in over 1000 films, and has been called the first superstar of Japanese cinema.
Known For

Jiraiya the Hero
1921
as Jiraiya

TS-CAM
as Jiraiya (archive footage)
Monster-Cat of Sanno
1914

The 47 Loyal Ronin
1910
as Oishi Kuranosuke / Asano Takuminokami / Shimizu Ikkaku
Zōho kaitei Chūshingura
1927
as Yoshio 'Kuranosuke' Ôishi

Shibukawa Bangorō
1922
Movies (50)

Jiraiya the Hero
1921
as Jiraiya

TS-CAM
as Jiraiya (archive footage)
Monster-Cat of Sanno
1914

The 47 Loyal Ronin
1910
as Oishi Kuranosuke / Asano Takuminokami / Shimizu Ikkaku
Zōho kaitei Chūshingura
1927
as Yoshio 'Kuranosuke' Ôishi

Shibukawa Bangorō
1922
Kaiketsu Ondo maru
1916

Iwami Jûtarô
1917
Iwami Jûtarô
1924

弥次喜多 前篇 善光寺詣りの巻
1921
as Yajirobei
The Ground Spider
1914
Bancho sarayashiki
1914
Rashomon
1911
Arima no nekô sôdô
1916
Sugawara denju tenarai kagami terakoya
1920
The Loyal 47 Ronin
1913
Yotsuya Kaidan (Jitsoroku Oiwa)
1918
Iwami Jûtarô
1914
Nabeshima kaibyô
1917
The Hanging Ceiling at a Utsunomiya
1910
Tenjiku Tokubei
1914
Life Story of Iwami Jutaro
1913
100 Weird Legends of Murumachi Palace
1914
Cat Chaos at Kamakura Palace
1914
Nabeshima Cat Riot
1919
Botan Dōrō
1914
Sakura Sôgorô
1912
Iwami Jûtarô
1922
Araki Mataemon
1925
as Araki Metaemon
The Okazaki Cat
1914
Iwami Jûtarô
1911
Sakura Sôgorô
1918
Yotsuya Kaidan
1912
Arima no neko
1920
Ekō-in no nekotsuka
1918
Kasamori ôsen
1920
Sugawara tenjin ki
1919
Kaidan chibusa enoki
1917
Banchō Sarayashiki
1918
Iwami Jûtarô
1919
The Mito Kōmon Chronicles: Part Two
1910
Utsunomiya tsuritenjô
1919
Ôkazaki kaibyoden
1919
Goban Tadanobu
1909
as Tadanobu
Tenjiku Tokubei
1921
Iwami Jûtarô: kôhen
1920
Banchō Sarayashiki
1923
The Mito Kōmon Chronicles
1910
Tenjiku tokubei
1919
Nabeshima no nekô
1922
About Matsunosuke Onoe
Matsunosuke Onoe sometimes known as Medama no Matchan ("Eyeballs" Matsu), was a Japanese actor. His birth name is Tsuruzo Nakamura.[1] He is sometimes credited as Yukio Koki, Tamijaku Onoe, or Tsunusaburo Onoe, and as a kabuki artist he went by the name Tsurusaburo Onoe. He gained great popularity, appearing in over 1000 films, and has been called the first superstar of Japanese cinema. With 50 credits spanning from 1909 to 1927, Matsunosuke Onoe has appeared in 50 films and 0 TV shows.
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Most Popular Matsunosuke Onoe Movies
- Jiraiya the Hero (1921) — as Jiraiya
- TS-CAM — as Jiraiya (archive footage)
- Monster-Cat of Sanno (1914)
- The 47 Loyal Ronin (1910) — as Oishi Kuranosuke / Asano Takuminokami / Shimizu Ikkaku
- Zōho kaitei Chūshingura (1927) — as Yoshio 'Kuranosuke' Ôishi
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