
Kinnosuke Nakamura
Known for Acting · 134 credits
- Born
- 1932-11-20
- Died
- 1997-03-10
- Place of birth
- Tokyo, Japan
- Also known as
- 中村錦之助 · Kin'ichi Ogawa · Kinnosuke Yorozuya
Biography
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Yorozuya Kinnosuke (萬屋錦之介) was a Japanese kabuki actor. Born Kin'ichi Ogawa (小川 錦一 Ogawa Kin'ichi), 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.
Known For
TV Shows (16)

Lone Wolf and Cub
1973
as Ittô Ogami

Haru no Sakamichi
1971
as Yagyū Munenori

Hana no Ran
1994
as Yamana Sōzen

Swordsman With the Torn Umbrella
1974
as 叶 刀舟

A Tale of Two Truncheons
1984

The Nagasaki Crime Chronicles
1975
as Tadashiro Hiramatsu

The Man of Five Rings
1981
as Miyamoto Musashi

Wandering Wolf: Ryu the Branded Cross
1972
子連れ狼
1984

子連れ狼 (萬屋錦之介版)
1973

Tabaruzaka
1987
as Katsu Kaishû

破れ奉行
1977

Sorcerer’s Orb
1954

破れ新九郎
1978

柳生新陰流
1982

子連れ狼2
1974
Movies (118)

Shogun's Samurai
1978
as Yagyu Tajima
The Day the Sun Rose
1968
as Shinkichi

Revenge
1964
as Shinpachi Ezaki

The Sharks
1964

Samurai Banners
1969
as Shingen Takeda

The Fall of Ako Castle
1978
as Oishi Kuranosuke

Incident at Blood Pass
1970
as Heima Ibuki

Goyokin
1969
as Samon Fujimaki

A Fishmonger's Tour
1963

The Ambitious
1970
as Ryoma Sakamoto

The Shogun Assassins
1979
as Tokugawa Ieyasu

The Flower and the Dragon
1965

The Fugitive Samurai
1984
as Itto Ogami

A Spectacular Showdown
1959
as Sunosaki no Masakichi

Bushido: The Cruel Code of the Samurai
1963
as Jirozaemon / Iikura / Sajiemon / Kyutaro / Shuzo / Shingo / Osamu / Susumu

The Last True Yakuza
1985
as Kadota

Lord Tokugawa Ieyasu
1965
as 織田信長

Three Yakuza
1965

Lucky Adventurer Nobunaga Oda
1959
as Oda Nobunaga

The Ako Retainers
1961
as Wakisaka Awajinomori

Miyamoto Musashi IV: The Duel at Ichijo-ji Temple
1964
as Miyamoto Musashi / Takezo

Shinsengumi: Assassins of Honor
1969
as Fujita Arima

Lord Mito 2: The Nation's Vice Shogun
1959

Cold Rice, Osan, Chan
1965

The Magoichi Saga
1969
as Saika Magoichi

Road of Chivalry
1960

Portrait of Hell
1969
as Lord Hosokawa

Sasuke and His Comedians
1963
as Sasuke

Gate of Youth 2
1982
as Eiji Niki

Tokugawa Ichizoku no Houkai
1980
as Matsudaira Katamori (Lord of Aizu)

In Search of Mother
1962
as Banba no Chutaro

Fall of the Shogun's Militia
1954
as Okita Soji

The Shogun and the Fishmonger
1961

A Carpenter and Children
1962

The Domain
1964

House of Spider Webs
1959

Minamoto Yoshitsune
1955
as Minamoto Yoshitsune

Miyamoto Musashi: Showdown at Hannyazaka Heights
1962
as Miyamoto Musashi / Takezo

Death of a Tea Master
1989
as Urakusai Oda

Baian the Assassin
1981
as Baian Fujieda

Tales of Young Genji Kuro 3
1962

Miyamoto Musashi VI: Swords of Death
1971
as Musashi Miyamoto

Miyamoto Musashi V: Musashi vs Kojiro
1965
as Miyamoto Musashi / Takezo

Miyamoto Musashi
1961
as Miyamoto Musashi (Takezo)

Miyamoto Musashi III: Birth of Two Sword Style
1963
as Miyamoto Musashi / Takezo

Unwieldy Brothers
1960
Kumokiri Nizaemon: The Great Bandit
1991

Souls in the Moonlight II
1958
as Utsugi Hyoma

Isshin Tasuke: A Man Among Men
1959

Tokijiro: Lone Yakuza
1966
as Kutsukake Tokijiro

Shinran, Part II
1960

Sazen Tange and The Secret of the Urn
1966
as Samanosuke / Tange Sazen

Hawk of the North
1959
as Date Masamune

Shinran
1960

Bored Hatamoto: Idle Vassal Tribute
1958

Chikamatsu's Love in Osaka
1959
as Chubei Kameya

Diary of a Wandering Lord
1959

Lady Sen and Hideyori
1962
as Toyotomi Hideyori

Clan Revival
1954
as Kikumaru

Flower and Dragon: Duel of the Sea Caves
1966

Jirocho’s Days of Youth: Boss of the Tokai Region
1960

The Traveling Ruffian
1958

Rebellion
1957
as Chikara

Challenge at Dawn
1971

The Seven Vows, Part 2
1957

Shimizu Port of Chivalry
1957
as Mori no Ishimatsu

Lord Mito: All Star Version
1960

Samurai Vagabonds
1960

Tokaido Fullhouse
1963

Lofty Ambitions
1957

Jirocho' s Days of Youth: Whirlwind on the Tokaido
1962

Young Ruddy Warrior: Nobunaga Oda
1955
as Oda Nobunaga

Yakuza of Ina
1960
as Yataro

The Conspirator
1961

Roughneck From Asama
1958
as Itaro of Asama

Yakuza of Seki
1963
as Yataro of Seki

Scarier than the Devil
1960
Spring Voyage
1955

Jirocho’s Days of Youth: The Youngest Boss in the Tokai Region
1961
The Sword Knows
1958

The Seven Vows
1956
as Goro

Souls in the Moonlight
1957
as Hyoma Utsugi

Tales of Young Genji Kuro 2
1958
as Genji Kurô

Ghost Ship Part 2
1957
as Jiromaru

Tales of Young Genji Kuro
1957
as Genji Kurô

Nichiren
1979

A Chivalrous Spirit
1958
as Onikichi

A Revengeful Raid
1962

Ghost Ship Part 1
1957
as Jiromaru

Wind, Woman and Road
1958
as Ginji

Sedge Hat
1957

Noble Tasuke
1958

Works of the Fish Man
1961

Goblin of Rashomon
1956

Sorcerer's Orb: Part 3
1954

A Gang of Five
1955
as Benten Kozo

Sorcerer's Orb: Part 1
1954

The Forbidden Castle
1959

The Abandoned Swords
1958

The Swamp
1956

Souls in the Moonlight III
1959
as Utsugi Hyoma

An Edo Magistrate
1961
as Chu/Tadasuke

Lord Mito
1957

Isshin Tasuke: A World in Danger
1958

Bull's Eye of Love
1958
as Genta / Young Lord Genjiro

Sorcerer's Orb: Part 4
1954

Yaji and Kita's Ghost Story Journey
1958

Avenging Father
1956
as Soga Goro Tokimune

Will to Conquer
1970

Travel Romances
1957

The Crimson Peacock
1954

The Seven Vows, Part 3
1957

Sorcerer's Orb: Part 2
1954

Sorcerer's Orb: Part 5
1954

Lone Wolf and Cub
1984
as Ogami Ittō

The Yagyu Code: Secret Scrolls
1990
as Tajima-no-Kami Yagyu & Fugetsusai Yamada

The Yagyu Code 4: A Duel of Conviction
1991
as Yagyu Munenori

Sword of Destiny
1981
About Kinnosuke Nakamura
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Yorozuya Kinnosuke (萬屋錦之介) was a Japanese kabuki actor. Born Kin'ichi Ogawa (小川 錦一 Ogawa Kin'ichi), 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 t… With 134 credits spanning from 1954 to 1994, Kinnosuke Nakamura has appeared in 118 films and 16 TV shows.
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- The Day the Sun Rose (1968) — as Shinkichi
- Revenge (1964) — as Shinpachi Ezaki
- The Sharks (1964)
- Samurai Banners (1969) — as Shingen Takeda
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