
Kamatari Fujiwara
Known for Acting · 210 credits
- Born
- 1905-01-15
- Died
- 1985-12-21
- Place of birth
- Fukagawa, Koto, Tokyo, Japan
- Also known as
- 藤原 釜足 · Каматари Фудзивара · 藤原鶏太 · Kamatari Fujiwara
Biography
Kamatari Fujiwara (藤原 釜足 Fujiwara Kamatari, January 15, 1905 - December 21, 1985) was a Japanese actor.
Fujiwara was born in Tokyo, on January 15, 1905, in Tokyo, Japan. Fujiwara's parents ran a printing business. The business did not go well, so at the age of 10, Fujiwara started working at a local confectionery store. By the age of 14 he had started selling timber for building and manufacturing in Shizuoka prefecture. A year later he returned to Tokyo to study as a pharmacist.
Fukiwara worked regularly and extensively with Akira Kurosawa, and was known for both being adept at comic acting, as well as being able to do serious roles.
Known For
TV Shows (2)
Movies (208)

Seven Samurai
1954
as Manzô - Father of Shino

High and Low
1963
as Junkyard Cook

Ikiru
1952
as Sub-Section Chief Ono

Three Sisters with Maiden Hearts
1935
as Yopparai - the Drunkard

Yojimbo
1961
as Tazaemon

The Unbalanced Wheel
1957

Sir Galahad in Campus
1961

The Man Who Came to Port
1952
as Takasaki-Shochou

Mother and Son
1955
as Tokugoto Izumi

Kagemusha
1980
as Doctor

Sazae-san's Baby
1960

I Want to Be a Shellfish
1959
Wakôdo no uta
1951
as Old man Omura

Red Beard
1965
as Rokusuke

Weeping Doll
1951
as Kawashima

23 Steps to Bed
1962

Wakai musumetachi
1951
The Kingdom of Spectacles
1937

Mako Osorubeshi
1954

Sazae's Engagement Trip
1958
Kekkon meirei
1943

The Hidden Fortress
1958
as Matashichi

I Live in Fear
1955
as Okamoto

Aozora yoitsu mademo
1958

Crazy Uproar
1950

The Battle of Okinawa
1971

Ameyuki-san
1979

Sanjuro
1962
as Takebayashi

Monpe-san
1944

Five Men in a Circus
1935
as Tadakichi

Young Teacher
1942
as Senzo's father

Wife! Be Like a Rose!
1935
as Shingo (Kimiko's uncle)

The Love Letter Trial
1951

General Kappa
1944

The Sword of Doom
1966
as Omatsu's grandfather

A Guide to Marriage
1952

The Invisible 108th Unit
1956

Town of Seven Colors
1952

All Sold Out
1956

Ujō
1957
as Mansuke Ashiguro
The Day the Sun Rose
1968

The Homely Sister
1967
as Shinshichi, father

The Bad Sleep Well
1960
as Assistant-to-the-Chief Wada

Newlywed of the First Section
1956

The Funeral
1984
as Small Old Man

New Tengu Kurama: Tengu Appears
1954

Sailor Suit and Machine Gun
1981
as Ryuji Hoshi

The Immortal Pitcher
1955

The Actress and the Poet
1935
as Baido Noso

Dodes'ka-den
1970
as Suicidal Old Man

A Brother and His Sister
1956
as Shimura

Cheers to the Jazz Girl
1955
as Dr. Yoshida

The Men of Toho-ku
1957
as Hisakichi, master of Sankaku Yashiki

Raised on an Island
1963

Three Outlaw Samurai
1964
as Jinbei

Sasaki Kojiro
1951

The Blue Mountains: Part II
1949
as Mr. Okamoto

Tokyo Twilight
1957
as Noodle Vendor

Mount Hakone
1962

Man of the House
1936
as Shogetsu
Harikiri Boy
1937

Chûshingura
1962

The Munekata Sisters
1950
as Sangin's Master

The Scandalous Adventures of Buraikan
1970

The Road I Travel with You
1936
Kokusai Mitsuyudan
1944

Samurai Saga
1959
as Rakuzo the sake seller (uncredited)

Anmitsu hime: Amakara shiro no maki
1954

Double Suicide
1969
as Owner of the Yamatoya

Stakeout
1958
as Mr. Takakura

Invisible Man
1954
as Mariko's grandfather

Third Generation Boss
1974

Hanzo the Razor: Sword of Justice
1972

The Blossom and the Sword
1973

Men and War III: The Final Chapter
1973
as Toma's father

The Lower Depths
1957
as The Actor

The Sun's Burial
1960
as Batasuke

A Woman's Life
1963

Sazae-san
1956

The Sunshine Girl
1963

Wolves of the City: First to Fight
1971

The Lonely Swordsman (Part 2)
1957

Cold Rice, Osan, Chan
1965

The Portrait
1948
as Tamai

Kasajiro: Truncheon versus Sword
1982

The Rookie Managers
1955

An Inn at Osaka
1954
as Ossan

Duel of Blood and Sand
1963
as Miyuki Sasa

The Den of Beasts
1951

Mickey One
1965
as The Artist

Horse
1941
as Jinjiro Onoda, Ine's father

The Lone Journey
1955
as Gorosaku

Barefoot Gen: Explosion of Tears
1977

Kokoro no nichigetsu
1954

Sazae-san Plays Cupid
1961
Children of the Sun
1938

The Story of Iron Arm Inao
1959
as Gentaro Matsuda

Lovetide
1955
as Sano

Cut the Shadow
1963

Young Guy at Sea
1965
as 佐平

Mother Never Dies
1942

Light of Africa
1975
as Doctor

Travelling Actors
1940
as Hyoroku Ichikawa - the Forelegs

Tokyo Sweetheart
1952
as Aoyama
Enoken's The Magician
1934

Sazae-san Sequel
1957

The Woman Next Door
1981

Utae! Seishun Harikiri Musume
1955
as Yayoshi (Father)

China Night
1940

W's Tragedy
1984

A Woman's Identity
1962

The Approach of Autumn
1960
as Tsunekichi Yamada

The Blue Mountains: Part I
1949
as Mr. Okamoto
The Lonely Swordsman (Part 1)
1956

The Gift of the Fox
1971

The Maiden Courtesan
1956

When Winter Comes
1985

Taking the Castle
1965

The Girl in the Rumor
1935
as Uncle

Time Within Memory
1973
About Kamatari Fujiwara
Kamatari Fujiwara (藤原 釜足 Fujiwara Kamatari, January 15, 1905 - December 21, 1985) was a Japanese actor. Fujiwara was born in Tokyo, on January 15, 1905, in Tokyo, Japan. Fujiwara's parents ran a printing business. The business did not go well, so at the age of 10, Fujiwara started working at a local confectionery store. By the age of 14 he had started selling timber for building and manufacturing in Shizuoka prefecture. A year later he returned to Tokyo to study as a pharmacist. Fukiwara worked regularly and extensively with Akira Kurosawa, an… With 210 credits spanning from 1933 to 1985, Kamatari Fujiwara has appeared in 208 films and 2 TV shows.
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Most Popular Kamatari Fujiwara Movies
- Seven Samurai (1954) — as Manzô - Father of Shino
- High and Low (1963) — as Junkyard Cook
- Ikiru (1952) — as Sub-Section Chief Ono
- Three Sisters with Maiden Hearts (1935) — as Yopparai - the Drunkard
- Yojimbo (1961) — as Tazaemon
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