Kazuo Hasegawa
Known for Acting · 118 credits
- Born
- 1908-02-27
- Died
- 1984-04-06
- Place of birth
- Kyoto, Kyoto, Japan
- Also known as
- 長谷川 一夫 · Кадзуо Хасэгава · Chôjirô Hayashi · Тёдзиро Хаяси · 林 長二郎
Biography
Kazuo Hasegawa was a Japanese film and stage actor. He appeared in over 300 films from 1927 to 1963.
Born to a sake brewing family in Kyoto, he first appeared on stage at age five in a theater run by his family as a side business. In 1918, he became a student of Nakamura Ganjirō I and performed kabuki in the Kansai region. He joined the Shochiku studio in 1927 and made his film debut in Chigo no kenpō under the name Chōjirō Hayashi. His good looks and graceful fighting style made him a major jidaigeki star, and he appeared in more than 120 films for Shochiku in 11 years, with the best works being directed by Teinosuke Kinugasa. He moved to the Toho studio in 1937. On 11 November 1937, however, he was attacked by ruffians and his face slashed with razor blades. According to the historian Daisuke Miyao, "Even though there was no clear evidence, it was widely assumed that this violent incident was Shochiku's retaliatory measure against Hayashi's so-called betrayal." He recovered and changed his stage name to his real name, Kazuo Hasegawa. Hasegawa appeared in many successful films for Toho, including several "national-policy pictures with Chinese settings," such as Song of the White Orchid (1939) and China Night (1940), with co-star Ri Koran. He moved to Daiei Film in 1950 and continued appearing in the popular Zenigata Heiji series. He also appeared in many classic films including Kozaburo Yoshimura's The Tale of Genji (1951), Kinugasa's Gate of Hell (1953), and Kenji Mizoguchi's The Crucified Lovers (1954). He was appointed to Daiei's board of directors in 1957. To celebrate his 300th film, Hasegawa appeared in a new version of Yukinojō henge (known abroad as An Actor's Revenge) in 1963, directed by Kon Ichikawa. He left Daiei that year and continued to appear on stage and television, including starring in the second NHK Taiga drama Akō Rōshi in 1964. He also directed the Takarazuka Revue version of The Rose of Versailles in 1974.
Known For
TV Shows (1)
Movies (117)
Chikamatsu Monogatari
1954
as Mohei
Gate of Hell
1953
as Moritō Endō
An Actor's Revenge
1963
as Yukinojo Nakamura / Yamitaro the Thief
The Great Wall
1962
The Tale of Genji
1951
as Hikaru Genji
Nichiren and the Great Mongol Invasion
1958
as Nichiren
The Loyal 47 Ronin
1958
as Kuranosuke Ôishi
Secret of Naruto
1957
Mito Komon’s Journey to Ezo
1961
as Mito Komon
治郎吉格子
1952
as 治郎吉 / 道中師
The Way of Drama
1944
The Snake Princess
1940
as Hinokiya Sentarô
China Night
1940
Oath on the Burning Sands
1940
Iemitsu and Hikoza
1941
Three Women Around Yoshinaka
1956
as Jirô-Yoshinaka Kiso
Zangiku monogatari
1956
as Kikunosuke
Song of the White Orchid
1939
as Kokichi Matsumura
Tsuruhachi and Tsurujiro
1938
as Tsurujiro
Dancers of Awa
1941
The Demon of Mount Oe
1960
as Shuten-dôji
Daiei Studio is Bustling
1957
Jirocho Fuji
1959
as Shimizu no Jirocho
The Ghost of Yotsuya
1959
as Iemon Tamiya
音楽大進軍
1943
as Kazuo Hasegawa
The Man Who Waited
1942
Ambush at Iga Pass
1958
as Araki Mataemon
The Burning Sky
1940
Onna keizu
1942
as Hayase
Omatsuri hanjiro
1953
The Battle of Kawanakajima
1941
as Hyakuzô
風来物語任侠篇
1959
The Seven Changes of a Paper Crane (Part 1)
1941
The Loyal 47 Ronin
1932
as Asano Takuminokami and Yoshida Sawaemon (as Chôjirô Hayashi)
Hana no yukyo-den
1958
The Groom Talks in His Sleep
1935
as Yasuo the Bridegroom
Utamaro, Painter of the Woman
1959
as Kitagawa Utamaro
Notebooks of Heiji Zenigata: Spider on the Skin
1956
Inochi wo Kakeru Otoko
1958
A Girl Isn't Allowed to Love
1955
The Man Who Disappeared Yesterday
1941
Banchō sarayashiki
1937
Zoku Hebihimesama
1940
as Hinokiya Sentarô
Blizzard Ronin
1939
Omokage no machi
1942
晴小袖
1961
Lord for a Night
1946
My Elder Brother
1934
as Fumio
Dedication of the Great Buddha
1952
Zenigata Heiji Detective Story: Heiji Covers All of Edo
1949
as Zenigata Heiji
An Heir's Place
1953
as Yagoro Hosho
Demon Thistle
1927
as Reizaburo Namiki
Tsukigata Hanpeita
1956
as Tsukigata Hanpeita
The Casebooks of Zenigata Heiji: The Beautiful Shark
1961
Zenigata Heiji: Ghost Lord
1954
A Tale of Archery at the Sanjusangendo
1945
as Kanbei Kanzamon
A Man's Flower Road of Triumph
1941
as Utaemon Nakamura
Jirocho Fuji 2: The Chivalrous
1960
The Fighting Firemen
1939
as Kichigoro
Shogun's Holiday
1958
One Thousand Ryo Ship in the Wind and Clouds
1952
A Samurai's Love
1954
Zenigata Heiji Case Files: The Dead Beauty in the Bathhouse
1956
The Last Betrayal
1960
as Ryūtarō Tsumura
Idaten Kaido
1944
as Hagiwara
An Actor's Revenge
1935
as Yokinojo, Yamitaro and Yokinojo's mother (as Chôjirô Hayashi)
Zenigata Heiji torimono hikae: madara hebi
1957
The Gaijin
1959
Scars of Honor
1960
as Chouemon Takakura
Nakayoshi ondo: Nippon ichi dayo
1962
Yukinojō henge, Kanketsu-hen
1936
Two Lanterns
1933
Reimei izen
1931
勘太郎月夜唄
1952
Chûshingura - Zempen: Akahokyô no maki
1932
Dance of the Capital
1942
The Woman and the Pirate
1959
as 御崎庄五郎
The Siege of Osaka
1937
The Palanquin Carrier Magistrate
1935
as Echizen'nokami Ôoka
Kantaro of Ina
1943
Sabakareru Echizen no kami
1962
Actor Shark
1959
Judge of the Ashuras
1951
The Seven Changes of a Paper Crane (Part 2)
1941
The Magnificent Five
1958
The Devil of Edo
1947
Gambler and the Princess
1959
as Yatarô
Yūkyō no mure
1948
I Believe I Am Being Followed
1945
Tojuro's Love
1938
as Sakata Tojuro
The Demon of Sendai's Castle
1962
Floating Vessel
1957
Nogitsune Sanji
1930
as Nogitsune Sanji
Harbor of Life
1944
Migratory Birds of the Flowers
1956
The Two Musashis
1960
Ghosts Die at Dawn
1948
as Kohei
Benten kozo
1928
as Benten Kozo Kikunosuke
Kurotegumi Sukeroku
1929
Genpei the Carp
1933
as Koina no Ginpei
Rikugun Daikoshin
1932
風来物語 あばれ飛車
1960
Hinoki Butai
1946
Castle of Wind and Clouds
1928
as Aizawa Shinpachi
Lantern Under a Full Moon
1951
Tôribêyama shinjû
1928
as Kikuchi Hankuro
With a Single Sword Bale
1934
Tôjûrô no koi
1955
as Tojuro Sakata
Kaitō Samimaro
1928
Zenigata Heiji Case Files: Enma's Nightly Ledger
1961
as Zenigata Heiji
The Sculpture of Master Choji
1943
as Chōji
The Man from the Moon
1951
The Casebooks of Heiji Zenigata: Beautiful Spider
1960
as Zenigata Heiji
The Golden Demon
1932
as Kanichi Hazama
Kagaribi
1928
Chronicles of a Sea Country
1928
as Shirogoro (Second Son)
Phoenix
1950
About Kazuo Hasegawa
Kazuo Hasegawa was a Japanese film and stage actor. He appeared in over 300 films from 1927 to 1963. Born to a sake brewing family in Kyoto, he first appeared on stage at age five in a theater run by his family as a side business. In 1918, he became a student of Nakamura Ganjirō I and performed kabuki in the Kansai region. He joined the Shochiku studio in 1927 and made his film debut in Chigo no kenpō under the name Chōjirō Hayashi. His good looks and graceful fighting style made him a major jidaigeki star, and he appeared in more than 120 fil… With 118 credits spanning from 1927 to 1964, Kazuo Hasegawa has appeared in 117 films and 1 TV show.
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- Chikamatsu Monogatari (1954) — as Mohei
- Gate of Hell (1953) — as Moritō Endō
- An Actor's Revenge (1963) — as Yukinojo Nakamura / Yamitaro the Thief
- The Great Wall (1962)
- The Tale of Genji (1951) — as Hikaru Genji
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