Kazuo Hasegawa
Known for Acting · 120 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 (119)
An Heir's Place
1953
as Yagoro Hosho
A Samurai's Love
1954
My Elder Brother
1934
as Fumio
Gambler and the Princess
1959
as Yatarô
With a Single Sword Bale
1934
The Two Musashis
1960
Dance of the Capital
1942
Ninjō misui
1957
Kurotegumi Sukeroku
1929
An Actor's Revenge
1963
as Yukinojo Nakamura / Yamitaro the Thief
Phoenix
1950
Gate of Hell
1953
as Moritō Endō
Judge of the Ashuras
1951
Chikamatsu Monogatari
1954
as Mohei
Koga Manshion
1949
Jirocho Fuji
1959
as Shimizu no Jirocho
Scars of Honor
1960
as Chouemon Takakura
The Sculpture of Master Choji
1943
as Chōji
Tôjûrô no koi
1955
as Tojuro Sakata
Lantern Under a Full Moon
1951
The Great Wall
1962
Jirocho Fuji 2: The Chivalrous
1960
The Ghost of Yotsuya
1959
as Iemon Tamiya
The Seven Changes of a Paper Crane (Part 1)
1941
The Loyal 47 Ronin
1958
as Kuranosuke Ôishi
The Tale of Genji
1951
as Hikaru Genji
The Battle of Kawanakajima
1941
as Hyakuzô
Tojuro's Love
1938
as Sakata Tojuro
Dedication of the Great Buddha
1952
Three Women Around Yoshinaka
1956
as Jirô-Yoshinaka Kiso
Floating Vessel
1957
A Tale of Archery at the Sanjusangendo
1945
as Kanbei Kanzamon
音楽大進軍
1943
as Kazuo Hasegawa
The Demon of Mount Oe
1960
as Shuten-dôji
A Man's Flower Road of Triumph
1941
as Utaemon Nakamura
Case Files of Zenigata Heiji: The Cursed Coin
1957
Oath on the Burning Sands
1940
The Man Who Waited
1942
Hinoki Butai
1946
The Loyal 47 Ronin
1932
as Asano Takuminokami and Yoshida Sawaemon (as Chôjirô Hayashi)
The Snake Princess
1940
as Hinokiya Sentarô
Zangiku monogatari
1956
as Kikunosuke
Chûshingura - Zempen: Akahokyô no maki
1932
Notebooks of Heiji Zenigata: Spider on the Skin
1956
Iemitsu and Hikoza
1941
Onna keizu
1942
as Hayase
The Man Who Disappeared Yesterday
1941
Yukinojō henge, Kanketsu-hen
1936
Mito Komon’s Journey to Ezo
1961
as Mito Komon
Nichiren and the Great Mongol Invasion
1958
as Nichiren
The Fighting Firemen
1939
as Kichigoro
Shogun's Holiday
1958
The Woman and the Pirate
1959
as 御崎庄五郎
A Girl Isn't Allowed to Love
1955
The Casebooks of Heiji Zenigata: Beautiful Spider
1960
as Zenigata Heiji
Utamaro, Painter of the Woman
1959
as Kitagawa Utamaro
The Way of Drama
1944
Harbor of Life
1944
Actor Shark
1959
The Burning Sky
1940
Lord for a Night
1946
The Gaijin
1959
Zenigata Heiji Case Files: The Dead Beauty in the Bathhouse
1956
China Night
1940
晴小袖
1961
The Devil of Edo
1947
Secret of Naruto
1957
Ghosts Die at Dawn
1948
as Kohei
Tsukigata Hanpeita
1956
as Tsukigata Hanpeita
The Golden Demon
1932
as Kanichi Hazama
Song of the White Orchid
1939
as Kokichi Matsumura
The Magnificent Five
1958
One Thousand Ryo Ship in the Wind and Clouds
1952
The Demon of Sendai's Castle
1962
Yūkyō no mure
1948
Kaitō Samimaro
1928
Hana no yukyo-den
1958
Banchō sarayashiki
1937
The Last Betrayal
1960
as Ryūtarō Tsumura
Zenigata Heiji: Ghost Lord
1954
The Palanquin Carrier Magistrate
1935
as Echizen'nokami Ôoka
Daiei Studio is Bustling
1957
Blizzard Ronin
1939
The Casebooks of Zenigata Heiji: The Beautiful Shark
1961
風来物語 あばれ飛車
1960
Zenigata Heiji Detective Story: Heiji Covers All of Edo
1949
as Zenigata Heiji
Tsuruhachi and Tsurujiro
1938
as Tsurujiro
Kantaro of Ina
1943
The Siege of Osaka
1937
An Actor's Revenge
1935
as Yokinojo, Yamitaro and Yokinojo's mother (as Chôjirô Hayashi)
I Believe I Am Being Followed
1945
Ambush at Iga Pass
1958
as Araki Mataemon
風来物語任侠篇
1959
Rikugun Daikoshin
1932
Sabakareru Echizen no kami
1962
The Seven Changes of a Paper Crane (Part 2)
1941
Genpei the Carp
1933
as Koina no Ginpei
Zenigata Heiji Case Files: Enma's Nightly Ledger
1961
as Zenigata Heiji
勘太郎月夜唄
1952
Omokage no machi
1942
治郎吉格子
1952
as 治郎吉 / 道中師
Nakayoshi ondo: Nippon ichi dayo
1962
Chronicles of a Sea Country
1928
as Shirogoro (Second Son)
Two Lanterns
1933
The Man from the Moon
1951
Inochi wo Kakeru Otoko
1958
Dancers of Awa
1941
Omatsuri hanjiro
1953
Castle of Wind and Clouds
1928
as Aizawa Shinpachi
The Groom Talks in His Sleep
1935
as Yasuo the Bridegroom
Idaten Kaido
1944
as Hagiwara
Zoku Hebihimesama
1940
as Hinokiya Sentarô
Migratory Birds of the Flowers
1956
Nogitsune Sanji
1930
as Nogitsune Sanji
Demon Thistle
1927
as Reizaburo Namiki
Reimei izen
1931
Benten kozo
1928
as Benten Kozo Kikunosuke
Kagaribi
1928
Tôribêyama shinjû
1928
as Kikuchi Hankuro
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 120 credits spanning from 1927 to 1964, Kazuo Hasegawa has appeared in 119 films and 1 TV show.
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- An Heir's Place (1953) — as Yagoro Hosho
- A Samurai's Love (1954)
- My Elder Brother (1934) — as Fumio
- Gambler and the Princess (1959) — as Yatarô
- With a Single Sword Bale (1934)
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