Bando Kotaro

Name: Bando Kotaro
Native name: 坂東好太郎
Also Known as: Bandou Koutarou, Honma Kentarou, Bando Koutaro
Nationality: Japanese
Gender: Male
Born: May 4, 1911
Died: November 28, 1981

Bando Kotaro was a Kabuki actor and film actor in the early Showa period, born in Renjakucho, Kanda-ku, Tokyo. His real name is Honma Kentaro.

At the age of five, he became a disciple of Sawamura Sojuro the seventh generation, and at the age of eight, he moved to the apprenticeship of Bando Mitsugoro the seventh generation. In 1922 he made his stage debut as Sawamura Kentaro at the Imperial Theater, and from 1924 he called himself Bando Kotaro. In 1930, he graduated from the 6th generation Onoe Kikugoro's Japanese actor school. Around this time, he participated in "Youth Kabuki" at the Shinjuku Daiichi Theater, chaired by the 4th generation Kataoka Nizaemon.

In 1931, at the age of 20, he became a movie actor exclusively for Shochiku Kyoto Studio and made his debut with "Yonaoshi Daimyojin" the following year. Around this time, he married Iizuka Toshiko, an actress at the same Shitakamo studio.

After the war, he joined Daiei Kyoto Studio in 1948, and transferred to Nikkatsu in 1955, Shintoho in 1958, and Toei in 1960.

He died on November 28, 1981 at the age of 70. Edit Biography

Year	Title	#	Role	Rating
1958	Tange Sazen Japanese Drama, 1958, 0 eps (Support Role)	0	Support Role	0.0

Year	Title	Role	Rating
1962	Kisaragi muso ken Japanese Movie, 1962, Yagyu Hyoko (Support Role)	Yagyu Hyoko Support Role	0.0
1962	The Idle Vassal: La Maison De Corail Japanese Movie, 1962, (Support Role)	Support Role	0.0
1960	Samurai Momotaro: Edo Chaos King Japanese Movie, 1960, (Support Role)	Support Role	0.0
1959	Maternal Lineage: Flowers of Yushima Japanese Movie, 1959, Menoso (Support Role)	Menoso Support Role	10.0
1959	Great East Asian War and International Trial Japanese Movie, 1959, U.S. General (Support Role)	U.S. General Support Role	4.0
1958	Shigeomi and the Youth Officer: The History of Blood and Navy Japanese Movie, 1958, Ugaki Kazushige (Support Role)	Ugaki Kazushige Support Role	4.0
1955	Vanished Glory Japanese Movie, 1955, Captain Takamine (Support Role)	Captain Takamine Support Role	0.0
1954	Date Sodo: Haha Goten Japanese Movie, 1954, Matsumae Tetsunosuke (Main Role)	Matsumae Tetsunosuke Main Role	0.0
1954	Tsuma Koi Kurodabushi Japanese Movie, 1954, Ginpei (Main Role)	Ginpei Main Role	1.0
1953	Ghost-Cat of Arima Palace Japanese Movie, 1953, (Support Role)	Support Role	7.3
1953	Gate of Hell Japanese Movie, 1953, Rokuro (Support Role)	Rokuro Support Role	7.2
1953	Ghost of Saga Mansion Japanese Movie, 1953, Hanzaemon Komori (Main Role)	Hanzaemon Komori Main Role	2.0
1952	Saiyuki Japanese Movie, 1952, Son Goku (Main Role)	Son Goku Main Role	6.0
1949	Ooedo Shichihenge Japanese Movie, 1949, Kagaya Hanjiro (Unknown)	Kagaya Hanjiro Unknown	0.0
1946	Utamaro and His Five Women Japanese Movie, 1946, Koide Seinosuke (Main Role)	Koide Seinosuke Main Role	7.1
1940	Mito Komon Japanese Movie, 1940, Sasaki Sukesaburo (Support Role)	Sasaki Sukesaburo Support Role	0.0
1939	Shingetsu Sumidagawa Japanese Movie, 1939, (Unknown)	Unknown	0.0
1939	Hanagumori Japanese Movie, 1939, (Unknown)	Unknown	0.0
1939	Kikusui Taheiki Japanese Movie, 1939, (Unknown)	Unknown	0.0
1938	Kimen Mikazuki To Japanese Movie, 1938, (Unknown)	Unknown	0.0
1938	Otokodate Happyakuyacho Japanese Movie, 1938, (Unknown)	Unknown	0.0
1938	Sonno Gionkai Japanese Movie, 1938, (Main Role)	Main Role	0.0
1938	Ukina Zange Japanese Movie, 1938, (Unknown)	Unknown	0.0
1936	Haru Sugata Gori Otoko Japanese Movie, 1936, (Unknown)	Unknown	0.0
1936	Soshu Kyokakuden Japanese Movie, 1936, (Unknown)	Unknown	0.0
1935	Megumi no Kenka Japanese Movie, 1935, (Unknown)	Unknown	0.0
1935	Funeuta Suzume Nenbutsu Japanese Movie, 1935, (Unknown)	Unknown	0.0
1934	Shinju Hitorimushi Japanese Movie, 1934, (Unknown)	Unknown	0.0
1933	Yajikita Japanese Movie, 1933, (Unknown)	Unknown	0.0
1933	Uijin Japanese Movie, 1933, (Support Role)	Support Role	0.0
1933	Omura Tetsutaro Japanese Movie, 1933, (Unknown)	Unknown	0.0
1933	Koumori no An-san Japanese Movie, 1933, (Unknown)	Unknown	0.0
1933	Kosetsu: Nure Tsubame Japanese Movie, 1933, (Unknown)	Unknown	0.0
1932	Ikinokotta Shinsengumi Japanese Movie, 1932, (Unknown)	Unknown	0.0

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