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Chiba Yasuki
Though remembered largely for his inventive postwar shomin-geki, Chiba specialized initially in period films before achieving commercial success with such popular romances as Hideko the Cheerleader (Hideko no ōendanchō, 1940), a vehicle for the teenage Hideko Takamine. Among his wartime films, Women’s…
Kataoka Chiezo
Kataoka Chiezo was a Japanese period drama star, who was active before and after the war. He is considered one of the six big stars in Japanese period dramas. After the war, he became an executive star of Toei and remained a front-line star until his death. His eldest son Motoharu and his daughter Chie…
Takamatsu Kinnosuke
Born in Hakodate, Hokkaido, Takamatsu acted in shinpa theater before joining Makino Film Productions in 1924. He left the studio in 1926 and joined director Kinugasa Teinosuke in the independent production of the avant-garde film A Page of Madness, playing the crucial role of the bearded inmate. He…
Ichikawa Utaemon
Ichikawa Utaemon was a Japanese film actor famous for starring roles in jidaigeki from the 1920s to the 1960s. Trained in kabuki from childhood, he made his film debut in 1925 at Makino Film Productions under Makino Shozo. Quickly gaining popularity, he followed the example of Makino stars such as Bando…
