467 results found for: Shimizu Jirocho monogatari
Kirino Nadao
Regular player in salaryman and Crazy Cats comedies, and in supporting roles in sci-fi, most frequently as gangsters and/or flunkies. Probably best remembered as the astronaut who has trouble with gravity in Battle in Outer Space (1959). He retired from acting in 1970, around the time Toho’s exclusive…
Toba Yonosuke
Toba Yonosuke, born Toba Teruo (鳥羽輝雄) in Tokyo, Japan, was a Japanese actor. He initially trained at the Tokyo Free Theatre acting school starting in 1922. He dropped out of Okura Higher Commercial School during his third year and joined Ikawa Hachiro's "Kokusei Theatre" in 1923. By 1926, he…
Ishida Shigeki
A Toho-exclusive actor who appeared in numerous supporting roles during the 60s in sci-fi, fantasy and comedy movies. He was active in television through the 80s. He retired and became a Buddhist monk and a chief priest in a Temple in his hometown, Kanazawa. After his death in 1997 his son, actor and…
Kusumoto Kenji
Enomoto Kenji is a Japanese actor born on March 12, 1929 in Tanabe, Wakayama prefecture, Japan. His real name is Enomoto Kenzo.
Morishige Hisaya
Morishige Hisaya was a Japanese actor and comedian born in Hirakata, Osaka, Japan. He graduated from Kitano Middle School (now Kitano High School) and attended Waseda University. He began his career as a stage actor, then became an announcer for NHK, working in Manchukuo. He appeared in nearly 250 films,…
Tsukigata Ryunosuke
Born in Miyagi Prefecture, Tsukigata entered the actor's school at Nikkatsu in 1920, but earned his first starring role working at Makino Shozo's studio in 1924. He became a star of chanbara films, but got into trouble when he ran away with Makino's daughter, Makino Teruko, even though he was married.…
Yokoyama Unpei
Yokoyama Unpei was a Japanese actor from Hikone Town, Inukami District, Shiga Prefecture. He became the first Japanese film actor to appear in Japan's first feature film. His real name is Yokoyama Yasushi. In 1893, he joined the troupe of Sudo Sadanori, a pioneer of the Shinpa drama, and debuted on…
Kodama Kiyoshi
Kiyoshi Kodama was a Japanese TV personality and actor. He hosted the Asahi Broadcasting Corporation quiz show Panel Quiz Attack 25 continuously for thirty-six years from its start in April 1975 until he was forced to step down due to poor health at the end of March 2011. His signature catchphrase on…
