Kazuo Hasegawa
Kazuo Hasegawa | |
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Kazuo Hasegawa in 1937 | |
Born |
Fushimi, Kyoto, Japan | 27 February 1908
Died |
6 April 1984 76) Tokyo, Japan | (aged
Other names | Chōjirō Hayashi, Chōmaru Hayashi |
Occupation | Actor |
Years active | 1913–1982 |
Kazuo Hasegawa (長谷川 一夫 Hasegawa Kazuo, 27 February 1908 – 6 April 1984) was a Japanese film and stage actor. He appeared in over 300 films between 1927 and 1963.[1]
Career
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.[2] In 1918, he became a student of Nakamura Ganjirō I and performed kabuki in the Kansai region.[2] He joined the Shochiku studio in 1927 and made his film debut in Chigo no kenpō under the name Chōjirō Hayashi.[2] His good looks and graceful fighting style made him a major jidaigeki star, and he appeared in over 120 films for Shochiku in 11 years, with the best works being directed by Teinosuke Kinugasa.[2] The 1935 Yukinojō henge was a significant hit.[2] He moved to the Toho studio in 1937.[2] 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."[3] He recovered and changed his stage name to his real name, Kazuo Hasegawa.[2] 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.[4] He moved to Daiei Film in 1950 and continued appearing in the popular Zenigata Heiji series.[2] 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.[2] 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.[2] 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.[2] He also directed the Takarazuka Revue version of The Rose of Versailles in 1974.[2]
Filmography
Filmography of Kazuo Hasegawa include (incomplete):
- Jujiro (十字路), also known as Crossroads, Crossways, Shadows of the Yoshiwara or Slums of Tokyo (1928)
- The Tale of Genji (1951)
- Dedication of the Great Buddha (1952)
- Gate of Hell (1953)
- The Crucified Lovers (1954)
- Zenigata Heiji: Ghost Lord (銭形平次捕物控 幽霊大名 Zenigata Heiji Torimono-Hikae: Yūrei Daimyō) (1954)
- (藤十郎の恋 Tōjūrō no Koi) (1955)
- Tsukigata Hanpeita: Hana no maki; Arashi no maki (1956)
- (残菊物語 Zangiku monogatari) (1956)
- Nichiren to mōko daishūrai (1958)
- The Loyal 47 Ronin (忠臣蔵 Chūshingura) (1958)
- Yotsuya Kaidan (film) (1959)
- An Actor's Revenge (1963)
Honours
References
- ↑ (in Japanese) http://www.jmdb.ne.jp/person/p0283520.htm accessed 29 May 2009
- 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 "Hasegawa Kazuo". Kotobanku. Asahi Shinbun. Retrieved 1 March 2018.
- ↑ Miyao, Daisuke (2013). The Aesthetics of Shadow: Lighting and Japanese Cinema. Duke University Press. p. 173. ISBN 0822354225.
- ↑ Anderson, Joseph L.; Richie, Donald (1982). The Japanese Film: Art and Industry. Princeton University Press. p. 154. ISBN 0691007926.
External links
- Kazuo Hasegawa on IMDb
- Kazuo Hasegawa at Find a Grave
- Film Reference Actors and Actresses 4th Edition. pages 540- . /
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