Kinnosuke Nakamura

Acting Nov 20, 1932 Mar 10, 1997 (aged 65) Tokyo, Japan

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Yorozuya Kinnosuke (萬屋錦之介) was a Japanese kabuki actor. Born Kin'ichi Ogawa (小川錦一 Ogawa Kin'ichi), son of kabuki actor Nakamura Tokizō III, he entered kabuki and became the first in the kabuki tradition to take the name Nakamura Kinnosuke. He took on his guild name (yagō) Yorozuya as his surname in 1971.

In addition to his kabuki activity, Kinnosuke had an extensive film career. A specialist in jidaigeki, Kinnosuke appeared in more than 140 films. These include a 1957 Mito Kōmon and a 1961 appearance as the title character in the Toei Company's Miyamoto Musashi series (a role he reprised in 1962, 1963, 1964, and 1965, and again in 1971). A versatile actor, he has played as many as seven characters in a single film.

134 Acting Credits

Kinnosuke Nakamura

Acting

Goyokin

Shogun's Samurai

Bushido: The Cruel Code of the Samurai

Samurai Banners

The Fall of Ako Castle

Incident at Blood Pass

Shinsengumi: Assassins of Honor

Revenge

Sazen Tange and The Secret of the Urn

Death of a Tea Master

The Ambitious

Portrait of Hell

Miyamoto Musashi: Showdown at Hannyazaka Heights

Miyamoto Musashi V: Musashi vs Kojiro

Miyamoto Musashi IV: The Duel at Ichijo-ji Temple

Miyamoto Musashi

Miyamoto Musashi III: Birth of Two Sword Style

The Shogun Assassins

Lone Wolf and Cub

Miyamoto Musashi VI: Swords of Death

Chikamatsu's Love in Osaka

Road of Chivalry

Lord Mito 2: The Nation's Vice Shogun

Tokijiro: Lone Yakuza