Kazuo Hasegawa
Acting
Kazuo Hasegawa was a Japanese film and stage actor. He appeared in over 300 films from 1927 to 1963. 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. In 1918, he became a student of Nakamura Ganjirō I and performed kabuki in the Kansai region. He joined the Shochiku studio in 1927 and made his film debut in Chigo no kenpō under the name Chōjirō Hayashi. His good looks and graceful fighting style made him a major jidaigeki star, and he appeared in more than 120 films for Shochiku in 11 years, with the best works being directed by Teinosuke Kinugasa. He moved to the Toho studio in 1937. 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." He recovered and changed his stage name to his real name, Kazuo Hasegawa. 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. He moved to Daiei Film in 1950 and continued appearing in the popular Zenigata Heiji series. 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. 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. 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. He also directed the Takarazuka Revue version of The Rose of Versailles in 1974.
Known for
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tvAkō Rōshi
1964
Ooishi Kuranosuke
movieAn Actor's Revenge
1963
Yukinojo Nakamura / Yamitaro the Thief
movieMito Komon’s Journey to Ezo
1961
Mito Komon
Zenigata Heiji Case Files: Enma's Nightly Ledger
1961
Zenigata Heiji
movieScars of Honor
1960
Chouemon Takakura
movieThe Last Betrayal
1960
Ryūtarō Tsumura
movieThe Demon of Mount Oe
1960
Shuten-dôji
movieUtamaro, Painter of the Woman
1959
Kitagawa Utamaro
movieThe Ghost of Yotsuya
1959
Iemon Tamiya
movieJirocho Fuji
1959
Shimizu no Jirocho
movieAmbush at Iga Pass
1958
Araki Mataemon
movieThe Loyal 47 Ronin
1958
Kuranosuke Ôishi
movieTsukigata Hanpeita
1956
Tsukigata Hanpeita
movieZangiku monogatari
1956
Kikunosuke
movieThree Women Around Yoshinaka
1956
Jirô-Yoshinaka Kiso
movieTôjûrô no koi
1955
Tojuro Sakata
movieGate of Hell
1953
Moritō Endō
movieAn Heir's Place
1953
Yagoro Hosho
movie治郎吉格子
1952
道中師 / 治郎吉
movieThe Tale of Genji
1951
Hikaru Genji
movieA Tale of Archery at the Sanjusangendo
1945
Kanbei Kanzamon
movieIdaten Kaido
1944
Hagiwara
movie音楽大進軍
1943
Kazuo Hasegawa
movieA Man's Flower Road of Triumph
1941
Utaemon Nakamura
movieZoku Hebihimesama
1940
Hinokiya Sentarô
The Snake Princess
1940
Hinokiya Sentarô
Song of the White Orchid
1939
Kokichi Matsumura
movieThe Fighting Firemen
1939
Kichigoro
movieTsuruhachi and Tsurujiro
1938
Tsurujiro
movieTojuro's Love
1938
Sakata Tojuro
movieThe Palanquin Carrier Magistrate
1935
Echizen'nokami Ôoka
movieAn Actor's Revenge
1935
Yokinojo, Yamitaro and Yokinojo's mother (as Chôjirô Hayashi)
The Groom Talks in His Sleep
1935
Yasuo the Bridegroom
movieGenpei the Carp
1933
Koina no Ginpei
movieThe Loyal 47 Ronin
1932
Asano Takuminokami and Yoshida Sawaemon (as Chôjirô Hayashi)
The Golden Demon
1932
Kanichi Hazama
Nogitsune Sanji
1930
Nogitsune Sanji
Tôribêyama shinjû
1928
Kikuchi Hankuro
movieCastle of Wind and Clouds
1928
Aizawa Shinpachi
movieChronicles of a Sea Country
1928
Shirogoro (Second Son)
Benten kozo
1928
Benten Kozo Kikunosuke
Demon Thistle
1927
Reizaburo Namiki
