Matsunosuke Onoe
Acting
September 12, 1875 — September 11, 1926Okayama, Japan
Matsunosuke Onoe sometimes known as Medama no Matchan ("Eyeballs" Matsu), was a Japanese actor. His birth name is Tsuruzo Nakamura.[1] He is sometimes credited as Yukio Koki, Tamijaku Onoe, or Tsunusaburo Onoe, and as a kabuki artist he went by the name Tsurusaburo Onoe. He gained great popularity, appearing in over 1000 films, and has been called the first superstar of Japanese cinema.
Known for
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Zōho kaitei Chūshingura
movieZōho kaitei Chūshingura
1927
Yoshio 'Kuranosuke' Ôishi
Araki Mataemon
movieAraki Mataemon
1925
Araki Metaemon
movie弥次喜多 前篇 善光寺詣りの巻
1921
Yajirobei
movieJiraiya the Hero
1921
Jiraiya
movieThe 47 Loyal Ronin
1910
Oishi Kuranosuke / Asano Takuminokami / Shimizu Ikkaku
movieTS-CAM
Jiraiya (archive footage)