Kinnosuke Nakamura
Birthday: 1932-11-20
Place of Birth: Tokyo, Japan
Biography: From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia 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.
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Incident at Blood Pass
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Death of a Tea Master
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Shogun's Samurai
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Lady Sen and Hideyori
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Shinsengumi: Assassins of Honor
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Samurai Banners
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Lord Mito 2: The Nation's Vice Shogun
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The Fall of Ako Castle
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Portrait of Hell
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Bushido: The Cruel Code of the Samurai
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Revenge
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Sazen Tange and The Secret of the Urn
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Miyamoto Musashi: Showdown at Hannyazaka Heights
The remake of Yoshikawa's novel continues with the second installment in which Takezo, soon to be Mi...
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Miyamoto Musashi VI: Swords of Death
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Miyamoto Musashi V: Musashi vs Kojiro
The fifth and final installment with the build up of the epic battle between Sasaki Kojiro and Miyam...
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Miyamoto Musashi: Birth of Two Sword Style
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Miyamoto Musashi IV: The Duel at Ichijo-ji Temple
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Miyamoto Musashi
In this first episode, we are introduced to Takezo, what Musashi used to be before he became the man...
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Ghost Story on Passage
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Tokijiro: Lone Yakuza
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Gate of Youth 2
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Jirocho’s Days of Youth: Boss of the Tokai Region
His skill and courage were the best in Japan! The life story of Jirocho, a man who protected people ...
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The Ambitious
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The Conspirator
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In Search of Mother
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The Traveling Ruffian
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Wind, Woman and Road
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The Abandoned Swords
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Minamoto Yoshitsune
A historical scroll depicting the story of the tragic fate of the young samurai Minamoto Yoshitsune,...
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The Fugitive Samurai
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Shinran, Part II
Continuation of the biographical film about the monk Shinran, based on the novel by Eiji Yoshikawa. ...
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Jirocho’s Days of Youth: The Youngest Boss in the Tokai Region
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Sorcerer's Orb: Part 3
The third part of the series of films based on the Japanese epic novel Nanso Satomi Hakkenden by Kyo...
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The Magoichi Saga
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The Domain
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Ghost Ship Part 1
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Kumokiri Nizaemon: The Great Bandit
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Yakuza of Ina
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Young Ruddy Warrior: Nobunaga Oda
A dynamic story depicting the rise to power of Oda Nobunaga. The story of a young man on the battlef...
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Ghost Ship Part 2
Jiromaru (Kinnosuke Nakamura) investigates the dark "Ghost Ship" in search of his father. Meanwhile,...
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Will to Conquer
The struggles of a low-ranking samurai (Nakamura) coming to terms with the end of the Tokugawa shogu...
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Sorcerer's Orb: Part 1
The first part of the series of films based on the Japanese epic novel Nanso Satomi Hakkenden by Kyo...
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Sorcerer's Orb: Part 2
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Sorcerer's Orb: Part 4
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A Carpenter and Children
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The Day the Sun Rose
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Three Yakuza
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Lord Tokugawa Ieyasu
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Cold Rice, Osan, Chan
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House of Spider Webs
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The Crimson Peacock
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A Revengeful Raid
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Noble Tasuke
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A Spectacular Showdown
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Clan Revival
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Chikamatsu's Love in Osaka
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The Ako Retainers
Toei’s 10th anniversary film, featuring an all-star cast from the golden movie era of the 1960s. A f...
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A Chivalrous Spirit
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Lord Mito
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Lucky Adventurer Nobunaga Oda
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Shimizu Port of Chivalry
An all-star cast highlights this Jidai-Geki classic. Set in the samurai era, this is the tale of per...
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An Edo Magistrate
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Bull's Eye of Love
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Sasuke and His Comedians
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Roughneck From Asama
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Nichiren
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Tales of Young Genji Kuro
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Tales of Young Genji Kuro 2
Thanks to a secret message hidden on the two sacred swords Kaen and Suien, the samurai Genji Kurô (N...
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Tales of Young Genji Kuro 3
In the third, and final chapter of this epic tale, handsome swordsman Genji helps a vulnerable princ...
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The Last True Yakuza
A made man during the height of Hiroshima's yakuza turf war must maneuver through the violence and b...
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The Seven Vows
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The Seven Vows, Part 2
The adventures of Goro and his fellow samurai continue in its second installment. While being held c...
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The Seven Vows, Part 3
The adventures of Goro and his fellow samurai concludes. After their turbulent journey, the seven cr...
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Fall of the Shogun's Militia
Kondo Isami, the “Devil” commander of the Shinsengumi was one of Japan’s greatest national heroes an...
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Rebellion
In the mist of the warring age (Sengoku Era), the Kyushu based Hayato Clan is faced with a monumenta...
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Isshin Tasuke: A World in Danger
Tasuke stumbles across Kokichi, a distraught man whom having lost his fiancee to Lord Kawakatsu is r...
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Unwieldy Brothers
Taisuke is kind-hearted but overall lacks ambition. Taizo is smarter, but given to fits of emotion a...
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The Sword Knows
In the midst of the warring age, a young samurai Kyonosuke defies his former lord Hojo Ujikatsu in o...
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Souls in the Moonlight
First part of the famous Dai-bosatsu toge trilogy, based on Kaizan Nakazato’s unfinished long series...
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The Shogun Assassins
This is a film about a real person. Sanada Yukimura fought a war against Tokugawa Ieyasu....
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Souls in the Moonlight II
This is the second installment of the trilogy based on Japan’s greatest novel “The Great Bodhisattva...
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Souls in the Moonlight III
Master swordsman, Tsukue Ryunosuke is confronted by the families of his victims. Will justice be ser...
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Scarier than the Devil
A stage director who directs a “Mori no Ishimatsu” play time travels and becomes “Mori no Ishimatsu”...
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The Shogun and the Fishmonger
Fishmonger Tasuke and Shogun Iemitsu swap their identities in pretence for the protection of Iemitsu...
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A Fishmonger's Tour
The supply of sea bream to the fish market has decreased, and the price has increased to a whopping ...
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Diary of a Wandering Lord
Two thrill seeking young lords sneak out of their castles and travel under the disguise of townsmen....
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Bored Hatamoto: Idle Vassal Tribute
Master swordsman and loya 'Hatamoto' (direct vassal to the Shogun), Saotome Mondonosuke, is sent to ...
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Hawk of the North
During the latter part of the 16th Century, Japan's Warring States era was coming to a close. After ...
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Tokaido Fullhouse
When Kanbe Nagakichi has his turf taken over by Ano-Toku, the father-in-law of his sworn brother Kir...
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Road of Chivalry
While on the road, famed Yakuza Boss Jirocho is falsely accused of starting a peasant's uprising and...
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Jirocho' s Days of Youth: Whirlwind on the Tokaido
Adventures of famous yakuza boss Jirocho and his disciples who settle in Kofu....
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The Flower and the Dragon
A story of manly life and the beauty of conjugal love. A story about a man and a woman establishing ...
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Yakuza of Seki
A young yakuza, Yatappe, wanders around the country in search of his long-lost little sister, Oito. ...
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Works of the Fish Man
Katsujiro the fisherman overcomes his laziness when he learns of his younger sister Okiku’s unfortun...
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Flower and Dragon: Duel of the Sea Caves
The sequel of "Flower and Dragon". Kingoro Tamai founded a family in the port of Wakamatsu. He unite...
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Samurai Vagabonds
On New Year's Day 1716, Munenaga of Owari and Yoshinao of Kii were both named as candidates for the ...
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Lord Mito: All Star Version
In 1691 a terrible fire broke out in Denmacho, Yotsuya, burning down the towns around it, up to the ...
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Isshin Tasuke: A Man Among Men
In the third entry into this mega-hit series, Isshin Tasuke, a spirited fishmonger in Edo who looks ...
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The Forbidden Castle
From an original story by Shibata Renzaburo, the novelist who created such classics as: the "Nemuri ...
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Baian the Assassin
This is an ensemble period drama adapted from Shotaro Ikenami's popular novel, featuring the famous ...
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The Sharks
A film adaptation of Masatsugu Nobuhiko's novel of the same name, directed by Tasaka Tomotaka and st...
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Sorcerer's Orb: Part 5
The 5th and final part of the series of films based on the Japanese epic novel Nanso Satomi Hakkende...
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Challenge at Dawn
Set in Kawasaki in 1925, Challenge at Dawn is based on the Tsurumi Riot Incident, which actually ocu...
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Lone Wolf and Cub
Ogami Itto, framed for treason and surviving a deadly attack, becomes a lone assassin with his son. ...
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