Acting
Kazuo Hasegawa
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.
Filmography
Akō Rōshi
Series · 1964
An Actor's Revenge
Film · 1963
Nakayoshi ondo: Nippon ichi dayo
Film · 1962
Sabakareru Echizen no kami
Film · 1962
The Great Wall
Film · 1962
The Demon of Sendai's Castle
Film · 1962
The Casebooks of Zenigata Heiji: The Beautiful Shark
Film · 1961
晴小袖
Film · 1961
Mito Komon’s Journey to Ezo
Film · 1961
Zenigata Heiji Case Files: Enma's Nightly Ledger
Film · 1961
風来物語 あばれ飛車
Film · 1960
The Demon of Mount Oe
Film · 1960
Jirocho Fuji 2: The Chivalrous
Film · 1960
The Two Musashis
Film · 1960
Scars of Honor
Film · 1960
The Last Betrayal
Film · 1960
The Casebooks of Heiji Zenigata: Beautiful Spider
Film · 1960
The Ghost of Yotsuya
Film · 1959
Jirocho Fuji
Film · 1959
The Woman and the Pirate
Film · 1959
Utamaro, Painter of the Woman
Film · 1959
A Gambler as I Am
Film · 1959
Gambler and the Princess
Film · 1959
The Gaijin
Film · 1959
Actor Shark
Film · 1959
Seki no Yatappe
Film · 1959
Shogun's Holiday
Film · 1958
Hana no yukyo-den
Film · 1958
Nichiren and the Great Mongol Invasion
Film · 1958
The Loyal 47 Ronin
Film · 1958
The Magnificent Five
Film · 1958
Inochi wo Kakeru Otoko
Film · 1958
Ambush at Iga Pass
Film · 1958
Zenigata Heiji torimono hikae: hachi-nin no hanayome
Film · 1958
Kuchibue o fuku wataridori
Film · 1958
Zenigata Heiji torimono hikae: Onibi tōrō
Film · 1958
The Footmark of a Snow Fairy
Film · 1958
Secret of Naruto
Film · 1957
Floating Vessel
Film · 1957
Daiei Studio is Bustling
Film · 1957
Case Files of Zenigata Heiji: The Cursed Coin
Film · 1957
Ninjō misui
Film · 1957
Nezumi Kozō shinobi komi hikae: Ne no koku sanjō
Film · 1957
Zenigata Heiji torimono hikae: Onna kitsune yashiki
Film · 1957
Yuki no wataridori
Film · 1957
Three Women Around Yoshinaka
Film · 1956
Tsukigata Hanpeita
Film · 1956
Migratory Birds of the Flowers
Film · 1956
Case Files of Zenigata Heiji: The Human-Skin Spider
Film · 1956
Case Files of Zenigata Heiji: The Dead Beauty in the Bathhouse
Film · 1956
Zangiku monogatari
Film · 1956
Nezumi Kozō shinobi komi hikae
Film · 1956
Aizome gasa
Film · 1956
A Girl Isn't Allowed to Love
Film · 1955
Tôjûrô no koi
Film · 1955
Itarō jishi
Film · 1955
Ginji of the Seven Faces
Film · 1955
Jakō yashiki
Film · 1955
Tsubakuro kasa
Film · 1955
Zenigata heiji torimono hikae: Dokuro kago
Film · 1955
Nagasaki no yoru
Film · 1955
I Was Tokichiro
Film · 1955
Chikamatsu Monogatari
Film · 1954
A Samurai's Love
Film · 1954
Case Files of Zenigata Heiji: Ghost Lord
Film · 1954
Hana no sando gasa
Film · 1954
Yoidore nitōryū
Film · 1954
Hana no nagadosu
Film · 1954
Shirazu no Yatarō
Film · 1954
Tekka bugyō
Film · 1954
Omatsuri hanjiro
Film · 1953
Gate of Hell
Film · 1953
An Heir's Place
Film · 1953
Zenigata heiji torimono hikae: Karakuri yashiki
Film · 1953
Asama no karasu
Film · 1953
Coming Up of Kodokan
Film · 1953
Hana no kenkajō
Film · 1953
Zenigata heiji torimono hikae: Kiniro no ōkami
Film · 1953
治郎吉格子
Film · 1952
治郎吉格子
Film · 1952
One Thousand Ryo Ship in the Wind and Clouds
Film · 1952
Dedication of the Great Buddha
Film · 1952
Kantarou zukiyo-uta
Film · 1952
Castle of Carnage
Film · 1952
Zoku Shurajō Hibun: Hiryū no Maki
Film · 1952
Zenigata heiji torimono hikae: Jigoku no mon
Film · 1952
Furisode kyōjo
Film · 1952
Lantern Under a Full Moon
Film · 1951
Judge of the Ashuras
Film · 1951
The Tale of Genji
Film · 1951
The Man from the Moon
Film · 1951
Tsuki no wataridori
Film · 1951
Zenigata Heiji
Film · 1951
Orizuru kasa
Film · 1951
Zenigata heiji torimono hikae: Koibumi dōchū
Film · 1951
Phoenix
Film · 1950
Rain on Jogashima
Film · 1950
Senryō hada
Film · 1950
Oni azami
Film · 1950
The Scarlet Bat
Film · 1950
Case Files of Zenigata Heiji: Heiji Covers All of Edo
Film · 1949
Koga Manshion
Film · 1949
Hebi hime dōchū
Film · 1949
Ashi o aratta otoko
Film · 1949
Yūkyō no mure
Film · 1948
Ghosts Die at Dawn
Film · 1948
Ghosts Die at Dawn
Film · 1948
The Devil of Edo
Film · 1947
Lord for a Night
Film · 1946
Hinoki Butai
Film · 1946
A Tale of Archery at the Sanjusangendo
Film · 1945
I Believe I Am Being Followed
Film · 1945
The Way of Drama
Film · 1944
Harbor of Life
Film · 1944
Idaten Kaido
Film · 1944
Kantaro of Ina
Film · 1943
音楽大進軍
Film · 1943
The Sculpture of Master Choji
Film · 1943
The Man Who Waited
Film · 1942
Onna keizu
Film · 1942
Omokage no machi
Film · 1942
Dance of the Capital
Film · 1942
The Seven Changes of a Paper Crane (Part 1)
Film · 1941
The Seven Changes of a Paper Crane (Part 2)
Film · 1941
Iemitsu and Hikoza
Film · 1941
The Man Who Disappeared Yesterday
Film · 1941
The Battle of Kawanakajima
Film · 1941
A Man's Flower Road of Triumph
Film · 1941
Dancers of Awa
Film · 1941
China Night
Film · 1940
The Snake Princess
Film · 1940
Oath on the Burning Sands
Film · 1940
The Burning Sky
Film · 1940
Zoku Hebihimesama
Film · 1940
Blizzard Ronin
Film · 1939
Song of the White Orchid
Film · 1939
The Fighting Firemen
Film · 1939
Tojuro's Love
Film · 1938
Tsuruhachi and Tsurujiro
Film · 1938
Banchō sarayashiki
Film · 1937
The Siege of Osaka
Film · 1937
Yukinojō henge, Kanketsu-hen
Film · 1936
An Actor's Revenge
Film · 1935
The Groom Talks in His Sleep
Film · 1935
The Palanquin Carrier Magistrate
Film · 1935
My Elder Brother
Film · 1934
With a Single Sword Bale
Film · 1934
Genpei the Carp
Film · 1933
Two Lanterns
Film · 1933
Chûshingura - Zempen: Akahokyô no maki
Film · 1932
The Loyal 47 Ronin
Film · 1932
Rikugun Daikoshin
Film · 1932
The Golden Demon
Film · 1932
Reimei izen
Film · 1931
Nogitsune Sanji
Film · 1930
Kurotegumi Sukeroku
Film · 1929
Tôribêyama shinjû
Film · 1928
Benten kozo
Film · 1928
Castle of Wind and Clouds
Film · 1928
Kagaribi
Film · 1928
Kaitō Samimaro
Film · 1928
Chronicles of a Sea Country
Film · 1928
Demon Thistle
Film · 1927
Zoku hebi hime dōchū
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