Kanjūrō Arashi
Kanjūrō Arashi was a Japanese film actor. His nickname was "Arakan." He is famous for playing the role of Kurama Tengu series. He entered the film industry in 1927 and came to fame playing Kurama Tengu, a character in the Bakumatsu era created by Jirō Osaragi in his novels. In the 1950s he portrayed the Emperor Meiji in several hit films and appeared in yakuza films in the 1960s. He won Mainichi Film Award for Best Supporting Actor award for his role in The Profound Desire of the Gods.
Filmography
His filmography includes over 300 films:Kurama Tengu Kurama Tengu: Kyōfu Jidai Kurama Tengu ōedo ihen- Meiji tennō to Nichiro daisensō
- Kyōen Kobanzame
- Jigoku
- Hana no Shōgai
- 13 Assassins as Kuranaga
- Akō Rōshi
- Abashiri Prison
- A Colt Is My Passport as ShimazuThe Profound Desire of the Gods Higashi Shinakai Soshiki Bōryoku Kyodai Sakazuki Zatoichi Meets Yojimbo Oshizamurai Kiichihōgan The Executioner II: Karate Inferno Tora-san Meets His Lordship Shin Hissatsu Shiokinin Orenji Rodo kyūkō
- ''Nichiren''