Yorozuya Kinnosuke


Yorozuya Kinnosuke was a Japanese kabuki actor. Born Kin'ichi Ogawa, 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 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 versatile actor, he has played as many as seven characters in a single film. In various productions of Chūshingura, he also portrayed Oyamada Shōzaemon, Asano Naganori, Wakisaka Awaji no Kami, and Ōishi Yoshio. Other appearances include Minamoto no Yoshitsune, Tokugawa Iemitsu, Oda Nobunaga, Takeda Shingen, Sakamoto Ryōma, Matsudaira Katamori, and Oda Yūrakusai.
Kinnosuke portrayed Yagyū Munenori multiple times, first on television as the star of the year-long 1971 NHK Taiga drama Haru no Sakamichi, then on the Big Screen in the 1978 film Shogun's Samurai. His next appearance as Munenori was in a 13 episode TV production entitled Yagyū Shinkage-ryū which aired in 1982. His final appearance as Munenori was in 4 of 5 Yagyu Bugeicho TV movies that aired between 1990 and 1992. From 1973 to 1976, he played Ogami Ittō, the Lone Wolf in the NTV series Kozure Ōkami based on the manga Lone Wolf and Cub. A late-career role was Yamana Sōzen in the Taiga drama Hana no Ran.
Kinnosuke's younger brother Nakamura Katsuo and nephew Nakamura Shidō II are currently active in kabuki, television, and film.

Filmography

Film

Shinshokoku monogatari Satomi Hakken-den Mangetsu tanuki-bayashi - Mametaro / Gen'nosukeShinshokoku monogatari, benikujaku dai-ippen Shinsengumi Oni Taicho Seizoroi Kenka Wakashu - Benten Kozo KikunosukeShinshokoku monogatari benikujaku Sezuroi kenkawa kashu Shinshokoku monogatari benikujaku kanketsu-hen Seishun kôro: Umi no wakôdo - Eiichirô YamazatoBeni kujaku Minamoto Yoshitsune Shishi maru ippei Akô rôshi - Ten no maki; Chi no maki - Shôzaemon OyamadaKaidan Chidori ga fuchi - MinosukeShinshokoku monogatari Daibosatsu tōge - Uzuki HyomaMito kômon Yurei-sen - JirômaruNinkyō Shimizu-minato - Mori no IshimatsuGenji Kurô Sassôki - Genji KurôEdo no meibutsuotoko - Isshin TasukeKaze to onna to tabigarasu - GinjiDaibosatsu tōge - Dai ni bu Onmitsu Shichishoki Isshin Tasuke - Tenka no ichidaiji - Isshin Tasuke / Tokugawa IemitsuShimizu Minato no meibutso otoko: Enshūmori no Ishimatsu Obuzo tengu Ninkyo Tokaido - OnikichiKen wa shitte ita Asama no abarenbo Doku-ganryu Masamune - Date MasamuneBinan-jo Daibosatsu tōge - Kanketsu-hen Fuunji Oda Nobunaga Tenka no fuku-shogun Doto no taiketsu Naniwa no koi no monogatari - Chubei KameyaIsshin Tasuke Torimono dochu Abarenbo kyodai Shinran - ShinranTôei All Star Eiga: Mito Kômon Zoku shinran Mori no Ishimatsu Tokai no kaoyaku - JirochoYatarō gasa - YataroTonosama - Yaji kitaMori no Ishimatsu Iyemitsu to Hikoza to isshin yasuke Eddoko bugyo tenka o kiru otoko Akō Rōshi - WakisakaMiyamoto Musashi - Miyamoto Musashi Hangyakuji - Tokugawa NobuyasuEddoko hanseiki Wakaki ni ho Jirocho: Tokaido no tsumujikaze Mabuta no haha - Banba no ChutaroChiisakobe - ShigetsuguMiyamoto Musashi: Hannyazaka no ketto - Miyamoto Musashi Sen-hime to Hideyori - Toyotomi HideyoriJirochō to kotengu: nagurikomi kōshūji Genji Kurō sassōki: Hiken ageha no chō Otoko ippiki dochuki Bushido, Samurai Saga - Jirozaemon / Iikura / Sajiemon / Kyutaro / Shuzo / Shingo / Osamu / SusumuMiyamoto Musashi: Nitoryu kaigen - Miyamoto Musashi Seki no yatappe Fuji dōzan-koku monogatari Brave Records of the Sanada Clan - SasukeMiyamoto Musashi: Ichijoji no ketto - Miyamoto Musashi Samé - SameNihon kyôkaku-den - SeijiRevenge - Shinpachi EzakiShark Tokugawa Ieyasu - Oda NobunagaHiya-meshi to Osan to Chan - Daishiro Shibayama / Santa / Jyukichi Matatabi san ning yakuza - Kaze-no-KyutaroMiyamoto Musashi: Ganryū-jima no kettō - Miyamoto Musashi Hana to ryu Kutsukake Tokijiro - yukyo ippikiTange Sazen: Hien iaigiri - Samanosuke / Tange SazenHana To Ryu: Do Kâiwan No Kêtto Gion Matsuri - ShinkichiSamurai Banners - Takeda ShingenGoyokin - Samon FujimakiShirikurae Magoichi - Magoichi SaikaPortrait of Hell - Lord HorikawaShinsengumi - Fujita ArimaBakumatsu - Ryoma SakamotoMachibuse - Heima IbukiTenka no Abarembō - Yataro IwasakiShokon ichidai tenka no abarenbo Shinken shobu - Musashi MiyamotoAkatsuki no chôsen Shogun's Samurai - Yagyū MunenoriOgin-sama The Fall of Ako Castle - Kuranosuke OhishiNichiren - NichirenSanada Yukimura no Bōryaku - Tokugawa IeyasuRenegade ninjas Tokugawa ichizoku no houkai - Matsudaira Katamori Shikake-nin Baian - Baian FujiedaSeishun no mon: Jiritsu hen - Eiji NikiKita kara minami nishi kara higashi - Ittô Ogami Tori ni tsubasa kemono ni kiba - Ittô OgamiThe Fugitive Samurai '''' - Ittô OgamiSaigo no Bakuto - Harunobu KiyoshimaKozure Ôkami: osanago no me - Ittô OgamiDeath of a Tea Master - Urakusai OdaMinamoto Yoshitsune
  • ''Jishi maru ippei''

Television

Hiya-meshi to Osanto-chan – Daishiro Shibayama /Santa /Jūkichi Haru no Sakamichi - Yagyū MunenoriLone Wolf and Cub – Ittō OgamiNagasaki Hangachōu - Hiramatsu ChūshirōThe Yagyu Conspiracy – Tokugawa YoshinaoAkō Rōshi – Ōishi Kuranosuke Yoshio/Yoshitaka Sorekara no Musashi – Miyamoto MusashiYagyū Shinkage-ryū - Yagyū MunenoriMusashibō Benkei – Fujiwara no HidehiraTabaruzaka – Katsu KaishūYagyū Bugei-chō - Yagyū MunenoriHana no Ran – Yamana SōzenKanpanî – Himself

Producer

Awards and nominations

  • In 1958 he won for Best Actor in Isshin Tasuke - Tenka no ichidaiji by the Asia-Pacific Film Festival.
  • In 1959 he won the Most Popular Award by the Blue Ribbon Awards.
  • In 1964 he won for Best Actor in Bushidô zankoku monogatari by the Blue Ribbon Awards.
  • In 1979 he was Nominated for the Award of the Japanese Academy for Best Actor in Yagyû ichizoku no inbô.
  • In 1990 he was Nominated for the Award of the Japanese Academy for Best Supporting Actor in Sen no Rikyu.
  • In 1996 he was awarded a Lifetime Achievement Award by the Awards of the Japanese Academy.
  • In 1998 he was awarded a Special Award by the Awards of the Japanese Academy for his career.
  • In 1998 he was awarded a Special Award by the Mainichi Film Concours for his career.