Maruse Taro

Maruse Taro was a Japanese mime artist, comedian, vaudevillian and movie star. His true name was Masanori Kimbara or Kim Kyun-hong, however the famous pantomime artist Marcel Marceau was the influence for his vaudevillian name.

Biography

Maruse was born in Osaka, Ikuno, where there is a large Korean population especially in the Ikuno Korea Town area. His father and grandfather are also from the Korean Peninsula. After graduation from high school, he moved to Tokyo and began working as a new wave actor. Maruse gained a reputation amongst audiences for miming apes with advanced techniques.