Zen Kajihara

Zen Kajihara, is a Japanese theatre actor. Originally a member of the Tokyo Sunshine Boys theatrical troupe, he now works mainly with the Gekidan Shinkansen troupe.
He is known for being very short in stature, but very noisy and wild on stage, specializing in comedy. He had a problem reading kanji and insists that his roles have long, complicated, difficult-to-remember names.

Filmography

Films

The Gentle Twelve, Juror 7Welcome Back, Mr. McDonald Minna no Ie The Grudge 2 The Uchoten Hotel The Kiyosu Conference, KoichirōGalaxy Turnpike Black Widow Business Masquerade Hotel Hit Me Anyone One More Time Masquerade Night The Confidence Man JP: Episode of the Hero Do Unto Others We're Broke, My Lord! Nightmare Resort Yudo: The Way of the Bath What If Shogun Ieyasu Tokugawa Was to Become the Prime Minister, Keiichi MorimotoHouse of Sayuri All About Suomi Hey, Dazai: The Movie, Jiro Darai

Television

Furikaereba Yatsu ga Iru Furuhata Ninzaburō Oosama no Restaurant The Waste Land The Emperor's Cook, Emperor HirohitoHere Comes Asa!, Genkichi MiyabeThe 13 Lords of the Shogun, ZenjiDCU: Deep Crime Unit, Hideki Bando Hayabusa Fire Brigade, Yōsuke MorinoHey, Dazai, Jiro DaraiScandal Eve, Tetsuya Igarashi