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.

Known For
Acting
Born
February 27, 1908
Place of Birth
Kyoto, Kyoto Prefecture, Japan
Died
April 6, 1984 age 76
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1933

Genpei the Carp

1951

Lantern Under a Full Moon

1953

Omatsuri hanjiro

1941

The Seven Changes of a Paper Crane (Part 1)

1941

The Seven Changes of a Paper Crane (Part 2)

1963

An Actor's Revenge

1954

Chikamatsu Monogatari

1953

Gate of Hell

1962

Nakayoshi ondo: Nippon ichi dayo

1947

The Devil of Edo

1962

Sabakareru Echizen no kami

1951

Judge of the Ashuras

1962

The Great Wall

1932

Chûshingura - Zempen: Akahokyô no maki

1927

Demon Thistle

1959

The Ghost of Yotsuya

1928

Tôribêyama shinjû

1945

A Tale of Archery at the Sanjusangendo

1928

Benten kozo

1938

Tojuro's Love

1961

The Casebooks of Zenigata Heiji: The Beautiful Shark

1938

Tsuruhachi and Tsurujiro

1937

Banchō sarayashiki

1931

Reimei izen

1943

Kantaro of Ina

1959

Jirocho Fuji

1936

Yukinojō henge, Kanketsu-hen

1933

Two Lanterns

1952

治郎吉格子

1952

治郎吉格子

1935

An Actor's Revenge

1959

The Woman and the Pirate

1953

An Heir's Place

1939

Blizzard Ronin

1962

The Demon of Sendai's Castle

1959

Utamaro, Painter of the Woman

1940

China Night

1958

Shogun's Holiday

1960

風来物語 あばれ飛車

1959

風来物語任侠篇

1954

A Samurai's Love

1960

The Demon of Mount Oe

1951

The Tale of Genji

1939

Song of the White Orchid

1945

I Believe I Am Being Followed

1929

Kurotegumi Sukeroku

1935

The Groom Talks in His Sleep

1932

The Loyal 47 Ronin

1958

Hana no yukyo-den

1939

The Fighting Firemen

1952

One Thousand Ryo Ship in the Wind and Clouds

1948

Yūkyō no mure

1961

晴小袖

1949

Zenigata Heiji Detective Story: Heiji Covers All of Edo

1930

Nogitsune Sanji

1944

The Way of Drama

1957

Secret of Naruto

1940

The Snake Princess

1948

Ghosts Die at Dawn

1944

Harbor of Life

1958

Nichiren and the Great Mongol Invasion

1948

Ghosts Die at Dawn

1958

The Loyal 47 Ronin

1956

Three Women Around Yoshinaka

1960

Jirocho Fuji 2: The Chivalrous

1961

Mito Komon’s Journey to Ezo

1946

Lord for a Night

1956

Tsukigata Hanpeita

1955

A Girl Isn't Allowed to Love

1942

The Man Who Waited

1942

Onna keizu

1934

My Elder Brother

1941

Iemitsu and Hikoza

1940

Oath on the Burning Sands

1940

The Burning Sky

1960

The Two Musashis

1942

Omokage no machi

1943

音楽大進軍

1941

The Man Who Disappeared Yesterday

1941

The Battle of Kawanakajima

1960

Scars of Honor

1959

Gambler and the Princess

1960

The Last Betrayal

1928

Castle of Wind and Clouds

1957

Floating Vessel

1941

A Man's Flower Road of Triumph

1941

Dancers of Awa

1935

The Palanquin Carrier Magistrate

1940

Zoku Hebihimesama

1957

Daiei Studio is Bustling

1958

The Magnificent Five

1958

Inochi wo Kakeru Otoko

1954

Zenigata Heiji: Ghost Lord

1958

Ambush at Iga Pass

1959

The Gaijin

1956

Migratory Birds of the Flowers

1956

Notebooks of Heiji Zenigata: Spider on the Skin

1944

Idaten Kaido

1957

Zenigata Heiji torimono hikae: madara hebi

1952

Dedication of the Great Buddha

1956

Sisters of Destiny

1956

Zangiku monogatari

1942

Dance of the Capital

1937

The Siege of Osaka

1934

With a Single Sword Bale

1932

Rikugun Daikoshin

1928

Kagaribi

1928

Kaitō Samimaro

1959

Actor Shark

1952

勘太郎月夜唄

1961

銭形平次捕物控 夜のえんま帳

1961

銭形平次捕物控 夜のえんま帖

1928

Chronicles of a Sea Country

1946

Hinoki butai

1951

The Man from the Moon

1932

The Golden Demon

2023

Akō Rōshi

1976

The Rose of Versailles -Andre and Oscar-

1976

The Rose of Versailles III

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