Kanjūrō Arashi
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was a Japanese film actor. 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. His nickname was "Arakan."
Jiro Osaragi
was the pen-name of a popular Japanese writer in Shōwa period Japan, known primarily for his historical fiction novels, which appeared serialized in newspapers and magazines. His real name was .-Early life:Osaragi Jirō was born in Yokohama...
in his novels. In the 1950s he portrayed the Emperor Meiji
Emperor Meiji
The or was the 122nd emperor of Japan according to the traditional order of succession, reigning from 3 February 1867 until his death...
in several hit films and appeared in yakuza films in the 1960s. His nickname was "Arakan."
Filmography
His filmography includes over 300 films:- Kurama TenguKurama Tengu (film)is a 1928 black and white Japanese silent film with benshi accompaniment directed by Teppei Yamaguchi. It is a film which is a part of the series depicting the bold and daring hero Kurama Tengu...
(鞍馬天狗, Kurama Tengu) (1928) - Kurama Tengu: Kyōfu Jidai (鞍馬天狗 恐怖時代, The Frightful Era of Kurama Tengu) (1928)
- (鞍馬天狗 大江戸異変 Kurama Tengu ōedo ihenKurama Tengu ōedo ihenis a 1950 black and white Japanese film directed by Kyōtarō Namiki.- Cast :* Kanjūrō Arashi * Yatarō Kurokawa * Akiko Sawamura * Nijiko Kiyokawa * Kingorō Yanagiya...
) (1950) - Meiji tennō to Nichiro daisensō (明治天皇と日露大戦争) (1957)
- Kyōen KobanzameKyōen Kobanzameis a 1958 black-and-white Japanese film directed by Nobuo Nakagawa.There are two parts of the film: the first part and the second part . Both parts have the same staff and the same actors.- Cast :* Kanjūrō Arashi * Misako Uji...
(侠艶小判鮫, Kyōen Kobanzame) (1958) - Abashiri PrisonAbashiri Prison (film)aka A Man from Abashiri Prison is a 1965 Japanese film directed by Teruo Ishii and starring Ken Takakura. It is the first entry in the Abashiri Bangaichi / Abashiri Prison series. Highly successful, it was the first hit in the yakuza film genre...
(網走番外地, Abashiri Bangaichi) (1965) - The Profound Desire of the GodsThe Profound Desire of the Godsis a 1968 Japanese film by director Shōhei Imamura. The culmination of the director's examinations of the fringes of Japanese society throughout the 1960s, the film was an 18-month super-production which failed to make an impression at the time of its release, but has since risen in stature to...
(神々の深き欲望, Kamigami no Fukaki Yokubo) (1968)