
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
Credits
- 1964 · Akō Rōshi as Ooishi Kuranosuke
- 1963 · An Actor's Revenge as Yukinojo Nakamura / Yamitaro the Thief
- 1962 · The Great Wall as
- 1962 · The Demon of Sendai's Castle as
- 1962 · Nakayoshi ondo: Nippon ichi dayo as
- 1962 · Sabakareru Echizen no kami as
- 1961 · The Casebooks of Zenigata Heiji: The Beautiful Shark as
- 1961 · Mito Komon’s Journey to Ezo as Mito Komon
- 1961 · 銭形平次捕物控 夜のえんま帳 as
- 1961 · 銭形平次捕物控 夜のえんま帖 as
- 1961 · 晴小袖 as
- 1960 · 風来物語 あばれ飛車 as
- 1960 · Scars of Honor as Chouemon Takakura
- 1960 · The Last Betrayal as Ryūtarō Tsumura
- 1960 · Jirocho Fuji 2: The Chivalrous as
- 1960 · The Demon of Mount Oe as Shuten-dôji
- 1960 · The Two Musashis as
- 1959 · 風来物語任侠篇 as
- 1959 · Utamaro, Painter of the Woman as Kitagawa Utamaro
- 1959 · Actor Shark as
- 1959 · The Ghost of Yotsuya as Iemon Tamiya
- 1959 · Jirocho Fuji as Shimizu no Jirocho
- 1959 · The Gaijin as
- 1959 · The Woman and the Pirate as 御崎庄五郎
- 1959 · Gambler and the Princess as Yatarô
- 1958 · Ambush at Iga Pass as Araki Mataemon
- 1958 · Nichiren and the Great Mongol Invasion as Nichiren
- 1958 · Hana no yukyo-den as
- 1958 · Inochi wo Kakeru Otoko as
- 1958 · The Loyal 47 Ronin as Kuranosuke Ôishi
- 1958 · Shogun's Holiday as
- 1958 · The Magnificent Five as
- 1957 · Secret of Naruto as
- 1957 · Floating Vessel as
- 1957 · Daiei Studio is Bustling as
- 1957 · Zenigata Heiji torimono hikae: madara hebi as
- 1956 · Tsukigata Hanpeita as Tsukigata Hanpeita
- 1956 · Sisters of Destiny as
- 1956 · Notebooks of Heiji Zenigata: Spider on the Skin as
- 1956 · Zangiku monogatari as Kikunosuke
- 1956 · Three Women Around Yoshinaka as Jirô-Yoshinaka Kiso
- 1956 · Migratory Birds of the Flowers as
- 1955 · A Girl Isn't Allowed to Love as
- 1954 · The Crucified Lovers as Mohei
- 1954 · Zenigata Heiji: Ghost Lord as
- 1954 · A Samurai's Love as
- 1953 · Omatsuri hanjiro as
- 1953 · Gate of Hell as Moritō Endō
- 1953 · An Heir's Place as Yagoro Hosho
- 1952 · One Thousand Ryo Ship in the Wind and Clouds as
- 1952 · 勘太郎月夜唄 as
- 1952 · Dedication of the Great Buddha as
- 1952 · 治郎吉格子 as 治郎吉
- 1952 · 治郎吉格子 as 道中師
- 1951 · Lantern Under a Full Moon as
- 1951 · The Tale of Genji as Hikaru Genji
- 1951 · Judge of the Ashuras as
- 1949 · Zenigata Heiji Detective Story: Heiji Covers All of Edo as Zenigata Heiji
- 1948 · Yūkyō no mure as
- 1948 · Ghosts Die at Dawn as Kohei
- 1948 · Ghosts Die at Dawn as
- 1947 · The Devil of Edo as
- 1946 · Lord for a Night as
- 1945 · A Tale of Archery at the Sanjusangendo as Kanbei Kanzamon
- 1945 · I Believe I Am Being Followed as
- 1944 · Harbor of Life as
- 1944 · The Way of Drama as
- 1944 · Idaten Kaido as Hagiwara
- 1943 · 音楽大進軍 as Kazuo Hasegawa
- 1943 · Kantaro of Ina as
- 1942 · Dance of the Capital as
- 1942 · Omokage no machi as
- 1942 · Onna keizu as Hayase
- 1942 · The Man Who Waited as
- 1941 · A Man's Flower Road of Triumph as Utaemon Nakamura
- 1941 · The Battle of Kawanakajima as Hyakuzô
- 1941 · Dancers of Awa as
- 1941 · Iemitsu and Hikoza as
- 1941 · The Seven Changes of a Paper Crane (Part 2) as
- 1941 · The Seven Changes of a Paper Crane (Part 1) as
- 1941 · The Man Who Disappeared Yesterday as
- 1940 · Oath on the Burning Sands as
- 1940 · Zoku Hebihimesama as Hinokiya Sentarô
- 1940 · The Burning Sky as
- 1940 · The Snake Princess as Hinokiya Sentarô
- 1940 · China Night as
- 1939 · Song of the White Orchid as Kokichi Matsumura
- 1939 · The Fighting Firemen as Kichigoro
- 1939 · Blizzard Ronin as
- 1938 · Tsuruhachi and Tsurujiro as Tsurujiro
- 1938 · Tojuro's Love as Sakata Tojuro
- 1937 · Banchō sarayashiki as
- 1937 · The Siege of Osaka as
- 1936 · Yukinojō henge, Kanketsu-hen as
- 1935 · The Palanquin Carrier Magistrate as Echizen'nokami Ôoka
- 1935 · An Actor's Revenge as Yokinojo, Yamitaro and Yokinojo's mother (as Chôjirô Hayashi)
- 1935 · The Groom Talks in His Sleep as Yasuo the Bridegroom
- 1934 · My Elder Brother as Fumio
- 1934 · With a Single Sword Bale as
- 1933 · Genpei the Carp as Koina no Ginpei
- 1933 · Two Lanterns as
- 1932 · Chûshingura - Zempen: Akahokyô no maki as
- 1932 · Rikugun Daikoshin as
- 1932 · The Loyal 47 Ronin as Asano Takuminokami and Yoshida Sawaemon (as Chôjirô Hayashi)
- 1931 · Reimei izen as
- 1930 · Nogitsune Sanji as Nogitsune Sanji
- 1929 · Kurotegumi Sukeroku as
- 1928 · Tôribêyama shinjû as Kikuchi Hankuro
- 1928 · Kaitō Samimaro as
- 1928 · Kagaribi as
- 1928 · Castle of Wind and Clouds as Aizawa Shinpachi
- 1928 · Chronicles of a Sea Country as Shirogoro (second son)
- 1928 · Benten kozo as Benten Kozo Kikunosuke
- 1927 · Demon Thistle as Reizaburo Namiki