Kinnosuke Nakamura
Yorozuya Kinnosuke (萬屋錦之介) was a Japanese kabuki actor. Born Kin'ichi Ogawa (小川 錦一 Ogawa Kin'ichi), son of kabuki actor Nakamura Tokizō III, he entered kabuki and became the first in the kabuki tradition to take the name Nakamura Kinnosuke. He took on his guild name (yagō) Yorozuya as his surname in 1971.
In addition to his kabuki activity, Kinnosuke had an extensive film career. A specialist in jidaigeki, Kinnosuke appeared in more than 140 films. These include a 1957 Mito Kōmon and a 1961 appearance as the title character in the Toei Company's Miyamoto Musashi series (a role he reprised in 1962, 1963, 1964, and 1965, and again in 1971). A versatile actor, he has played as many as seven characters in a single film.
Filmography (132 Appearances)
Hana no Ran
The Yagyu Code 4: A Duel of Conviction
Kumokiri Nizaemon: The Great Bandit
The Yagyu Code: Secret Scrolls
Death of a Tea Master
Tabaruzaka
The Last True Yakuza
A Tale of Two Truncheons
子連れ狼
Lone Wolf and Cub
The Fugitive Samurai
柳生新陰流
Gate of Youth 2
Baian the Assassin
The Man of Five Rings
Tokugawa Ichizoku no Houkai
The Shogun Assassins
Nichiren
The Fall of Ako Castle
破れ新九郎
Shogun's Samurai
破れ奉行
The Nagasaki Crime Chronicles
子連れ狼２
Swordsman With the Torn Umbrella
Lone Wolf and Cub
子連れ狼 (萬屋錦之介版)
Wandering Wolf: Ryu the Branded Cross
Challenge at Dawn
Miyamoto Musashi VI: Swords of Death
Haru no Sakamichi
Will to Conquer
Incident at Blood Pass
The Ambitious
Shinsengumi: Assassins of Honor
Portrait of Hell
The Magoichi Saga
Goyokin
Samurai Banners
The Day the Sun Rose
Sazen Tange and The Secret of the Urn
Tokijiro: Lone Yakuza
Flower and Dragon: Duel of the Sea Caves
The Flower and the Dragon
Miyamoto Musashi V: Musashi vs Kojiro
Three Yakuza
Cold Rice, Osan, Chan
Lord Tokugawa Ieyasu
Revenge
The Domain
The Sharks
Miyamoto Musashi IV: The Duel at Ichijo-ji Temple
Sasuke and His Comedians
Yakuza of Seki
Miyamoto Musashi III: Birth of Two Sword Style
Bushido: The Cruel Code of the Samurai
A Fishmonger's Tour
Tokaido Fullhouse
Miyamoto Musashi: Showdown at Hannyazaka Heights
A Revengeful Raid
A Carpenter and Children
Lady Sen and Hideyori
Tales of Young Genji Kuro 3
In Search of Mother
Jirocho' s Days of Youth: Whirlwind on the Tokaido
The Conspirator
Works of the Fish Man
Jirocho’s Days of Youth: The Youngest Boss in the Tokai Region
Miyamoto Musashi
The Ako Retainers
An Edo Magistrate
The Shogun and the Fishmonger
Jirocho’s Days of Youth: Boss of the Tokai Region
Scarier than the Devil
Shinran, Part II
Lord Mito: All Star Version
Shinran
Unwieldy Brothers
Yakuza of Ina
Samurai Vagabonds
Road of Chivalry
Isshin Tasuke: A Man Among Men
Lucky Adventurer Nobunaga Oda
Chikamatsu's Love in Osaka
A Spectacular Showdown
Lord Mito 2: The Nation's Vice Shogun
Hawk of the North
Souls in the Moonlight III
House of Spider Webs
The Forbidden Castle
Diary of a Wandering Lord
Roughneck From Asama
Isshin Tasuke: A World in Danger
The Abandoned Swords
The Sword Knows
Bored Hatamoto: Idle Vassal Tribute
Yaji and Kita's Ghost Story Journey
The Traveling Ruffian
Souls in the Moonlight II
Wind, Woman and Road
Tales of Young Genji Kuro 2
Noble Tasuke
Bull's Eye of Love
A Chivalrous Spirit
Travel Romances
Ghost Ship Part 1
Ghost Ship Part 2
Lord Mito
Souls in the Moonlight
Rebellion
Tales of Young Genji Kuro
Sedge Hat
Lofty Ambitions
The Seven Vows, Part 3
Shimizu Port of Chivalry
The Seven Vows, Part 2
The Seven Vows
Avenging Father
The Swamp
Goblin of Rashomon
Young Ruddy Warrior: Nobunaga Oda
Minamoto Yoshitsune
Spring Voyage
A Gang of Five
Fall of the Shogun's Militia
The Crimson Peacock
Sorcerer's Orb: Part 5
Sorcerer's Orb: Part 4
Sorcerer's Orb: Part 3
Sorcerer's Orb: Part 2
Sorcerer's Orb: Part 1
Clan Revival