Kōjirō Kusanagi
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Kōjirō Kusanagi | |
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草薙幸二郎 Kusanagi Kōjirō | |
Born | September 19, 1929 |
Died | November 11, 2007 | (aged 78)
Occupation | Actor |
Kōjirō Kusanagi (草薙幸二郎, Kusanagi Kōjirō, September 19, 1929 – November 11, 2007) was a Japanese actor.
Biography[]
He began acting at the Yoshi Hijikatas theatre Company after dropping out of Nihon University.[1] Kusanagi made his film debut in 1953 in Yoake Mae directed by Kōzaburō Yoshimura.[1] In 1956, he starred in Darkness at Noon,[1] which was based on the true story of an innocent man arrested, tried and executed for a crime he didn't commit. Kusanagi appeared in over 40 films, mostly in supporting roles, in films such as Alone on the Pacific, The Sun, , and The Man Who Stole the Sun.
Kusanagi died of pneumonia on November 11, 2007, aged 78.
Selected filmography[]
Film[]
- Darkness at Noon (Mahiru no ankoku) (1956)
- Kurenai no Kenju (1961) - Chen
- Alone on the Pacific, also known as Alone Across the Pacific (1963)
- Kaerazaru hibi (1978)[2]
- Taiyō o Nusunda Otoko, also known as The Man Who Stole the Sun (1979)
- Onna no Hosomichi: Nureta Kaikyo (1980)[3]
- Tōki Rakujitsu (1992)
- Madadayo (1993)
- Utatama (2008)
Television[]
- Taiga dramas
- Ryōma ga Yuku (1968), Kiyokawa Hachirō
- Momi no Ki wa Nokotta (1970), Shirōemon
- Haru no Sakamichi (1971), Konishi Yukinaga
- Shin Heike Monogatari (1972)
- Katsu Kaishū (1974)
- Genroku Taiheiki (1975)
- Kashin (1977)
- Kusa Moeru (1979)
- Oretachi wa Tenshi da! (1979),Jiro Murata Episode7
- Tōge no Gunzō (1982)
- Taiheiki (1991)
- Homura Tatsu (1993)
- Hana no Ran (1994)
- Mōri Motonari (1997), Kikkawa Kunitsune
- Ultraman Taro (1973)
- Sanada Taiheiki (1985–86), Oda Nobukatsu
- Kumokiri Nizaemon (1995)
- Gokenin Zankurō (1997)
Awards[]
Year | Award | Category | Work(s) | Result |
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1956 | 1st Elan d'or Awards | Newcomer of the Year | Himself | Won |
References[]
- ^ Jump up to: a b c "新撰 芸能人物事典 明治~平成「草薙 幸二郎」の解説". kotobank. Retrieved August 5, 2021.
- ^ "帰らざる日々". Nikkatsu. Retrieved January 28, 2021.
- ^ おんなの細道 濡れた海峡 (1980). allcinema (in Japanese). Stingray. Retrieved 27 June 2014.
External links[]
Categories:
- 1929 births
- 2007 deaths
- Japanese male film actors
- People from Tokyo
- Deaths from pneumonia
- Infectious disease deaths in Japan