Kazuo Hasegawa (é•·è°·å· ä¸€å¤«, Hasegawa Kazuo, 27 February 1908 â€"
6 April 1984) was a Japanese film and stage actor. He appeared in over
300 films between 1927 and 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
GanjirÅ I and performed kabuki in the Kansai region. He joined the
Shochiku studio in 1927 and made his film debut in Chigo no kenpÅ
under the name ChÅ jirÅ Hayashi. His good looks and graceful fighting
style made him a major jidaigeki star, and he appeared in over 120
films for Shochiku in 11 years, with the best works being directed by
Teinosuke Kinugasa. The 1935 YukinojÅ henge was a significant hit. 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 YukinojÅ 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 AkÅ RÅ shi in 1964. He also directed the Takarazuka
Revue version of The Rose of Versailles in 1974.Filmography of Kazuo
Hasegawa include (incomplete):
6 April 1984) was a Japanese film and stage actor. He appeared in over
300 films between 1927 and 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
GanjirÅ I and performed kabuki in the Kansai region. He joined the
Shochiku studio in 1927 and made his film debut in Chigo no kenpÅ
under the name ChÅ jirÅ Hayashi. His good looks and graceful fighting
style made him a major jidaigeki star, and he appeared in over 120
films for Shochiku in 11 years, with the best works being directed by
Teinosuke Kinugasa. The 1935 YukinojÅ henge was a significant hit. 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 YukinojÅ 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 AkÅ RÅ shi in 1964. He also directed the Takarazuka
Revue version of The Rose of Versailles in 1974.Filmography of Kazuo
Hasegawa include (incomplete):
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