Kazuo Hasegawa

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    長谷川 一夫, Кадзуо Хасэгава, Chôjirô Hayashi, Тёдзиро Хаяси, 林 長二郎

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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.

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  • wc Gender: Male
  • calendar_month Birth Date: 1908-02-27
  • event Death Date 1984-04-06
  • school Known for: Acting
  • star Popularity: 1.4
  • info Birth Place Kyoto, Kyoto, Japan
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Genpei the Carp

1933-10-12

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Lantern Under a Full Moon

1951-07-11

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Omatsuri hanjiro

1953-11-23

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The Seven Changes of a Paper Crane (Part 1)

1941-01-17

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An Actor's Revenge

1963-01-13

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The Seven Changes of a Paper Crane (Part 2)

1941-03-07

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Chikamatsu Monogatari

1954-11-23

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Gate of Hell

1953-10-30

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Nakayoshi ondo: Nippon ichi dayo

1962-05-12

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The Devil of Edo

1947-05-06

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Sabakareru Echizen no kami

1962-04-06

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Judge of the Ashuras

1951-02-15

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The Great Wall

1962-11-01

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Chûshingura - Zempen: Akahokyô no maki

1932-12-01

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Demon Thistle

1927-01-01

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The Ghost of Yotsuya

1959-07-01

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Tôribêyama shinjû

1928-12-26

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A Tale of Archery at the Sanjusangendo

1945-06-28

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Benten kozo

1928-01-04

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Tojuro's Love

1938-05-01

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The Casebooks of Zenigata Heiji: The Beautiful Shark

1961-11-29

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Tsuruhachi and Tsurujiro

1938-09-29

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Banchō sarayashiki

1937-11-01

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Reimei izen

1931-05-05

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Kantaro of Ina

1943-01-03

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Jirocho Fuji

1959-06-03

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Yukinojō henge, Kanketsu-hen

1936-01-16

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Two Lanterns

1933-07-13

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治郎吉格子

1952-02-22

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治郎吉格子

1952-02-22

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An Actor's Revenge

1935-06-27

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The Woman and the Pirate

1959-04-01

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An Heir's Place

1953-06-03

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Blizzard Ronin

1939-01-11

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The Demon of Sendai's Castle

1962-09-01

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Utamaro, Painter of the Woman

1959-10-11

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China Night

1940-01-02

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Shogun's Holiday

1958-02-12

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風来物語 あばれ飛車

1960-09-28

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風来物語任侠篇

1959-10-28

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A Samurai's Love

1954-03-03

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The Demon of Mount Oe

1960-04-27

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The Tale of Genji

1951-06-11

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Song of the White Orchid

1939-11-30

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I Believe I Am Being Followed

1945-03-08

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Kurotegumi Sukeroku

1929-01-05

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The Groom Talks in His Sleep

1935-01-13

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The Loyal 47 Ronin

1932-12-01

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Hana no yukyo-den

1958-08-31

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The Fighting Firemen

1939-06-22

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One Thousand Ryo Ship in the Wind and Clouds

1952-12-16

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Yūkyō no mure

1948-12-28

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晴小袖

1961-01-09

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Zenigata Heiji Detective Story: Heiji Covers All of Edo

1949-08-08

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Nogitsune Sanji

1930-01-05

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The Way of Drama

1944-05-11

6.9

Secret of Naruto

1957-09-29

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The Snake Princess

1940-04-03

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Ghosts Die at Dawn

1948-10-12

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Harbor of Life

1944-06-08

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Nichiren and the Great Mongol Invasion

1958-10-01

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Ghosts Die at Dawn

1948-10-12

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The Loyal 47 Ronin

1958-04-01

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Three Women Around Yoshinaka

1956-01-15

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Jirocho Fuji 2: The Chivalrous

1960-06-01

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Mito Komon’s Journey to Ezo

1961-07-12

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Lord for a Night

1946-07-11

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Tsukigata Hanpeita

1956-10-16

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A Girl Isn't Allowed to Love

1955-04-23

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The Man Who Waited

1942-04-23

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Onna keizu

1942-06-11

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My Elder Brother

1934-12-13

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Oath on the Burning Sands

1940-12-25

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Iemitsu and Hikoza

1941-03-26

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The Burning Sky

1940-05-10

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The Two Musashis

1960-01-03

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Omokage no machi

1942-11-13

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音楽大進軍

1943-03-18

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The Man Who Disappeared Yesterday

1941-01-09

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The Battle of Kawanakajima

1941-11-30

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Scars of Honor

1960-09-20

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Gambler and the Princess

1959-01-28

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The Last Betrayal

1960-07-10

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Castle of Wind and Clouds

1928-02-10

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Floating Vessel

1957-04-29

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A Man's Flower Road of Triumph

1941-12-30

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Dancers of Awa

1941-05-21

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The Palanquin Carrier Magistrate

1935-07-14

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Zoku Hebihimesama

1940-08-14

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Daiei Studio is Bustling

1957-01-15

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The Magnificent Five

1958-01-15

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Inochi wo Kakeru Otoko

1958-04-29

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Zenigata Heiji: Ghost Lord

1954-09-29

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Ambush at Iga Pass

1958-11-15

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The Gaijin

1959-05-01

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Migratory Birds of the Flowers

1956-01-03

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Notebooks of Heiji Zenigata: Spider on the Skin

1956-08-14

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Idaten Kaido

1944-01-14

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Zenigata Heiji torimono hikae: madara hebi

1957-01-03

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Dedication of the Great Buddha

1952-03-20

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Zenigata Heiji Case Files: The Dead Beauty in the Bathhouse

1956-02-11

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Zangiku monogatari

1956-04-23

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Dance of the Capital

1942-12-11

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The Siege of Osaka

1937-04-01

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With a Single Sword Bale

1934-07-14

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Rikugun Daikoshin

1932-05-06

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Kagaribi

1928-03-16

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Kaitō Samimaro

1928-05-25

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Actor Shark

1959-08-29

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勘太郎月夜唄

1952-09-11

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Zenigata Heiji Case Files: Enma's Nightly Ledger

1961-03-15

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Zenigata Heiji Case Files: The Night of Enma

1961-03-15

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Chronicles of a Sea Country

1928-01-15

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Hinoki Butai

1946-01-17

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The Man from the Moon

1951-11-29

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The Golden Demon

1932-01-14

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The Casebooks of Heiji Zenigata: Beautiful Spider

1960-03-01

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Akō Rōshi

1964-01-05

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