Kazuo Hasegawa was a Japanese film and stage actor. He appeared in over 300 films from 1927 to 1963.
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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Filmography (Movies)
An Actor's Revenge
Character:Yukinojo Nakamura / Yamitaro the Thief
Release Date:13/01/1963
The Great Wall
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Release Date:01/11/1962
The Demon of Sendai's Castle
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Release Date:01/09/1962
Nakayoshi ondo: Nippon ichi dayo
Character:
Release Date:12/05/1962
Sabakareru Echizen no kami
Character:
Release Date:06/04/1962
The Casebooks of Zenigata Heiji: The Beautiful Shark
Character:
Release Date:29/11/1961
Mito Komon’s Journey to Ezo
Character:Mito Komon
Release Date:12/07/1961
Zenigata Heiji Case Files: Enma's Nightly Ledger
Character:Zenigata Heiji
Release Date:15/03/1961
Zenigata Heiji Case Files: The Night of Enma
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Release Date:15/03/1961
晴小袖
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Release Date:09/01/1961
風来物語 あばれ飛車
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Release Date:28/09/1960
Scars of Honor
Character:Chouemon Takakura
Release Date:20/09/1960
The Last Betrayal
Character:Ryūtarō Tsumura
Release Date:10/07/1960
Jirocho Fuji 2: The Chivalrous
Character:
Release Date:01/06/1960
The Demon of Mount Oe
Character:Shuten-dôji
Release Date:27/04/1960
The Two Musashis
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Release Date:03/01/1960
風来物語任侠篇
Character:
Release Date:28/10/1959
Utamaro, Painter of the Woman
Character:Kitagawa Utamaro
Release Date:11/10/1959
Actor Shark
Character:
Release Date:29/08/1959
The Ghost of Yotsuya
Character:Iemon Tamiya
Release Date:01/07/1959
Jirocho Fuji
Character:Shimizu no Jirocho
Release Date:03/06/1959
The Gaijin
Character:
Release Date:01/05/1959
The Woman and the Pirate
Character:御崎庄五郎
Release Date:01/04/1959
Gambler and the Princess
Character:Yatarô
Release Date:28/01/1959
Ambush at Iga Pass
Character:Araki Mataemon
Release Date:15/11/1958
Nichiren and the Great Mongol Invasion
Character:Nichiren
Release Date:01/10/1958
Hana no yukyo-den
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Release Date:31/08/1958
Inochi wo Kakeru Otoko
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Release Date:29/04/1958
The Loyal 47 Ronin
Character:Kuranosuke Ôishi
Release Date:01/04/1958
Shogun's Holiday
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Release Date:12/02/1958
The Magnificent Five
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Release Date:15/01/1958
Secret of Naruto
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Release Date:29/09/1957
Floating Vessel
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Release Date:29/04/1957
Daiei Studio is Bustling
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Release Date:15/01/1957
Zenigata Heiji torimono hikae: madara hebi
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Release Date:03/01/1957
Tsukigata Hanpeita
Character:Tsukigata Hanpeita
Release Date:16/10/1956
Notebooks of Heiji Zenigata: Spider on the Skin
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Release Date:14/08/1956
Zangiku monogatari
Character:Kikunosuke
Release Date:23/04/1956
Zenigata Heiji Case Files: The Dead Beauty in the Bathhouse
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Release Date:11/02/1956
Three Women Around Yoshinaka
Character:Jirô-Yoshinaka Kiso
Release Date:15/01/1956
Migratory Birds of the Flowers
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Release Date:03/01/1956
A Girl Isn't Allowed to Love
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Release Date:23/04/1955
Chikamatsu Monogatari
Character:Mohei
Release Date:23/11/1954
Zenigata Heiji: Ghost Lord
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Release Date:29/09/1954
A Samurai's Love
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Release Date:03/03/1954
Omatsuri hanjiro
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Release Date:23/11/1953
Gate of Hell
Character:Moritō Endō
Release Date:30/10/1953
An Heir's Place
Character:Yagoro Hosho
Release Date:03/06/1953
One Thousand Ryo Ship in the Wind and Clouds
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Release Date:16/12/1952
勘太郎月夜唄
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Release Date:11/09/1952
Dedication of the Great Buddha
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Release Date:20/03/1952
治郎吉格子
Character:治郎吉
Release Date:22/02/1952
治郎吉格子
Character:道中師
Release Date:22/02/1952
The Man from the Moon
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Release Date:29/11/1951
Lantern Under a Full Moon
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Release Date:11/07/1951
The Tale of Genji
Character:Hikaru Genji
Release Date:11/06/1951
Judge of the Ashuras
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Release Date:15/02/1951
Zenigata Heiji Detective Story: Heiji Covers All of Edo
Character:Zenigata Heiji
Release Date:08/08/1949
Yūkyō no mure
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Release Date:28/12/1948
Ghosts Die at Dawn
Character:Kohei
Release Date:12/10/1948
Ghosts Die at Dawn
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Release Date:12/10/1948
The Devil of Edo
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Release Date:06/05/1947
Lord for a Night
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Release Date:11/07/1946
Hinoki butai
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Release Date:17/01/1946
A Tale of Archery at the Sanjusangendo
Character:Kanbei Kanzamon
Release Date:28/06/1945
I Believe I Am Being Followed
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Release Date:08/03/1945
Harbor of Life
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Release Date:08/06/1944
The Way of Drama
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Release Date:11/05/1944
Idaten Kaido
Character:Hagiwara
Release Date:14/01/1944
音楽大進軍
Character:Kazuo Hasegawa
Release Date:18/03/1943
Kantaro of Ina
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Release Date:03/01/1943
Dance of the Capital
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Release Date:11/12/1942
Omokage no machi
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Release Date:13/11/1942
Onna keizu
Character:Hayase
Release Date:11/06/1942
The Man Who Waited
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Release Date:23/04/1942
A Man's Flower Road of Triumph
Character:Utaemon Nakamura
Release Date:30/12/1941
The Battle of Kawanakajima
Character:Hyakuzô
Release Date:30/11/1941
Dancers of Awa
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Release Date:21/05/1941
Iemitsu and Hikoza
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Release Date:26/03/1941
The Seven Changes of a Paper Crane (Part 2)
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Release Date:07/03/1941
The Seven Changes of a Paper Crane (Part 1)
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Release Date:17/01/1941
The Man Who Disappeared Yesterday
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Release Date:09/01/1941
Oath on the Burning Sands
Character:
Release Date:25/12/1940
Zoku Hebihimesama
Character:Hinokiya Sentarô
Release Date:14/08/1940
The Burning Sky
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Release Date:10/05/1940
The Snake Princess
Character:Hinokiya Sentarô
Release Date:03/04/1940
China Night
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Release Date:02/01/1940
Song of the White Orchid
Character:Kokichi Matsumura
Release Date:30/11/1939
The Fighting Firemen
Character:Kichigoro
Release Date:22/06/1939
Blizzard Ronin
Character:
Release Date:11/01/1939
Tsuruhachi and Tsurujiro
Character:Tsurujiro
Release Date:29/09/1938
Tojuro's Love
Character:Sakata Tojuro
Release Date:01/05/1938
Banchō sarayashiki
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Release Date:01/11/1937
The Siege of Osaka
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Release Date:01/04/1937
Yukinojō henge, Kanketsu-hen
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Release Date:16/01/1936
The Palanquin Carrier Magistrate
Character:Echizen'nokami Ôoka
Release Date:14/07/1935
An Actor's Revenge
Character:Yokinojo, Yamitaro and Yokinojo's mother (as Chôjirô Hayashi)
Release Date:27/06/1935
The Groom Talks in His Sleep
Character:Yasuo the Bridegroom
Release Date:13/01/1935
My Elder Brother
Character:Fumio
Release Date:13/12/1934
With a Single Sword Bale
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Release Date:14/07/1934
Genpei the Carp
Character:Koina no Ginpei
Release Date:12/10/1933
Two Lanterns
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Release Date:13/07/1933
Chûshingura - Zempen: Akahokyô no maki
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Release Date:01/12/1932
The Loyal 47 Ronin
Character:Asano Takuminokami and Yoshida Sawaemon (as Chôjirô Hayashi)
Release Date:01/12/1932
Rikugun Daikoshin
Character:
Release Date:06/05/1932
The Golden Demon
Character:Kanichi Hazama
Release Date:14/01/1932
Reimei izen
Character:
Release Date:05/05/1931
Nogitsune Sanji
Character:Nogitsune Sanji
Release Date:05/01/1930
Kurotegumi Sukeroku
Character:
Release Date:05/01/1929
Tôribêyama shinjû
Character:Kikuchi Hankuro
Release Date:26/12/1928
Kaitō Samimaro
Character:
Release Date:25/05/1928
Kagaribi
Character:
Release Date:16/03/1928
Castle of Wind and Clouds
Character:Aizawa Shinpachi
Release Date:10/02/1928
Chronicles of a Sea Country
Character:Shirogoro (second son)
Release Date:15/01/1928
Benten kozo
Character:Benten Kozo Kikunosuke
Release Date:04/01/1928
Demon Thistle
Character:Reizaburo Namiki
Release Date:01/01/1927
Television Appearances
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