Matsunosuke Onoe
Born: 1875-09-12 in Okayama, Japan
Died: 1926-09-11
Known For: Acting
Biography
Matsunosuke Onoe sometimes known as Medama no Matchan ("Eyeballs" Matsu), was a Japanese actor. His birth name is Tsuruzo Nakamura.[1] He is sometimes credited as Yukio Koki, Tamijaku Onoe, or Tsunusaburo Onoe, and as a kabuki artist he went by the name Tsurusaburo Onoe. He gained great popularity, appearing in over 1000 films, and has been called the first superstar of Japanese cinema.
Filmography
1927
- Zōho kaitei Chūshingura as Yoshio 'Kuranosuke' Ôishi
1925
- Araki Mataemon as Araki Metaemon
1924
1923
1921
- Jiraiya the Hero as Jiraiya
- 弥次喜多 前篇 善光寺詣りの巻 as Yajirobei
- Tenjiku Tokubei
1919
1914
1911
1910
- The 47 Loyal Ronin as Oishi Kuranosuke / Asano Takuminokami / Shimizu Ikkaku
- The Hanging Ceiling at a Utsunomiya
- The Mito Kōmon Chronicles
- The Mito Kōmon Chronicles: Part Two