Kazuo Hasegawa
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.
Genpei the Carp
(Koina no Ginpei)
Lantern Under a Full Moon
Omatsuri hanjiro
The Seven Changes of a Paper Crane (Part 1)
An Actor's Revenge
(Yukinojo Nakamura / Yamitaro the Thief)
The Seven Changes of a Paper Crane (Part 2)
Chikamatsu Monogatari
(Mohei)
Gate of Hell
(Moritō Endō)
Nakayoshi ondo: Nippon ichi dayo
The Devil of Edo
Sabakareru Echizen no kami
Judge of the Ashuras
The Great Wall
Chûshingura - Zempen: Akahokyô no maki
Demon Thistle
(Reizaburo Namiki)
The Ghost of Yotsuya
(Iemon Tamiya)
Tôribêyama shinjû
(Kikuchi Hankuro)
A Tale of Archery at the Sanjusangendo
(Kanbei Kanzamon)
Benten kozo
(Benten Kozo Kikunosuke)
Tojuro's Love
(Sakata Tojuro)
The Casebooks of Zenigata Heiji: The Beautiful Shark
Tsuruhachi and Tsurujiro
(Tsurujiro)
Banchō sarayashiki
Reimei izen
Kantaro of Ina
Jirocho Fuji
(Shimizu no Jirocho)
Yukinojō henge, Kanketsu-hen
Two Lanterns
治郎吉格子
(治郎吉)
治郎吉格子
(道中師)
An Actor's Revenge
(Yokinojo, Yamitaro and Yokinojo's mother (as Chôjirô Hayashi))
The Woman and the Pirate
(御崎庄五郎)
An Heir's Place
(Yagoro Hosho)
Blizzard Ronin
The Demon of Sendai's Castle
Utamaro, Painter of the Woman
(Kitagawa Utamaro)
China Night
Shogun's Holiday
風来物語 あばれ飛車
風来物語任侠篇
A Samurai's Love
The Demon of Mount Oe
(Shuten-dôji)
The Tale of Genji
(Hikaru Genji)
Song of the White Orchid
(Kokichi Matsumura)
I Believe I Am Being Followed
Kurotegumi Sukeroku
The Groom Talks in His Sleep
(Yasuo the Bridegroom)
The Loyal 47 Ronin
(Asano Takuminokami and Yoshida Sawaemon (as Chôjirô Hayashi))
Hana no yukyo-den
The Fighting Firemen
(Kichigoro)
One Thousand Ryo Ship in the Wind and Clouds
Yūkyō no mure
晴小袖
Zenigata Heiji Detective Story: Heiji Covers All of Edo
(Zenigata Heiji)
Nogitsune Sanji
(Nogitsune Sanji)
The Way of Drama
Secret of Naruto
The Snake Princess
(Hinokiya Sentarô)
Ghosts Die at Dawn
(Kohei)
Harbor of Life
Nichiren and the Great Mongol Invasion
(Nichiren)
Ghosts Die at Dawn
The Loyal 47 Ronin
(Kuranosuke Ôishi)
Three Women Around Yoshinaka
(Jirô-Yoshinaka Kiso)
Jirocho Fuji 2: The Chivalrous
Mito Komon’s Journey to Ezo
(Mito Komon)
Lord for a Night
Tsukigata Hanpeita
(Tsukigata Hanpeita)
A Girl Isn't Allowed to Love
The Man Who Waited
Onna keizu
(Hayase)
My Elder Brother
(Fumio)
Oath on the Burning Sands
Iemitsu and Hikoza
The Burning Sky
The Two Musashis
Omokage no machi
音楽大進軍
(Kazuo Hasegawa)
The Man Who Disappeared Yesterday
The Battle of Kawanakajima
(Hyakuzô)
Scars of Honor
(Chouemon Takakura)
Gambler and the Princess
(Yatarô)
The Last Betrayal
(Ryūtarō Tsumura)
Castle of Wind and Clouds
(Aizawa Shinpachi)
Floating Vessel
A Man's Flower Road of Triumph
(Utaemon Nakamura)
Dancers of Awa
The Palanquin Carrier Magistrate
(Echizen'nokami Ôoka)
Zoku Hebihimesama
(Hinokiya Sentarô)
Daiei Studio is Bustling
The Magnificent Five
Inochi wo Kakeru Otoko
Zenigata Heiji: Ghost Lord
Ambush at Iga Pass
(Araki Mataemon)
The Gaijin
Migratory Birds of the Flowers
Notebooks of Heiji Zenigata: Spider on the Skin
Idaten Kaido
(Hagiwara)
Zenigata Heiji torimono hikae: madara hebi
Dedication of the Great Buddha
Sisters of Destiny
Zangiku monogatari
(Kikunosuke)
Dance of the Capital
The Siege of Osaka
With a Single Sword Bale
Rikugun Daikoshin
Kagaribi
Kaitō Samimaro
Actor Shark
勘太郎月夜唄
銭形平次捕物控 夜のえんま帳
銭形平次捕物控 夜のえんま帖
Chronicles of a Sea Country
(Shirogoro (second son))
Hinoki butai
The Man from the Moon
The Golden Demon
(Kanichi Hazama)
Akō Rōshi
(Ooishi Kuranosuke)
