Kazuo Hasegawa
Known for Acting · 118 credits
- Born
- 1908-02-27
- Died
- 1984-04-06
- Place of birth
- Kyoto, Kyoto, Japan
- Also known as
- 長谷川 一夫 · Кадзуо Хасэгава · Chôjirô Hayashi · Тёдзиро Хаяси · 林 長二郎
Biography
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.
Known For
TV Shows (1)
Movies (117)
Chikamatsu Monogatari
1954
as Mohei
An Actor's Revenge
1963
as Yukinojo Nakamura / Yamitaro the Thief
Gate of Hell
1953
as Moritō Endō
The Loyal 47 Ronin
1958
as Kuranosuke Ôishi
The Seven Changes of a Paper Crane (Part 1)
1941
The Ghost of Yotsuya
1959
as Iemon Tamiya
The Tale of Genji
1951
as Hikaru Genji
Nichiren and the Great Mongol Invasion
1958
as Nichiren
Dance of the Capital
1942
An Actor's Revenge
1935
as Yokinojo, Yamitaro and Yokinojo's mother (as Chôjirô Hayashi)
The Two Musashis
1960
Secret of Naruto
1957
The Great Wall
1962
Zangiku monogatari
1956
as Kikunosuke
Jirocho Fuji 2: The Chivalrous
1960
The Demon of Mount Oe
1960
as Shuten-dôji
My Elder Brother
1934
as Fumio
The Demon of Sendai's Castle
1962
The Way of Drama
1944
Mito Komon’s Journey to Ezo
1961
as Mito Komon
The Last Betrayal
1960
as Ryūtarō Tsumura
With a Single Sword Bale
1934
A Samurai's Love
1954
Kurotegumi Sukeroku
1929
A Tale of Archery at the Sanjusangendo
1945
as Kanbei Kanzamon
One Thousand Ryo Ship in the Wind and Clouds
1952
The Snake Princess
1940
as Hinokiya Sentarô
Dedication of the Great Buddha
1952
An Heir's Place
1953
as Yagoro Hosho
The Battle of Kawanakajima
1941
as Hyakuzô
Oath on the Burning Sands
1940
The Burning Sky
1940
Judge of the Ashuras
1951
Tsukigata Hanpeita
1956
as Tsukigata Hanpeita
Omatsuri hanjiro
1953
Notebooks of Heiji Zenigata: Spider on the Skin
1956
The Palanquin Carrier Magistrate
1935
as Echizen'nokami Ôoka
勘太郎月夜唄
1952
Daiei Studio is Bustling
1957
Gambler and the Princess
1959
as Yatarô
The Man Who Disappeared Yesterday
1941
The Loyal 47 Ronin
1932
as Asano Takuminokami and Yoshida Sawaemon (as Chôjirô Hayashi)
Tsuruhachi and Tsurujiro
1938
as Tsurujiro
I Believe I Am Being Followed
1945
Dancers of Awa
1941
China Night
1940
Three Women Around Yoshinaka
1956
as Jirô-Yoshinaka Kiso
Jirocho Fuji
1959
as Shimizu no Jirocho
治郎吉格子
1952
as 治郎吉 / 道中師
Iemitsu and Hikoza
1941
Hana no yukyo-den
1958
Utamaro, Painter of the Woman
1959
as Kitagawa Utamaro
The Fighting Firemen
1939
as Kichigoro
Tojuro's Love
1938
as Sakata Tojuro
Sabakareru Echizen no kami
1962
Nakayoshi ondo: Nippon ichi dayo
1962
Kantaro of Ina
1943
音楽大進軍
1943
as Kazuo Hasegawa
Onna keizu
1942
as Hayase
The Seven Changes of a Paper Crane (Part 2)
1941
The Siege of Osaka
1937
Ambush at Iga Pass
1958
as Araki Mataemon
Banchō sarayashiki
1937
Song of the White Orchid
1939
as Kokichi Matsumura
The Man Who Waited
1942
風来物語任侠篇
1959
Reimei izen
1931
Zenigata Heiji Case Files: The Dead Beauty in the Bathhouse
1956
Genpei the Carp
1933
as Koina no Ginpei
Actor Shark
1959
Zenigata Heiji torimono hikae: madara hebi
1957
Ghosts Die at Dawn
1948
as Kohei
Idaten Kaido
1944
as Hagiwara
A Girl Isn't Allowed to Love
1955
Scars of Honor
1960
as Chouemon Takakura
Shogun's Holiday
1958
The Gaijin
1959
The Magnificent Five
1958
Zenigata Heiji Detective Story: Heiji Covers All of Edo
1949
as Zenigata Heiji
A Man's Flower Road of Triumph
1941
as Utaemon Nakamura
The Groom Talks in His Sleep
1935
as Yasuo the Bridegroom
Blizzard Ronin
1939
Lantern Under a Full Moon
1951
Zoku Hebihimesama
1940
as Hinokiya Sentarô
The Devil of Edo
1947
The Woman and the Pirate
1959
as 御崎庄五郎
Yukinojō henge, Kanketsu-hen
1936
The Casebooks of Zenigata Heiji: The Beautiful Shark
1961
Chûshingura - Zempen: Akahokyô no maki
1932
Lord for a Night
1946
Two Lanterns
1933
Yūkyō no mure
1948
Inochi wo Kakeru Otoko
1958
Hinoki Butai
1946
Omokage no machi
1942
風来物語 あばれ飛車
1960
Zenigata Heiji: Ghost Lord
1954
Harbor of Life
1944
Tôribêyama shinjû
1928
as Kikuchi Hankuro
Benten kozo
1928
as Benten Kozo Kikunosuke
Nogitsune Sanji
1930
as Nogitsune Sanji
The Golden Demon
1932
as Kanichi Hazama
晴小袖
1961
Castle of Wind and Clouds
1928
as Aizawa Shinpachi
Chronicles of a Sea Country
1928
as Shirogoro (Second Son)
Rikugun Daikoshin
1932
Tôjûrô no koi
1955
as Tojuro Sakata
The Man from the Moon
1951
Demon Thistle
1927
as Reizaburo Namiki
The Sculpture of Master Choji
1943
as Chōji
Floating Vessel
1957
Migratory Birds of the Flowers
1956
Kaitō Samimaro
1928
Kagaribi
1928
Zenigata Heiji Case Files: Enma's Nightly Ledger
1961
as Zenigata Heiji
The Casebooks of Heiji Zenigata: Beautiful Spider
1960
as Zenigata Heiji
Phoenix
1950
About 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 fil… With 118 credits spanning from 1927 to 1964, Kazuo Hasegawa has appeared in 117 films and 1 TV show.
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- Chikamatsu Monogatari (1954) — as Mohei
- An Actor's Revenge (1963) — as Yukinojo Nakamura / Yamitaro the Thief
- Gate of Hell (1953) — as Moritō Endō
- The Loyal 47 Ronin (1958) — as Kuranosuke Ôishi
- The Seven Changes of a Paper Crane (Part 1) (1941)
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