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Kinnosuke Nakamura

Kinnosuke Nakamura

Acting
20 Nov 1932
10 Mar 1997
Tokyo, Japan

Biography

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Yorozuya Kinnosuke (萬屋錦之介) was a Japanese kabuki actor. Born Kin'ichi Ogawa (小川 錦一 Ogawa Kin'ichi), son of kabuki actor Nakamura Tokizō III, he entered kabuki and became the first in the kabuki tradition to take the name Nakamura Kinnosuke. He took on his guild name (yagō) Yorozuya as his surname in 1971. In addition to his kabuki activity, Kinnosuke had an extensive film career. A specialist in jidaigeki, Kinnosuke appeared in more than 140 films. These i...

Also Known As

中村錦之助, Kin'ichi Ogawa, Kinnosuke Yorozuya

Photos

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