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Matsunosuke Onoe

Matsunosuke Onoe

Acting
12 Sept 1875
11 Sept 1926
Okayama, Japan

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.

Also Known As

尾上 松之助, Tsuruzo Nakamura, Мацуносукэ Оноэ, Мацуноскэ Оноэ

Photos

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