Kanjūrō Arashi

Japanese actor

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Kanjūrō Arashi
嵐寛壽郎あらしかんじゅうろう
Kanjūrō Arashi in 1930s or in 1940s.
Born	Shoichi Takahashi (1902-12-08)December 8, 1902 Kiyamachi Street, Kyoto, Empire of Japan
Died	October 21, 1980(1980-10-21) (aged 77) Kyoto, Japan
Other names	Tokutaro Arashi Wakadayu Arashi Chozaburo Arashi
Occupation	Actor
Years active	1919–1980
Style	Kabuki, drama
Relatives	Mitsuko Mori (cousin)
Awards	Japan Academy Film Prize, Best Supporting Actor, 1979 Mainichi Film Awards, Best Supporting Actor, 1968 (for Profound Desires of the Gods) Shōzō Makino Award, 1974

Kanjūrō Arashi (嵐寛壽郎, Arashi Kanjūrō, 8 December 1903 – 21 October 1980^[1]) was a Japanese film actor. His nickname was "Arakan."^[2] He is famous for playing the role of Kurama Tengu sereies.^[3] He entered the film industry in 1927 and came to fame playing Kurama Tengu, a character in the Bakumatsu era created by Jirō Osaragi in his novels.^[1] In the 1950s he portrayed the Emperor Meiji in several hit films and appeared in yakuza films in the 1960s. He won Mainichi Film Award for Best Supporting Actor award for his role in The Profound Desire of the Gods.^[4]

Filmography

His filmography includes over 300 films:^[5]

Kurama Tengu (鞍馬天狗, Kurama Tengu) (1928)
Kurama Tengu: Kyōfu Jidai (鞍馬天狗恐怖時代, The Frightful Era of Kurama Tengu) (1928)
Kurama Tengu ōedo ihen (鞍馬天狗大江戸異変 ) (1950)
Meiji tennō to Nichiro daisensō (明治天皇と日露大戦争) (1957)
Kyōen Kobanzame (侠艶小判鮫, Kyōen Kobanzame) (1958)
Jigoku (1960)
Hana no Shōgai (1963, TV series)
13 Assassins (1963) as Kuranaga
Akō Rōshi (1964, TV series)
Abashiri Prison (網走番外地, Abashiri Bangaichi) (1965)
A Colt Is My Passport (1967) as Shimazu
The Profound Desire of the Gods (神々の深き欲望, Kamigami no Fukaki Yokubo) (1968)
Higashi Shinakai (1968)
Soshiki Bōryoku Kyodai Sakazuki (1969)
Zatoichi Meets Yojimbo (1970)
Oshizamurai Kiichihōgan (1973–74)
The Executioner II: Karate Inferno (1974)
Tora-san Meets His Lordship (1977)
Shin Hissatsu Shiokinin (1977 television series) (ep. 11)
Orenji Rodo kyūkō (1978)
Nichiren (1979)

References

^ ^a ^b "Arashi Kanjūrō". Nihon jinmei daijiten (in Japanese). Kōdansha. Retrieved 12 November 2010.
^ "没後40年嵐寛寿郎伝説のスター"アラカン"の映画をめぐる冒険". 神保町シアター. Retrieved 14 August 2021.
^ "嵐寛壽郎". NHK. Retrieved 14 August 2021.
^ "Kanjūrō Arashi profile". 映画DB. Retrieved 14 August 2021.
^ (in Japanese) Japanese Movie Database accessed 27 May 2009