Kazuo Hasegawa
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
Akō Rōshi
1964
0Zenigata Heiji torimono hikae: Onna kitsune yashiki
1957
0Zenigata heiji torimono hikae: Dokuro kago
1955
Chikamatsu Monogatari
1954
Gate of Hell
1953
0Zenigata Heiji torimono hikae: hachi-nin no hanayome
1958
0Nezumi Kozō shinobi komi hikae: Ne no koku sanjō
1957
China Night
1940
0Shirazu no Yatarō
1954
0Ginji of the Seven Faces
1955
Utamaro, Painter of the Woman
1959
0Zenigata heiji torimono hikae: Kiniro no ōkami
1953
Filmography
Akō Rōshi
as Ooishi Kuranosuke · 1964
Zenigata Heiji torimono hikae: Onna kitsune yashiki
· 1957
Zenigata heiji torimono hikae: Dokuro kago
· 1955
Chikamatsu Monogatari
as Mohei · 1954
Gate of Hell
as Moritō Endō · 1953
Zenigata Heiji torimono hikae: hachi-nin no hanayome
· 1958
Nezumi Kozō shinobi komi hikae: Ne no koku sanjō
· 1957
China Night
· 1940
Shirazu no Yatarō
· 1954
Ginji of the Seven Faces
· 1955
Utamaro, Painter of the Woman
as Kitagawa Utamaro · 1959
Zenigata heiji torimono hikae: Kiniro no ōkami
· 1953
The Loyal 47 Ronin
as Kuranosuke Ôishi · 1958
Hana no kenkajō
· 1953
The Seven Changes of a Paper Crane (Part 1)
· 1941
Hana no nagadosu
· 1954
Aizome gasa
· 1956
The Great Wall
as Yu Yue · 1962
Itarō jishi
· 1955
The Woman and the Pirate
as 御崎庄五郎 · 1959
An Actor's Revenge
as Yukinojo Nakamura / Yamitaro the Thief · 1963
Zenigata heiji torimono hikae: Koibumi dōchū
· 1951
Hana no sando gasa
· 1954
The Demon of Mount Oe
as Shuten-dôji · 1960
Coming Up of Kodokan
· 1953
The Ghost of Yotsuya
as Iemon Tamiya · 1959
I Was Tokichiro
· 1955
A Man's Flower Road of Triumph
as Utaemon Nakamura · 1941
Zenigata Heiji
· 1951
Nagasaki no yoru
· 1955
Zenigata heiji torimono hikae: Jigoku no mon
· 1952
Lord for a Night
· 1946
Judge of the Ashuras
· 1951
The Tale of Genji
as Hikaru Genji · 1951
Zenigata heiji torimono hikae: Karakuri yashiki
· 1953
Furisode kyōjo
· 1952
Tsubakuro kasa
· 1955
Hana no yukyo-den
· 1958
Oni azami
· 1950
The Way of Drama
· 1944
Orizuru kasa
· 1951
Zoku hebi hime dōchū
Zoku Shurajō Hibun: Hiryū no Maki
· 1952
Ghosts Die at Dawn
as Kohei · 1948
Ghosts Die at Dawn
· 1948
風来物語 あばれ飛車
· 1960
Tsuki no wataridori
· 1951
The Demon of Sendai's Castle
· 1962
The Scarlet Bat
· 1950
Gambler and the Princess
as Yatarô · 1959
Hebi hime dōchū
· 1949
Nezumi Kozō shinobi komi hikae
· 1956
Zenigata Heiji torimono hikae: Onibi tōrō
· 1958
Senryō hada
· 1950
Jirocho Fuji 2: The Chivalrous
· 1960
Nichiren and the Great Mongol Invasion
as Nichiren · 1958
Case Files of Zenigata Heiji: The Human-Skin Spider
· 1956
The Man Who Disappeared Yesterday
· 1941
A Girl Isn't Allowed to Love
· 1955
An Heir's Place
as Yagoro Hosho · 1953
Asama no karasu
· 1953
Scars of Honor
as Chouemon Takakura · 1960
One Thousand Ryo Ship in the Wind and Clouds
· 1952
The Casebooks of Heiji Zenigata: Beautiful Spider
as Zenigata Heiji · 1960
Reimei izen
· 1931
Tsuruhachi and Tsurujiro
as Tsurujiro · 1938
Kantaro of Ina
· 1943
Castle of Wind and Clouds
as Aizawa Shinpachi · 1928
Shogun's Holiday
· 1958
Secret of Naruto
· 1957
Case Files of Zenigata Heiji: Ghost Lord
· 1954
Phoenix
· 1950
The Devil of Edo
· 1947
Tekka bugyō
· 1954
Dancers of Awa
· 1941
Sabakareru Echizen no kami
· 1962
Daiei Studio is Bustling
· 1957
Three Women Around Yoshinaka
as Jirô-Yoshinaka Kiso · 1956
Zangiku monogatari
as Kikunosuke · 1956
Castle of Carnage
· 1952
Kuchibue o fuku wataridori
· 1958
Iemitsu and Hikoza
· 1941
The Siege of Osaka
· 1937
The Last Betrayal
as Ryūtarō Tsumura · 1960
A Tale of Archery at the Sanjusangendo
as Kanbei Kanzamon · 1945
An Actor's Revenge
as Yokinojo, Yamitaro and Yokinojo's mother (as Chôjirô Hayashi) · 1935
Tsukigata Hanpeita
as Tsukigata Hanpeita · 1956
The Man Who Waited
· 1942
A Samurai's Love
· 1954
Mito Komon’s Journey to Ezo
as Mito Komon · 1961
Ninjō misui
· 1957
The Snake Princess
as Hinokiya Sentarô · 1940
The Two Musashis
· 1960
Dedication of the Great Buddha
· 1952
Tôjûrô no koi
as Tojuro Sakata · 1955
The Loyal 47 Ronin
as Asano Takuminokami and Yoshida Sawaemon (as Chôjirô Hayashi) · 1932
Ashi o aratta otoko
· 1949
Case Files of Zenigata Heiji: The Cursed Coin
as Zenigata Heiji · 1957
治郎吉格子
as 治郎吉 · 1952
治郎吉格子
as 道中師 · 1952
Omatsuri hanjiro
· 1953
The Casebooks of Zenigata Heiji: The Beautiful Shark
· 1961
Nakayoshi ondo: Nippon ichi dayo
· 1962
Inochi wo Kakeru Otoko
· 1958
Kantarou zukiyo-uta
· 1952
The Burning Sky
· 1940
Case Files of Zenigata Heiji: The Dead Beauty in the Bathhouse
· 1956
Yuki no wataridori
· 1957
The Battle of Kawanakajima
as Hyakuzô · 1941
Ambush at Iga Pass
as Araki Mataemon · 1958
Banchō sarayashiki
· 1937
The Gaijin
· 1959
晴小袖
· 1961
Jirocho Fuji
as Shimizu no Jirocho · 1959
Koga Manshion
· 1949
Nogitsune Sanji
as Nogitsune Sanji · 1930
Dance of the Capital
· 1942
My Elder Brother
as Fumio · 1934
Rain on Jogashima
· 1950
Tojuro's Love
as Sakata Tojuro · 1938
The Seven Changes of a Paper Crane (Part 2)
· 1941
Oath on the Burning Sands
· 1940
Demon Thistle
as Reizaburo Namiki · 1927
Yoidore nitōryū
· 1954
With a Single Sword Bale
· 1934
The Sculpture of Master Choji
as Chōji · 1943
Song of the White Orchid
as Kokichi Matsumura · 1939
Onna keizu
as Hayase · 1942
The Fighting Firemen
as Kichigoro · 1939
Chronicles of a Sea Country
as Shirogoro (Second Son) · 1928
Hinoki Butai
· 1946
The Magnificent Five
· 1958
Yūkyō no mure
· 1948
音楽大進軍
as Kazuo Hasegawa · 1943
The Golden Demon
as Kanichi Hazama · 1932
Lantern Under a Full Moon
· 1951
The Palanquin Carrier Magistrate
as Echizen'nokami Ôoka · 1935
Migratory Birds of the Flowers
· 1956
風来物語任侠篇
· 1959
Chûshingura - Zempen: Akahokyô no maki
· 1932
Yukinojō henge, Kanketsu-hen
· 1936
The Groom Talks in His Sleep
as Yasuo the Bridegroom · 1935
Jakō yashiki
· 1955
Case Files of Zenigata Heiji: Heiji Covers All of Edo
as Zenigata Heiji · 1949
Kurotegumi Sukeroku
· 1929
Two Lanterns
· 1933
Zenigata Heiji Case Files: Enma's Nightly Ledger
as Zenigata Heiji · 1961
The Man from the Moon
· 1951
I Believe I Am Being Followed
· 1945
Tôribêyama shinjû
as Kikuchi Hankuro · 1928
Benten kozo
as Benten Kozo Kikunosuke · 1928
Floating Vessel
· 1957
Actor Shark
· 1959
Blizzard Ronin
· 1939
Kagaribi
· 1928
Idaten Kaido
as Hagiwara · 1944
Zoku Hebihimesama
as Hinokiya Sentarô · 1940
Genpei the Carp
as Koina no Ginpei · 1933
Harbor of Life
· 1944
Rikugun Daikoshin
· 1932
Kaitō Samimaro
· 1928
Omokage no machi
· 1942
The Footmark of a Snow Fairy
· 1958