Cast

Kazuo Hasegawa

Acting

Cast

Kazuo Hasegawa

Known for

Acting

Born

1908-02-27

From

Kyoto, Kyoto, Japan

Died

1984-04-06

Also known as 長谷川一夫, Кадзуо Хасэгава, Chôjirô Hayashi

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.

Kazuo Hasegawa

Kazuo Hasegawa

Biography

An Heir's Place

The Two Musashis

My Elder Brother

A Samurai's Love

Kurotegumi Sukeroku

With a Single Sword Bale

Gambler and the Princess

Judge of the Ashuras

Lantern Under a Full Moon

The Seven Changes of a Paper Crane (Part 1)

Jirocho Fuji

Dance of the Capital

Chikamatsu Monogatari

Scars of Honor

An Actor's Revenge

Gate of Hell

Tôjûrô no koi

The Great Wall

Koga Manshion

Jirocho Fuji 2: The Chivalrous

Ninjō misui

Iemitsu and Hikoza

Lord for a Night

Phoenix

The Loyal 47 Ronin

The Sculpture of Master Choji

The Burning Sky

Oath on the Burning Sands

A Tale of Archery at the Sanjusangendo

The Man Who Disappeared Yesterday

Omatsuri hanjiro

Castle of Wind and Clouds

Mito Komon’s Journey to Ezo

The Demon of Mount Oe

The Devil of Edo

Tsukigata Hanpeita

Tojuro's Love

Actor Shark

The Snake Princess

Chûshingura - Zempen: Akahokyô no maki

Kantaro of Ina

Zenigata Heiji Detective Story: Heiji Covers All of Edo

The Tale of Genji

Genpei the Carp

Nichiren and the Great Mongol Invasion

Three Women Around Yoshinaka

Floating Vessel

風来物語任侠篇

Zangiku monogatari

The Man Who Waited

The Ghost of Yotsuya

Tsuruhachi and Tsurujiro

勘太郎月夜唄

Daiei Studio is Bustling

The Battle of Kawanakajima

The Loyal 47 Ronin

A Girl Isn't Allowed to Love

風来物語 あばれ飛車

音楽大進軍

Yukinojō henge, Kanketsu-hen

The Casebooks of Heiji Zenigata: Beautiful Spider

The Seven Changes of a Paper Crane (Part 2)

Notebooks of Heiji Zenigata: Spider on the Skin

One Thousand Ryo Ship in the Wind and Clouds

The Fighting Firemen

Dancers of Awa

Ghosts Die at Dawn

Ghosts Die at Dawn

The Man from the Moon

Two Lanterns

Secret of Naruto

The Groom Talks in His Sleep

Utamaro, Painter of the Woman

Song of the White Orchid

A Man's Flower Road of Triumph

Onna keizu

The Palanquin Carrier Magistrate

風来物語あばれ飛車