Matsumoto Hakuō I
Actor
Born Jul 7, 1910 · Tokyo, Japan
Active 1953–1982 · Awards: Order of Culture, Medal with Purple Ribbon, Person of Cultural Merit
Matsumoto Hakuō I , born Junjirō Fujima , was a Japanese kabuki actor, regarded as the leading tachiyaku of the postwar decades; he also performed in a number of non-kabuki venues, including Western theatre and films.
Filmography
Samurai Assassin (1965) — Naosuke IiChûshingura (1962) — Chamberlain Kuranosuke OishiJapan's Longest Day (1967) — Emperor HirohitoLast Days of the Samurai (1957) — Kuranosuke OishiBandits on the Wind (1961)Bandits vs. Samurai Squadron (1978) — Kuranosuke TsujiA Matter of Valour (1957)Battle of the Japan Sea (1969) — The Emperor MeijiSky Scraper! (1969)Honno-Ji in Flames (1960) — Akechi MitsuhideTaikoki - The Saga of Hideyoshi (1958)Hana no shôgai (1953) — 井伊直弼荒木又右衛門 (1955) — 荒木又右衛門Chushingura (1954) — Oishi Yoshio假名手本忠臣蔵 (1962)Five Patriots of Kyoto (1956)The Eye of Heaven (1957)Samurai Nippon (1957)Man of Edo (1959)Dai Chuushingura (1989)