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Matsunosuke Onoe

Matsunosuke Onoe

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.

Known for

Zōho kaitei Chūshingura
1927 • Yoshio 'Kuranosuke' Ôishi
Araki Mataemon
1925 • Araki Metaemon
Iwami Jûtarô
1924
Banchō Sarayashiki
1923
Nabeshima no nekô
1922
Shibukawa Bangorō
Shibukawa Bangorō
1922
Iwami Jûtarô
1922
弥次喜多 前篇 善光寺詣りの巻
弥次喜多 前篇 善光寺詣りの巻
1921 • Yajirobei

Full filmography

Zōho kaitei Chūshingura
1927 • Yoshio 'Kuranosuke' Ôishi
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Araki Mataemon
1925 • Araki Metaemon
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The 47 Loyal Ronin
The 47 Loyal Ronin
1910 • Oishi Kuranosuke / Asano Takuminokami / Shimizu Ikkaku
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Goban Tadanobu
1909 • Tadanobu
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TS-CAM
TS-CAM
Unknown year • Jiraiya (archive footage)
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Matsunosuke Onoe – Biography, Known For & Filmography