Eijirō Yanagi | |
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Born | Takeshi Nagai 16 September 1895 |
Died | 24 April 1984 | (aged 88)
Occupation | Actor |
Years active | 1913-1982 |
Eijirō Yanagi (柳永二郎, Yanagi Eijirō) (16 September 1895 – 24 April 1984) was a Japanese stage and film actor. He appeared in more than 160 films from 1940 to 1975.
A graduate of Ikubunkan Junior High School, Tokyo, Yanagi gave his stage debut at the Yutakuza theatre in 1913. [3] After working with the troupes of Masao Inoue and Hanabishi Kawamura, and moving from shingeki to shinpa theatre, [3] he formed the Shinsei Shinpa theatre company with Shōtaro Hanayagi and others in 1938, [4] in which he was active for the next ten years. He also wrote books on shinpa theatre. [3]
Yanagi was also a busy supporting actor in films in the 1950s and 1960s, appearing in works of directors such as Kenji Mizoguchi, Yasujiro Ozu, Mikio Naruse, Akira Kurosawa and Heinosuke Gosho. [1] [5] He made his final film appearance in 1975 [1] [5] and gave his final stage performance in 1982. [3]
Year | Title | Role |
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1943 | The Song Lantern | |
1951 | Miss Oyu | |
Ginza Cosmetics | ||
The Idiot | ||
1952 | The Flavor of Green Tea over Rice | |
The Life of Oharu | ||
1953 | Epitome | Nagase |
A Japanese Tragedy | Iwami | |
Life of a Woman | ||
1955 | Tōjūrō no Koi | |
The Phantom Horse | ||
Takekurabe | Owner of Daikokuya | |
Shin Heike Monogatari | ||
1956 | Koi Sugata Kitsune Goten | |
1957 | Suzakumon | |
Floating Vessel | ||
1958 | Night Drum | |
1961 | Akō Rōshi | |
Hunting Rifle | Uncle | |
High Noon for Gangsters | Satoshi | |
1962 | The Mad Fox | |
The Tale of Zatoichi | ||
The Tale of Zatoichi Continues | ||
Destiny's Son | ||
1963 | An Actor's Revenge | |
Bushido, Samurai Saga | ||
1968 | The Sands of Kurobe | |
Admiral Yamamoto | Osami Nagano [6] | |
1969 | Battle of the Japan Sea | Itō Hirobumi |
1975 | Kenji Mizoguchi: The Life of a Film Director | Himself |