Matsunosuke Onoe

Matsunosuke Onoe

Known for
Acting
Born
September 12, 1875
Died
September 11, 1926 (aged 50)
Birthplace
Okayama, Japan

Biography

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

Filmography

2026
TS-CAM poster

TS-CAM

Movie · as Jiraiya (archive footage)

1927
Zōho kaitei Chūshingura

Zōho kaitei Chūshingura

Movie · as Yoshio 'Kuranosuke' Ôishi

1925
Araki Mataemon

Araki Mataemon

Movie · as Araki Metaemon

1924
Iwami Jûtarô

Iwami Jûtarô

Movie

1923
Banchō Sarayashiki

Banchō Sarayashiki

Movie

1922
Nabeshima no nekô

Nabeshima no nekô

Movie

1922
Shibukawa Bangorō poster

Shibukawa Bangorō

Movie

1922
Iwami Jûtarô

Iwami Jûtarô

Movie

1921
弥次喜多 前篇 善光寺詣りの巻 poster

弥次喜多 前篇 善光寺詣りの巻

Movie · as Yajirobei

1921
Jiraiya the Hero poster

Jiraiya the Hero

Movie · as Jiraiya

1921
Tenjiku Tokubei

Tenjiku Tokubei

Movie

1920
Arima no neko

Arima no neko

Movie

1920
Sugawara denju tenarai kagami terakoya

Sugawara denju tenarai kagami terakoya

Movie

1920
Kasamori ôsen

Kasamori ôsen

Movie

1920
Iwami Jûtarô: kôhen

Iwami Jûtarô: kôhen

Movie

1919
Ôkazaki kaibyoden

Ôkazaki kaibyoden

Movie

1919
Nabeshima Cat Riot

Nabeshima Cat Riot

Movie

1919
Sugawara tenjin ki

Sugawara tenjin ki

Movie

1919
Utsunomiya tsuritenjô

Utsunomiya tsuritenjô

Movie

1919
Tenjiku tokubei

Tenjiku tokubei

Movie

1919
Iwami Jûtarô

Iwami Jûtarô

Movie

1918
Ekō-in no nekotsuka

Ekō-in no nekotsuka

Movie

1918
Yotsuya Kaidan (Jitsoroku Oiwa)

Yotsuya Kaidan (Jitsoroku Oiwa)

Movie

1918
Banchō Sarayashiki

Banchō Sarayashiki

Movie

1918
Sakura Sôgorô

Sakura Sôgorô

Movie

1917
Nabeshima kaibyô

Nabeshima kaibyô

Movie

1917
Kaidan chibusa enoki

Kaidan chibusa enoki

Movie

1917
Iwami Jûtarô poster

Iwami Jûtarô

Movie

1916
Arima no nekô sôdô

Arima no nekô sôdô

Movie

1916
Kaiketsu Ondo maru

Kaiketsu Ondo maru

Movie

1914
The Okazaki Cat

The Okazaki Cat

Movie

1914
Cat Chaos at Kamakura Palace

Cat Chaos at Kamakura Palace

Movie

1914
Monster-Cat of Sanno

Monster-Cat of Sanno

Movie

1914
Bancho sarayashiki

Bancho sarayashiki

Movie

1914
The Ground Spider

The Ground Spider

Movie

1914
100 Weird Legends of Murumachi Palace

100 Weird Legends of Murumachi Palace

Movie

1914
Botan Dōrō

Botan Dōrō

Movie

1914
Tenjiku Tokubei

Tenjiku Tokubei

Movie

1914
Iwami Jûtarô

Iwami Jûtarô

Movie

1913
The Loyal 47 Ronin

The Loyal 47 Ronin

Movie

1913
Life Story of Iwami Jutaro

Life Story of Iwami Jutaro

Movie

1912
Sakura Sôgorô

Sakura Sôgorô

Movie

1912
Yotsuya Kaidan

Yotsuya Kaidan

Movie

1911
Rashomon

Rashomon

Movie

1911
Iwami Jûtarô

Iwami Jûtarô

Movie

1910
The Mito Kōmon Chronicles

The Mito Kōmon Chronicles

Movie

1910
The Mito Kōmon Chronicles: Part Two

The Mito Kōmon Chronicles: Part Two

Movie

1910
The Hanging Ceiling at a Utsunomiya

The Hanging Ceiling at a Utsunomiya

Movie

1910
The 47 Loyal Ronin poster

The 47 Loyal Ronin

Movie · as Oishi Kuranosuke / Asano Takuminokami / Shimizu Ikkaku

1909
Goban Tadanobu

Goban Tadanobu

Movie · as Tadanobu