Kazuo Hasegawa
- Known for
- Acting
- Born
- February 27, 1908
- Died
- April 6, 1984 (aged 76)
- Birthplace
- Kyoto, Kyoto, Japan
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.
Known For
Filmography
Zoku hebi hime dōchū
Movie
Akō Rōshi
TV · as Ooishi Kuranosuke · 52 eps
An Actor's Revenge
Movie · as Yukinojo Nakamura / Yamitaro the Thief
Edo mujō
Movie
Nakayoshi ondo: Nippon ichi dayo
Movie
Sabakareru Echizen no kami
Movie
The Great Wall
Movie · as Yu Yue
The Demon of Sendai's Castle
Movie
The Casebooks of Zenigata Heiji: The Beautiful Shark
Movie
Harekosode
Movie
Mito Komon’s Journey to Ezo
Movie · as Mito Komon
Zenigata Heiji Case Files: Enma's Nightly Ledger
Movie · as Zenigata Heiji
Sakurada mon
Movie
Kuroi sandogasa
Movie
Wanderer's Story: Checkmate
Movie
The Demon of Mount Oe
Movie · as Shuten-dôji
Jirocho Fuji 2: The Chivalrous
Movie
The Two Musashis
Movie
Scars of Honor
Movie · as Chouemon Takakura
The Last Betrayal
Movie · as Ryūtarō Tsumura
The Casebooks of Heiji Zenigata: Beautiful Spider
Movie · as Zenigata Heiji
Ippon-gatana dohyō iri
Movie
Kyōkaku harusame kasa
Movie
San kyōdai no kettō
Movie
The Ghost of Yotsuya
Movie · as Iemon Tamiya
Jirocho Fuji
Movie · as Shimizu no Jirocho
The Woman and the Pirate
Movie · as 御崎庄五郎
Utamaro, Painter of the Woman
Movie · as Kitagawa Utamaro
A Gambler as I Am
Movie
Gambler and the Princess
Movie · as Yatarô
The Gaijin
Movie
Actor Shark
Movie
Seki no Yatappe
Movie
Shogun's Holiday
Movie
Hana no yukyo-den
Movie
Nichiren and the Great Mongol Invasion
Movie · as Nichiren
The Loyal 47 Ronin
Movie · as Kuranosuke Ôishi
The Magnificent Five
Movie
Inochi wo Kakeru Otoko
Movie
Ambush at Iga Pass
Movie · as Araki Mataemon
Zenigata Heiji torimono hikae: hachi-nin no hanayome
Movie
Kuchibue o fuku wataridori
Movie
Zenigata Heiji torimono hikae: Onibi tōrō
Movie
The Footmark of a Snow Fairy
Movie
Secret of Naruto
Movie
Floating Vessel
Movie
Daiei Studio is Bustling
Movie
Case Files of Zenigata Heiji: The Cursed Coin
Movie · as Zenigata Heiji
Ninjō misui
Movie
Nezumi Kozō shinobi komi hikae: Ne no koku sanjō
Movie
Zenigata Heiji torimono hikae: Onna kitsune yashiki
Movie
Yuki no wataridori
Movie
Three Women Around Yoshinaka
Movie · as Jirô-Yoshinaka Kiso
Tsukigata Hanpeita
Movie · as Tsukigata Hanpeita
Migratory Birds of the Flowers
Movie
Case Files of Zenigata Heiji: The Human-Skin Spider
Movie
Case Files of Zenigata Heiji: The Dead Beauty in the Bathhouse
Movie
Zangiku monogatari
Movie · as Kikunosuke
Nezumi Kozō shinobi komi hikae
Movie
Aizome gasa
Movie
A Girl Isn't Allowed to Love
Movie
Tôjûrô no koi
Movie · as Tojuro Sakata
Itarō jishi
Movie
Ginji of the Seven Faces
Movie
Jakō yashiki
Movie
Tsubakuro kasa
Movie
Zenigata heiji torimono hikae: Dokuro kago
Movie
Nagasaki no yoru
Movie
I Was Tokichiro
Movie
Chikamatsu Monogatari
Movie · as Mohei
A Samurai's Love
Movie
Case Files of Zenigata Heiji: Ghost Lord
Movie
Hana no sando gasa
Movie
Yoidore nitōryū
Movie
Hana no nagadosu
Movie
Shirazu no Yatarō
Movie
Tekka bugyō
Movie
Omatsuri hanjiro
Movie
Gate of Hell
Movie · as Moritō Endō
An Heir's Place
Movie · as Yagoro Hosho
Zenigata heiji torimono hikae: Karakuri yashiki
Movie
Asama no karasu
Movie
Coming Up of Kodokan
Movie
Hana no kenkajō
Movie
Zenigata heiji torimono hikae: Kiniro no ōkami
Movie
治郎吉格子
Movie · as 道中師, 治郎吉
One Thousand Ryo Ship in the Wind and Clouds
Movie
Dedication of the Great Buddha
Movie
Kantarou zukiyo-uta
Movie
Castle of Carnage
Movie
Zoku Shurajō Hibun: Hiryū no Maki
Movie
Zenigata heiji torimono hikae: Jigoku no mon
Movie
The Madwoman in a Furisode
Movie
Lantern Under a Full Moon
Movie
Judge of the Ashuras
Movie
The Tale of Genji
Movie · as Hikaru Genji
The Man from the Moon
Movie
Tsuki no wataridori
Movie
Zenigata Heiji
Movie
Orizuru kasa
Movie
Zenigata heiji torimono hikae: Koibumi dōchū
Movie
Phoenix
Movie
Rain on Jogashima
Movie
Senryō hada
Movie
Oni azami
Movie
The Scarlet Bat
Movie
Case Files of Zenigata Heiji: Heiji Covers All of Edo
Movie · as Zenigata Heiji
Koga Manshion
Movie
Hebi hime dōchū
Movie
Ashi o aratta otoko
Movie
Yūkyō no mure
Movie
Ghosts Die at Dawn
Movie · as Kohei
The Devil of Edo
Movie
Lord for a Night
Movie
Hinoki Butai
Movie
A Tale of Archery at the Sanjusangendo
Movie · as Kanbei Kanzamon
I Believe I Am Being Followed
Movie
The Way of Drama
Movie
Harbor of Life
Movie
Idaten Kaido
Movie · as Hagiwara
Kantaro of Ina
Movie
音楽大進軍
Movie · as Kazuo Hasegawa
The Sculpture of Master Choji
Movie · as Chōji
The Man Who Waited
Movie
Onna keizu
Movie · as Hayase
Omokage no machi
Movie
Dance of the Capital
Movie
The Seven Changes of a Paper Crane (Part 1)
Movie
The Seven Changes of a Paper Crane (Part 2)
Movie
Iemitsu and Hikoza
Movie
The Man Who Disappeared Yesterday
Movie
The Battle of Kawanakajima
Movie · as Hyakuzô
A Man's Flower Road of Triumph
Movie · as Utaemon Nakamura
Dancers of Awa
Movie
China Night
Movie
The Snake Princess
Movie · as Hinokiya Sentarô
Oath on the Burning Sands
Movie
The Burning Sky
Movie
Zoku Hebihimesama
Movie · as Hinokiya Sentarô
Blizzard Ronin
Movie
Song of the White Orchid
Movie · as Kokichi Matsumura
The Fighting Firemen
Movie · as Kichigoro
Tojuro's Love
Movie · as Sakata Tojuro
Tsuruhachi and Tsurujiro
Movie · as Tsurujiro
Banchō sarayashiki
Movie
The Siege of Osaka
Movie
Yukinojō henge, Kanketsu-hen
Movie
An Actor's Revenge
Movie · as Yokinojo, Yamitaro and Yokinojo's mother (as Chôjirô Hayashi)
The Groom Talks in His Sleep
Movie · as Yasuo the Bridegroom
The Palanquin Carrier Magistrate
Movie · as Echizen'nokami Ôoka
My Elder Brother
Movie · as Fumio
With a Single Sword Bale
Movie
Genpei the Carp
Movie · as Koina no Ginpei
Two Lanterns
Movie
Chûshingura - Zempen: Akahokyô no maki
Movie
The Loyal 47 Ronin
Movie · as Asano Takuminokami and Yoshida Sawaemon (as Chôjirô Hayashi)
Rikugun Daikoshin
Movie
The Golden Demon
Movie · as Kanichi Hazama
Reimei izen
Movie
Nogitsune Sanji
Movie · as Nogitsune Sanji
Kurotegumi Sukeroku
Movie
Tôribêyama shinjû
Movie · as Kikuchi Hankuro
Benten kozo
Movie · as Benten Kozo Kikunosuke
Castle of Wind and Clouds
Movie · as Aizawa Shinpachi
Kagaribi
Movie
Kaitō Samimaro
Movie
Chronicles of a Sea Country
Movie · as Shirogoro (Second Son)
Demon Thistle
Movie · as Reizaburo Namiki