Kazuo Hasegawa
Acting
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.
TV Shows(1)
Movies(114)
An Actor's Revenge
Yukinojo Nakamura / Yamitaro the Thief
1963
The Great Wall
1962
The Demon of Sendai's Castle
1962
Nakayoshi ondo: Nippon ichi dayo
1962
Sabakareru Echizen no kami
1962
The Casebooks of Zenigata Heiji: The Beautiful Shark
1961
Mito Komon’s Journey to Ezo
Mito Komon
1961
Zenigata Heiji Case Files: Enma's Nightly Ledger
Zenigata Heiji
1961
晴小袖
1961
風来物語 あばれ飛車
1960
Scars of Honor
Chouemon Takakura
1960
The Last Betrayal
Ryūtarō Tsumura
1960
Jirocho Fuji 2: The Chivalrous
1960
The Demon of Mount Oe
Shuten-dôji
1960
The Casebooks of Heiji Zenigata: Beautiful Spider
Zenigata Heiji
1960
The Two Musashis
1960
風来物語任侠篇
1959
Utamaro, Painter of the Woman
Kitagawa Utamaro
1959
Actor Shark
1959
The Ghost of Yotsuya
Iemon Tamiya
1959
Jirocho Fuji
Shimizu no Jirocho
1959
The Gaijin
1959
The Woman and the Pirate
御崎庄五郎
1959
Gambler and the Princess
Yatarô
1959
Ambush at Iga Pass
Araki Mataemon
1958
Nichiren and the Great Mongol Invasion
Nichiren
1958
Hana no yukyo-den
1958
Inochi wo Kakeru Otoko
1958
The Loyal 47 Ronin
Kuranosuke Ôishi
1958
Shogun's Holiday
1958
The Magnificent Five
1958
Secret of Naruto
1957
Floating Vessel
1957
Daiei Studio is Bustling
1957
Zenigata Heiji torimono hikae: madara hebi
1957
Tsukigata Hanpeita
Tsukigata Hanpeita
1956
Notebooks of Heiji Zenigata: Spider on the Skin
1956
Zangiku monogatari
Kikunosuke
1956
Zenigata Heiji Case Files: The Dead Beauty in the Bathhouse
1956
Three Women Around Yoshinaka
Jirô-Yoshinaka Kiso
1956
Migratory Birds of the Flowers
1956
A Girl Isn't Allowed to Love
1955
Chikamatsu Monogatari
Mohei
1954
Zenigata Heiji: Ghost Lord
1954
A Samurai's Love
1954
Omatsuri hanjiro
1953
Gate of Hell
Moritō Endō
1953
An Heir's Place
Yagoro Hosho
1953
One Thousand Ryo Ship in the Wind and Clouds
1952
勘太郎月夜唄
1952
Dedication of the Great Buddha
1952
治郎吉格子
治郎吉
1952
The Man from the Moon
1951
Lantern Under a Full Moon
1951
The Tale of Genji
Hikaru Genji
1951
Judge of the Ashuras
1951
Zenigata Heiji Detective Story: Heiji Covers All of Edo
Zenigata Heiji
1949
Yūkyō no mure
1948
Ghosts Die at Dawn
Kohei
1948
The Devil of Edo
1947
Lord for a Night
1946
Hinoki Butai
1946
A Tale of Archery at the Sanjusangendo
Kanbei Kanzamon
1945
I Believe I Am Being Followed
1945
Harbor of Life
1944
The Way of Drama
1944
Idaten Kaido
Hagiwara
1944
音楽大進軍
Kazuo Hasegawa
1943
Kantaro of Ina
1943
Dance of the Capital
1942
Omokage no machi
1942
Onna keizu
Hayase
1942
The Man Who Waited
1942
A Man's Flower Road of Triumph
Utaemon Nakamura
1941
The Battle of Kawanakajima
Hyakuzô
1941
Dancers of Awa
1941
Iemitsu and Hikoza
1941
The Seven Changes of a Paper Crane (Part 2)
1941
The Seven Changes of a Paper Crane (Part 1)
1941
The Man Who Disappeared Yesterday
1941
Oath on the Burning Sands
1940
Zoku Hebihimesama
Hinokiya Sentarô
1940
The Burning Sky
1940
The Snake Princess
Hinokiya Sentarô
1940
China Night
1940
Song of the White Orchid
Kokichi Matsumura
1939
The Fighting Firemen
Kichigoro
1939
Blizzard Ronin
1939
Tsuruhachi and Tsurujiro
Tsurujiro
1938
Tojuro's Love
Sakata Tojuro
1938
Banchō sarayashiki
1937
The Siege of Osaka
1937
Yukinojō henge, Kanketsu-hen
1936
The Palanquin Carrier Magistrate
Echizen'nokami Ôoka
1935
An Actor's Revenge
Yokinojo, Yamitaro and Yokinojo's mother (as Chôjirô Hayashi)
1935
The Groom Talks in His Sleep
Yasuo the Bridegroom
1935
My Elder Brother
Fumio
1934
With a Single Sword Bale
1934
Genpei the Carp
Koina no Ginpei
1933
Two Lanterns
1933
Chûshingura - Zempen: Akahokyô no maki
1932
The Loyal 47 Ronin
Asano Takuminokami and Yoshida Sawaemon (as Chôjirô Hayashi)
1932
Rikugun Daikoshin
1932
The Golden Demon
Kanichi Hazama
1932
Reimei izen
1931
Nogitsune Sanji
Nogitsune Sanji
1930
Kurotegumi Sukeroku
1929
Tôribêyama shinjû
Kikuchi Hankuro
1928
Kaitō Samimaro
1928
Kagaribi
1928
Castle of Wind and Clouds
Aizawa Shinpachi
1928
Chronicles of a Sea Country
Shirogoro (Second Son)
1928
Benten kozo
Benten Kozo Kikunosuke
1928
Demon Thistle
Reizaburo Namiki
1927