Acting
Kazuo Hasegawa
JA, XX cinema · 167 credits
Born
27 February 1908
Died
6 April 1984 (aged 76)
Birthplace
Kyoto, Kyoto, Japan
Also known as 長谷川 一夫 · Кадзуо Хасэгава · Chôjirô Hayashi · Тёдзиро Хаяси · 林 長二郎
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
An Actor's Revenge
as Yukinojo Nakamura / Yamitaro the Thief
The Great Wall
as Yu Yue
Mito Komon’s Journey to Ezo
as Mito Komon
Zenigata Heiji Case Files: Enma's Nightly Ledger
as Zenigata Heiji
The Demon of Mount Oe
as Shuten-dôji
Scars of Honor
as Chouemon Takakura
The Last Betrayal
as Ryūtarō Tsumura
The Casebooks of Heiji Zenigata: Beautiful Spider
as Zenigata Heiji
The Ghost of Yotsuya
as Iemon Tamiya
Jirocho Fuji
as Shimizu no Jirocho
Utamaro, Painter of the Woman
as Kitagawa Utamaro
Gambler and the Princess
as Yatarô
The Loyal 47 Ronin
as Kuranosuke Ôishi
Ambush at Iga Pass
as Araki Mataemon
Case Files of Zenigata Heiji: The Cursed Coin
as Zenigata Heiji
Three Women Around Yoshinaka
as Jirô-Yoshinaka Kiso
Tsukigata Hanpeita
as Tsukigata Hanpeita
Zangiku monogatari
as Kikunosuke
Tôjûrô no koi
as Tojuro Sakata
Gate of Hell
as Moritō Endō
An Heir's Place
as Yagoro Hosho
治郎吉格子
as 道中師, as 治郎吉
The Tale of Genji
as Hikaru Genji
Case Files of Zenigata Heiji: Heiji Covers All of Edo
as Zenigata Heiji
Ghosts Die at Dawn
as Kohei, Actor
A Tale of Archery at the Sanjusangendo
as Kanbei Kanzamon
Idaten Kaido
as Hagiwara
音楽大進軍
as Kazuo Hasegawa
The Battle of Kawanakajima
as Hyakuzô
A Man's Flower Road of Triumph
as Utaemon Nakamura
蛇姫様
1940
The Snake Princess
as Hinokiya Sentarô
Zoku Hebihimesama
as Hinokiya Sentarô
白蘭の歌
1939
Song of the White Orchid
as Kokichi Matsumura
The Fighting Firemen
as Kichigoro
Tojuro's Love
as Sakata Tojuro
Tsuruhachi and Tsurujiro
as Tsurujiro
An Actor's Revenge
as Yokinojo, Yamitaro and Yokinojo's mother (as Chôjirô Hayashi)
花婿の寝言
1935
The Groom Talks in His Sleep
as Yasuo the Bridegroom
The Palanquin Carrier Magistrate
as Echizen'nokami Ôoka
My Elder Brother
as Fumio
Genpei the Carp
as Koina no Ginpei
The Loyal 47 Ronin
as Asano Takuminokami and Yoshida Sawaemon (as Chôjirô Hayashi)
金色夜叉
1932
The Golden Demon
as Kanichi Hazama
野狐三次
1930
Nogitsune Sanji
as Nogitsune Sanji
鳥辺山心中
1928
Tôribêyama shinjû
as Kikuchi Hankuro
弁天小僧
1928
Benten kozo
as Benten Kozo Kikunosuke
Castle of Wind and Clouds
as Aizawa Shinpachi
Chronicles of a Sea Country
as Shirogoro (Second Son)
Oni Azami
1927
Demon Thistle
as Reizaburo Namiki