Kanjūrō Arashi in 1930s or in 1940s.

Kanjūrō Arashi (嵐 寛壽郎, Arashi Kanjūrō, 8 December 1903 – 21 October 1980[1]) was a Japanese film actor. His nickname was "Arakan."[2] He is famous for playing the role of Kurama Tengu sereies.[3] He entered the film industry in 1927 and came to fame playing Kurama Tengu, a character in the Bakumatsu era created by Jirō Osaragi in his novels.[1] In the 1950s he portrayed the Emperor Meiji in several hit films and appeared in yakuza films in the 1960s. He won Mainichi Film Award for Best Supporting Actor award for his role in The Profound Desire of the Gods.[4]

Filmography

Kanjūrō Arashi as Kurama Tengu

His filmography includes over 300 films:[5]

References

  1. 1 2 "Arashi Kanjūrō". Nihon jinmei daijiten (in Japanese). Kōdansha. Retrieved 12 November 2010.
  2. ↑ "没後40年 嵐寛寿郎 伝説のスター"アラカン"の映画をめぐる冒険". 神保町シアター. Retrieved 14 August 2021.
  3. ↑ "嵐 寛壽郎". NHK. Retrieved 14 August 2021.
  4. ↑ "Kanjūrō Arashi profile". 映画DB. Retrieved 14 August 2021.
  5. ↑ (in Japanese) Japanese Movie Database accessed 27 May 2009

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