Kazuo Hasegawa
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.
Filmography
An Actor's Revenge
as Yukinojo Nakamura / Yamitaro the Thief
An Actor's Revenge
as Yukinojo Nakamura / Yamitaro the Thief
The Great Wall
The Great Wall
The Demon of Sendai's Castle
The Demon of Sendai's Castle
Nakayoshi ondo: Nippon ichi dayo
Nakayoshi ondo: Nippon ichi dayo
Sabakareru Echizen no kami
Sabakareru Echizen no kami
The Casebooks of Zenigata Heiji: The Beautiful Shark
The Casebooks of Zenigata Heiji: The Beautiful Shark
晴小袖
晴小袖
Scars of Honor
as Chouemon Takakura
Scars of Honor
as Chouemon Takakura
The Last Betrayal
as Ryūtarō Tsumura
The Last Betrayal
as Ryūtarō Tsumura
Jirocho Fuji 2: The Chivalrous
Jirocho Fuji 2: The Chivalrous
The Two Musashis
The Two Musashis
風来物語任侠篇
風来物語任侠篇
Utamaro, Painter of the Woman
as Kitagawa Utamaro
Utamaro, Painter of the Woman
as Kitagawa Utamaro
The Ghost of Yotsuya
as Iemon Tamiya
The Ghost of Yotsuya
as Iemon Tamiya
The Woman and the Pirate
as 御崎庄五郎
The Woman and the Pirate
as 御崎庄五郎
Gambler and the Princess
as Yatarô
Gambler and the Princess
as Yatarô
Nichiren and the Great Mongol Invasion
as Nichiren
Nichiren and the Great Mongol Invasion
as Nichiren
Hana no yukyo-den
Hana no yukyo-den
Inochi wo Kakeru Otoko
Inochi wo Kakeru Otoko
Shogun's Holiday
Shogun's Holiday
The Magnificent Five
The Magnificent Five
Secret of Naruto
Secret of Naruto
Ninjō misui
Ninjō misui
Daiei Studio is Bustling
Daiei Studio is Bustling
Case Files of Zenigata Heiji: The Cursed Coin
as Zenigata Heiji
Case Files of Zenigata Heiji: The Cursed Coin
as Zenigata Heiji
Case Files of Zenigata Heiji: The Human-Skin Spider
Case Files of Zenigata Heiji: The Human-Skin Spider
Zangiku monogatari
as Kikunosuke
Zangiku monogatari
as Kikunosuke
Three Women Around Yoshinaka
as Jirô-Yoshinaka Kiso
Three Women Around Yoshinaka
as Jirô-Yoshinaka Kiso
Migratory Birds of the Flowers
Migratory Birds of the Flowers
Tôjûrô no koi
as Tojuro Sakata
Tôjûrô no koi
as Tojuro Sakata
A Girl Isn't Allowed to Love
A Girl Isn't Allowed to Love
Case Files of Zenigata Heiji: Ghost Lord
Case Files of Zenigata Heiji: Ghost Lord
A Samurai's Love
A Samurai's Love
Omatsuri hanjiro
Omatsuri hanjiro
Gate of Hell
as Moritō Endō
Gate of Hell
as Moritō Endō
Hana no kenkajō
Hana no kenkajō
An Heir's Place
as Yagoro Hosho
An Heir's Place
as Yagoro Hosho
Coming Up of Kodokan
Coming Up of Kodokan
Asama no karasu
Asama no karasu
Zenigata heiji torimono hikae: Karakuri yashiki
Zenigata heiji torimono hikae: Karakuri yashiki
One Thousand Ryo Ship in the Wind and Clouds
One Thousand Ryo Ship in the Wind and Clouds
Dedication of the Great Buddha
Dedication of the Great Buddha
Kantarou zukiyo-uta
Kantarou zukiyo-uta
Zenigata heiji torimono hikae: Jigoku no mon
Zenigata heiji torimono hikae: Jigoku no mon
Zoku Shurajō Hibun: Hiryū no Maki
Zoku Shurajō Hibun: Hiryū no Maki
Castle of Carnage
Castle of Carnage
治郎吉格子
as 道中師
治郎吉格子
as 道中師
Zenigata heiji torimono hikae: Koibumi dōchū
Zenigata heiji torimono hikae: Koibumi dōchū
The Man from the Moon
The Man from the Moon
The Tale of Genji
as Hikaru Genji
The Tale of Genji
as Hikaru Genji
Tsuki no wataridori
Tsuki no wataridori
Judge of the Ashuras
Judge of the Ashuras
The Scarlet Bat
The Scarlet Bat
Oni azami
Oni azami
Rain on Jogashima
Rain on Jogashima
Hebi hime dōchū
Hebi hime dōchū
Case Files of Zenigata Heiji: Heiji Covers All of Edo
as Zenigata Heiji
Case Files of Zenigata Heiji: Heiji Covers All of Edo
as Zenigata Heiji
Ghosts Die at Dawn
Ghosts Die at Dawn
Ghosts Die at Dawn
Ghosts Die at Dawn
Hinoki Butai
Hinoki Butai
The Sculpture of Master Choji
as Chōji
The Sculpture of Master Choji
as Chōji
Kantaro of Ina
Kantaro of Ina
Dance of the Capital
Dance of the Capital
Onna keizu
as Hayase
Onna keizu
as Hayase
The Man Who Waited
The Man Who Waited
Blizzard Ronin
Blizzard Ronin
Banchō sarayashiki
Banchō sarayashiki
The Siege of Osaka
The Siege of Osaka
Yukinojō henge, Kanketsu-hen
Yukinojō henge, Kanketsu-hen
The Palanquin Carrier Magistrate
as Echizen'nokami Ôoka
The Palanquin Carrier Magistrate
as Echizen'nokami Ôoka
My Elder Brother
as Fumio
My Elder Brother
as Fumio
With a Single Sword Bale
With a Single Sword Bale
Chûshingura - Zempen: Akahokyô no maki
Chûshingura - Zempen: Akahokyô no maki
Reimei izen
Reimei izen
Zoku hebi hime dōchū
Zoku hebi hime dōchū