Eijirō Yanagi
Japanese actor (1895–1984)
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Eijirō Yanagi (柳永二郎, Yanagi Eijirō) (16 September 1895 – 24 April 1984) was a Japanese stage and film actor. He appeared in more than 160 films from 1940 to 1975.
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16 September 1895
Eijirō Yanagi | |
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| Born | Takeshi Nagai 16 September 1895 |
| Died | 24 April 1984 (aged 88) |
| Occupation | Actor |
| Years active | 1913-1982 |
Career
A graduate of Ikubunkan Junior High School, Tokyo, Yanagi gave his stage debut at the Yutakuza theatre in 1913.[3] After working with the troupes of Masao Inoue and Hanabishi Kawamura, and moving from shingeki to shinpa theatre,[3] he formed the Shinsei Shinpa theatre company with Shōtaro Hanayagi and others in 1938,[4] in which he was active for the next ten years. He also wrote books on shinpa theatre.[3]
Yanagi was also a busy supporting actor in films in the 1950s and 1960s, appearing in works of directors such as Kenji Mizoguchi, Yasujiro Ozu, Mikio Naruse, Akira Kurosawa and Heinosuke Gosho.[1][5] He made his final film appearance in 1975[1][5] and gave his final stage performance in 1982.[3]
Selected filmography
| Year | Title | Role |
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| 1943 | The Song Lantern | |
| 1951 | Miss Oyu | |
| Ginza Cosmetics | ||
| The Idiot | ||
| 1952 | The Flavor of Green Tea over Rice | |
| The Life of Oharu | ||
| 1953 | Epitome | Nagase |
| A Japanese Tragedy | Iwami | |
| Life of a Woman | ||
| 1955 | Tōjūrō no Koi | |
| The Phantom Horse | ||
| Takekurabe | Owner of Daikokuya | |
| Shin Heike Monogatari | ||
| 1956 | Koi Sugata Kitsune Goten | |
| 1957 | Suzakumon | |
| Floating Vessel | ||
| 1958 | Night Drum | |
| 1961 | Akō Rōshi | |
| Hunting Rifle | Uncle | |
| High Noon for Gangsters | Satoshi | |
| 1962 | The Mad Fox | |
| The Tale of Zatoichi | ||
| The Tale of Zatoichi Continues | ||
| Destiny's Son | ||
| 1963 | An Actor's Revenge | |
| Bushido, Samurai Saga | ||
| 1968 | The Sands of Kurobe | |
| Admiral Yamamoto | Osami Nagano[6] | |
| 1969 | Battle of the Japan Sea | Itō Hirobumi |
| 1975 | Kenji Mizoguchi: The Life of a Film Director | Himself |
