Portrait of Matsunosuke Onoe

Matsunosuke Onoe

Acting

Biography

Matsunosuke Onoe sometimes known as Medama no Matchan ("Eyeballs" Matsu), was a Japanese actor. His birth name is Tsuruzo Nakamura.[1] He is sometimes credited as Yukio Koki, Tamijaku Onoe, or Tsunusaburo Onoe, and as a kabuki artist he went by the name Tsurusaburo Onoe. He gained great popularity, appearing in over 1000 films, and has been called the first superstar of Japanese cinema.

Born: September 12, 1875

Place of Birth: Okayama, Japan

Filmography

1921
1910
The 47 Loyal Ronin

as Oishi Kuranosuke / Asano Takuminokami / Shimizu Ikkaku

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TS-CAM

as Jiraiya (archive footage)