Matsunosuke Onoe

Matsunosuke Onoe

1875-09-12 – 1926-09-11 (age 50) Okayama, Japan
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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.

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Known For

Jiraiya the Hero
Jiraiya the Hero

1921

as Jiraiya

TS-CAM
TS-CAM

as Jiraiya (archive footage)

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Zōho kaitei Chūshingura

1927

as Yoshio 'Kuranosuke' Ôishi

The 47 Loyal Ronin
The 47 Loyal Ronin

1910

as Oishi Kuranosuke / Asano Takuminokami / Shimizu Ikkaku

Shibukawa Bangorō
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Araki Mataemon

1925

as Araki Metaemon

Iwami Jûtarô