Chiyonosuke Azuma

Chiyonosuke Azuma

Chiyonosuke Azuma and Shinobu Chihara in Satomi Hakken-den (1954)
Born Takayuki Wakawada
19 August 1926
Tokyo, Japan
Died 9 November 2000(2000-11-09) (aged 74)
Tokyo, Japan
Occupation Actor, dancer

Chiyonosuke Azuma (東 千代之介, Azuma Chiyonosuke, 19 August 1926 – 9 November 2000) was a Japanese actor and dancer. He appeared in more than forty films from 1954 to 1993.

Career

Born in Tokyo, Azuma attended the Tokyo University of the Arts, while studying Japanese dance under Bandō Mitsugorō VIII.[1][2] He joined the Toei studio in 1954 and became a star after his debut film, Yukinojo henge, was a hit.[1] His films with Yorozuya Kinnosuke, such as the "Fuefuki Dōji" and "Beni Kujaku" series, were some of the more popular works during the golden age of jidaigeki in the 1950s.[1][2] After leaving Toei in 1965, Azuma concentrated on teaching dance while occasionally appearing in film and on stage and television.[1][2]

Selected filmography

Film
Year Title Role Notes
1961 Akō Rōshi
1957 Ninkyō Shimizu-minato
1956 Akō Rōshi: Ten no Maki, Chi no Maki 
TV
Year Title Role Notes
1979 Battle Fever J General Tetsuzan Kurama

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 "Azuma Chiyonosuke". 20-seiki Nihon jinmei jiten (in Japanese). Nichigai Associates,. Retrieved 5 February 2015.
  2. 1 2 3 "Azuma Chiyonosuke". Nihon jinmei daijiten+Plus (in Japanese). Kodansha. Retrieved 5 February 2015.


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