Kanjūrō Arashi

In the 1950s he portrayed the Emperor Meiji in several hit films and appeared in yakuza films in the 1960s. He won Mainichi Film Award for Best Supporting Actor award for his role in The Profound Desire of the Gods.

• Name — Kanjūrō Arashi • Native Name — 嵐 寛壽郎 あらし かんじゅうろう • Other Names — Tokutaro Arashi Wakadayu Arashi Chozaburo Arashi • Birth Name — Shoichi Takahashi • Born — 8 December 1902 • Birthplace — Kiyamachi Street, Kyoto, Empire of Japan • Died — 21 October 1980 • Place of death — Kyoto, Japan • Occupation — Actor • Years Active — 1919–1980 • Style — Kabuki, drama • Relatives — Mitsuko Mori (cousin) • Awards — Japan Academy Film Prize, Best Supporting Actor, 1979

• Illustration — Kanjūrō Arashi as Kurama Tengu His filmography includes over 300 films: • Kurama Tengu (鞍馬天狗, Kurama Tengu) (1928) • Kurama Tengu: Kyōfu Jidai (鞍馬天狗 恐怖時代, The Frightful Era of Kurama Tengu) (1928) • Kurama Tengu ōedo ihen (鞍馬天狗 大江戸異変) (1950) • Meiji tennō to Nichiro daisensō (明治天皇と日露大戦争) (1957) • Kyōen Kobanzame (侠艶小判鮫, Kyōen Kobanzame) (1958) • Jigoku (1960) • Hana no Shōgai (1963, TV series) • 13 Assassins (1963) as Kuranaga • Akō Rōshi (1964, TV series) • Abashiri Prison (網走番外地, Abashiri Bangaichi) (1965) • A Colt Is My Passport (1967) as Shimazu • The Profound Desire of the Gods (神々の深き欲望, Kamigami no Fukaki Yokubo) (1968) • Higashi Shinakai (1968) • Soshiki Bōryoku Kyodai Sakazuki (1969) • Zatoichi Meets Yojimbo (1970) • Oshizamurai Kiichihōgan (1973–74) • The Executioner II: Karate Inferno (1974) • Tora-san Meets His Lordship (1977) • Shin Hissatsu Shiokinin (1977 television series) (ep. 11) • Orenji Rodo kyūkō (1978) • Nichiren (1979)