Summary
Chiyonosuke Azuma (東 千代之介, Azuma Chiyonosuke, 19 August 1926 – 9 November 2000) was a Japanese actor and Nihon-buyō dancer. He appeared in more than 40 films from 1954 to 1993.
Chiyonosuke Azuma | |
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 Azuma in 1955 | |
| Born | Takayuki Wakawada 19 August 1926 |
| Died | 9 November 2000 (aged 74) Tokyo, Japan |
| Occupation(s) | Actor, dancer |
| Years active | 1954–1993 |
Biography edit
Azuma was born on 19 August 1926, in Tokyo. He 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]
Azuma died on 9 November 2000, in Tokyo, at the age of 74.
Selected filmography edit
- Shinsengumi Oni Taicho (1954)
- Yukinojō henge - Fukushū no koi (1954) - Yukinojō Nakamura / Yamitarō
- Yukinojō henge - Fukushū no mai (1954) - Yukinojō Nakamura / Yamitarō
- Yukinojō henge - Fukushū no ken (1954) - Yukinojō Nakamura / Yamitarō
- Shinshokoku monogatari: Fuefuki douji dai-ichi-bu dokuro no hata
- Shinshokoku monogatari: Fuefuki douji dai-san-bu mangetsu-jō no gaika
- Satomi Hakken-den: Dai-ichi-bu yōtō murasame maru (1954)
- Satomi Hakken-den: Dai-ni-bu Hōryūkaku no ryūko (1954)
- Satomi Hakken-den: Dai-san-bu kaibyō ranbu (1954)
- Satomi Hakken-den: Dai-yon-bu ketsumei hakkenshi (1954)
- Satomi Hakken-den: Kanketsu-hen akatsuki no kachidoki (1954)
- Shinshokoku monogatari benikujaku 2: Noroi no mateki (1955)
- Shinshokoku monogatari benikujaku 3: Tsuki no hakkotsu shiro (1955)
- Ōedo senryō bayashi (1955)
- Shinshokoku monogatari benikujaku 4: Kenmō ukinemaru (1955)
- Shinshokoku monogatari benikujaku kanketsu-hen: Haikyo no hihō (1955)
- Kaidan botan-dōrō (1955)
- Yumiharizuki (1955)
- Bijo to kairyu (1955)
- Akō Rōshi: Ten no Maki, Chi no Maki (1956) - Takuminokami Asano
- Kengō nitōryū (1956) - Sasaki Kojiro
- Yūhi to kenjū (1956) - Rin'nosuke Date
- Shinshokoku monogatari: Nanatsu no chikai kurosuisen no maki (1956)
- Shinshokoku monogatari: Nanatsu no chikai doreisen no maki (1957)
- Shinshokoku monogatari: Nanatsu no chikai gaisen uta no maki (1957)
- Sasaki Kojiro (1957) - Sasaki Kojiro
- Kaidan Banchō sara-yashiki (1957)
- Mito kōmon (1957)
- Sasaki Kojiro Kohen (1957) - Sasaki Kojiro
- Ninkyō Shimizu-minato (1957) - Shichigoro
- Junjō butai (1957)
- Onmitsu Shichishoki (1958)
- Ninkyo Tokaido (1958) - Hangoro
- Hibari torimonocho: Kanzashi koban (1958) - Sasaki
- Ninjutsu suikoden inazuma kotengu (1958)
- Daibosatsu tōge - Dai ni bu (1958)
- Ōedo shichininshū (1958)
- Utamatsuri kanzashi matoi (1958)
- Daibosatsu tōge - Kanketsu-hen (1959)
- Hibari torimonochō: furisode koban (1959)
- Tatsumaki bugyō (1959)
- Kurama Tengu (1959)
- Futari wakagishi (1959)
- Beni-dasuki kenkajo (1959)
- Mito Komon 3: All Star Version (1960)
- Tenpō rokkasen - Jigoku no hanamichi (1960) - Ichinojō Kaneko
- Hibari torimonochō: orizuru kago (1960)
- Yatarō gasa (1960) - Magistrate Kuwayama
- Suronin hyakuman-goku (1960)
- Abare kago (1960)
- Akō Rōshi (1961) - Horibe
- Hangyakuji (1961)
- Yurei-jima no okite (1961)
- Wakasama yakuza (1961)
- Kisaragi musō ken (1962) - Yoshimune Tokugawa
- Chiisakobe (1962) - Washichi
- Yoi-dore musoken (1962)
- Hibari Chiemi no Yaji Kita Dochu (1963)
- Seventeen Ninja (1963) - Bunzo Minuma
- Kutsukake Tokijiro - yukyo ippiki (1966)
- Kindaichi Kosuke no boken (1979) - Kojuro Akechi
- Battle Fever J (1979-1980, TV Series) - General Tetsuzan Kurama
- Sanada Taiheiki (1985) - Yagyū Munetoshi
- Jipangu (1990) - Ieyasu Tokugawa
- Anego - Gokudō wo aishita onna: Kiriko (1993) - Wakasa (final film role)
References edit
External links edit
- Chiyonosuke Azuma at IMDb