Acting

Fukumatsu Nakamura

Known for

Acting

Credits

7 titles

Known for

Ashi o aratta otoko poster
NR

A former samurai, whose lover had died while he was traveling, was returning to Edo when he met a woman at Shinagawa-juku.

Ashi o aratta otoko

1949

Blizzard Ronin poster
NR

The film tells about the life of the former vassal of the Ako clan - Fuwa Katsuemon Masatane.

Blizzard Ronin

1939

The Loyal 47 Ronin poster
NR

This 1932 adaptation is the earliest sound version of the ever-popular and much-filmed Chushingura story of the loyal 47 retainers who avenged their feudal lord after he was obliged to commit hara-kiri due to the machinations of a villainous courtier. As the first sound version of the classic narrative, the film was something of an event, and employed a stellar cast, who give a roster of memorable performances. Director Teinosuke Kinugasa was primarily a specialist in jidai-geki (period films), such as the internationally celebrated Gate of Hell (Jigokumon, 1953), and although he is now most famous as the maker of the avant-garde silent films A Page of Madness (Kurutta ichipeji, 1926) and Crossroads (Jujiro, 1928), Chushingura is in fact more typical of his output than those experimental works. The film ranked third in that year’s Kinema Junpo critics’ poll, and Joseph Anderson and Donald Richie noted that 'not only the sound but the quick cutting was admired by many critics.

The Loyal 47 Ronin

1932

Iemitsu and Hikoza poster
NR

A sentimental tale of the filial love between shogun Iemitsu (matinee idol Hasegawa) and his loyal old retainer Hikoza (comedian Roppa, playing somewhat against type).

Iemitsu and Hikoza

1941

Banchō sarayashiki poster
NR

short film about Banchō Sarayashiki.

Banchō sarayashiki

1937

Dancers of Awa poster
7.0

Jurobei, a kaisen tonya (wholesaler in port) in Awa, was wronged and killed on the day of the Dance Festival by the evil merchant & the chamberlin. His brother (Kazuo Hasegawa) vowed vengeance on the day of his brother's death. So every year the villains are worried during the Awa Dance Festival (which is part of the Obon festival), but nothing has ever happened, until seven years later...

Dancers of Awa

1941

Film credits

1940s · 4 titles

1930s · 3 titles