Teinosuke Kinugasa
Born
1 January 1896 (130)
Place of Birth
Kameyama, Mie, Japan
Biography
Teinosuke Kinugasa (衣笠 貞之助 Kinugasa Teinosuke) (1 January 1896 – 26 February 1982) was a Japanese actor and film director. He was born in Kameyama, Mie Prefecture and died in Kyoto. Kinugasa won the 1954 Palme d'or at Cannes for Jigokumon (The Gate of Hell). Kinugasa was among the pioneers of Japanese film, but began his career as an actor specializing in female roles (onnagata) at the Nikkatsu studio. When Japanese cinema began using actresses in the early 1920s, he switched to directing and w...
Teinosuke Kinugasa (衣笠 貞之助 Kinugasa Teinosuke) (1 January 1896 – 26 February 1982) was a Japanese actor and film director. He was born in Kameyama, Mie Prefecture and died in Kyoto. Kinugasa won the 1954 Palme d'or at Cannes for Jigokumon (The Gate of Hell). Kinugasa was among the pioneers of Japanese film, but began his career as an actor specializing in female roles (onnagata) at the Nikkatsu studio. When Japanese cinema began using actresses in the early 1920s, he switched to directing and worked for such producers as Shozo Makino before going independent to make his best known film, A Page of Madness (1926). On February 26, 1982, Kinugasa died at the age of 86. Description above from the Wikipedia article Teinosuke Kinugasa, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
Filmography (40)
The Little Runaway
1966
Bronze Magician
1963
When Women Lie
1963
Okoto and Sasuke
1961
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Blind Devotion
1961
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The Song Lantern
1960
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Stop the Old Fox
1959
Jōen
1959
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The Snowy Heron
1958
Secret of Naruto
1957
Floating Vessel
1957
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Tsukigata Hanpeita
1956
Three Women Around Yoshinaka
1956
The Romance of Yushima
1955
A Girl Isn't Allowed to Love
1955
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Gate of Hell
1953
Dedication of the Great Buddha
1952
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Lantern Under a Full Moon
1951
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Actress
1947
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Four Love Stories
1947
Lord for a Night
1946
Kanchō umi no bara
1945
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The Battle of Kawanakajima
1941
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Zoku Hebihimesama
1940
🎬 DirectorThe Snake Princess
1940
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The Siege of Osaka
1937
🎬 DirectorYukinojō henge, Kanketsu-hen
1936
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An Actor's Revenge
1935
With a Single Sword Bale
1934
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Genpei the Carp
1933
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Two Lanterns
1933
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Chûshingura - Zempen: Akahokyô no maki
1932
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The Loyal 47 Ronin
1932
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Reimei izen
1931
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Crossroads
1928
Chronicles of a Sea Country
1928
🎬 DirectorBenten kozo
1928
🎬 DirectorDemon Thistle
1927
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A Page of Madness
1926
The Sun
1925
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