Shōtarō Hanayagi

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Known For

Acting

Known Credits

0.2101

Gender

Male

Birthday

24-May-1894

Age

(132 years old)

Place of Birth

Tokyo, Tokyo Prefecture, Japan

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Shōtarō Hanayagi

Biography

Japanese kabuki and film actor.

Credits

五重塔 (1944) Character: N/A
Based on Kōda Rohan's novella The Five-Storied Pagoda.

晴小袖 (1940) Character: 川並人足の小頭三次郎
A lost film directed by Ushihara Kiyohiko based on a story published in the Mainichi Sunday Newspaper entitled '恋女扇.' It stars a wild man who falls passionately in love with a woman.

夫婦太鼓 (1941) Character: 俊明の息子高沢俊太郎
A lost film directed by Mori Kazuo.

情艶一代女 (1951) Character: 六代目菊五郎
Based on the serialized story "東京一代女" which appeared in Tokyo Shinbun. A geisha known for her dancing begins training with the Onnagata Kikugoro VI as a dancer. She leaves her geisha life to pursue this new path, but falls in love with a naval officer who is the younger brother of Kikugoro and who saves her from a stalker monk. Kikugoro hears of this and becomes enraged. The naval officer dies in the Second Sino-Japanese War, causing the lead to go back home to her mother where she meets, and falls in love with, a poet who resembles her now-deceased fiancé. This poet leaves her in order to force her to dedicate her entire life to dancing, which he sees as her true pursuit.

歌行燈 (1943) Character: Onchi Kitahachi
A self-absorbed young actor humiliates an elderly Noh performer, who then commits suicide. His act of cruelty compels his father to disown him, leading the once promising actor to a life on the streets. But his desire to win back the respect of his father and the affection of the dead actor's daughter pushes him toward a more noble existence. Naruse employed a delicately structured mise-en-scene in this family melodrama, which evokes the work of Josef von Sternberg.

残菊物語 (1939) Character: Kikunosuke Onoue
In late 19th century Tokyo, Kikunosuke Onoue, the adopted son of a legendary actor, himself an actor specializing in female roles, discovers that he is only praised for his acting due to his status as his father's heir. Devastated by this, he turns to Otoku, a servant of his family, for comfort, and they fall in love. Kikunosuke becomes determined to leave home and develop as an actor on his own merits, and Otoku faithfully follows him.

名刀美女丸 (1945) Character: Kiyone
In 19th century Japan, a young swordsmith is determined to make the best sword possible after an inferior one he made indirectly led to the death of his guardian.

Shōtarō Hanayagi

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