Matsunosuke Onoe

Born: 1875-09-12

Matsunosuke Onoe sometimes known as Medama no Matchan ("Eyeballs" Matsu), was a Japanese actor. His birth name is Tsuruzo Nakamura.[1] He is sometimes credited as Yukio Koki, Tamijaku Onoe, or Tsunusaburo Onoe, and as a kabuki artist he went by the name Tsurusaburo Onoe. He gained great popularity, appearing in over 1000 films, and has been called the first superstar of Japanese cinema.


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Jiraiya the Hero

as Jiraiya
Released: 1921-02-01

Jiraiya is some sort of super-ninja with superpowers. He can fly, he can avoid detection by...

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弥次喜多 前篇 善光寺詣りの巻

as Yajirobei
Released: 1921-09-30

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Shibukawa Bangorō

as uncredited
Released: 1922-05-05

A film on the life of Shibukawa Bangorō, the founder of the Shibukawa-ryū school of jūjutsu. To...

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The 47 Loyal Ronin

as Oishi Kuranosuke / Asano Takuminokami / Shimizu Ikkaku
Released: 1910-12-01

An adventure film with Benshi performers. Sometimes considered the 'first Japanese feature...

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The Loyal 47 Ronin

as uncredited
Released: 1913-12-01

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TS-CAM

as Jiraiya (archive footage)
Released:

In the City of Saints, a woman's prayer gets painted and a failed cinematographer soothes his...

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Iwami Jûtarô

as uncredited
Released: 1917-07-13

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