Kanjūrō Arashi
Filmography

Kanjūrō Arashi

ActorBorn Dec 8, 1903Kyoto, Japan134 titles

Kanjūrō Arashi was a Japanese film actor. His nickname was "Arakan." He is famous for playing the role of Kurama Tengu series. He entered the film industry in 1927 and came to fame playing Kurama Tengu, a character in the Bakumatsu era created by Jirō Osaragi in his novels. In the 1950s he portrayed the Emperor Meiji in several hit films and appeared in yakuza films in the 1960s. He won Mainichi Film Award for Best Supporting Actor award for his role in The Profound Desire of the Gods.

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Female Yakuza Tale
Female Yakuza Tale
1973 · 6.1
Seizô Ôgi
Zatoichi Meets Yojimbo
Zatoichi Meets Yojimbo
1970 · 6.8
Hyoroku
Profound Desires of the Gods
Profound Desires of the Gods
1968 · 7.4
Yamamori Futori
13 Assassins
13 Assassins
1963 · 7.5
Saheita Kuranaga
Jigoku
Jigoku
1960 · 6.3
Enma
Blood of Revenge
Blood of Revenge
1965 · 6.7
Hukuichi Emoto
Japanese Godfather: Ambition
Japanese Godfather: Ambition
1977 · 7.7
Yanosuke Kawamoto
A Colt is My Passport
A Colt is My Passport
1967 · 7.1
Shimazu
The Fort of Death
The Fort of Death
1969 · 6.5
Tazaemon
Japan's Top Gangster
Japan's Top Gangster
1973 · 7.0
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