From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Yorozuya Kinnosuke (萬屋錦之介) was a Japanese kabuki actor. Born Kin'ichi Ogawa (小川 錦一 Ogawa Kin'ichi), son of kabuki actor Nakamura Tokizō III, he entered kabuki and became the first in the kabuki tradition to take the name Nakamura Kinnosuke. He took on his guild name (yagō) Yorozuya as his surname in 1971. In addition to his kabuki activity, Kinnosuke had an extensive film career. A specialist in jidaigeki, Kinnosuke appeared in more than 140 films. These include a 1957 Mito Kōmon and a 1961 appearance as the title character in the Toei Company's Miyamoto Musashi series (a role he reprised in 1962, 1963, 1964, and 1965, and again in 1971). A versatile actor, he has played as many as seven characters in a single film.
The Abandoned Swords
Lord Mito
The Conspirator
A Spectacular Showdown
Chikamatsu's Love in Osaka
Revenge
Bushido: The Cruel Code of the Samurai
Samurai Banners
Miyamoto Musashi VI: Swords of Death
Death of a Tea Master
Incident at Blood Pass
Shogun's Samurai
Shinsengumi: Assassins of Honor
Goyokin
Sazen Tange and The Secret of the Urn
The Fall of Ako Castle
Portrait of Hell
Souls in the Moonlight
The Shogun Assassins
Miyamoto Musashi: Birth of Two Sword Style
