Kanjūrō Arashi

Actor, Film actor

1903 – 1980

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Who was Kanjūrō Arashi?

Kanjūrō Arashi was a Japanese film actor. 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. His nickname was "Arakan."

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Born
Dec 8, 1903
Kyoto
Also known as
  • 嵐 寛寿郎
  • 嵐 寛壽郎
  • Kanjuro Arashi
  • Chosaburo Arashi
  • Chôsaburô Arashi
  • 高橋 照一
  • たかはし てるいち
  • Teruichi Takahashi
  • Takahashi Teruichi
  • Arakan
Ethnicity
  • Japanese
Nationality
  • Japan
Profession
Died
Oct 21, 1980
Kyoto

Submitted
on July 23, 2013

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