Deceased

When Did Kanjūrō Arashi Die?

Life & Death

Died aged 76

Also known as Chosaburo Arashi, Chôsaburô Arashi, Arashi Kanjūrō, Kanjuro Arashi, Кандзюро Араси, 嵐長三郎, Tokutaro Arashi, Wakadayu Arashi, Chozaburo Arashi, 嵐寛壽郎GenderMaleNationalityEmpire of JapanBorn08/12/1903Born inKyoto, JapanDied21/10/1980 (aged 76)Died inKyotoWikidataQ3192687 ↗TMDb#150321 ↗

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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Filmography141 titles

Importing filmography…

Year	Title	Character	Age at release
1979	Dead AngleMovie	—	76
1979	Heaven SentMovie	—	76
1978	Ore wa inaka no puresurīMovie	—	75
1978	Dynamite Don-DonMovie	Genzo Okaya	75
1978	Orange Road ExpressMovie	—	75
1977	Tora-san Meets His LordshipMovie	Tonosama	74
1977	Japanese Godfather: AmbitionMovie	Yanosuke Kawamoto	74
1974	The Executioner II: Karate InfernoMovie	Devil Tiger	71
1973	Japan's Top GangsterMovie	—	70
1973	Female Yakuza TaleMovie	Seizô Ôgi	70
1972	The Viper Brothers: Prison Gang 13Movie	—	69
1972	PoemMovie	Moriyama	69
1972	Modern Lady GamblerMovie	—	69
1972	The Witty SamuraiMovie	—	69
1972	The Kanto Scarlet Cherry GangMovie	Shinbori	69
1971	Evil Boss vs. HenchmenMovie	—	68
1971	Chivalrous Man: Junkyard of LifeMovie	—	68
1971	Red Peony Gambler: Here to Kill YouMovie	Hidegoro Omaeda	68
1971	The Path of the KingMovie	Zenhachiro Minami	68
1970	Gambler's Code - Loyalty OfferingMovie	—	67
1970	Modern SororityMovie	—	67
1970	Kigeki Gyanburu HisshôhôMovie	—	67
1970	Zatoichi Meets YojimboMovie	Hyoroku	67
1970	Red Peony Gambler: Oryu's ReturnMovie	Teppokyu	67
1970	Prison TalesMovie	—	67
1970	Yukyo-retsudenMovie	—	67
1969	The Elder SisterMovie	—	66
1969	100 GamblersMovie	—	66
1969	Red Peony Gambler: Second Generation CeremonyMovie	Yojiro Kawabe	66
1969	The Private PoliceMovie	—	66
1969	Showdown at NagasakiMovie	Shinkichi Hirata	66
1969	The Fort of DeathMovie	Tazaemon	66
1969	Kanto Street PeddlersMovie	Jisuke Ichii	66
1969	Vermillion Sword: Scabbard Code Sword Amidst the Swirling Cherry BlossomsMovie	Yanagikichi Inubushi	66
1969	Red Peony Gambler: Flower Cards GameMovie	Teijiro Sugiyama	66
1968	Profound Desires of the GodsMovie	Yamamori Futori	65
1968	Once and For All Pt.２Movie	—	65
1968	East China SeaMovie	—	65
1968	The Marked ManMovie	—	65
1967	A Colt Is My PassportMovie	Shimazu	64
1967	Abashiri Prison: Duel in HokkaidoMovie	—	64
1967	North Sea ChivalryMovie	—	64
1967	Tears of BanishmentMovie	—	64
1967	Once and For AllMovie	—	64
1967	Game of Chance 2Movie	—	64
1966	By a Man's Face Shall You Know HimMovie	Tadazo Onogawa	63
1966	Judo vs. KarateMovie	—	63
1966	Abashiri Prison: Duel in the Snow CountryMovie	—	63
1966	The Bullet and the HorseMovie	—	63
1966	Abashiri Prison: Duel in the SouthMovie	—	63
1966	Seventeen Ninja 2: The Great BattleMovie	—	63
1966	Secret Agent 101Movie	—	63
1965	Zoku seiun yakuza - ikari no otokoMovie	Koshikawa	62
1965	Prison Walls of Abashiri, Part 2Movie	Onitora	62
1965	Prison Walls of Abashiri 3Movie	Asahi Oyabun	62
1965	Abashiri PrisonMovie	Torakichi Akuda	62
1965	Prison Walls of Abashiri 4Movie	—	62
1965	The Third ContestMovie	—	62
1965	Blood of RevengeMovie	Hukuichi Emoto	62
1963	Life of a FlowerSeries	Tokugawa Nariaki	60
1963	13 AssassinsMovie	Saheita Kuranaga	60
1963	Legends of HonorMovie	—	60
1962	The Pacific War and Himeyuri CorpsMovie	Commander Ushijima	59
1961	Fûun ShinsengumiMovie	Kondo Isami	58
1961	Straight Talk on Romance: The Definitive GuideMovie	—	58
1960	Honno-Ji in FlamesMovie	Tokugawa Ieyasu	57
1960	Kôshitsu to sensô to waga minzokuMovie	Emperor Jinmu / Hideki Tojo	57
1960	JigokuMovie	Enma	57
1960	Decisive Battle at Kuroda CastleMovie	—	57
1960	Queen Bee and College Boy RyuMovie	Sennosuke Sakura	57
1960	Daitengu shutsugenMovie	—	57
1960	Enigmatic Explosion of the Battleship MutsuMovie	Shigetaro Shimada	57
1960	YamihōshiMovie	—	57
1959	The Pacific War and the International Military TribunalMovie	Hideki Tojo	56
1959	Casebook of Dandy Sashichi: Naked Princess and Mysterious Bear ManMovie	—	56
1959	Tōkaidō yajikita chin dōchūMovie	Katsura Kogoro	56
1959	Emperor Meiji and General NogiMovie	Emperor Meiji	56
1959	Kagebôshi: The Shadow AvengerMovie	—	56
1959	復讐秘文字峠Movie	—	56
1959	決闘不動坂の大仇討Movie	—	56
1958	Holiday in JapanMovie	—	55
1958	Emperor & Empress Meiji and the Sino-Japanese WarMovie	Emperor Meiji	55
1958	Kyōen KobanzameMovie	—	55
1958	稲妻奉行Movie	—	55
1958	黄金奉行Movie	—	55
1957	Traitors of the Blue CastleMovie	Harada Kai	54
1957	Emperor Meiji and the Great Russo-Japanese WarMovie	Emperor Meiji	54
1957	剣聖　暁の三十六番斬りMovie	—	54
1957	修羅八荒　猛襲伏魔殿Movie	—	54
1956	Appeal on the CrossMovie	Sôgorô	53
1956	Royalist or Shogunate Loyalist? — Women's MandalaMovie	—	53
1956	Gale Winds! Tengu KaramaMovie	—	53
1955	Revenge at Jorurizaka 2: Bloody Battle at DawnMovie	—	52
1955	Revenge of Jorurizaka 1: Attack at Onibushi PassMovie	—	52
1955	Shin Shokoku Monogatari: Otena no To Part 1Movie	—	52
1955	Muttsuri Umon's Detective Stories: The Demon Mask MansionMovie	—	52
1954	The Mysterious HouseMovie	—	51
1954	Tengu Kurama — A Strong Wind Through 808 VillagesMovie	—	51
1954	Kenkyō edo-murasakiMovie	—	51
1954	Teru hi kumoru hi dainihen Part 01Movie	—	51
1953	Genta ShigureMovie	—	50
1953	近藤勇池田屋騒動Movie	—	50
1953	Kurama Tengu and Katsu KaishūMovie	Kurama Tengu	50
1952	Casebooks of Detective Umon: The Incident of the Fawn-Pattern ClothMovie	Umon Kondô	49
1952	Sunset Over Mount FujiMovie	Mizutani Seinosuke	49
1952	Abare noshiMovie	—	49
1952	Kurama Tengu: Anonymous letter to TenguMovie	Kurama Tengu	49
1951	Kurama Tengu: The Fire FestivalMovie	—	48
1951	Yasubei NakayamaMovie	Yasubei Nakayama	48
1951	Conduct Report on Matashiro: The Devil Princess and Winter RainMovie	Matashirô Sasai	48
1951	Satsuma-bikyakuMovie	—	48
1951	Kurama Tengu: Acrobat in a lion maskMovie	—	48
1950	Hibotan tōzokuMovie	—	47
1950	Komusō yashikiMovie	—	47
1950	Tenpo Suikoden - Otone's Night FogMovie	Ôhara Yûgaku	47
1949	RinchiMovie	Seikichi	46
1949	White-haired DemonMovie	—	46
1948	Nerawareta onnaMovie	—	45
1947	A Carriage Running in the DarknessMovie	—	44
1947	RyūkodenMovie	—	44
1946	Meiji no kyōdaiMovie	—	43
1946	Love ShamisenMovie	—	43
1945	Saigo no joitoMovie	—	42
1945	Hanamuko taiheikiMovie	—	42
1944	General KappaMovie	—	41
1944	Takadanobaba zengoMovie	—	41
1944	Thus the Divine Wind BlowsMovie	—	41
1943	Kaikyō no fūunjiMovie	—	40
1943	Gozonji Umon: Mamoru kageMovie	—	40
1942	The March of the RestorationMovie	—	39
1942	Kurama TenguMovie	—	39
1938	ChushinguraMovie	—	35
1938	Taiko's Rising in the WorldMovie	—	35
1938	Kurama TenguMovie	—	35
1932	Ogasawara IkinokamiMovie	—	29
1932	Iso-no-genta's SwordMovie	—	29
1930	Detective Umon's Diary, Story No. 6Movie	—	27
1928	The Frightful Era of Kurama TenguMovie	Kurama tengu	25
1928	Kurama TenguMovie	—	25
1928	Chushingura: The TruthMovie	—	25
0	Tobu utaMovie	—	—