Matsunosuke Onoe

Matsunosuke Onoe

Biography

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.

🎬 Movies Featuring Matsunosuke Onoe

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Zōho kaitei Chūshingura (1927)

as Yoshio 'Kuranosuke' Ôishi
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Araki Mataemon (1925)

as Araki Metaemon
The 47 Loyal Ronin

The 47 Loyal Ronin (1910)

as Oishi Kuranosuke / Asano Takuminokami / Shimizu Ikkaku
TS-CAM

TS-CAM (N/A)

as Jiraiya (archive footage)