Japanese actor and dancer
Chiyonosuke Azuma
Azuma in 1955
Born Takayuki Wakawada
Died 9 November 2000(2000-11-09) (aged 74)Tokyo, Japan
Occupation(s) Actor, dancer Years active 1954–1993
Chiyonosuke Azuma (東 千代之介 Azuma Chiyonosuke was a Japanese actor and Nihon-buyō
Biography
Azuma was born on 19 August 1926, in Shinjuku, Tokyo . He attended the Tokyo University of the Arts , while studying Japanese dance under Bandō Mitsugorō VIII .[ 1] [ 2]
Chiyonosuke Azuma and Shinobu Chihara in Satomi Hakken-den (1954) He joined the Toei studio in 1954 and became a star after his debut film, Yukinojo henge , was a hit.[ 1] Yorozuya Kinnosuke , such as the "Fuefuki Dōji" and "Beni Kujaku" series, were some of the more popular works during the golden age of jidaigeki in the 1950s.[ 1] [ 2]
After leaving Toei in 1965, Azuma concentrated on teaching dance while occasionally appearing in film and on stage and television.[ 1] [ 2]
Azuma died on 9 November 2000, in Tokyo, at the age of 74.[citation needed
Selected filmography
Shinsengumi Oni Taicho (1954)Yukinojō henge - Fukushū no koi (1954) - Yukinojō Nakamura / YamitarōYukinojō henge - Fukushū no mai (1954) - Yukinojō Nakamura / YamitarōYukinojō henge - Fukushū no ken (1954) - Yukinojō Nakamura / YamitarōShinshokoku monogatari: Fuefuki douji dai-ichi-bu dokuro no hata Shinshokoku monogatari: Fuefuki douji dai-san-bu mangetsu-jō no gaika Satomi Hakken-den: Dai-ichi-bu yōtō murasame maru (1954)Satomi Hakken-den: Dai-ni-bu Hōryūkaku no ryūko (1954)Satomi Hakken-den: Dai-san-bu kaibyō ranbu (1954)Satomi Hakken-den: Dai-yon-bu ketsumei hakkenshi (1954)Satomi Hakken-den: Kanketsu-hen akatsuki no kachidoki (1954)Shinshokoku monogatari benikujaku 2: Noroi no mateki (1955)Shinshokoku monogatari benikujaku 3: Tsuki no hakkotsu shiro (1955)Ōedo senryō bayashi (1955)Shinshokoku monogatari benikujaku 4: Kenmō ukinemaru (1955)Shinshokoku monogatari benikujaku kanketsu-hen: Haikyo no hihō (1955)Kaidan botan-dōrō (1955)Yumiharizuki (1955)Bijo to kairyu (1955)Akō Rōshi: Ten no Maki, Chi no Maki Kengō nitōryū (1956) - Sasaki KojiroYūhi to kenjū (1956) - Rin'nosuke DateShinshokoku monogatari: Nanatsu no chikai kurosuisen no maki (1956)Shinshokoku monogatari: Nanatsu no chikai doreisen no maki (1957)Shinshokoku monogatari: Nanatsu no chikai gaisen uta no maki (1957)Sasaki Kojiro (1957) - Sasaki KojiroKaidan Banchō sara-yashiki (1957)Mito kōmon (1957)Sasaki Kojiro Kohen (1957) - Sasaki KojiroNinkyō Shimizu-minato Junjō butai (1957)Onmitsu Shichishoki (1958)Ninkyo Tokaido (1958) - HangoroHibari torimonocho: Kanzashi koban (1958) - SasakiNinjutsu suikoden inazuma kotengu (1958)Daibosatsu tōge - Dai ni bu (1958)Ōedo shichininshū (1958)Utamatsuri kanzashi matoi (1958)Daibosatsu tōge - Kanketsu-hen (1959)Hibari torimonochō: furisode koban (1959)Tatsumaki bugyō (1959)Kurama Tengu (1959)Futari wakagishi (1959)Beni-dasuki kenkajo (1959)Mito Komon 3: All Star Version (1960)Tenpō rokkasen - Jigoku no hanamichi (1960) - Ichinojō KanekoHibari torimonochō: orizuru kago (1960)Yatarō gasa (1960) - Magistrate KuwayamaSuronin hyakuman-goku (1960)Abare kago (1960)Akō Rōshi Hangyakuji (1961)Yurei-jima no okite (1961)Wakasama yakuza (1961)Kisaragi musō ken (1962) - Yoshimune TokugawaChiisakobe (1962) - WashichiYoi-dore musoken (1962)Hibari Chiemi no Yaji Kita Dochu (1963)Seventeen Ninja (1963) - Bunzo MinumaKutsukake Tokijiro - yukyo ippiki (1966)Kindaichi Kosuke no boken (1979) - Kojuro AkechiBattle Fever J Sanada Taiheiki Yagyū Munetoshi Jipangu (1990) - Ieyasu TokugawaAnego - Gokudō wo aishita onna: Kiriko (1993) - Wakasa (final film role)
References
^ a b c d "Azuma Chiyonosuke" . 20-seiki Nihon jinmei jiten (in Japanese). Nichigai Associates. Retrieved 5 February 2015 .^ a b c "Azuma Chiyonosuke" . Nihon jinmei daijiten+Plus (in Japanese). Kodansha. Retrieved 5 February 2015 .
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