Kazuo Hasegawa was a Japanese film and stage actor. He appeared in over 300 films from 1927 to 1963. Born to a sake brewing family in Kyoto, he first appeared on stage at age five in a theater run by his family as a side business. In 1918, he became a student of Nakamura Ganjirō I and performed kabuki in the Kansai region. He joined the Shochiku studio in 1927 and made his film debut in Chigo no kenpō under the name Chōjirō Hayashi. His good looks and graceful fighting style made him a major jidaigeki star, and he appeared in more than 120 films for Shochiku in 11 years, with the best works being directed by Teinosuke Kinugasa. He moved to the Toho studio in 1937. On 11 November 1937, however, he was attacked by ruffians and his face slashed with razor blades. According to the historian Daisuke Miyao, "Even though there was no clear evidence, it was widely assumed that this violent incident was Shochiku's retaliatory measure against Hayashi's so-called betrayal." He recovered and changed his stage name to his real name, Kazuo Hasegawa. Hasegawa appeared in many successful films for Toho, including several "national-policy pictures with Chinese settings," such as Song of the White Orchid (1939) and China Night (1940), with co-star Ri Koran. He moved to Daiei Film in 1950 and continued appearing in the popular Zenigata Heiji series. He also appeared in many classic films including Kozaburo Yoshimura's The Tale of Genji (1951), Kinugasa's Gate of Hell (1953), and Kenji Mizoguchi's The Crucified Lovers (1954). He was appointed to Daiei's board of directors in 1957. To celebrate his 300th film, Hasegawa appeared in a new version of Yukinojō henge (known abroad as An Actor's Revenge) in 1963, directed by Kon Ichikawa. He left Daiei that year and continued to appear on stage and television, including starring in the second NHK Taiga drama Akō Rōshi in 1964. He also directed the Takarazuka Revue version of The Rose of Versailles in 1974.
124 movies · 1 shows
An Actor's Revenge
1963·6.6
The Great Wall
1962·7.0
The Demon of Sendai's Castle
1962·0.0
Nakayoshi ondo: Nippon ichi dayo
1962·0.0
Sabakareru Echizen no kami
1962·0.0
The Casebooks of Zenigata Heiji: The Beautiful Shark
1961·0.0
Mito Komon’s Journey to Ezo
1961·5.9
Zenigata Heiji Case Files: Enma's Nightly Ledger
1961·0.0
晴小袖
1961·7.0
風来物語 あばれ飛車
1960·0.0
Scars of Honor
1960·7.0
The Last Betrayal
1960·0.0
Jirocho Fuji 2: The Chivalrous
1960·6.3
The Demon of Mount Oe
1960·6.5
The Casebooks of Heiji Zenigata: Beautiful Spider
1960·0.0
The Two Musashis
1960·5.8
風来物語任侠篇
1959·0.0
Utamaro, Painter of the Woman
1959·9.0
Actor Shark
1959·0.0
The Ghost of Yotsuya
1959·6.1
Jirocho Fuji
1959·7.4
The Gaijin
1959·7.0
The Woman and the Pirate
1959·9.0
Gambler and the Princess
1959·7.0
Ambush at Iga Pass
1958·6.5
Nichiren and the Great Mongol Invasion
1958·7.0
Hana no yukyo-den
1958·8.0
Inochi wo Kakeru Otoko
1958·0.0
The Loyal 47 Ronin
1958·6.2
Shogun's Holiday
1958·0.0
The Magnificent Five
1958·0.0
Secret of Naruto
1957·7.0
Ninjō misui
1957·0.0
Floating Vessel
1957·10.0
Daiei Studio is Bustling
1957·0.0
Case Files of Zenigata Heiji: The Cursed Coin
1957·7.0
Tsukigata Hanpeita
1956·7.0
Case Files of Zenigata Heiji: The Human-Skin Spider
1956·0.0
Zangiku monogatari
1956·7.0
Case Files of Zenigata Heiji: The Dead Beauty in the Bathhouse
1956·0.0
Three Women Around Yoshinaka
1956·7.7
Migratory Birds of the Flowers
1956·0.0
Tôjûrô no koi
1955·0.0
A Girl Isn't Allowed to Love
1955·10.0
Chikamatsu Monogatari
1954·7.8
Case Files of Zenigata Heiji: Ghost Lord
1954·0.0
A Samurai's Love
1954·8.0
Omatsuri hanjiro
1953·8.0
Gate of Hell
1953·7.1
An Heir's Place
1953·10.0
One Thousand Ryo Ship in the Wind and Clouds
1952·9.0
勘太郎月夜唄
1952·0.0
Dedication of the Great Buddha
1952·10.0
治郎吉格子
1952·0.0
The Man from the Moon
1951·0.0
Lantern Under a Full Moon
1951·8.0
The Tale of Genji
1951·6.0
Judge of the Ashuras
1951·10.0
The Scarlet Bat
1950·0.0
Oni azami
1950·0.0
Phoenix
1950·0.0
Senryō hada
1950·0.0
Rain on Jogashima
1950·0.0
Hebi hime dōchū
1949·0.0
Koga Manshion
1949·0.0
Case Files of Zenigata Heiji: Heiji Covers All of Edo
1949·6.0
Yūkyō no mure
1948·0.0
Ghosts Die at Dawn
1948·0.0
The Devil of Edo
1947·8.0
Lord for a Night
1946·8.0
Hinoki Butai
1946·0.0
A Tale of Archery at the Sanjusangendo
1945·5.9
I Believe I Am Being Followed
1945·0.0
Harbor of Life
1944·0.0
The Way of Drama
1944·7.0
Idaten Kaido
1944·0.0
The Sculpture of Master Choji
1943·0.0
音楽大進軍
1943·7.0
Kantaro of Ina
1943·0.0
Dance of the Capital
1942·0.0
Omokage no machi
1942·8.0
Onna keizu
1942·8.0
The Man Who Waited
1942·8.0
A Man's Flower Road of Triumph
1941·7.0
The Battle of Kawanakajima
1941·7.0
Dancers of Awa
1941·7.0
Iemitsu and Hikoza
1941·0.0
The Seven Changes of a Paper Crane (Part 2)
1941·6.0
The Seven Changes of a Paper Crane (Part 1)
1941·5.0
The Man Who Disappeared Yesterday
1941·6.5
Oath on the Burning Sands
1940·7.5
Zoku Hebihimesama
1940·0.0
The Burning Sky
1940·0.0
The Snake Princess
1940·8.0
China Night
1940·10.0
Song of the White Orchid
1939·8.0
The Fighting Firemen
1939·0.0
Blizzard Ronin
1939·0.0
Tsuruhachi and Tsurujiro
1938·6.6
Tojuro's Love
1938·7.0
Banchō sarayashiki
1937·0.0
The Siege of Osaka
1937·7.0
Yukinojō henge, Kanketsu-hen
1936·0.0
The Palanquin Carrier Magistrate
1935·5.0
An Actor's Revenge
1935·5.6
The Groom Talks in His Sleep
1935·7.5
My Elder Brother
1934·6.0
With a Single Sword Bale
1934·7.0
Genpei the Carp
1933·7.0
Two Lanterns
1933·7.0
Chûshingura - Zempen: Akahokyô no maki
1932·10.0
The Loyal 47 Ronin
1932·0.0
Rikugun Daikoshin
1932·0.0
The Golden Demon
1932·0.0
Reimei izen
1931·7.0
Nogitsune Sanji
1930·0.0
Kurotegumi Sukeroku
1929·0.0
Tôribêyama shinjû
1928·0.0
Kaitō Samimaro
1928·7.0
Kagaribi
1928·9.0
Castle of Wind and Clouds
1928·8.0
Chronicles of a Sea Country
1928·9.0
Benten kozo
1928·7.0
Demon Thistle
1927·8.0