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Eijirō Yanagi

Acting Born Sep 16, 1895 Died Apr 24, 1984 Hyogo, Japan 209 credits
209
Total Credits
1940–1975
36 Years Career Span
25
Vault Titles
10
Key Co-Stars

Biography

Eijirō Yanagi works in acting. Born September 16, 1895 in Hyogo, Japan. Died April 24, 1984. Archytele tracks 209 screen credits across canonical film and television databases.

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Known for

Film

Kenji Mizoguchi: The Life of a Film Director

as Self
Film

Battle of the Japan Sea

as Hirofumi Ito
Film

Admiral Yamamoto

as Nagano
Film

Red Beard

as Madwoman's father
Film

An Actor's Revenge

as Hiromi-ya
Film

Twin Sisters of Kyoto

as Sohei Mizuki
Film

Rififi in Tokyo

as Ishimoto
Film

The Tale of Zatoichi

as Sukegorô
Film

The Tale of Zatoichi Continues

as Sukegoro Hanoka

Philip K. Dick's Electric Dreams

as Ooinokami Matsudaira

Kamen Rider Kiva

as Tadahira Fujiwara
Film

Lucky Adventurer Nobunaga Oda

1959

Frequent co-stars

Toshirō Mifune 6 shared titles
Ichirō Sugai 4 shared titles
Eitarō Shindō 4 shared titles
Masao Shimizu 4 shared titles
Yūko Mochizuki 4 shared titles
Keiji Sada 4 shared titles
Takashi Shimura 3 shared titles
Chishū Ryū 3 shared titles
Kinuyo Tanaka 3 shared titles
Yoshiko Kuga 3 shared titles

Career timeline

Kenji Mizoguchi: The Life of a Film Director
Murderous Love
Dasshutsu
Morning Fog
Sky Scraper!Battle of the Japan SeaLone Rebel
Admiral YamamotoThe Sands of KurobeHuman TorpedoesThe Woman Gambler's SupplicationDorobō Sodachi Dorobōi
King of the GangGambler's WorldTemptation by NightSeishun TarōOrganized Violence II
Black Curtain
Red BeardThe White Rose of Hong KongThe Crazy Adventure
The Scent of IncenseThe Naked ExecutiveTwo Lives, Two Yakuza
An Actor's RevengeBushido: The Cruel Code of the SamuraiTwin Sisters of KyotoGang Loyalty and VengeanceA Samurai Never Tells a Lie
Tokyo's Business DistrictSakura OfficialThe Tale of ZatoichiThe Tale of Zatoichi ContinuesDestiny's Son
Hunting RifleHell's JugglerOnna no hashiBig Shots Die at DawnGolden Peacock Castle, Part 1
Official with a TattooThe Prickly Mouthed Geisha Part 2Storming SquadronYamihōshiThe Second Bullet is Marked
The Forbidden CastleThe Big Scoop: Challenge at TwilightLucky Adventurer Nobunaga OdaDiary of a Wandering LordA Man's Dark Finger
Fireball MagistrateTales of Young Genji Kuro 2The Lost Public FundsKunisada ChujiNight Drum
Ninjō misuiA Tale of Dung and UrineHer Hoodlum LoverThe Chieko StoryHearts A-Flutter
Gendai no yokubôIn Case of One WomanA Brother and His SisterAncient CoinsThe Seven Faces of Bannai Tarao, Private Eye
Taira Clan SagaTôjûrô no koiEjima and IkushimaThe Phantom HorseThe Dawn of Judo
Sazen Tange: The Monkey Pot日本敗れずZenigata Heiji: Ghost LordAlways in My Heart Part 3お役者変化
The Eagle of the PacificA Japanese TragedyMiniatureHana no shôgaiDreaming People
Red FanThe Life of OharuThe Flavor of Green Tea Over RiceSisters of NishijinPassion Fire
The IdiotSasaki KojiroGinza CosmeticsMiss OyuFarewell to the Highland Station
Portrait of Madame YukiZoku kagebōshi ryūkoaiutsutsuGuntō nanban-senKagebōshiTenpo Suikoden - Otone's Night Fog
Zenigata Heiji Detective Story: Heiji Covers All of Edo
The Famous Sword Bijomaru
Goju no to
The Song Lantern
晴小袖

Full Filmography

209 titles
  • Kenji Mizoguchi: The Life of a Film Director (1975) as Self
  • Murderous Love (1973)
  • Dasshutsu (1972)
  • Morning Fog (1971)
  • Sky Scraper! (1969)
  • Battle of the Japan Sea (1969) as Hirofumi Ito
  • Lone Rebel (1969)
  • Admiral Yamamoto (1968) as Nagano
  • Advertisement
  • The Sands of Kurobe (1968) as Fujimura
  • Human Torpedoes (1968)
  • The Woman Gambler's Supplication (1968)
  • Dorobō Sodachi Dorobōi (1968)
  • Dice and Swords (1968)
  • The Cheating Underworld (1968) as Shinsaku Ohwada
  • King of the Gang (1967)
  • Gambler's World (1967) as Tachibana
  • Temptation by Night (1967)
  • Seishun Tarō (1967)
  • Organized Violence II (1967) as Daisaku Ôwada
  • Rebellion of Japan (1967)
  • Black Curtain (1966)
  • Red Beard (1965) as Madwoman's father
  • The White Rose of Hong Kong (1965) as Lin Qingming/ Kiyoaki Hayashi
  • The Crazy Adventure (1965)
  • The Scent of Incense (1964) as Murata, the landlord
  • The Naked Executive (1964) as Matsumoto
  • Two Lives, Two Yakuza (1964) as Genichiro Matsuhashi
  • An Actor's Revenge (1963) as Hiromi-ya
  • Bushido: The Cruel Code of the Samurai (1963) as Gonnosuke Shizuta
  • Twin Sisters of Kyoto (1963) as Sohei Mizuki
  • Gang Loyalty and Vengeance (1963) as Yanagisawa
  • A Samurai Never Tells a Lie (1963) as Matsudaira Izu no kami
  • Rififi in Tokyo (1963) as Ishimoto
  • The Mysterious Purple Hood (1963)
  • Edo Ninja Scroll: Seven Shadows (1963)
  • Tokyo's Business District (1962)
  • Sakura Official (1962)
  • The Tale of Zatoichi (1962) as Sukegorô
  • The Tale of Zatoichi Continues (1962) as Sukegoro Hanoka
  • Destiny's Son (1962) as Ooinokami Matsudaira
  • Uragirimono wa jigoku daze (1962)
  • The Mad Fox (1962) as Tadahira Fujiwara
  • Jirocho' s Days of Youth: Whirlwind on the Tokaido (1962)
  • The Pacific War and Himeyuri Corps (1962)
  • Seven Miles to Nakayama (1962) as Yasugoro
  • A Revengeful Raid (1962)
  • The Demon of Sendai's Castle (1962)
  • The Thinking Leaf (1962)
  • 170 Leagues to Edo (1962)
  • Skull Coins (1962)
  • The Eve of the Chinese Festival (1962)
  • The Escape (1962)
  • The Sentencer (1962)
  • Records of loyal vassals (1962)
  • 365 Nights (1962)
  • Hunting Rifle (1961) as Uncle
  • Hell's Juggler (1961)
  • Onna no hashi (1961) as Reusuke Arimoto
  • Big Shots Die at Dawn (1961)
  • Golden Peacock Castle, Part 1 (1961)
  • The Man Who Challenged 8,000,000-Koku (1961) as Abbot Tenchu
  • Rascals! Go to Hell (1961)
  • The Yellow Climate (1961)
  • 痛快太郎 (1961)
  • Mist and Shadows (1961)
  • Tange Sazen and the Princess (1961)
  • The Prickly-Mouthed Geisha Goes to Sado (1961)
  • Edo Purebreed (1961)
  • Tale of a Company Boss (1961)
  • Greed in Broad Daylight (1961)
  • A Fishwife's Tale (1961)
  • Case of Umon: The Nanbanzame Murders (1961)
  • Cases of An Actor in Disguise: Bloodskull Mansion (1961)
  • Works of the Fish Man (1961)
  • 腕まくり七色娘 (1961)
  • Official with a Tattoo (1960) as Zeniya Gohei
  • The Prickly Mouthed Geisha Part 2 (1960)
  • Storming Squadron (1960)
  • Yamihōshi (1960)
  • The Second Bullet is Marked (1960)
  • The Masterless 47 (1960) as Naoyoshi Ashikaga
  • Road Warriors (1960)
  • Outlaw Under a Blue Canopy (1960)
  • The Last Trump Card (1960) as Gozo Taniguchi
  • Irohanihoheto (1960)
  • Deep River Melody (1960)
  • Benten Kozo (1960)
  • Modern Salaryman: Bushido Romance (1960) as Sonoda Shunsuke (Setsuko's father)
  • Mighty Shosuke (1960)
  • The Song Lantern (1960)
  • Ryuji, the Gun Slinger (1960)
  • Samurai Desperadoes (1960)
  • Sandy Cruise (1960)
  • Delinquent Angel (1960)
  • The Beloved Image (1960)
  • The Swordsman In The Golden Valley (1960)
  • The Forbidden Castle (1959)
  • The Big Scoop: Challenge at Twilight (1959)
  • Lucky Adventurer Nobunaga Oda (1959)
  • Diary of a Wandering Lord (1959)
  • A Man's Dark Finger (1959)
  • Echo in the Mountains (1959) as Yoshiyasu Yanagisawa
  • Whirlwind Magistrate (1959)
  • The Bastards of Lawless Town (1959)
  • Hell's Companion (1959)
  • No Stronger Swords (1959)
  • The Hidden Treasure (1959)
  • 53 Stages of the Road (1959)
  • The Acrobats of Death (1959)
  • A Man Explodes (1959)
  • Stop the Old Fox (1959) as Ogosho
  • Fireball Magistrate (1958)
  • Tales of Young Genji Kuro 2 (1958) as Banshu-Ya Jubei
  • The Lost Public Funds (1958)
  • Kunisada Chuji (1958)
  • Night Drum (1958)
  • A Martial Crowd (1958)
  • The Shogun’s Guard, Shinsengumi (1958) as Fukubara Echigo
  • Executive Chair (1958) as Takeyama
  • Bored Hatamoto: Idle Vassal Tribute (1958)
  • 神州天馬侠　完結篇 (1958)
  • Zesshou (1958) as Heikichiro Hashimoto
  • Hana no yukyo-den (1958)
  • The Capital of Love (1958) as Teppei Murata
  • Magistrate Ooka’s Legends (1958)
  • The Envoy (1958)
  • Shinshu Tenmakyo (1958)
  • Ninjō misui (1957)
  • A Tale of Dung and Urine (1957) as Akase
  • Her Hoodlum Lover (1957)
  • The Chieko Story (1957) as Senkichi
  • Hearts A-Flutter (1957)
  • Zokuzoku Ôban: Dotô hen (1957) as Mori
  • Ôban (1957)
  • A Man in the Storm (1957)
  • Sasaki Kojiro (1957)
  • Yataro’s Travel Hat (1957)
  • Jigoku bana (1957)
  • Akuma no kao (1957)
  • Falcon Magistrate (1957)
  • Advance Patrol (1957)
  • Zoku Ôban: Fûun hen (1957) as Mori
  • 白磁の人 (1957)
  • Chikaiteshi (1957)
  • The Adventures of Chuji (1957) as Fujiyoshi
  • Kodokan Under a Morning Moon (1957)
  • Gendai no yokubô (1956)
  • In Case of One Woman (1956) as Motonari Tomita
  • A Brother and His Sister (1956) as Boss Arita
  • Ancient Coins (1956)
  • The Seven Faces of Bannai Tarao, Private Eye (1956)
  • Bridge of Japan (1956) as Shinpachiro Kasahara
  • Sound in the Mist (1956)
  • Migratory Birds of the Flowers (1956)
  • Taira Clan Saga (1955) as Emperor Shirakawa
  • Tôjûrô no koi (1955) as Kiyobei
  • Ejima and Ikushima (1955) as 土屋相模守
  • The Phantom Horse (1955) as Hyogoro Onishi
  • The Dawn of Judo (1955)
  • The Further Adventures of Genta (1955)
  • Young Ruddy Warrior: Nobunaga Oda (1955) as Oda Nobuhide
  • 八州遊侠伝 白鷺三味線 (1955) as 飯岡助五郎
  • Growing Up (1955)
  • The Tattered Wings (1955) as Shunsuke's father
  • 元祿美少年記 (1955) as 大石内蔵助
  • Sazen Tange: The Monkey Pot (1954)
  • 日本敗れず (1954)
  • Zenigata Heiji: Ghost Lord (1954)
  • Always in My Heart Part 3 (1954)
  • お役者変化 (1954) as 能登出雲守
  • Onatsu and Seijuro (1954)
  • Denshichi Torimonocho: Tattoo Woman Trouble (1954) as 加島屋文左衛門
  • The Eagle of the Pacific (1953) as Premier Admiral Mitsumasa Yonai
  • A Japanese Tragedy (1953) as Iwami
  • Miniature (1953)
  • Hana no shôgai (1953) as 阿部伊勢守
  • Dreaming People (1953)
  • Always in My Heart Part 2 (1953)
  • Always in My Heart (1953)
  • Kurama tengu: Aomen yasha (1953) as 東白河三位卿
  • Red Fan (1952)
  • The Life of Oharu (1952) as Counterfeiter
  • The Flavor of Green Tea Over Rice (1952) as Yamauchi
  • Sisters of Nishijin (1952)
  • Passion Fire (1952) as 吉田文助
  • Doctor's Day Off (1952)
  • Bored Hatamoto: The Imposter (1952) as 北村内膳正
  • Devil’s Statue (1952)
  • The Idiot (1951) as Tohata
  • Sasaki Kojiro (1951)
  • Ginza Cosmetics (1951) as Seikichi Kineya
  • Miss Oyu (1951) as Eitaro
  • Farewell to the Highland Station (1951)
  • Minami kaze (1951)
  • The Killing of Otsuya (1951) as Serizawa
  • Miki, the Swordman (1951)
  • The Woman’s Reflective Pool (1951) as Minamoto
  • Portrait of Madame Yuki (1950) as Naoyuki Shinano
  • Zoku kagebōshi ryūkoaiutsutsu (1950)
  • Guntō nanban-sen (1950)
  • Kagebōshi (1950) as 遊佐内膳正
  • Tenpo Suikoden - Otone's Night Fog (1950) as Sasagawa Shigezô
  • Homecoming (1950)
  • Zenigata Heiji Detective Story: Heiji Covers All of Edo (1949)
  • The Famous Sword Bijomaru (1945) as Kiyohide
  • Goju no to (1944)
  • The Song Lantern (1943) as Jirozou
  • 晴小袖 (1940) as 川並人足の親方泉屋喜兵衛
  • The Gion Tempest as Gôji Kishii

Frequently Asked Questions

What movies or TV shows is Eijirō Yanagi best known for?

Eijirō Yanagi is widely recognized for notable roles and projects including Kenji Mizoguchi: The Life of a Film Director (1975), Battle of the Japan Sea (1969), Admiral Yamamoto (1968), Red Beard (1965).

When and where was Eijirō Yanagi born?

Eijirō Yanagi was born on September 16, 1895 in Hyogo, Japan. They passed away on April 24, 1984.

How many credits does Eijirō Yanagi have?

Eijirō Yanagi has accumulated over 209 film and television credits across a career spanning from 1940 to 1975.

What is Eijirō Yanagi's background in cinema and television?

Yanagi Eijiro ( September 16, 1895 - April 24, 1984 ). In 1966, he received the Medal with Purple Ribbon, and in 1970, he received the Order of the Rising Sun, Fourth Class. His final stage performance was in "Actress" in 1982. He died of acute heart failure on April 24, 1984, at the age of 88

Eijirō Yanagi by the numbers

209credits
209films
0TV series
1940–1975active years

Age in their best-rated roles

Full filmography (209) Born on September 16 In memoriam 1984

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