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Juro Kara

Acting Born Feb 11, 1940 Tokyo, Tokyo Prefecture, Japan 19 credits

Biography

Jūrō Kara (唐十郎, Kara Jūrō; born Ōtsuru Yoshihide (大靏 義英); 11 February 1940 – 4 May 2024) was a Japanese avant-garde playwright, theatre director, author, actor, and songwriter. He was at the forefront of the Angura ("underground") theatre movement in Japan.

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Known for

Film

Demons

as Sangoro
Film

Violated Angels

as Handsome Boy

Full filmography

  • Dr. Akagi (1998) as Umemoto
  • Demons (1971) as Sangoro
  • Demon Pond (1979) as Denkichi
  • Violated Angels (1967) as Handsome Boy
  • Diary of a Shinjuku Thief (1969) as Singer
  • Memoir of Japanese Assassinations (1969) as Shimada Ichiro
  • Jazz Daimyo (1986) as Kyunosuke
  • Ekiro (2009)
  • Boxer (1977) as Referee for the Final Match
  • The Sea of Genkai (1976)
  • Zenigeba (1970)
  • Through the Night (2002)
  • Summer Storm (1956) as Daimon, a student
  • 800 Two Lap Runners (1994) as Yasu-san
  • Graveyard of Masks (1973)
  • The Breath (1995)
  • The Wicked Reporter 3: The One That Got Away (1996)
  • The Last Frankenstein (1991) as Oyama
  • Amorous Tales of Genpei (1977) as Minamoto no Yoshitomo