The Hissatsu series is a long-running prime-time popular television Jidaigeki series about assassins in Japan. Hissatsu Shikakenin is based on Shōtarō Ikenami's

Set in the 18th century, the show follows the Shogun Yoshimune, who likes to disguise himself as a low-ranking samurai and go into his capital of Edo to see the

Shadow Warriors is a Japanese television jidaigeki show featuring Sonny Chiba that ran for four seasons in the early 1980s. Chiba played different ninja charac

Shōhei Hino is a Japanese actor and singer. Hino was born in Tokyo and raised in Osaka. Hino appeared in many jidaigeki television dramas. He is best known for

Ichirō Nakatani (Japanese: 中谷 一郎, Hepburn: Nakatani Ichirō) was a Japanese actor. He attended Waseda University but withdrew before completing his degree and jo

Shigeru Amachi (天知 茂, Amachi Shigeru, 4 March 1931 – 27 July 1985) was a Japanese actor. He appeared in more than 120 films from 1953 to 1984. Amachi joined th

Takayuki Godai (五代高之, Godai Takayuki, born July 1, 1956) is a Japanese actor best known as the shōgun's ninja Saizō in the long-running prime-time television ji

Kin Sugai (菅井きん Sugai Kin) (28 February 1926 – 10 August 2018) was a Japanese actress. She won the award for best supporting actress at the 9th Hochi Film Award

Kinya Kitaoji was born in Kyoto, Japan, on February 23, 1943. He is the son of jidaigeki film star Ichikawa Utaemon and graduated from Waseda University School

Kinnosuke Nakamura, also known as Yorozuya Kinnosuke, was a Japanese kabuki actor and film actor born in Tokyo, Japan on November 20, 1932. Born Kin'ichi Ogawa

Kōju Meguro (Japanese: 目黒 浩樹 Hepburn: Meguro Kōju, July 23, 1942 – January 21, 2017), better known by his stage name Hiroki Matsukata (松方 弘樹 Matsukata Hiroki),

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. Denjirō Ōkōchi (5 February 1898 – 18 July 1962) was a Japanese film actor most famous for starring roles in jidaigeki di

Asao Sano was a Japanese actor. He is famous for playing the role of Tokugawa Mitsukuni on the television jidaigeki series Mito Kōmon.

Ichikawa Raizō VIII was a Japanese film and kabuki actor who was born as Yoshiya Ōta in Kyoto, Japan on August 29, 1931, and died of rectal cancer in Tokyo, Jap

Kazuo Hasegawa was a Japanese film and stage actor born in Kyoto, Japan, on February 27, 1908. Born to a sake brewing family that ran a theater as a side busine

Yōko Natsuki is an actress, born 24 October 1952 in Ise, Mie Prefecture, Japan. She started her career in the 1977 movie Karate for Life. One of her television

Hiroaki Murakami is a Japanese actor born in Rikuzentakata, Iwate Prefecture. He enrolled in Hosei University but withdrew to pursue acting. His debut role was

Mayumi Asaka is a Japanese actress known for her work in television and film. Born on September 6, 1955, she has accumulated 95 known acting credits according t

Tatsuo Endō (遠藤太津朗, Endō Tatsuo, 30 January 1928–7 July 2012) was a Japanese actor. He is famous for playing the role of Manhichioyabun on the television jidaig

Sei Hiraizumi (平泉 成, Hiraizumi Sei, born on June 2, 1944 in the former Nukata, Aichi) is a Japanese actor. In 1964, Hiraizumi joined Daiei Film company and star

Daisuke Kato was a Japanese actor born in Tokyo, Japan, on February 18, 1911. Known for acting with 257 known credits, he passed away on July 31, 1975, at the a