Matsunosuke Onoe
Known for

Acting

Credits

40

Gender

Man

Birthday

12 Sept 1875

Day of death

11 Sept 1926 (50)

Place of birth

Okayama, Japan

Also known as
尾上 松之助
Tsuruzo Nakamura
Мацуносукэ Оноэ
Мацуноскэ Оноэ

Matsunosuke Onoe

Biography

Matsunosuke Onoe sometimes known as Medama no Matchan ("Eyeballs" Matsu), was a Japanese actor. His birth name is Tsuruzo Nakamura.[1] He is sometimes credited as Yukio Koki, Tamijaku Onoe, or Tsunusaburo Onoe, and as a kabuki artist he went by the name Tsurusaburo Onoe. He gained great popularity, appearing in over 1000 films, and has been called the first superstar of Japanese cinema.

Known for
Acting roles
YearMovie / TV show / OtherRole
1927Zōho kaitei ChūshinguraYoshio 'Kuranosuke' Ôishi
1923Banchō Sarayashiki
1922Shibukawa Bangorō
1922Nabeshima no nekô
1921Jiraiya the HeroJiraiya
1921弥次喜多 前篇 善光寺詣りの巻Yajirobei
1921Tenjiku Tokubei
1920Arima no neko
1920Sugawara denju tenarai kagami terakoya
1920Kasamori ôsen
1919Nabeshima Cat Riot
1919Ôkazaki kaibyoden
1919Sugawara tenjin ki
1919Utsunomiya tsuritenjô
1919Tenjiku tokubei
1918Ekō-in no nekotsuka
1918Yotsuya Kaidan (Jitsoroku Oiwa)
1918Banchō Sarayashiki
1918Sakura Sôgorô
1917Nabeshima kaibyô
1917Kaidan chibusa enoki
1916Arima no nekô sôdô
1916Kaiketsu Ondo maru
1914The Okazaki Cat
1914Monster-Cat of Sanno
1914Cat Chaos at Kamakura Palace
1914Bancho sarayashiki
1914The Ground Spider
1914100 Weird Legends of Murumachi Palace
1914Botan Dōrō
1914Tenjiku Tokubei
1913The Loyal 47 Ronin
1913Life Story of Iwami Jutaro
1912Sakura Sôgorô
1912Yotsuya Kaidan
1911Rashomon
1910The 47 Loyal Ronin
1910The Mito Kōmon Chronicles
1910The Mito Kōmon Chronicles: Part Two
1910The Hanging Ceiling at a Utsunomiya