Kamatari Fujiwara
Known for ActingBorn 1905-01-15 — died 1985-12-21Fukagawa, Koto, Tokyo, Japan
Kamatari Fujiwara (藤原 釜足 Fujiwara Kamatari, January 15, 1905 - December 21, 1985) was a Japanese actor.
Fujiwara was born in Tokyo, on January 15, 1905, in Tokyo, Japan. Fujiwara's parents ran a printing business. The business did not go well, so at the age of 10, Fujiwara started working at a local confectionery store. By the age of 14 he had started selling timber for building and manufacturing in Shizuoka prefecture. A year later he returned to Tokyo to study as a pharmacist.
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Fukiwara worked regularly and extensively with Akira Kurosawa, and was known for both being adept at comic acting, as well as being able to do serious roles.
Known for
Seven Samurai
1954 · as Manzô - Father of Shino
High and Low
1963 · as Junkyard Cook
Ikiru
1952 · as Sub-Section Chief Ono
Yojimbo
1961 · as Tazaemon
Red Beard
1965 · as Rokusuke
Kagemusha
1980 · as Doctor
The Hidden Fortress
1958 · as Matashichi
Sanjuro
1962 · as Takebayashi
Dodes'ka-den
1970 · as Suicidal Old Man
Tojuro's Love
1938
The Bad Sleep Well
1960 · as Assistant-to-the-Chief Wada
Sailor Suit and Machine Gun
1981 · as Ryuji Hoshi
The Sword of Doom
1966 · as Omatsu's grandfather
The Battle of Okinawa
1971
The Lower Depths
1957 · as The Actor
Chûshingura
1962
Hanzo the Razor: Sword of Justice
1972
Tokyo Twilight
1957 · as Noodle Vendor