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Matsunosuke Onoe
Matsunosuke Onoe | |
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 Matsunosuke Onoe during the filming of Chushin-gura (1910) | |
| Born | September 12, 1875 |
| Died | September 11, 1926 (aged 50) |
| Occupation | Actor |
| Years active | 1880–1926 |
Matsunosuke Onoe (尾上 松之助, Onoe Matsunosuke, September 12, 1875 – September 11, 1926[citation needed]), 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 1,000 films, and has been called the first superstar of Japanese cinema.
- ^ Irie, Yoshiro. "The First Movie Star in Japanese Film History" (PDF). Journal of Film Preservation 72 (November 2006) 67-70. Archived from the original (PDF) on July 5, 2007. Retrieved March 3, 2007.
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