Matsunosuke Onoe

Actor

Born: September 12, 1875 (50 years old)

Died: September 11, 1926

Place of birth: Okayama, Japan

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.

Filmography (2)

• Jiraiya the Hero (1921, ★ 5.4)
• Shibukawa Bangorō (1922, ★ 5.8)