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Matsunosuke Onoe

Matsunosuke Onoe

Birthday: 1875-09-12 | Place of Birth: Okayama, Japan

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.

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Known For

Acting

Year
Title

Role

1927
Zōho kaitei Chūshingura

as    Yoshio 'Kuranosuke' Ôishi