Chiyonosuke Azuma

Chiyonosuke Azuma (東 千代之介, Azuma Chiyonosuke, 19 August 1926 – 9 November 2000) was a Japanese actor and dancer. He appeared in more than 40 films from 1954 to 1993.

Chiyonosuke Azuma
Chiyonosuke Azuma and Shinobu Chihara in Satomi Hakken-den (1954)
Born
Takayuki Wakawada

19 August 1926
Tokyo, Japan
Died9 November 2000(2000-11-09) (aged 74)
Tokyo, Japan
OccupationActor, dancer
Years active1954-1993

Career

Born in Tokyo, Azuma attended the Tokyo University of the Arts, while studying Japanese dance under Bandō Mitsugorō VIII.[1][2] He joined the Toei studio in 1954 and became a star after his debut film, Yukinojo henge, was a hit.[1] His films with Yorozuya Kinnosuke, such as the "Fuefuki Dōji" and "Beni Kujaku" series, were some of the more popular works during the golden age of jidaigeki in the 1950s.[1][2] After leaving Toei in 1965, Azuma concentrated on teaching dance while occasionally appearing in film and on stage and television.[1][2]

Selected filmography
  • Shinsengumi Oni Taicho (1954)
  • Yukinojō henge - Fukushū no koi (1954) - Yukinojō Nakamura / Yamitarō
  • Yukinojō henge - Fukushū no mai (1954) - Yukinojō Nakamura / Yamitarō
  • Yukinojō henge - Fukushū no ken (1954) - Yukinojō Nakamura / Yamitarō
  • Shinshokoku monogatari: Fuefuki douji dai-ichi-bu dokuro no hata
  • Shinshokoku monogatari: Fuefuki douji dai-san-bu mangetsu-jō no gaika
  • Satomi Hakken-den: Dai-ichi-bu yōtō murasame maru (1954)
  • Satomi Hakken-den: Dai-ni-bu Hōryūkaku no ryūko (1954)
  • Satomi Hakken-den: Dai-san-bu kaibyō ranbu (1954)
  • Satomi Hakken-den: Dai-yon-bu ketsumei hakkenshi (1954)
  • Satomi Hakken-den: Kanketsu-hen akatsuki no kachidoki (1954)
  • Shinshokoku monogatari benikujaku 2: Noroi no mateki (1955)
  • Shinshokoku monogatari benikujaku 3: Tsuki no hakkotsu shiro (1955)
  • Ōedo senryō bayashi (1955)
  • Shinshokoku monogatari benikujaku 4: Kenmō ukinemaru (1955)
  • Shinshokoku monogatari benikujaku kanketsu-hen: Haikyo no hihō (1955)
  • Kaidan botan-dōrō (1955)
  • Yumiharizuki (1955)
  • Bijo to kairyu (1955)
  • Akō Rōshi: Ten no Maki, Chi no Maki (1956) - Takuminokami Asano
  • Kengō nitōryū (1956) - Sasaki Kojiro
  • Yūhi to kenjū (1956) - Rin'nosuke Date
  • Shinshokoku monogatari: Nanatsu no chikai kurosuisen no maki (1956)
  • Shinshokoku monogatari: Nanatsu no chikai doreisen no maki (1957)
  • Shinshokoku monogatari: Nanatsu no chikai gaisen uta no maki (1957)
  • Sasaki Kojiro (1957) - Sasaki Kojiro
  • Kaidan Banchō sara-yashiki (1957)
  • Mito kōmon (1957)
  • Sasaki Kojiro Kohen (1957) - Sasaki Kojiro
  • Ninkyō Shimizu-minato (1957) - Shichigoro
  • Junjō butai (1957)
  • Onmitsu Shichishoki (1958)
  • Ninkyo Tokaido (1958) - Hangoro
  • Hibari torimonocho: Kanzashi koban (1958) - Sasaki
  • Ninjutsu suikoden inazuma kotengu (1958)
  • Daibosatsu tōge - Dai ni bu (1958)
  • Ōedo shichininshū (1958)
  • Utamatsuri kanzashi matoi (1958)
  • Daibosatsu tōge - Kanketsu-hen (1959)
  • Hibari torimonochō: furisode koban (1959)
  • Tatsumaki bugyō (1959)
  • Kurama Tengu (1959)
  • Futari wakagishi (1959)
  • Beni-dasuki kenkajo (1959)
  • Mito Komon 3: All Star Version (1960)
  • Tenpō rokkasen - Jigoku no hanamichi (1960) - Ichinojō Kaneko
  • Hibari torimonochō: orizuru kago (1960)
  • Yatarō gasa (1960) - Magistrate Kuwayama
  • Suronin hyakuman-goku (1960)
  • Abare kago (1960)
  • Akō Rōshi (1961) - Horibe
  • Hangyakuji (1961)
  • Yurei-jima no okite (1961)
  • Wakasama yakuza (1961)
  • Kisaragi musō ken (1962) - Yoshimune Tokugawa
  • Chiisakobe (1962) - Washichi
  • Yoi-dore musoken (1962)
  • Hibari Chiemi no Yaji Kita Dochu (1963)
  • Seventeen Ninja (1963) - Bunzo Minuma
  • Kutsukake Tokijiro - yukyo ippiki (1966)
  • Kindaichi Kosuke no boken (1979) - Kojuro Akechi
  • Battle Fever J (1979-1980, TV Series) - General Tetsuzan Kurama
  • Jipangu (1990) - Ieyasu Tokugawa
  • Anego - Gokudō wo aishita onna: Kiriko (1993) - Wakasa (final film role)

References
  1. "Azuma Chiyonosuke". 20-seiki Nihon jinmei jiten (in Japanese). Nichigai Associates. Retrieved 5 February 2015.
  2. "Azuma Chiyonosuke". Nihon jinmei daijiten+Plus (in Japanese). Kodansha. Retrieved 5 February 2015.
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