Kamatari Fujiwara
Actor
80 years (Jan 15, 1905 – Dec 21, 1985)Fukagawa, Koto, Tokyo, Japan
Kamatari Fujiwara is one of the more persistent actors of his generation who arrived well before the current crop and stayed. Ask a viewer to place Kamatari Fujiwara and the answer usually comes back 'Seven Samurai'. 'Yojimbo' rounds out the better-known part of the filmography. Most of the work sits in drama. 105 credits across 93 years is a rate most careers never reach.
Kamatari Fujiwara
Actor
Kamatari Fujiwara is one of the more persistent actors of his generation who arrived well before the current crop and stayed. Ask a viewer to place Kamatari Fujiwara and the answer usually comes back 'Seven Samurai'. 'Yojimbo' rounds out the better-known part of the filmography. Most of the work sits in drama. 105 credits across 93 years is a rate most careers never reach.
104 Movies
Plays Sub-Section Chief Ono
Ikiru
1952
Plays Manzô - Father of Shino
Seven Samurai
1954
Plays Junkyard Cook
High and Low
1963
Plays Doctor
Kagemusha
1980
Plays Rokusuke
Red Beard
1965
Plays Tazaemon
Yojimbo
1961
Plays Matashichi
The Hidden Fortress
1958
Plays Takebayashi
Sanjuro
1962
Plays Small Old Man
The Funeral
1984
Plays Old Man in Tomb
The Battle of Okinawa
1971
Plays Suicidal Old Man
Dodes'ka-den
1970
Plays Assistant-to-the-Chief Wada
The Bad Sleep Well
1960
Plays Owner of the Yamatoya
Double Suicide
1969
Plays Omatsu's grandfather
The Sword of Doom
1966
Plays Ryuji Hoshi
Sailor Suit and Machine Gun
1981
Plays Okamoto
I Live in Fear
1955
Plays Tamai
The Portrait
1948
Plays Toma's father
Men and War III: The Final Chapter
1973
Plays The Actor
The Lower Depths
1957
Plays Batasuke
The Sun's Burial
1960
Plays Kenkichi Masuda, Nobuko's father
A Woman's Life
1963
Plays Sazae's father
Sazae-san Plays Cupid
1961
Plays Sangin's Master
The Munekata Sisters
1950
Plays Mr. Takakura
Stakeout
1958
Plays Mansuke Ashiguro
Ujō
1957
Plays Mariko's grandfather
Invisible Man
1954
Plays Jinbei
Three Outlaw Samurai
1964
Plays Takezo Yamada
Conduct Report on Professor Ishinaka
1950
Plays Yopparai - the Drunkard
Three Sisters with Maiden Hearts
1935
Plays Shingo (Kimiko's uncle)
Wife! Be Like a Rose!
1935
Plays Doctor
Light of Africa
1975
Plays Doctor
Okuni and Gohei
1952
Plays Noodle Vendor
Tokyo Twilight
1957
Plays Jinjiro Onoda, Ine's father
Horse
1941
Plays Aoyama
Tokyo Sweetheart
1952
Plays The Artist
Mickey One
1965
Plays Tadakichi
Five Men in a Circus
1935
Plays Mr. Okamoto
The Blue Mountains: Part II
1949
Plays Ossan
An Inn at Osaka
1954
Plays Uncle
The Girl in the Rumor
1935
Plays Shogetsu
Man of the House
1936
Plays Tsunekichi Yamada
The Approach of Autumn
1960
Plays Sonoda - the bus driver
Hideko the Bus Conductor
1941
Plays Hyoroku Ichikawa - the Forelegs
Travelling Actors
1940
Plays Mr. Okamoto
The Blue Mountains: Part I
1949
Plays Sahei
Tsuruhachi and Tsurujiro
1938
Plays Miyuki Sasa
Duel of Blood and Sand
1963
Plays Baido Noso
The Actress and the Poet
1935
1 TV Shows
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The Funeral
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The Funeral
Small Old Man
1984
Sailor Suit and Machine Gun
Ryuji Hoshi
1981
Kagemusha
Doctor
1980
The Roads Men Travel
Suda
1977Season 3
Brother and Sister
Liquor Store Owner
1976
Light of Africa
Doctor
1975
Men and War III: The Final Chapter
Toma's father
1973
Onna Ikitemasu: Sakariba Wataridori
Tatsugoro
1972
The Battle of Okinawa
Old Man in Tomb
1971
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Frequently Asked Questions
Is Kamatari Fujiwara still alive?
Kamatari Fujiwara passed away on December 21, 1985 at age 80.
What are the most famous roles of Kamatari Fujiwara?
Kamatari Fujiwara is best known for roles in Seven Samurai, Yojimbo, Ikiru.
How many movies has Kamatari Fujiwara been in?
Over a 52-year career (since 1933), Kamatari Fujiwara has appeared in 104 movies and 1 TV shows.
What was Kamatari Fujiwara's first movie?
The career of Kamatari Fujiwara began with Tipsy Life (1933).
What is Kamatari Fujiwara's most recent movie or series?
Kamatari Fujiwara's most recent release is When Winter Comes, which premiered on March 30, 1985.
What TV shows has Kamatari Fujiwara appeared in?
On television, Kamatari Fujiwara has appeared in The Roads Men Travel, Crescent Scarred Hatamoto.
Kamatari Fujiwara
1905-01-15 · Fukagawa, 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.
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.