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Kamatari Fujiwara

Japanese actor

Born
15 January 1905, Fukagawa-ku
Died
21 December 1985
Citizenship
Japan, Empire of Japan
Occupation
actor
Films here
3

Shigeo Yasui (安惠 重男, Yasui Shigeo; 15 January 1905 – 21 December 1985), better known by his stage name Kamatari Fujiwara (藤原釜足, Fujiwara Kamatari) and also known during wartime as Keita Fujiwara (藤原 鶏太, Fujiwara Keita), was a Japanese stage and film actor who appeared in over 200 films between 1933 and 1984. In addition to regular appearances in the films of Akira Kurosawa, he worked for directors such as Mikio Naruse, Yasujirō Ozu, Heinosuke Gosho and others.

Filmography (martial arts films)

YearFilmCredit
1954Seven SamuraiCast
1964Three Outlaw SamuraiCast
1965Red BeardCast

Frequent collaborators

External links

Facts from Wikidata Q3043193 (CC0); quoted introduction from English Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0). Data retrieved 2026-10-22.

Data: Wikidata (CC0 1.0); Wikipedia (English) (CC BY-SA 4.0). Retrieved 2026-10-22.

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