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Kanjūrō Arashi

Japanese actor (1903–1980)

Born
8 December 1903, Kiyamachi Street
Died
21 October 1980
Citizenship
Japan, Empire of Japan
Occupation
actor, film producer, kabuki actor, film actor
Films here
2

Kanjūrō Arashi (嵐 寛壽郎, Arashi Kanjūrō; 8 December 1903 – 21 October 1980) was a Japanese film actor. His nickname was "Arakan." He is famous for playing the role of Kurama Tengu series. He entered the film industry in 1927 and came to fame playing Kurama Tengu, a character in the Bakumatsu era created by Jirō Osaragi in his novels. In the 1950s he portrayed the Emperor Meiji in several hit films and appeared in yakuza films in the 1960s. He won Mainichi Film Award for Best Supporting Actor award for his role in The Profound Desire of the Gods.

Filmography (martial arts films)

YearFilmCredit
1942Kurama TenguCast
196313 AssassinsCast

Frequent collaborators

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Facts from Wikidata Q3192687 (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.