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Kamatari Fujiwara

Jan 15, 1905 - Dec 21, 1985 (80 years old) in Fukagawa, 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.

Known For

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Seven Samurai
Manzô - Father of Shino
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Ikiru
Sub-Section Chief Ono
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Red Beard
Rokusuke
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The Bad Sleep Well
Assistant-to-the-Chief Wada
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Chûshingura
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High and Low
Junkyard Cook
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Yojimbo
Tazaemon
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Tokyo Twilight
Noodle Vendor
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Three Outlaw Samurai
Jinbei
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The Roads Men Travel
Suda

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