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Kamatari Fujiwara
Born 1905-01-15Fukagawa, 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.
Screen work
Movies & roles
When Winter ComesRoleW's TragedyRoleThe FuneralSmall Old ManKasajiro: Truncheon versus SwordRoleSailor Suit and Machine GunRyuji HoshiThe Woman Next DoorRoleKagemushaDoctorAmeyuki-sanRoleBarefoot Gen: Explosion of TearsRoleLight of AfricaDoctorThird Generation BossRoleThe Blossom and the SwordRoleMen and War III: The Final ChapterToma's fatherKigeki: koko kara hajimaru monogatariRoleTime Within MemoryRoleHanzo the Razor: Sword of JusticeRoleOnna Ikitemasu: Sakariba WataridoriTatsugoroWolves of the City: First to FightRoleThe Battle of OkinawaOld Man in TombThe Gift of the FoxRoleDodes'ka-denSuicidal Old ManThe Scandalous Adventures of BuraikanRoleDouble SuicideOwner of the YamatoyaThe Day the Sun RoseRole