Matsunosuke Onoe

Matsunosuke Onoe

Personal Info

  • Known for

    Acting

  • Gender

    Male

  • Birthday

    1875-09-12

  • Day of Death

    1926-09-11 (50 years old)

  • Place of Birth

    Okayama, Japan

Biography

Matsunosuke Onoe sometimes known as Medama no Matchan ("Eyeballs" Matsu), was a Japanese actor. His birth name is Tsuruzo Nakamura.[1] He is sometimes credited as Yukio Koki, Tamijaku Onoe, or Tsunusaburo Onoe, and as a kabuki artist he went by the name Tsurusaburo Onoe. He gained great popularity, appearing in over 1000 films, and has been called the first superstar of Japanese cinema.

Known For

Acting