Yorozuya Kinnosuke (萬屋錦之介) (November 20, 1932 – March 10, 1997) was a Japanese kabuki actor. Born Kin'ichi Ogawa (小川 錦一, Ogawa Kin'ichi), son of kabuki actor Nakamura Tokizō III, he entered kabuki and became the first in the kabuki tradition to take the name Nakamura Kinnosuke. He took on his guild name (yagō) Yorozuya as his surname in 1971.
In addition to his kabuki activity, Kinnosuke had an extensive film career. A specialist in jidaigeki, Kinnosuke appeared in more than 140 films. These include a 1957 Mito Kōmon and a 1961 appearance as the title character in the Toei Company's Miyamoto Musashi series (a role he reprised in 1962, 1963, 1964, and 1965, and again in 1971). A versatile actor, he has played as many as seven characters in a single film. In various productions of Chūshingura, he also portrayed Oyamada Shōzaemon (1956), Asano Naganori (1959), Wakisaka Awaji no Kami (1961), and Ōishi Yoshio (1978). Other appearances include Minamoto no Yoshitsune (1957, 1958, 1962), Tokugawa Iemitsu (1958), Oda Nobunaga (1965), Takeda Shingen (1969), Sakamoto Ryōma (1970), Matsudaira Katamori (1980), and Oda Yūrakusai (1989).
Kinnosuke portrayed Yagyū Munenori multiple times, first on television as the star of the year-long 1971 NHK Taiga drama Haru no Sakamichi, then on the Big Screen in the 1978 film Shogun's Samurai. His next appearance as Munenori was in a 13 episode TV production entitled Yagyū Shinkage-ryū which aired in 1982. His final appearance as Munenori was in 4 of 5 Yagyu Bugeicho TV movies that aired between 1990 and 1992. From 1973 to 1976, he played Ogami Ittō, the Lone Wolf in the NTV series Kozure Ōkami based on the manga Lone Wolf and Cub. A late-career role was Yamana Sōzen in the Taiga drama Hana no Ran.
Kinnosuke's younger brother Nakamura Katsuo and nephew Nakamura Shidō II are currently active in kabuki, television, and film.
He was first married to Arima Ineko between 1961 and 1965. During his marriage with Ineko he had a relationship with Kieko Awaji and, following his divorce from Ineko they were married in 1966, thus becoming stepfather to her sons from her first marriage. They had two sons together -- Akhiro and Yosuke -- before they divorced, after his affair with Nishiki Kō was exposed in 1990; he then married Kō. His third son, Ogawa Akihiro, died in a motorcycle accident in 1990. Despite quitting kabuki, he urged his nephew, Nakamura Shido II, in his career as a kabuki actor in 1989 , where he found success as a mainstream entertainer. He was good friends with Shintaro Katsu.
Sorekara no Musashi (1981) TV series
Bakumatsu (1970) (associate producer)
In 1958 he won for Best Actor in Isshin Tasuke - Tenka no ichidaiji by the Asia-Pacific Film Festival.
In 1959 he won the Most Popular Award by the Blue Ribbon Awards.
In 1964 he won for Best Actor in Bushidô zankoku monogatari by the Blue Ribbon Awards.
In 1979 he was Nominated for the Award of the Japanese Academy for Best Actor in Yagyû ichizoku no inbô.
In 1990 he was Nominated for the Award of the Japanese Academy for Best Supporting Actor in Sen no Rikyu.
In 1996 he was awarded a Lifetime Achievement Award by the Awards of the Japanese Academy.
In 1998 he was awarded a Special Award by the Awards of the Japanese Academy for his career.
In 1998 he was awarded a Special Award by the Mainichi Film Concours for his career.
Kinnosuke Nakamura at the Japanese Movie Database (in Japanese)