Acting

Kamatari Fujiwara

Also known as 藤原釜足, Каматари Фудзивара, 藤原鶏太, Kamatari Fujiwara

80 (at death)January 15, 1905Fukagawa, Koto, Tokyo, JapanPopularity 1.4

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.

Highlights

Known For

8.5

Seven Samurai

1954

as Manzô - Father of Shino

8.3

Ikiru

1952

as Sub-Section Chief Ono

as Omatsu's grandfather

Biography

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.

Career