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Actor
Kamatari Fujiwara
- Born January 15, 1905 in Fukagawa, Koto, Tokyo, Japan
- Died December 21, 1985
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.
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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
Seven Samurai1954
Yojimbo1961
Ikiru1952
High and Low1963
Kagemusha1980
Sanjuro1962
The Hidden Fortress1958
Red Beard1965
Filmography
- 1985When Winter ComesFilm
- 1984The FuneralFilmSmall Old Man
- 1984W's TragedyFilm
- 1982Kasajiro: Truncheon versus SwordFilm
- 1981Sailor Suit and Machine GunFilmRyuji Hoshi
- 1981The Woman Next DoorFilm
- 1980KagemushaFilmDoctor
- 1979Ameyuki-sanFilm
- 1977Barefoot Gen: Explosion of TearsFilm
- 1976The Roads Men TravelSeriesSuda
- 1976Brother and SisterFilmLiquor Store Owner
- 1975Light of AfricaFilmDoctor
- 1974Third Generation BossFilm
- 1973Men and War III: The Final ChapterFilmToma's father
- 1973Time Within MemoryFilm
- 1973The Blossom and the SwordFilm
- 1973Kigeki: koko kara hajimaru monogatariFilm
- 1972Hanzo the Razor: Sword of JusticeFilm
- 1972Onna Ikitemasu: Sakariba WataridoriFilmTatsugoro
- 1971The Battle of OkinawaFilmOld Man in Tomb
- 1971The Gift of the FoxFilm
- 1971Wolves of the City: First to FightFilm
- 1970Dodes'ka-denFilmSuicidal Old Man
- 1970The Scandalous Adventures of BuraikanFilm
- 1970Crescent Scarred HatamotoSeries
- 1969Double SuicideFilmOwner of the Yamatoya
- 1968The Day the Sun RoseFilm
- 1968Five Gents and Karate GrandpaFilmReiichi Nakagawa (Megumi's Father)
- 1968Dorobō Sodachi DorobōiFilm
- 1967The Homely SisterFilmShinshichi, father
- 1967Eyes, the Sea and a BallFilm
- 1966The Sword of DoomFilmOmatsu's grandfather
- 1966Inochi hateru hi madeFilm
- 1966King of the Raccoon DogsFilm
- 1965Red BeardFilmRokusuke
- 1965Mickey OneFilmThe Artist
- 1965Cold Rice, Osan, ChanFilm
- 1965Young Guy at SeaFilm佐平
- 1965Taking the CastleFilm
- 1965Che, Che, Che with LoveFilm
- 1965Raccoon Dog LeaderFilm
- 1964Three Outlaw SamuraiFilmJinbei
- 1964Thief on the RunFilm
- 1963High and LowFilmJunkyard Cook
- 1963A Woman's LifeFilmKenkichi Masuda, Nobuko's father
- 1963The Sunshine GirlFilm
- 1963Duel of Blood and SandFilmMiyuki Sasa
- 1963Tragedy of the Coolie SamuraiFilm
- 1963Roppongi Nights: Love Me, Love MeFilmDetective Uchiyama
- 1963Cut the ShadowFilm
- 1963Onna yajikita-tatchi ryokōFilm
- 1963For Love and MoneyFilm
- 1963Raised on an IslandFilm
- 1963Women Called 'Wives'Film
- 1963La Fée DiaboliqueFilm
- 1962SanjuroFilmTakebayashi
- 1962ChûshinguraFilm
- 1962A Carpenter and ChildrenFilm
- 196223 Steps to BedFilm
- 1962Mount HakoneFilm
- 1962A Woman's IdentityFilm
- 1961YojimboFilmTazaemon
- 1961Happiness of Us AloneFilm
- 1961Sir Galahad in CampusFilm
- 1961Sazae-san Plays CupidFilmSazae's father
- 1961Different SonsFilmShinsaburo Akagi
- 1961Playboy President: Part IIFilmKondo, the eel shop owner
- 1961Sararīman yajikita dōchūFilm
- 1960The Bad Sleep WellFilmAssistant-to-the-Chief Wada
- 1960The Sun's BurialFilmBatasuke
- 1960The Approach of AutumnFilmTsunekichi Yamada
- 1960Sazae And Aunt ApronFilmSazae's father
- 1960Sazae-san's BabyFilmSazae's father
- 1960Beyond the HillsFilmKumakichi Furukawa
- 1959Samurai SagaFilmRakuzo the sake seller (uncredited)
- 1959I Want to Be a ShellfishFilm
- 1959The Story of Iron Arm InaoFilmGentaro Matsuda
- 1959Sazae-san, the Wayward WifeFilmSazae's father
- 1959Sazae-san's Newlywed FamilyFilmSazae's father
- 1959Sazae-san's MarriageFilmSazae's father