Kinya Kitaoji
Acting
Born: February 23, 1943 (age 83) · Kyoto, Kyoto, Japan
Highest Rated
Biography
Early life: He was born in Kyoto, son of jidaigeki film star Ichikawa Utaemon, and graduated from Waseda University School of Letters, Arts and Sciences Ⅱ in Tokyo. Acting career: Kin'ya made his debut with his father in the 1956 Toei film Oyakodaka in the role of Katsu Kaishū. He is a contemporary of, and was taken to be a rival of, Hiroki Matsukata, who was also the son of a famous actor (Jūshirō Konoe). In 1964, Kin'ya made his first appearance on stage in Cyrano de Bergerac. The 1960s and 1970s saw him in many contemporary roles. He appeared in Battles Without Honor and Humanity: Deadly Fight in Hiroshima and Battles Without Honor and Humanity: Final Episode as well as Karei naru Ichizoku. The title role in the 1975 film Takehisa Yumeji was his. On television, Kitaōji portrayed Miyamoto Musashi in the Nippon Television show of the same name. A major historical role was Sakamoto Ryōma in the year-long prime-time NHK Taiga drama Ryōma ga Yuku (1968). He landed the title role in the long-running cop show Zenigata Heiji, set in the Edo period. In the 1985 twelve-hour New Year special Fūun Yagyū Bugeichō, he played Yagyū Jūbei, and in the following year's special, he portrayed both Tokugawa Yoshimune and Yagyū Shinrokurō. The role of another shogun fell to him in the following new year as TV Tokyo tapped him to play Tokugawa Iemitsu. Kin'ya returned to NHK for the 1987 Taiga drama Dokuganryū Masamune as Date Terumune, father of title character Date Masamune. Another role he took had been created by his father. Saotome Mondonosuke was the title character in the series Gozonji! Hatamoto Taikutsu Otoko. It ran from 1988 to 1994 on TV Asahi. His father, Ichikawa Utaemon, had appeared in numerous films as Mondonosuke. Kin'ya reprised the part of Miyamoto Musashi in the 1990 New Year's special. Toshirō Mifune had portrayed Musashi in the earlier film, also based on the Eiji Yoshikawa story, that had won an Academy Award. He returned to the New Year's special in 1996, again as the famous swordsman, in Tokugawa Kengōden Sore kara no Musashi. His first portrayal of Ōishi Kuranosuke was in the 1996 Chūshingura. He took up the role again in 2004 for the NHK Saigo no Chūshingura and in 2007, in the New Year special Chūshingura Yōzei-in no Inbō. Other historical roles from the Sengoku period include Azai Nagamasa, Saitō Dōsan, and Yamamoto Kansuke. In addition to historical parts, he appeared in fictional series. His portrayal of Ogami Ittō in the Lone Wolf and Cub ( Kozure 2) Which was a series for Asahi TV in Japan is representative of these appearances. In 2008, Kitaōji revisited the role of Katsu Kaishū in the Taiga drama Atsuhime. He had portrayed Katsu in his 1956 debut. He won the award for best actor at the 10th Hochi Film Award for Fire Festival and Haru no kane. Kitaōji played one of the lead roles in Hideo Nakata's psychological thriller film The Incite Mill. In recent times, Kitaōji voices the Hokkaido-inu character of "Father" in SoftBank Mobile's White Family advertising campaign.
Known for
One Piece Film: GOLD
2016
Hanzawa Naoki
2013
Asura
2012
The Incite Mill
2010
Battles Without Honor and Humanity: Deadly Fight in Hiroshima
1973
Battles Without Honor and Humanity: Final Episode
1974
Legal High SP
2013
Doctor-X: Surgeon Michiko Daimon
2012
The Confidence Man JP – Episode of the Princess –
2020
THE LEGEND & BUTTERFLY
2023
Shinsengumi: Assassins of Honor
1969
Photos (2)
Movies (118)
One Piece Film: GOLD
Raise Max (voice)
One Day at Summer's End
Shigeo Ugari
Will to Conquer
Ryōma Sakamoto
Asura
Monk
Monster Strike The Movie: To The Place of Beginnings
Kentaro Ishibashi (voice)
Future War 198X
Wataru Mikumo (voice)
THE LEGEND & BUTTERFLY
Saitō Dōsan
The Confidence Man JP – Episode of the Princess –
Raymond Fuu
Battles Without Honor and Humanity: Deadly Fight in Hiroshima
Shoji Yamanaka
Legal High SP
Isao Teshigawara
Spring Bell
Rokuheita Narumi
The Incite Mill
Yoshi Ando
The Highest Honour
Major Tachibana
Law in Ghost Island
Yusaku
The Peking Man
Kin'ya Kitaôji
Men and War III: The Final Chapter
Shunsuke Godai
Sayonara Debussy - Pianist Tantei Misaki Yosuke
香月玄太郎
Mount Hakkoda
Captain Kanda
Wolves, Pigs & Men
Sabu, the third brother
Zero
Jiro Horikoshi
The Story of a Man Among Men
1984
Yakuza Ladies Revisited 2
1993
Lord Mito: Struggle of Suke and Kaku
1961
Gambling Den Heist
Takeshi Kiyomoto
The Second Is a Christian
Eiji
Shinsengumi: Assassins of Honor
Soji Okita
Battles Without Honor and Humanity: Final Episode
Tamotsu Matsumura
Lake of Illusions
Nobunaga Oda
Knightly Advice
1962
Bored Hatamoto: Idle Vassal Tribute
1958
Battles Without Honor and Humanity: The Complete Saga
1980
The Corporation
Kaibe
Whistleblower
Ikuo Yakuyama
Shadow Over Fuji
1957
淋しい狩人
2013
The Orphan Brother
1961
Bored Hatamoto: Letter of Death
1993
Sakurada Gate Incident
2010
Winter's Flower
Michio Sakata
The Beauty in the Black Mask
Kogoro Akechi
Yume-Chiyo
1985
Akumyo: Notorious Dragon
1974
Castle of Sand
2019
The Beauty of the Sundial Mansion
Kogoro Akechi
Rainbow Bridge
1993
Rise, Fair Sun
Asao
Sakura Housara
2014
Case 17
Shuichi Itami
Dynamite Don-Don
Ginji Tachibana
Toyama Shōgawa kai satsujin jiken
2024
The Phantom Beauty of Kobe Rokko
Kogoro Akechi
Bored Hatamoto: The Kaga Conspiracy
1993
Father of the Kamikaze
1974
Shimane Prison Riot
Yuji Kawamura
The Blossom and the Sword
Captain Sakagami
Assassin's Target: Iemitsu
1995
The Last Revenge
Tesshu Yamaoka
三屋清左衛門残日録 新たなしあわせ
2020
Seicho Matsumoto's Black Gospel
2014
Love on the Rainbow
Tatsuya Kitakami
Glowing Autumn
Mamoru Kishida
Kenkaku Shōbai: Onikuma Izakaya
2014
The Beauty in the Red Riding Outfit
Kogoro Akechi
Kukai
Kukai
Abandoned
1981
I Don't Want to Kidnap Anyone Anymore
Hanazono Shugoro
The Beauty with the Enchanting Melody
Kogoro Akechi
Virtue in Spades
1956
The Acrobats of Death
1959
A Revengeful Raid
1962
The Mysterious Lightning Beauty
Kogoro Akechi
Sensei
Chairman of the town
Date Masamune: The One-Eyed Dragon
1993
Lord Tokugawa Ieyasu
松平三郎元信（後の徳川家康）
River of Forever
1967
Love and Separation in Sri Lanka
1976
Genkuro Yoshitsune
1962
Genjuro's Deadly Sword: The Return of Shinigami
2009
Fire Festival
Tatsuo
がん消滅の罠～完全寛解の謎～
西條征士郎(さいじょう せいしろう)
Shag
1978
Avenging Father
Minamoto no Yoriie
遊の人‐天下の御意見番 大久保彦左衛門‐
1991
The Mansion of Intrigue
Kyoya Kirishima
A Woman Called En
1971
Takehisa Yumeji monogatari: koi suru
Yumeji Takehisa
Chushingura〜Sono Otoko, Oishi Kuranosuke
2010
Bored Hatamoto: The Daimonji Conspiracy
1959
Tsugaru zessho
1969
Dohten
1991
三屋清左衛門残日録 完結篇
Mitsuya Seizaemon
Shadow Conspirator
1982
南十字星
1982
さすらい署長風間昭平スペシャル 塩屋岬いわき殺人事件
2022
Sushi King Goes to New York
Gengoro
Traveling of Two Young Men
Gentaro
Another 47 Ronins: Genroku Taiheiki
1995
Keepers of Order
1962
Eternal First Love
Yuichi Makibara
Detective Heiji
Heiji Zenigata
Whistling Drifter
Tsukinowa Gentaro
Cry of the Mountain
1968
The Navy
Shinji
Tokaido Fullhouse
Okeya-no-oni
Yoka chigo zakura Make no wakamusha
1962
Monument to Holy Service
1978
三屋清左衛門残日録
Mitsuya Seizaemon
Bored Hatamoto: Island of No Return
1960
Fine Man
1961
Kingdom of Youth
Yamanaka Shikanoske
Warlord of the Underworld
Jirocho Shimizu
The Alaska Story
Frank Yasuda
53 Stages of Action
1963
Our Silent Love
1967
Tokugawa Ieyasu: The Conqueror of Japan
1992
三屋清左衛門残日録 三十年ぶりの再会
2018
Path of Japanese Chivalry: Story of All-Out Attack
1975
Admiral Borneo: Betting at the Equator
Takeo
TV Shows (43)
SMAP×SMAP
Skit Guest · 2 eps
Doctor-X: Surgeon Michiko Daimon
Yoshito Tendo（天堂 義人） · 11 eps
Absolute Zero
Hideo Nagashima · 24 eps
Hanzawa Naoki
Ken Nakanowatari · 20 eps
Seven Detectives
Shuntaro Domoto · 85 eps
Masamune Shogun
伊達輝宗 · 50 eps
Princess Go
Tokugawa Ieyasu · 46 eps
Atsuhime
50 eps
Kazama Kimichika: Kyojo Zero
1 eps
Mominoki wa Nokotta
Sakai Tadakiyo · 52 eps
Seizaemon Remaining Diary
9 eps
Kioku Sousa ~Shinjuku Higashi-sho Jiken Fairu~
Ichiro Onizuka · 21 eps
I'm Home
Yozo Ieji · 1 eps
The Family
Daisuke Manpyo · 10 eps
Ryoma ga Yuku
Sakamoto Ryoma · 52 eps
BORDERLESS -72 Hours
Midorikawa Soichiro · 9 eps
Believe: A Bridge to You
Goro Bando · 9 eps
Alive: Dr. Kokoro, The Medical Oncologist
Kyotaro Onda · 11 eps
Blackboard
Akinori Shioda · 1 eps
Blackboard
Shioda Akinori · 3 eps
Alice in Wonderful Kitchen
Gojo Michitaka · 10 eps
Breathless Summer
夏目周作 · 11 eps
Triangle
Kuroki Shinzo · 11 eps
Hojo Tokimune
Sha Kokumei · 49 eps
Lone Wolf and Cub
Ogami Ittô · 9 eps
Sanbiki no Ossan
清田清一 · 24 eps
Fragile
Kaoru Nakaguma · 10 eps
さすらい署長 風間昭平
15 eps
In His Chart
Itagaki Genzo [Director] · 4 eps
Secret Magistrate Asahina
Asahina Kawachinokami Masakiyo · 10 eps
Man of Destiny
Keisaku Sahashi · 10 eps
Virtual Detective Tabito Higurashi
Wataru Enoki · 9 eps
Sanada Yukimura
26 eps
Kuwayama Jubei travels to eight provinces
Kuwayama Jubei · 1 eps
Miyamoto Musashi
Miyamoto Musashi · 13 eps
The Story of Dominating Countries
4 eps
Further Tales of Musashi
Miyamoto Musashi · 13 eps
Magistrate Ooka Echizen
20 eps
Tokugawa Chronicles: Ambition of the 3 Branches
Genroku Kano (Tokugawa Yoshimune) · 13 eps
The Diary of Chuji's Travels
Chuji · 1 eps
Crisis at Edo Castle - Angry Shogun Tokugawa Iemitsu
6 eps
Phantom Assassin
Koyama Genjuro · 9 eps
忠臣蔵
1 eps