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Ichirô Arishima

Name in Native Language: "有島一郎" (Japanese/JA)
Actor / Comedian | * 03/01/1916 († 71, 07/20/1987) | Nagoya, Aichi Prefecture (Japan)
Ichirō Arishima (有島 一郎, Arishima Ichirō, March 1, 1916 – July 20, 1987) was a Japanese comedian and actor. Nicknamed "The Japanese Chaplin", he is best known outside Japan for his appearance as Tako, the promoter of King Kong in King Kong vs. Godzilla (1962). Arishima's real name was Tadao Oshima. He was born in Nagoya and both of his parents died when he was a teenager. His love of the theater began in childhood, and he moved to Tokyo in 1936 to pursue that interest. He spent the next decade working with various theatrical troupes until he made his film debut in 1947, with Shochiku Studios. He became a household name in Japan after his move to Toho in 1955. At Toho he was featured in two very popular series, the "Wakadaishō series" ("Young Guy") movies starring Yūzō Kayama, and the "Shacho" ("Company President") movies featuring the Crazy Cats (クレージーキャッツ) comedy team. In addition to Ishirō Honda's King Kong vs. Godzilla, Arishima appeared in two Toho fantasy films directed by Senkichi Taniguchi: The ()
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Most frequent genres for this person: Comedies | Drama | Action

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Movies with Ichirô Arishima as Actor(76)

as Father of Kyôko Otonashi1986 Maison Ikkoku - Apartment Fantasy
as Dr. Iizuka1977 Love in the Mud
as A light house keeper1975 The Surf
as Kobayashi Tarozaemon1973 Miyamoto Musashi
1971 Memai
as Tokubei1970 Incident at Blood Pass
as Kenzo Omori1970 Zoku Isoginchaku
as Locksmith1969 Lady with Seven Faces
as Teacher1968 The Shy Deceiver
as Isaku Yoshinaga1967 Song of Love
as Ryokichi Saotome1966 The Lovable Tramp
as Yuichi's Father1966 Arupusu no wakadaishô
as Hotel Boss1966 Come Marry Me
as Hermit the Old Wizard1966 Adventure in Kigan Castle
1965 風来忍法帖
as Kyutaro Tanuma1965 Campus A Go-Go
as Detective Tezuka1965 Ironfinger
as Bank Manager1964 Oh, Bomb!
as Ômori1964 You Can Succeed, Too
as Ueno - President1964 The Naked Executive
as Mr. Tako1963 King Kong vs. Godzilla
as Sennin the Wizard1963 Lost World Of Sinbad
as 田沼久太郎1963 The Young Ace in Hawaii
as Tako1962 King Kong vs. Godzilla
as Kyutaro Tanuma1962 Pride of the Campus
as Shokichi Akagi1962 Me and Me
as Kyutaro Tanuma1961 Sir Galahad in Campus
as Kube Ono1960 The Masterless 47
1959 社長太平記
as Okabi1959 The Three Treasures
as Ichrôzaemon Arishima1958 Yaji and Kita on the Road
as Tanukizaemon1958 The Princess of Badger Palace
as Takebayashi1957 Ôban
as Mr. Takebayashi1957 Zoku Ôban: Fûun hen
as Takebayashi1957 Zokuzoku Ôban: Dotô hen
as Tôru Murakoshi1956 The Vampire Moth
as Antiques Salesman1955 The Green Music Box
1952 その夜の妻

TV Shows/Series with Ichirô Arishima as Actor(1)

as Horibe Yahei1971 Epic Chushingura

Citizenship: Japan
Born: Wednesday, 03/01 1916 (March) in Nagoya, Aichi Prefecture (Japan)
Died: Monday, 07/20 1987 (July) (aged: 71)
Zodiac sign: Pisces (Chinese zodiac sign: Dragon)
Other names for Ichirô Arishima (nicknames, foreign languages etc.):
"有島一郎"
"ありしま いちろう" (Kana/Japanese)
"Ichirō Arishima"
Ichirô Arishima frequently works together with these people:
Sanezumi Fujimoto (24x, Crew)
Daisuke Katō (19x, Actor)
Ryōzō Kasahara (19x, Crew)
Keiju Kobayashi (16x, Actor)
Ikio Sawamura (15x, Actor)
Norihei Miki (15x, Actor)
Reiko Dan (14x, Actress)
Eijirō Tōno (13x, Actor)
Toshirō Mifune (12x, Actor)
Asami Kuji (12x, Actress)
Mie Hama (11x, Actress)
Hiroshi Ueda (1x, Crew)
WatchPlayStream ID: PEOPLE:237378, Added: 08/06/2018, Last updated: 03/15/2024