Kinya Kitaoji
Kinya Kitaoji
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 Acting
Popularity 4.711
Birthday 1943-02-23
Place of Birth Kyōto, Kyōto Prefecture, Japan
Also Known As Kin'ya Kitaôji, 키타오지 킨야,
Shadow Over Fuji
1957

Shadow Over Fuji

Keepers of Order
1962

Keepers of Order

Kingdom of Youth
1958

Kingdom of Youth

Shinsengumi: Assassins of Honor
1969

Shinsengumi: Assassins of Honor

The Incite Mill
2010

The Incite Mill

Abandoned
1981

Abandoned

Admiral Borneo: Betting at the Equator
1969

Admiral Borneo: Betting at the Equator

The Peking Man
1997

The Peking Man

がん消滅の罠~完全寛解の謎~
2018

がん消滅の罠~完全寛解の謎~

Spring Bell
1985

Spring Bell

Fire Festival
1985

Fire Festival

Assassin's Target: Iemitsu
1995

Assassin's Target: Iemitsu

Genjuro's Deadly Sword: The Return of Shinigami
2009

Genjuro's Deadly Sword: The Return of Shinigami

Bored Hatamoto: The Kaga Conspiracy
1993

Bored Hatamoto: The Kaga Conspiracy

Mount Hakkoda
1977

Mount Hakkoda

Asura
2012

Asura

Sakura Housara
2014

Sakura Housara

淋しい狩人
2013

淋しい狩人

Yoka chigo zakura Make no wakamusha
1962

Yoka chigo zakura Make no wakamusha

A Woman Called En
1971

A Woman Called En

Rise, Fair Sun
1973

Rise, Fair Sun

Battles Without Honor and Humanity: Final Episode
1974

Battles Without Honor and Humanity: Final Episode

Dohten
1991

Dohten

THE LEGEND & BUTTERFLY
2023

THE LEGEND & BUTTERFLY

The Second Is a Christian
1985

The Second Is a Christian

Genkuro Yoshitsune
1962

Genkuro Yoshitsune

River of Forever
1967

River of Forever

Tokugawa Ieyasu: The Conqueror of Japan
1992

Tokugawa Ieyasu: The Conqueror of Japan

Winter's Flower
1978

Winter's Flower

Eternal First Love
2010

Eternal First Love

Future War 198X
1982

Future War 198X

Monument to Holy Service
1978

Monument to Holy Service

Bored Hatamoto: Idle Vassal Tribute
1958

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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

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Chushingura〜Sono Otoko, Oishi Kuranosuke
2010

Chushingura〜Sono Otoko, Oishi Kuranosuke

Seicho Matsumoto's Black Gospel
2014

Seicho Matsumoto's Black Gospel

Takehisa Yumeji monogatari: koi suru
1975

Takehisa Yumeji monogatari: koi suru

Will to Conquer
1970

Will to Conquer

Sakurada Gate Incident
2010

Sakurada Gate Incident

Shag
1978

Shag

Sushi King Goes to New York
2008

Sushi King Goes to New York

Zero
1984

Zero

The Alaska Story
1977

The Alaska Story

Glowing Autumn
1978

Glowing Autumn

Gambling Den Heist
1975

Gambling Den Heist

Wolves, Pigs & Men
1964

Wolves, Pigs & Men

Akumyo: Notorious Dragon
1974

Akumyo: Notorious Dragon

The Day the Sun Rose
1968

The Day the Sun Rose

The Last Revenge
2011

The Last Revenge

Lord Tokugawa Ieyasu
1965

Lord Tokugawa Ieyasu

Legal High SP
2013

Legal High SP

The Notorious Bored Samurai
1988

The Notorious Bored Samurai

The Notorious Bored Samurai 2
1988

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The Notorious Bored Samurai 3
1989

The Notorious Bored Samurai 3

The Notorious Bored Samurai 5
1990

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The Notorious Bored Samurai 6
1991

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The Notorious Bored Samurai 7
1992

The Notorious Bored Samurai 7

The Notorious Bored Samurai 8
1993

The Notorious Bored Samurai 8

The Notorious Bored Samurai 9
1994

The Notorious Bored Samurai 9

The Notorious Bored Samurai 9
1994

The Notorious Bored Samurai 9

Kukai
1984

Kukai

The Second Is a Christian
1985

The Second Is a Christian

Another 47 Ronins: Genroku Taiheiki
1995

Another 47 Ronins: Genroku Taiheiki

A Revengeful Raid
1962

A Revengeful Raid

Dynamite Don-Don
1978

Dynamite Don-Don

Battles Without Honor and Humanity: The Complete Saga
1980

Battles Without Honor and Humanity: The Complete Saga

Men and War III: The Final Chapter
1973

Men and War III: The Final Chapter

Law in Ghost Island
1961

Law in Ghost Island

The Mansion of Intrigue
1957

The Mansion of Intrigue

Lord Mito: Struggle of Suke and Kaku
1961

Lord Mito: Struggle of Suke and Kaku

One Piece Film: GOLD
2016

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Lake of Illusions
1982

Lake of Illusions

Battles Without Honor and Humanity: Deadly Fight in Hiroshima
1973

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Sayonara Debussy - Pianist Tantei Misaki Yosuke
2016

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Father of the Kamikaze
1974

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The Acrobats of Death
1959

The Acrobats of Death

I Don't Want to Kidnap Anyone Anymore
2012

I Don't Want to Kidnap Anyone Anymore

Yakuza Ladies Revisited 2
1993

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Whistling Drifter
1961

Whistling Drifter

Young Lord and Second Son
1961

Young Lord and Second Son

Fine Man
1961

Fine Man

The Blossom and the Sword
1973

The Blossom and the Sword

The Orphan Brother
1961

The Orphan Brother

Shimane Prison Riot
1975

Shimane Prison Riot

Love and Separation in Sri Lanka
1976

Love and Separation in Sri Lanka

Whistleblower
2019

Whistleblower

The Story of a Man Among Men
1984

The Story of a Man Among Men

Love on the Rainbow
1965

Love on the Rainbow

Roving Police Chief Kazama Shohei 2 - Lake Tazawa Murder Case
2004

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Case 17
2016

Case 17

One Day at Summer's End
1968

One Day at Summer's End

Castle of Sand
2019

Castle of Sand

The Navy
1963

The Navy

The Highest Honour
1982

The Highest Honour

Bored Hatamoto: Island of No Return
1960

Bored Hatamoto: Island of No Return

Tokaido Fullhouse
1963

Tokaido Fullhouse

The Confidence Man JP – Episode of the Princess –
2020

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Virtue in Spades
1956

Virtue in Spades

Knightly Advice
1962

Knightly Advice

Sensei
1989

Sensei

Bloody Battle at Dawn
1959

Bloody Battle at Dawn

Avenging Father
1956

Avenging Father

Shadow Conspirator
1982

Shadow Conspirator

The Corporation
1976

The Corporation

Date Masamune: The One-Eyed Dragon
1993

Date Masamune: The One-Eyed Dragon

Bored Hatamoto: Letter of Death
1993

Bored Hatamoto: Letter of Death

53 Stages of Action
1963

53 Stages of Action

Path of Japanese Chivalry: Story of All-Out Attack
1975

Path of Japanese Chivalry: Story of All-Out Attack

Bored Hatamoto: The Daimonji Conspiracy
1959

Bored Hatamoto: The Daimonji Conspiracy

Yume-Chiyo
1985

Yume-Chiyo

Monster Strike The Movie: To The Place of Beginnings
2016

Monster Strike The Movie: To The Place of Beginnings

Toyama Shōgawa kai satsujin jiken

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Detective Heiji
1990

Detective Heiji

In His Chart
2021

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Ryoma ga Yuku
1968

Ryoma ga Yuku

Mominoki wa Nokotta
1970

Mominoki wa Nokotta

Keiji 7-nin
2015

Keiji 7-nin

Hanzawa Naoki
2013

Hanzawa Naoki

生存 愛する娘のために
2002

生存 愛する娘のために

Triangle
2009

Triangle

Kazama Kimichika: Kyojo Zero
2023

Kazama Kimichika: Kyojo Zero

I'm Home
2015

I'm Home

Lone Wolf and Cub
2002

Lone Wolf and Cub

Blackboard
2012

Blackboard

Fragile
2016

Fragile

Breathless Summer
2012

Breathless Summer

Princess Go
2011

Princess Go

The Grand Family
2007

The Grand Family

Sanbiki no Ossan
2014

Sanbiki no Ossan

刑事シュート しゅうと&ムコの事件日誌
2008

刑事シュート しゅうと&ムコの事件日誌

SMAP×SMAP
1996

SMAP×SMAP

Miyamoto Musashi
1990

Miyamoto Musashi

The Story of Dominating Countries
2005

The Story of Dominating Countries

Kuwayama Jubei travels to eight provinces
2007

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Doctor-X: Surgeon Michiko Daimon
2012

Doctor-X: Surgeon Michiko Daimon

Blackboard
2012

Blackboard

The Diary of Chuji's Travels
1992

The Diary of Chuji's Travels

Masamune Shogun
1987

Masamune Shogun

さすらい署長 風間昭平
2003

さすらい署長 風間昭平

忠臣蔵
2004

忠臣蔵

Absolute Zero
2010

Absolute Zero

Magistrate Ooka Echizen
2005

Magistrate Ooka Echizen

Alice in Wonderful Kitchen
2024

Alice in Wonderful Kitchen

Virtual Detective Tabito Higurashi
2017

Virtual Detective Tabito Higurashi

Crisis at Edo Castle - Angry Shogun Tokugawa Iemitsu
1987

Crisis at Edo Castle - Angry Shogun Tokugawa Iemitsu

Secret Magistrate  Asahina
1998

Secret Magistrate Asahina

Man of Destiny
2012

Man of Destiny

Alive: Dr. Kokoro, The Medical Oncologist
2020

Alive: Dr. Kokoro, The Medical Oncologist

Kioku Sousa ~Shinjuku Higashi-sho Jiken Fairu~
2019

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Phantom Assassin
2008

Phantom Assassin

Atsuhime
2008

Atsuhime

Believe: A Bridge to You
2024

Believe: A Bridge to You

Sanada Yukimura
1989

Sanada Yukimura

事件 (テレビ朝日のテレビドラマ)
1993

事件 (テレビ朝日のテレビドラマ)

白虎隊~敗れざる者たち

白虎隊~敗れざる者たち

Further Tales of Musashi
1996

Further Tales of Musashi

Tokugawa Chronicles: Ambition of the 3 Branches
1986

Tokugawa Chronicles: Ambition of the 3 Branches

Hojo Tokimune
2001

Hojo Tokimune