Matsunosuke Onoe
An image from Jiraiya the Hero, one of the productions that also features Matsunosuke Onoe.
Matsunosuke Onoe

Matsunosuke Onoe

September 12, 1875 — Okayama, Japan

Matsunosuke Onoe sometimes known as Medama no Matchan ("Eyeballs" Matsu), was a Japanese actor. His birth name is Tsuruzo Nakamura.[1] He is sometimes credited as Yukio Koki, Tamijaku Onoe, or Tsunusaburo Onoe, and as a kabuki artist he went by the name Tsurusaburo Onoe. He gained great popularity, appearing in over 1000 films, and has been called the first superstar of Japanese cinema.

Jiraiya the Hero

Jiraiya the Hero

1921

Shibukawa Bangorō

Shibukawa Bangorō

1922

The 47 Loyal Ronin

The 47 Loyal Ronin

1910