Kamatari Fujiwara
An image from The Bad Sleep Well, one of the productions that also features Kamatari Fujiwara.
Kamatari Fujiwara

Kamatari Fujiwara

January 15, 1905 — Fukagawa, Tokyo, Japan

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.

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.

Seven Samurai

Seven Samurai

1954

Ikiru

Ikiru

1952

The Hidden Fortress

The Hidden Fortress

1958

Sanjuro

Sanjuro

1962

The Bad Sleep Well

The Bad Sleep Well

1960

Tokyo Twilight

Tokyo Twilight

1957

The Lower Depths

The Lower Depths

1957

Three Outlaw Samurai

Three Outlaw Samurai

1964