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.
Matsunosuke Onoe has 50 screen credits in a career dating back to 1909. Signature works include Jiraiya the Hero, Zōho kaitei Chūshingura, Araki Mataemon. Explore the interactive character relationship maps on each title page to trace how their roles connect across franchises.
