Masaharu Arikawa

Biography

Career Overview

Masaharu Arikawa has 94 screen credits in a career dating back to 1961. Their work spans 17 cinematic universes — most prominently The Viper Brothers Collection with 4 titles. Signature works include The Kyoto Connection, The Shogun's Vault II, Kisaragi Sword. Explore the interactive character relationship maps on each title page to trace how their roles connect across franchises.

Personal Facts

Known For

Acting

Gender

male

Known Credits

94

Birth Date

1930-10-13 00:00:00

Birth Place

Kita, Kyoto, Kyoto, Japan

Known For

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  The Kyoto Connection
• 

  The Shogun's Vault II
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  Kisaragi Sword
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  The Domain: White Blade
• 

  The Maizuru Showdown between The Yakuza Brothers
• 

  Withered Tree, the Adventures of Monjiro

Associated Universes

Universe traveler — spans 17 universes

• The Viper Brothers Collection (4 titles)
• Miyamoto Musashi Collection par Tomu Uchida (4 titles)
• A Scarred Life series (2 titles)
• Kanto Street Peddlers Collection (2 titles)
• Kudo's Samurai Revolution Trilogy (2 titles)
• Yagyu Chronicles (2 titles)
• Yakuza Ladies (1 titles)
• Yakuza Ladies series (1 titles)

Frequent Collaborators

• Takuzō Kawatani (3 collaborations)
• Michimaro Otabe (3 collaborations)
• Ryō Nishida (3 collaborations)
• Tomisaburō Wakayama (2 collaborations)
• Gentarō Mori (2 collaborations)
• Yukio Miyagi (2 collaborations)
• Kyōichi Hara (2 collaborations)
• Kazutarō Kuni (2 collaborations)
• Tsunehiko Watase (2 collaborations)
• Yukie Kagawa (2 collaborations)

Credits

• actors (94 credits)

  • Pride

    Naoki Hoshino

    actor

    actors
    1998
  • The Unruly Ronin's Journey II

    actor

    actors
    1992
  • Lone Wolf & Child: Assassin on the Road to Hell

    actor

    actors
    1989
  • Yakuza Ladies

    actor

    actors
    1986
  • The Story of a Man Among Men

    actor

    actors
    1984
  • Fireflies in the North

    actor

    actors
    1984
  • Appassionata

    actor

    actors
    1984
  • Odokumiyaku Shushou Kawaite sōrō

    actor

    actors
    1983
  • The Shogun's Vault II

    actor

    actors
    1982
  • Samurai Reincarnation

    actor

    actors
    1981
  • Gate of Youth

    actor

    actors
    1981
  • Aftermath of Battles Without Honor and Humanity

    actor

    actors
    1979
  • Legend of Dinosaurs and Monster Birds

    actor

    actors
    1977
  • Hokuriku Proxy War

    actor

    actors
    1977
  • Japan's Don

    Isamu Maekawa

    actor

    actors
    1977
  • Yakuza Graveyard

    Toshio Ezaki

    actor

    actors
    1976
  • Operation Plazma in Osaka

    actor

    actors
    1976
  • Cops vs. Thugs

    actor

    actors
    1975
  • The Viper Brothers and the Young General

    actor

    actors
    1975
  • The Rapacious Jailbreaker

    Masaru Narita

    actor

    actors
    1974
  • The Street Fighter's Last Revenge

    Takao Nagatomo

    actor

    actors
    1974
  • Code of Wolves

    actor

    actors
    1974
  • Third Generation Boss

    actor

    actors
    1974
  • The Maizuru Showdown between The Yakuza Brothers

    actor

    actors
    1974
  • The Tattooed Hitman

    actor

    actors
    1974
  • The Viper Brothers: Up on 30 Charges

    actor

    actors
    1974
  • Woman Mobsters

    actor

    actors
    1974
  • Battles Without Honor and Humanity: Police Tactics

    Tatsuo Mikami

    actor

    actors
    1974
  • Yakuza of the Present

    actor

    actors
    1973
  • Gokudo of Kamagasaki

    actor

    actors
    1973
  • The Kyoto Connection

    actor

    actors
    1973
  • Informal Dress

    actor

    actors
    1972
  • The Pledge

    actor

    actors
    1972
  • Withered Tree, the Adventures of Monjiro

    Sakichi

    actor

    actors
    1972
  • Modern Lady Gambler

    actor

    actors
    1972
  • The Viper Brothers: Prison Gang 13

    actor

    actors
    1972
  • A Scarred Life 2: Blood Will Tell

    actor

    actors
    1972
  • The Man

    actor

    actors
    1971
  • Trials of an Okinawa Village

    actor

    actors
    1971
  • The Viper Brothers Rage Again

    actor

    actors
    1971
  • A Scarred Life

    actor

    actors
    1971
  • The Viper Brothers

    Officer Yamanaka

    actor

    actors
    1971
  • Dagger

    actor

    actors
    1971
  • Bloodiest Flower

    actor

    actors
    1971
  • Silk Hat Boss

    Tatsuhira

    actor

    actors
    1970
  • Kanto Street Peddlers: Royal Temple Duel

    Batten Mitsugi

    actor

    actors
    1970
  • Kanto Street Peddlers

    Yuasa Hideo

    actor

    actors
    1969
  • Memoir of Japanese Assassinations

    actor

    actors
    1969
  • Red Peony Gambler: Flower Cards Game

    actor

    actors
    1969
  • Industrial Spy

    Kido

    actor

    actors
    1968
  • The Marked Man

    actor

    actors
    1968
  • Eleven Samurai

    actor

    actors
    1967
  • The Shogun and His Mistresses

    Harem Official

    actor

    actors
    1967
  • Samurai Wolf II

    actor

    actors
    1967
  • Isshin Tasuke: Edoites Festival

    豚松

    actor

    actors
    1967
  • Eighteen Years in Prison

    actor

    actors
    1967
  • The Domain: White Blade

    actor

    actors
    1967
  • Three Gamblers

    actor

    actors
    1967
  • Golden Ninja

    actor

    actors
    1966
  • Showdown of Men

    actor

    actors
    1966
  • Tokijiro: Lone Yakuza

    actor

    actors
    1966
  • The Flower and the Dragon

    actor

    actors
    1965
  • Yakuza G-Men

    Tetsuo Kazama

    actor

    actors
    1965
  • Miyamoto Musashi V: Musashi vs Kojiro

    Okatani Goroji

    actor

    actors
    1965
  • Chivalrous Nature

    actor

    actors
    1965
  • The Gambler

    actor

    actors
    1965
  • Three Yakuza

    actor

    actors
    1965
  • The Third Contest

    actor

    actors
    1965
  • The Tattooed Lord

    actor

    actors
    1965
  • The Domain: The Naniwa Story

    actor

    actors
    1965
  • Lord Tokugawa Ieyasu

    actor

    actors
    1965
  • 間諜

    actor

    actors
    1964
  • The Third Ninja

    actor

    actors
    1964
  • Warrior of the Wind

    actor

    actors
    1964
  • Miyamoto Musashi IV: The Duel at Ichijo-ji Temple

    actor

    actors
    1964
  • 13 Assassins

    actor

    actors
    1963
  • The Kingdom of Jirocho 1

    actor

    actors
    1963
  • The Coin Thrower Zenigata

    actor

    actors
    1963
  • Blind Wolf

    actor

    actors
    1963
  • Miyamoto Musashi III: Birth of Two Sword Style

    actor

    actors
    1963
  • Tokaido Fullhouse

    actor

    actors
    1963
  • Miyamoto Musashi: Showdown at Hannyazaka Heights

    actor

    actors
    1962
  • While Traveling

    actor

    actors
    1962
  • Tekka Wakashū

    actor

    actors
    1962
  • A Revengeful Raid

    actor

    actors
    1962
  • The Yagyu Military Art: One Eyed Swordsman

    actor

    actors
    1962
  • Drunken Sword

    actor

    actors
    1962
  • Otoko dokyō no ayame kasa

    actor

    actors
    1962
  • Kisaragi Sword

    Koiwai

    actor

    actors
    1962
  • Yagyu Chronicles 3: The Valley of Outlaws

    actor

    actors
    1961
  • Fine Man

    actor

    actors
    1961
  • 怪人まだら頭巾

    actor

    actors
    1961
  • Ninjutsu Ōsaka-jō

    actor

    actors
    1961
  • Wakatono senryō hada

    actor

    actors
    1961