Kunio Kaga

Characters played by Kunio Kaga

Higuchi Gennai — 13 Assassins (1963)

Experienced warrior who aids in coordinating the group's defensive maneuvers and battlefield positioning.

Yonetomo — Souls in the Moonlight II (1958)

A named supporting character in the second installment of the trilogy.

Sakakibara Shuzen — Paper Crane Palanquin (1960)

Official or guard involved in the plot to overthrow the Shogunate.

Inspector Osawa — One-Eyed Detective (1953)

Supporting police inspector collaborating on criminal investigations.

Tamon Umemura — The Mansion of Intrigue (1957)

Local official or guard involved in minor plot developments.

Tsuji Kaze Ten Ma — Miyamoto Musashi (1961)

Mysterious wanderer or merchant encountered during Musashi's journeys.

Shutaro — Shimizu Port of Chivalry (1957)

Loyal enforcer and close ally, fiercely protective of the protagonist's interests.

Career Overview

Kunio Kaga has 216 screen credits in a career dating back to 1935. Their work spans 17 cinematic universes — most prominently Tōyama no Kin-san Collection with 9 titles. Signature works include Shinran, Travels of Lord Mito Pt.10: Demon Naruto, Travels of Lord Mito Pt.7. 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: 216
Birth Date: 1913-02-09
Birth Place: Tokyo, Japan

Known For

Associated Universes

Universe traveler — spans 17 universes

Tōyama no Kin-san Collection (9 titles)
Bored Hatamoto Collection (8 titles)
Jirocho Quadrilogy Collection (4 titles)
Isshin Tasuke (3 titles)
Detective Hibari Collection (2 titles)
Sasaki Kojiro Collection (2 titles)
Tales of Japan's Chivalrous Women Collection (1 titles)
Code Between Brothers Collection (1 titles)

Frequent Collaborators

Chizuru Kitagawa (4 collaborations)
Ryūnosuke Tsukigata (3 collaborations)
Kazuo Tokita (3 collaborations)
Masao Hori (3 collaborations)
Shin Tokudaiji (2 collaborations)
Kanji Koshiba (2 collaborations)
Yoshio Yoshida (2 collaborations)
Tetsunosuke Tsukigata (2 collaborations)
Harumi Urazato (2 collaborations)
Sōji Kiyokawa (2 collaborations)

Credits

actors (216 credits)
- Death at an Old Mansion
  Ginzo Kubo
  
  actor
  
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  1975
- Company Buggers
  actor
  
  actors
  
  1975
- Bloodiest Flower
  actor
  
  actors
  
  1971
- Kanto Street Peddlers: Violent Fire Festival
  Tameyoshi Yazaki
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  1971
- Dawn of Judo
  Saburo Monma
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  1970
- Woman's Police: Appointment with Danger
  actor
  
  actors
  
  1970
- Sakura sakazuki: gikyōdai
  actor
  
  actors
  
  1969
- A History of the Japanese Underworld
  actor
  
  actors
  
  1968
- The Gambler's Law
  actor
  
  actors
  
  1967
- Judo vs. Karate
  actor
  
  actors
  
  1966
- Code Between Brothers 2
  actor
  
  actors
  
  1966
- Showdown of Men
  actor
  
  actors
  
  1966
- Yakuza Hooligans
  Mukai
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  1966
- The Domain: Kanto Legends of Chivalry
  actor
  
  actors
  
  1965
- The Gambler
  actor
  
  actors
  
  1965
- Lord Tokugawa Ieyasu
  actor
  
  actors
  
  1965
- Gamblers and Racketeers
  actor
  
  actors
  
  1964
- The Spying Sorceress
  actor
  
  actors
  
  1964
- The Ninja Hunt
  actor
  
  actors
  
  1964
- The Detective Fencer
  actor
  
  actors
  
  1964
- The Third Ninja
  actor
  
  actors
  
  1964
- The Kingdom of Jirocho 3
  actor
  
  actors
  
  1964
- The Lord's spy
  actor
  
  actors
  
  1964
- 13 Assassins
  Higuchi Gennai
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  1963
- Ukyunosuke on Patrol
  actor
  
  actors
  
  1963
- The Kingdom of Jirocho 2
  actor
  
  actors
  
  1963
- The Kingdom of Jirocho 1
  actor
  
  actors
  
  1963
- Young Master Yakuza: Edoite Goblin
  actor
  
  actors
  
  1963
- Edo Ninja Scroll: Seven Shadows
  actor
  
  actors
  
  1963
- Road in the Mist
  actor
  
  actors
  
  1963
- Yagyu Military Art: Jubei's Redemption
  actor
  
  actors
  
  1963
- Street of Wandering Men
  actor
  
  actors
  
  1963
- 53 Stages of Action
  actor
  
  actors
  
  1963
- Tokaido Fullhouse
  actor
  
  actors
  
  1963
- Revenge for His Lover
  actor
  
  actors
  
  1962
- Showdown at Lightning Pass
  actor
  
  actors
  
  1962
- Tekka Wakashū
  actor
  
  actors
  
  1962
- A Revengeful Raid
  actor
  
  actors
  
  1962
- Drunken Sword
  actor
  
  actors
  
  1962
- Ghostly Tales: The Shamisen
  actor
  
  actors
  
  1962
- Otoko dokyō no ayame kasa
  actor
  
  actors
  
  1962
- Mukōmizu no kenka kasa
  actor
  
  actors
  
  1962
- The Princess and the Bearded Lord
  actor
  
  actors
  
  1962
- Good Rascals
  Gennoshin Maruyama
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  1962
- Jirocho' s Days of Youth: Whirlwind on the Tokaido
  actor
  
  actors
  
  1962
- Travels of Hibari and Chiemi: The Tumultuous Journey
  actor
  
  actors
  
  1962
- Travels of Gonkuro
  actor
  
  actors
  
  1961
- Whistling Drifter
  Ezoya Jubei
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  1961
- Yakuza Princess of Edo
  Ukyo Iinuma
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  1961
- Law in Ghost Island
  actor
  
  actors
  
  1961
- Ninjutsu tsukai to sannin musume: onna kitsune henka
  actor
  
  actors
  
  1961
- Jirocho’s Days of Youth: The Youngest Boss in the Tokai Region
  actor
  
  actors
  
  1961
- An Eagle Eyed Lord
  actor
  
  actors
  
  1961
- Miyamoto Musashi
  Tsuji Kaze Ten Ma
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  1961
- Samurai Knights
  actor
  
  actors
  
  1961
- Ninjutsu-tsukai to sennin masume
  actor
  
  actors
  
  1961
- Little Tengu
  actor
  
  actors
  
  1961
- A Young Warrior on Mount Fuji
  actor
  
  actors
  
  1961
- Diary of Good Conduct Matashiro: A beautiful bat
  actor
  
  actors
  
  1961
- Festival of Swordsmen
  actor
  
  actors
  
  1961
- An Edo Magistrate
  actor
  
  actors
  
  1961
- Wakatono senryō hada
  actor
  
  actors
  
  1961
- Case of a Young Lord 8
  actor
  
  actors
  
  1960
- Jirocho’s Days of Youth: Boss of the Tokai Region
  actor
  
  actors
  
  1960
- Sword of Destiny
  actor
  
  actors
  
  1960
- Scarier than the Devil
  actor
  
  actors
  
  1960
- Queen of the Treasure Island
  actor
  
  actors
  
  1960
- Brothers of Fire
  actor
  
  actors
  
  1960
- Heavenly Dragon
  Kito Heizaemon
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  1960
- Cases of Hanshichi
  actor
  
  actors
  
  1960
- Shinran, Part II
  actor
  
  actors
  
  1960
- Tsubakuro dōchū
  actor
  
  actors
  
  1960
- The Swordsman In The Golden Valley
  actor
  
  actors
  
  1960
- The Man Who Came to Shimizu Harbor
  actor
  
  actors
  
  1960
- Paper Crane Palanquin
  Sakakibara Shuzen
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  1960
- Shinran
  actor
  
  actors
  
  1960
- Unwieldy Brothers
  actor
  
  actors
  
  1960
- Ooka Seidan: Devil Image
  actor
  
  actors
  
  1960
- Sunny and Cloudy Days
  actor
  
  actors
  
  1960
- 照る日くもる日后篇
  actor
  
  actors
  
  1960
- Hibari’s Favorite 2
  actor
  
  actors
  
  1960
- Shingo's Original Challenge, Part 4
  actor
  
  actors
  
  1960
- Ishimatsu: the One-Eyed Avenger
  actor
  
  actors
  
  1960
- The Samurai Markets
  actor
  
  actors
  
  1960
- Casebook of Dandy Sashichi: The Dead Beauty of Kurayamizaka
  actor
  
  actors
  
  1960
- Official with a Tattoo
  Yahei
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  1960
- Bloody Account of Jirocho: Raid on the Road
  actor
  
  actors
  
  1960
- Casebook of Dandy Sashichi: The Female Demon Mask
  actor
  
  actors
  
  1960
- Bloody Account of Jirocho: Duel at Akiba
  actor
  
  actors
  
  1960
- Yakuza of Ina
  Sukegoro
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  1960
- Road of Chivalry
  actor
  
  actors
  
  1960
- An Actor's Revenge
  actor
  
  actors
  
  1959
- Evil Man of Edo
  Yakuro Arimura
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  1959
- Isshin Tasuke: A Man Among Men
  actor
  
  actors
  
  1959
- Lucky Adventurer Nobunaga Oda
  actor
  
  actors
  
  1959
- Echo in the Mountains
  Murakami
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  1959
- A Young Rabble 2
  actor
  
  actors
  
  1959
- Eight Brave Brothers 3
  actor
  
  actors
  
  1959
- Eight Brave Brothers 2
  actor
  
  actors
  
  1959
- Eight Brave Brothers
  actor
  
  actors
  
  1959
- A Spectacular Showdown
  actor
  
  actors
  
  1959
- The Black Hooded Man Rides Again
  actor
  
  actors
  
  1959
- The Edo Official and Apprentice
  actor
  
  actors
  
  1959
- Lord Mito 2: The Nation's Vice Shogun
  actor
  
  actors
  
  1959
- Hawk of the North
  actor
  
  actors
  
  1959
- No Stronger Swords
  actor
  
  actors
  
  1959
- Bride of Peacock Castle
  actor
  
  actors
  
  1959
- Whirlwind Magistrate
  actor
  
  actors
  
  1959
- The Forbidden Castle
  actor
  
  actors
  
  1959
- The Unleashed Lord
  actor
  
  actors
  
  1959
- Goblin in Stirrups
  actor
  
  actors
  
  1959
- The Acrobats of Death
  actor
  
  actors
  
  1959
- Fighting Disposition
  actor
  
  actors
  
  1958
- Detective Hibari: Secret of the Golden Coin
  actor
  
  actors
  
  1958
- The Lost Public Funds
  actor
  
  actors
  
  1958
- Kanbei's Bargain Sale
  actor
  
  actors
  
  1958
- The Purple Hood
  actor
  
  actors
  
  1958
- Isshin Tasuke: A World in Danger
  actor
  
  actors
  
  1958
- Drenched Swallow Gonpachi
  actor
  
  actors
  
  1958
- The Abandoned Swords
  actor
  
  actors
  
  1958
- The Envoy
  actor
  
  actors
  
  1958
- The Sword Knows
  actor
  
  actors
  
  1958
- Kunisada Chuji
  actor
  
  actors
  
  1958
- Bored Hatamoto: Idle Vassal Tribute
  actor
  
  actors
  
  1958
- Yaji and Kita's Ghost Story Journey
  actor
  
  actors
  
  1958
- The Shogun’s Guard, Shinsengumi
  Yoshida Toshimaro
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  1958
- Eight Views of Samurai
  actor
  
  actors
  
  1958
- Seven from Edo
  Kaizuka
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  1958
- Souls in the Moonlight II
  Yonetomo
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  1958
- Aoi Secret Book
  Isenokami Abe
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  1958
- 直八子供旅
  actor
  
  actors
  
  1958
- Noble Tasuke
  actor
  
  actors
  
  1958
- The Scarlet Cherry Lord
  actor
  
  actors
  
  1958
- A Chivalrous Spirit
  actor
  
  actors
  
  1958
- The Mansion of Intrigue
  Tamon Umemura
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  1957
- Glorious Standard Bearer
  actor
  
  actors
  
  1957
- Falcon Magistrate
  actor
  
  actors
  
  1957
- Sasaki Kojiro, Part 2
  actor
  
  actors
  
  1957
- Shadow Over Fuji
  actor
  
  actors
  
  1957
- Sasaki Kojiro
  actor
  
  actors
  
  1957
- Goblin's Highway
  actor
  
  actors
  
  1957
- Ghost Ship Part 1
  Saburôjirô Kôno
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  1957
- Lord Mito
  actor
  
  actors
  
  1957
- Two Daimyos
  actor
  
  actors
  
  1957
- Rebellion
  actor
  
  actors
  
  1957
- The Lord Takes a Bride
  Akiyama
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  1957
- Lords of Oppression 2
  actor
  
  actors
  
  1957
- Lords of Oppression
  actor
  
  actors
  
  1957
- Pirates Magistrate
  actor
  
  actors
  
  1957
- Bored Hatamoto: Mysterious Crimson Tower
  actor
  
  actors
  
  1957
- The Seven Vows, Part 3
  actor
  
  actors
  
  1957
- Shimizu Port of Chivalry
  Shutaro
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  1957
- The Seven Vows, Part 2
  actor
  
  actors
  
  1957
- The Seven Vows
  actor
  
  actors
  
  1956
- Ninja's Weapon
  Igarashi Tenzen
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  1956
- The Black Hooded Man 4
  Kyunosuke Masuma
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  1956
- Travels of Lord Mito Pt.10: Demon Naruto
  actor
  
  actors
  
  1956
- Travels of Lord Mito Pt.9
  actor
  
  actors
  
  1956
- Travels of Lord Mito: The Phantom Cat
  Kaku-san
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  1956
- The Happy Wanderer
  actor
  
  actors
  
  1956
- Virtue in Spades
  actor
  
  actors
  
  1956
- Three-Headed Tower
  actor
  
  actors
  
  1956
- Travels of Lord Mito Pt.7
  Kaku-san
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  1956
- 快剣士・笑いの面
  actor
  
  actors
  
  1956
- Swordsman of the Two Sword Style
  Kawada Genkuro
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  1956
- Case of a Young Lord 1
  actor
  
  actors
  
  1956
- Case of a Young Lord 2
  actor
  
  actors
  
  1956
- 鍔鳴浪人
  actor
  
  actors
  
  1956
- Goblin of Rashomon
  actor
  
  actors
  
  1956
- Bored Hatamoto: Mysterious Letter of Challenge
  actor
  
  actors
  
  1955
- Bored Hatamoto: The Mysterious Demon Palace
  actor
  
  actors
  
  1955
- Mito Komon Travelogue: The Hunchback Man of the Ghost Castle
  actor
  
  actors
  
  1955
- 牢獄の花嫁
  actor
  
  actors
  
  1955
- The Black Hooded Man 2
  Katsura Kogoro
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  1955
- Minamoto Yoshitsune
  actor
  
  actors
  
  1955
- Yamitarô henka
  actor
  
  actors
  
  1955
- Travels of Lord Mito: The Demon of Kagyuzaka
  Kakunoshin Atsumi
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  1955
- The Black Hooded Man
  Masumitsu Kyunosuke
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  1955
- The Fighting Magistrate
  actor
  
  actors
  
  1955
- Japan Samurai: Niiro Tsuruchiyo
  actor
  
  actors
  
  1955
- Bloody Spear at Mount Fuji
  actor
  
  actors
  
  1955
- A Gang of Five
  actor
  
  actors
  
  1955
- The Swordsman and the Actress
  actor
  
  actors
  
  1955
- Bored Hatamoto: The Mysterious Phantom Mansion
  actor
  
  actors
  
  1954
- Fall of the Shogun's Militia
  Yamanami Keisuke
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  1954
- 一本刀土俵入　
  actor
  
  actors
  
  1954
- Travels of Lord Mito Pt.5
  actor
  
  actors
  
  1954
- The Bloody Cherry Blossom Magistrate
  actor
  
  actors
  
  1954
- Travels of Lord Mito Pt.4
  actor
  
  actors
  
  1954
- Zoku nangoku taiheiki: Satsunan no arashi
  actor
  
  actors
  
  1954
- Nangoku Taiheiki
  actor
  
  actors
  
  1954
- Bored Hatamoto: House of Skulls
  actor
  
  actors
  
  1954
- One-Eyed Detective
  Inspector Osawa
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  1953
- Merciless Blade
  actor
  
  actors
  
  1953
- The Jumping Magistrate
  actor
  
  actors
  
  1952
- Tange Sazen
  actor
  
  actors
  
  1952
- はだか大名　後篇
  actor
  
  actors
  
  1952
- はだか大名　前篇
  actor
  
  actors
  
  1952
- Castle of Revenge
  actor
  
  actors
  
  1952
- お洒落狂女
  Utanosuke
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  1952
- Trouble Over Swords and Women: Sword Light and Shooting Star
  actor
  
  actors
  
  1951
- Trouble Over Swords and Women: A Woman's Mind
  actor
  
  actors
  
  1951
- Tales of a Drifter
  actor
  
  actors
  
  1951
- 豪快三人男
  actor
  
  actors
  
  1951
- The Killing of Otsuya
  actor
  
  actors
  
  1951
- G-men of Japan 2: Bloody Duel at Shipwreck Cape
  actor
  
  actors
  
  1950
- Yari-odori gojūsantsugi
  actor
  
  actors
  
  1946
- The Day England Falls
  actor
  
  actors
  
  1942
- Yaotome no uta
  actor
  
  actors
  
  1942
- The March of the Restoration
  Shinzo Miyoshi
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  1942
- Masujiro Omura
  actor
  
  actors
  
  1942
- Passion to Soar
  actor
  
  actors
  
  1941
- Tsukiyo Karasu
  Otami's ex-husband
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  1939
- Monster Cat Akabe Daimyojin
  actor
  
  actors
  
  1938
- Saga kaibyōden
  actor
  
  actors
  
  1937
- Chuji for Sale
  Chiyomatsu
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  1935