Matsunosuke Onoe: Matsunosuke Onoe. Actor: Yajîkita: zenpen. As a young actor in a small traveling Kabuki group, he was discovered by Makino Shozo and made his debut as the main character in Goban Tadanobu in 1909. Later he acted in parts both as a hero and kyokyaku (a professional gambler in the Edo period, often romanticized as a chivalrous 'Robin Hood' figure) one after another, and he also performed most of the...
Known For: Yajîkita: zenpen (Yajirobei), Araki Mataemon (Araki Metaemon), Chûshingura (Oishi KuranosukeAsano TakuminokamiShimizu Ikkaku), Kunisada Chûji (Kunisada Chûji)