--- name: "Eijirō Yanagi" canonical: "https://film.one/person/eijiro-yanagi" fi1m_id: "eijiro-yanagi" imdb_id: "nm0945836" tmdb_id: 134312 wikidata_id: "Q11534357" roles: ["Actor"] born: "16 September 1895" died: "24 April 1984" reviewed_on_fi1m: 1 average_as: "actor" average_over: 1 updated: "2026-09-26T15:19:42.098047+00:00" licence: "© Fi1m Ltd. Written by AI under a human editor; checked against sources before publication. Quote with attribution and a link to the canonical URL." --- # Eijirō Yanagi ## Identity Eijirō Yanagi - **Canonical:** https://film.one/person/eijiro-yanagi - **Type:** Person - **Fi1m ID:** eijiro-yanagi - **IMDb ID:** nm0945836 - **TMDB ID:** 134312 - **Wikidata ID:** Q11534357 - **Same entity:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eijir%C5%8D_Yanagi, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q11534357, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0945836/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/134312 Actor. Born 16 September 1895 in Hyogo, Japan. Died 24 April 1984. ## Details - **Work:** Actor - **Born:** 16 September 1895, Hyogo, Japan - **Died:** 24 April 1984 - **Also known as:** 柳栄二郎 - **Elsewhere:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eijir%C5%8D_Yanagi, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q11534357, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0945836/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/134312 ## Biography Eijirō Yanagi (also credited as 柳栄二郎) was a Japanese stage and film actor. Born Takeshi Nagai on 16 September 1895 in Hyogo Prefecture, he made his stage debut in 1913 after graduating from Ikubunkan Junior High School in Tokyo. He worked with various shinpa and shingeki troupes before forming the Shinsei Shinpa theatre company in 1938. Yanagi appeared in more than 160 films between 1940 and 1975, often in supporting roles for directors including Kenji Mizoguchi, Yasujirō Ozu, Mikio Naruse, Akira Kurosawa and Heinosuke Gosho. His credits include *The Life of Oharu* (1952), *The Idiot* (1951), *The Flavor of Green Tea over Rice* (1952), *The Tale of Zatoichi* (1962) and its sequel, and *An Actor's Revenge* (1963) as Hiromi-ya. He received the Medal with Purple Ribbon in 1966 and the Order of the Rising Sun, Fourth Class, in 1970. His final stage performance was in 1982; he died on 24 April 1984. *Sources: en.wikipedia.org, imdb.com.* ## On Fi1m (1) - *An Actor's Revenge* (1963), Fi1m 85, as Hiromi-ya — [page](https://film.one/film/an-actors-revenge.md) ## Complete filmography (219) Every credit, newest first. Titles without a page can be requested for review on the HTML page. - *Murderous Love* (1973), Actor - *Dasshutsu* (1972), Actor - *Morning Fog* (1971), Actor - *Lone Rebel* (1969), Actor - *Battle of the Japan Sea* (1969), as Hirofumi Ito - *Sky Scraper!* (1969), Actor - *The Woman Gambler's Supplication* (1968), Actor - *Dorobō Sodachi Dorobōi* (1968), Actor - *Admiral Yamamoto* (1968), as Nagano - *The Cheating Underworld* (1968), as Shinsaku Ohwada - *The Sands of Kurobe* (1968), as Fujimura - *Dice and Swords* (1968), Actor - *Human Torpedoes* (1968), Actor - *Seishun Tarō* (1967), Actor - *Temptation by Night* (1967), Actor - *King of the Gang* (1967), Actor - *Gambler's World* (1967), as Tachibana - *Organized Violence II* (1967), as Daisaku Ôwada - *Rebellion of Japan* (1967), Actor - *Black Curtain* (1966), Actor - *The Crazy Adventure* (1965), Actor - *The White Rose of Hong Kong* (1965), as Lin Qingming/ Kiyoaki Hayashi - *Red Beard* (1965), as Madwoman's father - *Two Lives, Two Yakuza* (1964), as Genichiro Matsuhashi - *The Naked Executive* (1964), as Matsumoto - *The Scent of Incense* (1964), as Murata, the landlord - *Gang Loyalty and Vengeance* (1963), as Yanagisawa - *A Samurai Never Tells a Lie* (1963), as Matsudaira Izu no kami - *Edo Ninja Scroll: Seven Shadows* (1963), Actor - *Make the Girl Happy* (1963), Actor - *Bushido: The Cruel Code of the Samurai* (1963), as Gonnosuke Shizuta - *Rififi in Tokyo* (1963), as Ishimoto - *The Mysterious Purple Hood* (1963), Actor - *An Actor's Revenge* (1963), as Hiromi-ya — Fi1m 85, [page](https://film.one/film/an-actors-revenge.md) - *Twin Sisters of Kyoto* (1963), as Sohei Mizuki - *Uragirimono wa jigoku daze* (1962), Actor - *Skull Coins* (1962), Actor - *The Tale of Zatoichi Continues* (1962), as Sukegoro Hanoka - *A Revengeful Raid* (1962), Actor - *Records of loyal vassals* (1962), Actor - *365 Nights* (1962), Actor - *The Demon of Sendai's Castle* (1962), Actor - *Tokyo's Business District* (1962), Actor - *The Sentencer* (1962), Actor - *170 Leagues to Edo* (1962), Actor - *Destiny's Son* (1962), as Ooinokami Matsudaira - *Seven Miles to Nakayama* (1962), as Yasugoro - *The Thinking Leaf* (1962), Actor - *The Mad Fox* (1962), as Tadahira Fujiwara - *The Tale of Zatoichi* (1962), as Sukegorô - *The Pacific War and Himeyuri Corps* (1962), Actor - *The Escape* (1962), Actor - *Sakura Official* (1962), Actor - *The Eve of the Chinese Festival* (1962), Actor - *Jirocho' s Days of Youth: Whirlwind on the Tokaido* (1962), Actor - *Rascals! Go to Hell* (1961), Actor - *Greed in Broad Daylight* (1961), Actor - *The Yellow Climate* (1961), Actor - *The Man Who Challenged 8,000,000-Koku* (1961), as Abbot Tenchu - *Works of the Fish Man* (1961), Actor - *Mist and Shadows* (1961), Actor - *The Prickly-Mouthed Geisha Goes to Sado* (1961), Actor - *Onna no hashi* (1961), as Reusuke Arimoto - *A Fishwife's Tale* (1961), Actor - *Tale of a Company Boss* (1961), Actor - *腕まくり七色娘* (1961), Actor - *Cases of An Actor in Disguise: Bloodskull Mansion* (1961), Actor - *Tange Sazen and the Princess* (1961), Actor - *Big Shots Die at Dawn* (1961), Actor - *Golden Peacock Castle, Part 1* (1961), Actor - *Edo Purebreed* (1961), Actor - *痛快太郎* (1961), Actor - *I Am The Magician From Hell* (1961), Actor - *Case of Umon: The Nanbanzame Murders* (1961), Actor - *Hunting Rifle* (1961), as Uncle - *Samurai Desperadoes* (1960), Actor - *The Masterless 47* (1960), as Naoyoshi Ashikaga - *Storming Squadron* (1960), Actor - *Mighty Shosuke* (1960), Actor - *The Beloved Image* (1960), Actor - *The Last Trump Card* (1960), as Gozo Taniguchi - *Deep River Melody* (1960), Actor - *The Swordsman In The Golden Valley* (1960), Actor - *Yamihōshi* (1960), Actor - *Irohanihoheto* (1960), Actor - *The Song Lantern* (1960), Actor - *Road Warriors* (1960), Actor - *Outlaw Under a Blue Canopy* (1960), Actor - *Ryuji, the Gun Slinger* (1960), Actor - *Sandy Cruise* (1960), Actor - *Official with a Tattoo* (1960), as Zeniya Gohei - *Delinquent Angel* (1960), Actor - *The Curio Master* (1960), Actor - *The Prickly Mouthed Geisha Part 2* (1960), Actor - *The Second Bullet is Marked* (1960), Actor - *Modern Salaryman: Bushido Romance* (1960), as Sonoda Shunsuke (Setsuko's father) - *Benten Kozo* (1960), Actor - *Lucky Adventurer Nobunaga Oda* (1959), Actor - *53 Stages of the Road* (1959), Actor - *Stop the Old Fox* (1959), as Ogosho - *Echo in the Mountains* (1959), as Yoshiyasu Yanagisawa - *A Salaryman's Ten Commandments* (1959), Actor - *Hell's Companion* (1959), Actor - *No Stronger Swords* (1959), Actor - *A Man Explodes* (1959), Actor - *The Hidden Treasure* (1959), Actor - *Whirlwind Magistrate* (1959), Actor - *The Big Scoop: Challenge at Twilight* (1959), Actor - *The Forbidden Castle* (1959), Actor - *A Man's Dark Finger* (1959), Actor - *The Bastards of Lawless Town* (1959), Actor - *The Acrobats of Death* (1959), Actor - *Diary of a Wandering Lord* (1959), Actor - *The Lost Public Funds* (1958), Actor - *Zesshou* (1958), as Heikichiro Hashimoto - *神州天馬侠　完結篇* (1958), Actor - *The Envoy* (1958), Actor - *Shinshu Tenmakyo* (1958), Actor - *Hana no yukyo-den* (1958), Actor - *Kunisada Chuji* (1958), Actor - *Bored Hatamoto: Idle Vassal Tribute* (1958), Actor - *Magistrate Ooka’s Legends* (1958), Actor - *The Shogun’s Guard, Shinsengumi* (1958), as Fukubara Echigo - *A Martial Crowd* (1958), Actor - *The Gion Tempest* (1958), as Gôji Kishii - *Fireball Magistrate* (1958), Actor - *Night Drum* (1958), Actor - *Executive Chair* (1958), as Takeyama - *Tales of Young Genji Kuro 2* (1958), as Banshu-Ya Jubei - *The Capital of Love* (1958), as Teppei Murata - *Advance Patrol* (1957), Actor - *Zokuzoku Ôban: Dotô hen* (1957), as Mori - *Hearts A-Flutter* (1957), Actor - *Falcon Magistrate* (1957), Actor - *Sasaki Kojiro* (1957), Actor - *Chikaiteshi* (1957), Actor - *Her Hoodlum Lover* (1957), Actor - *Zoku Ôban: Fûun hen* (1957), as Mori - *Akuma no kao* (1957), Actor - *Yataro’s Travel Hat* (1957), Actor - *The Adventures of Chuji* (1957), as Fujiyoshi - *The Chieko Story* (1957), as Senkichi - *Blooms of Hell* (1957), Actor - *A Tale of Dung and Urine* (1957), as Akase - *Ninjō misui* (1957), Actor - *Kodokan Under a Morning Moon* (1957), Actor - *Love of the Princess* (1957), Actor - *Ôban* (1957), Actor - *A Man in the Storm* (1957), Actor - *Hakuji no hito* (1957), as Akiyuki Nakamine - *Sound in the Mist* (1956), Actor - *8:13 PM* (1956), Actor - *Bridge of Japan* (1956), as Shinpachiro Kasahara - *A Brother and His Sister* (1956), as Boss Arita - *Ancient Coins* (1956), Actor - *In Case of One Woman* (1956), as Motonari Tomita - *Gendai no yokubô* (1956), Actor - *Nezumi Kozō shinobi komi hikae* (1956), Actor - *The Seven Faces of Bannai Tarao, Private Eye* (1956), Actor - *Migratory Birds of the Flowers* (1956), Actor - *元祿美少年記* (1955), as 大石内蔵助 - *Ejima and Ikushima* (1955), as 土屋相模守 - *The Dawn of Judo* (1955), Actor - *Taira Clan Saga* (1955), as Emperor Shirakawa - *Young Ruddy Warrior: Nobunaga Oda* (1955), as Oda Nobuhide - *The Tattered Wings* (1955), as Shunsuke's father - *The Phantom Horse* (1955), as Hyogoro Onishi - *Tôjûrô no koi* (1955), as Kiyobei - *The Further Adventures of Genta* (1955), Actor - *Growing Up* (1955), Actor - *Jakō yashiki* (1955), Actor - *八州遊侠伝 白鷺三味線* (1955), as 飯岡助五郎 - *Itarō jishi* (1955), Actor - *Sazen Tange: The Monkey Pot* (1954), Actor - *Onatsu and Seijuro* (1954), Actor - *日本敗れず* (1954), Actor - *Case Files of Zenigata Heiji: Ghost Lord* (1954), Actor - *Tekka bugyō* (1954), Actor - *Denshichi Torimonocho: Tattoo Woman Trouble* (1954), as 加島屋文左衛門 - *Always in My Heart Part 3* (1954), Actor - *お役者変化* (1954), as 能登出雲守 - *Always in My Heart Part 2* (1953), Actor - *The Eagle of the Pacific* (1953), as Premier Admiral Mitsumasa Yonai - *Hana no shôgai* (1953), as 阿部伊勢守 - *Kurama tengu: Aomen yasha* (1953), as 東白河三位卿 - *Always in My Heart* (1953), Actor - *A Japanese Tragedy* (1953), as Iwami - *Dreaming People* (1953), Actor - *Miniature* (1953), Actor - *Passion Fire* (1952), as 吉田文助 - *Forever My Love* (1952), Actor - *The Flavor of Green Tea Over Rice* (1952), as Yamauchi - *Devil’s Statue* (1952), Actor - *The Life of Oharu* (1952), as Counterfeiter - *Sisters of Nishijin* (1952), Actor - *Doctor's Day Off* (1952), Actor - *Red Fan* (1952), Actor - *Bored Hatamoto: The Imposter* (1952), as 北村内膳正 - *Miki, the Swordman* (1951), Actor - *Sasaki Kojiro* (1951), Actor - *Farewell to the Highland Station* (1951), Actor - *Minami kaze* (1951), Actor - *Miss Oyu* (1951), as Eitaro - *Jōen no hatoba* (1951), Actor - *The Idiot* (1951), as Tohata - *Ginza Cosmetics* (1951), as Seikichi Kineya - *The Killing of Otsuya* (1951), as Serizawa - *The Woman’s Reflective Pool* (1951), as Minamoto - *Homecoming* (1950), Actor - *Tenpo Suikoden - Otone's Night Fog* (1950), as Sasagawa Shigezô - *Portrait of Madame Yuki* (1950), as Naoyuki Shinano - *Guntō nanban-sen* (1950), Actor - *Zoku kagebōshi ryūkoaiutsutsu* (1950), Actor - *Kagebōshi* (1950), as 遊佐内膳正 - *Case Files of Zenigata Heiji: Heiji Covers All of Edo* (1949), Actor - *The Famous Sword Bijomaru* (1945), as Kiyohide - *Goju no to* (1944), Actor - *The Song Lantern* (1943), as Jirozou - *晴小袖* (1940), as 川並人足の親方泉屋喜兵衛 ## Gallery - ![Eijirō Yanagi](https://film.one/media/person/3909769/gallery-81fe23efb59f.jpg) Eijirō Yanagi — Shōchiku, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons (https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/3/3d/Honjitsu_kyushin_%281952%29_Eijiro_Yanagi.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail_unscaled) - ![Eijirō Yanagi in Meito Bijomaru (名刀美女丸) directed by Kenji Mizoguchi - 1945](https://film.one/media/person/3909769/gallery-59aab6271076.jpg) Eijirō Yanagi in Meito Bijomaru (名刀美女丸) directed by Kenji Mizoguchi - 1945 — Shōchiku, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons (https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/4/45/Meito_Bijomaru_%281945%29_3.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail_unscaled) - ![From left to right: Chikage Awashima, Kōji Tsuruta and Eijirō Yanagi in Honjitsu kyūshin (本日休診) directed by Minoru Shibuya - 1952](https://film.one/media/person/3909769/gallery-defb5d620f02.jpg) From left to right: Chikage Awashima, Kōji Tsuruta and Eijirō Yanagi in Honjitsu kyūshin (本日休診) directed by Minoru Shibuya - 1952 — Shōchiku, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons (https://thumb.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/25/1952_-_Honjitsu_kyushin_4.jpg/1280px-1952_-_Honjitsu_kyushin_4.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail) - ![From left to right: Eijirō Yanagi, Akiko Tamura and Keiji Sada in Honjitsu kyūshin (本日休診) directed by Minoru Shibuya - 1952](https://film.one/media/person/3909769/gallery-68fe037fe17f.jpg) From left to right: Eijirō Yanagi, Akiko Tamura and Keiji Sada in Honjitsu kyūshin (本日休診) directed by Minoru Shibuya - 1952 — Shōchiku, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons (https://thumb.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/98/1952_-_Honjitsu_kyushin_6.jpg/1280px-1952_-_Honjitsu_kyushin_6.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail) - ![Eijirō Yanagi](https://film.one/media/person/3909769/gallery-358f691592b1.jpg) Eijirō Yanagi — Image via TMDB ## Awards ### Other awards — 1 won - Medal with Purple Ribbon 1966: Medal with Purple Ribbon (won) *From Wikidata, which records wins more completely than nominations.* --- © Fi1m Ltd. 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