Biography
Kamatari Fujiwara (θ€ε ιθΆ³ Fujiwara Kamatari, January 15, 1905 - December 21, 1985) was a Japanese actor. Fujiwara was born in Tokyo, on January 15, 1905, in Tokyo, Japan. Fujiwara's parents ran a printing business. The business did not go well, so at the age of 10, Fujiwara started working at a local confectionery store. By the age of 14 he had started selling timber for building and manufacturing in Shizuoka prefecture. A year later he returned to Tokyo to study as a pharmacist. Fukiwara worked regularly and extensively with Akira Kurosawa, and was known for both being adept at comic acting, as well as being able to do serious roles.
Filmography (14)
The Funeral
as Small Old Man
Sailor Suit and Machine Gun
as Ryuji Hoshi
The Battle of Okinawa
The Sword of Doom
as Omatsu's grandfather
A Woman's Life
Sanjuro
as Takebayashi
Yojimbo
as Tazaemon
The Bad Sleep Well
as Assistant-to-the-Chief Wada
The Hidden Fortress
as Matashichi
The Lower Depths
as The Actor
Tokyo Twilight
as Noodle Vendor
I Live in Fear
as Okamoto
Seven Samurai
as ManzΓ΄ - Father of Shino
Ikiru
as Sub-Section Chief Ono