was a Japanese stage and film actor. Between the early 1930s and late 1980s, he appeared in over 80 films by directors such as

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and Yasuzō Masumura.

Biography

Kinzō Shin was born in

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. After graduating from Tokyo Prefectural First Commercial School (now Tokyo Metropolitan Daiichi Commercial High School), he first joined the Toho Sayoku Gekijo before becoming a co-founder of the Shinkyo Gekidan, both left-wing theatre groups. Following the forced dissolution of the Shinkyo Gekidan by the authorities, he formed the Mizuho Gekidan company together with

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and others. After

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, he was active in the

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and the

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. After sporadic film appearances in the 1930s, he frequently acted in films since the late 1940s and on television starting in the mid-1950s.

Filmography (selected)

* 1950: ''

Listen to the Voices of the Sea ''Listen to the Voices of the Sea'' ( ja, 日本戦歿学生の手記　きけ、わだつみの声, Nippon senbotsu gakusei no shuki: Kike wadatsumi no koe, Notes from fallen Japanese Student Soldiers: Listen to the Voices from the Sea) is a 1950 ...

'', dir.

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* 1953: ''

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'', dir. Hideo Sekigawa * 1953: ''Tower of Lilies'', dir. Tadashi Imai * 1953: '' The Thick-Walled Room'', dir. Masaki Kobayashi (released 1956) * 1954: ''

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'', dir. Kaneto Shindō * 1955: ''

Princess Yang Kwei Fei is a 1955 Japanese historical film directed by Kenji Mizoguchi. It was a co-production between Daiei Film and Shaw & Sons, Hong Kong (later Shaw Brothers). It is one of Mizoguchi's two colour films, the other being '' Tales of the Taira Clan'', ...

'', dir.

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* 1955: ''

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'', dir. Kaneto Shindō * 1957: ''

Tokyo Twilight is a 1957 Japanese drama film by Yasujirō Ozu. It is the story of two sisters (played by Ineko Arima and Ozu regular Setsuko Hara) who are reunited with a mother who left them as children. The film is considered amongst Ozu's darkest postwar fi ...

'', dir.

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* 1957: ''The Blue Sky Maiden'', dir. Yasuzō Masumura * 1958: ''

Giants and Toys is a 1958 Japanese satirical comedy film directed by Yasuzo Masumura and starring Hiroshi Kawaguchi. Plot Candy manufacturer World competes with companies Giant and Apollo over caramel sales. While looking for a poster girl for a new promoti ...

'', dir. Yasuzō Masumura * 1958: ''

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'', dir. Kon Ichikawa * 1963: ''

Youth of the Beast is a 1963 Japanese yakuza film directed by Seijun Suzuki. Much of the film is set in Tokyo, Japan. Synopsis Joji Mizuno (Joe Shishido), a former Kobe Metropolitan Police Department detective fired after being convicted of embezzlement, is releas ...

'', dir.

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* 1964: ''Revenge'', dir. Tadashi Imai * 1964: ''The Long Death'', dir.

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(starring role as

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) * 1966: '' Captive's Island'', dir.

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* 1967: ''Clouds at Sunset'', dir. Masahiro Shinoda * 1968: ''

The Man Without a Map is a 1968 Japanese film directed by Hiroshi Teshigahara and starring Shintaro Katsu. The screenplay was adapted by Kōbō Abe from his novel ''The Ruined Map''. This was the fifth and final film collaboration between Teshigahara and Abe.Berra, Joh ...

'', dir.

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* 1974: ''

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'', dir.

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* 1981: ''

Willful Murder ''Willful Murder'' () is a 1981 Japanese drama film directed by Kei Kumai. It was entered into the 32nd Berlin International Film Festival. Cast * Tatsuya Nakadai * Kei Yamamoto * Yōko Asaji * Kaneko Iwasaki * Ichirō Nakatani * Junkichi Ori ...

'', dir.

References

External links

* 1910 births 1988 deaths Japanese male film actors Male actors from Tokyo 20th-century Japanese male actors {{Japan-actor-stub