was a Japanese actor and dancer. He appeared in more than 40 films from 1954 to 1993.

Career

Born in Tokyo, Azuma attended the

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, while studying Japanese dance under

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. He joined the Toei studio in 1954 and became a star after his debut film, ''Yukinojo henge'', was a hit. His films with Yorozuya Kinnosuke, such as the "Fuefuki Dōji" and "Beni Kujaku" series, were some of the more popular works during the golden age of

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in the 1950s. After leaving Toei in 1965, Azuma concentrated on teaching dance while occasionally appearing in film and on stage and television.

Selected filmography

*''Shinsengumi Oni Taicho'' (1954) *''Yukinojō henge - Fukushū no koi'' (1954) - Yukinojō Nakamura / Yamitarō *''Yukinojō henge - Fukushū no mai'' (1954) - Yukinojō Nakamura / Yamitarō *''Yukinojō henge - Fukushū no ken'' (1954) - Yukinojō Nakamura / Yamitarō *''Shinshokoku monogatari: Fuefuki douji dai-ichi-bu dokuro no hata'' *''Shinshokoku monogatari: Fuefuki douji dai-san-bu mangetsu-jō no gaika'' *''Satomi Hakken-den: Dai-ichi-bu yōtō murasame maru'' (1954) *''Satomi Hakken-den: Dai-ni-bu Hōryūkaku no ryūko'' (1954) *''Satomi Hakken-den: Dai-san-bu kaibyō ranbu'' (1954) *''Satomi Hakken-den: Dai-yon-bu ketsumei hakkenshi'' (1954) *''Satomi Hakken-den: Kanketsu-hen akatsuki no kachidoki'' (1954) *''Shinshokoku monogatari benikujaku 2: Noroi no mateki'' (1955) *''Shinshokoku monogatari benikujaku 3: Tsuki no hakkotsu shiro'' (1955) *''Ōedo senryō bayashi'' (1955) *''Shinshokoku monogatari benikujaku 4: Kenmō ukinemaru'' (1955) *''Shinshokoku monogatari benikujaku kanketsu-hen: Haikyo no hihō'' (1955) *''Kaidan botan-dōrō'' (1955) *''Yumiharizuki'' (1955) *''Bijo to kairyu'' (1955) *'' Akō Rōshi: Ten no Maki, Chi no Maki'' (1956) - Takuminokami Asano *''Kengō nitōryū'' (1956) - Sasaki Kojiro *''Yūhi to kenjū'' (1956) - Rin'nosuke Date *''Shinshokoku monogatari: Nanatsu no chikai kurosuisen no maki'' (1956) *''Shinshokoku monogatari: Nanatsu no chikai doreisen no maki'' (1957) *''Shinshokoku monogatari: Nanatsu no chikai gaisen uta no maki'' (1957) *''Sasaki Kojiro'' (1957) - Sasaki Kojiro *''Kaidan Banchō sara-yashiki'' (1957) *''Mito kōmon'' (1957) *''Sasaki Kojiro Kohen'' (1957) - Sasaki Kojiro *'' Ninkyō Shimizu-minato'' (1957) - Shichigoro *''Junjō butai'' (1957) *''Onmitsu Shichishoki'' (1958) *''Ninkyo Tokaido'' (1958) - Hangoro *''Hibari torimonocho: Kanzashi koban'' (1958) - Sasaki *''Ninjutsu suikoden inazuma kotengu'' (1958) *''Daibosatsu tōge - Dai ni bu'' (1958) *''Ōedo shichininshū'' (1958) *''Utamatsuri kanzashi matoi'' (1958) *''Daibosatsu tōge - Kanketsu-hen'' (1959) *''Hibari torimonochō: furisode koban'' (1959) *''Tatsumaki bugyō'' (1959) *''Kurama Tengu'' (1959) *''Futari wakagishi'' (1959) *''Beni-dasuki kenkajo'' (1959) *''Mito Komon 3: All Star Version'' (1960) *''Tenpō rokkasen - Jigoku no hanamichi'' (1960) - Ichinojō Kaneko *''Hibari torimonochō: orizuru kago'' (1960) *''Yatarō gasa'' (1960) - Magistrate Kuwayama *''Suronin hyakuman-goku'' (1960) *''Abare kago'' (1960) *'' Akō Rōshi'' (1961) - Horibe *''Hangyakuji'' (1961) *''Yurei-jima no okite'' (1961) *''Wakasama yakuza'' (1961) *''Kisaragi musō ken'' (1962) - Yoshimune Tokugawa *''Chiisakobe'' (1962) - Washichi *''Yoi-dore musoken'' (1962) *''Hibari Chiemi no Yaji Kita Dochu'' (1963) *''Seventeen Ninja'' (1963) - Bunzo Minuma *''Kutsukake Tokijiro - yukyo ippiki'' (1966) *''Kindaichi Kosuke no boken'' (1979) - Kojuro Akechi *''

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'' (1979-1980, TV Series) - General Tetsuzan Kurama *'' Sanada Taiheiki'' (1985) - Yagyū Munetoshi *''Jipangu'' (1990) - Ieyasu Tokugawa *''Anego - Gokudō wo aishita onna: Kiriko'' (1993) - Wakasa (final film role)

References

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Azuma, Chiyonosuke 1926 births 2000 deaths Artists from Tokyo Japanese male film actors Japanese male television actors Tokyo University of the Arts alumni Japanese male dancers