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Shirôgorô Sawamura

Sawamura was born in 1877 in Tokyo. He studied under Takasagoya Fukusuke, making his first stage performance in the Osaka Nakaza Theater. In 1911 he was promoted to the ranks of the named actors, and in 1914 he succeeded to the name of Sawamura Shirogoro V at the Teikoku Theater. That same year he was invited to join Tenkatsu along with Ichikawa Enjuro. The name of both of these actors began to spread after their appearance in the 1916 film Ninjutsu Sanyushi. They went on to appear together in films such as Saiyuki (Diary of a Westward Journey) and Jitsuroku Hagi, and it is said that of the two, Sawamura Shirogoro was slightly more popular with the public due to his oval face and his flashiness. Sawamura became an idol of the youth during his Tenkatsu and Nikkatsu days. In the autumn of 1921 Sawamura joined Shochiku, where he starred in Kanzaki Kanninbukuro. After Ichikawa Enjuro and the rest returned to Kokukatsu, they parted ways, and the line up was never seen again.


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Born:
Sep 15, 1887 In Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan
Movie/TV Credits:
11
First Appeared:
In the movie The Legend of the Filial Child Goro Masamune 1915-01-01
Latest Project:
Movie Dream of the Setting Sun 1924-04-10
Known For
Poster of Dream of the Setting Sun
Poster of Yotsuya Kaidan
Poster of Kisô no kuroneko
Poster of The Legend of the Filial Child Goro Masamune
Filmography
Movie Dream of the Setting Sun Akushichibei Kagekiyo 1924-04-10
Movie Shin sarayashiki 1924-01-20
Movie Nabeshima no neko 1923-03-01
Movie Yotsuya Kaidan 1923-07-01
Movie Arima no neko 1922-05-01
Movie Hachisuka no neko 1922-09-20
Movie Yotsuya Kaidan 1921-08-14
Movie Hida no kaibyō 1920-06-15
Movie Kisô no kuroneko 1918-01-01
Movie Tenjiku Tokubei 1916-10-01
Movie The Legend of the Filial Child Goro Masamune 1915-01-01
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