Kenji Imai (actor)
Kenji Imai | |
|---|---|
| Born | 31 March 1932 Kanagawa Prefecture, Japan |
| Occupation | Actor |
| Years active | 1955- |
Kenji Imai (今井健二, Imai Kenji, 31 March 1932) is a Japanese actor. He is most noted for playing villains and appeared in many jidaigeki and detective television dramas as a guest.[1] After graduating from Meiji University, he signed a contract with Toei Company.[2] He made his film debut with Yarodomo Omotee Dero.[2][3]
Filmography
[edit]Films
[edit]- Yarodomo Omotee Dero (1956)
- Taking The Castle (1965)
- Zoku Soshiki Bōryoku (1967)
- Outlaw:Kill! (1968)
- Shinjuku outlaw: Step On the Gas (1970)
- Sympathy for the Underdog (1971)
- Kantō Exile (1971)
- Outlaw Killers: Three Mad Dog Brothers (1972)
- Terrifying Girls' High School: Lynch Law Classroom (1973)
- Girl Boss: Escape From Reform School (1973)
- The Last Samurai (1974)
- The Homeless (1974)
- Champion of Death (1975)
- Graveyard of Honor (1975)
- Gambling Den Heist (1975)
- Yakuza Graveyard (1976)
- The Resurrection of the Golden Wolf (1979)
- Peanuts (1996)
Television drama
[edit]- Daichūshingura (1971) as Maebara
- Gunbei Meyasubako (1971) as Saito
- Hissatsu Shiokinin (1972) guest star in episode 11
- Taiyō ni Hoero! (1973~1984) guest star in episodes 37, 96, 110, 529, and 599
- Tasukenin Hashiru (1974) guest star in episode 20
- G-Men '75 (1975) guest star in episode 10
- Nagasaki Hangachōu (1975) guest star in episode 14
- Tsūkai! Kōchiyama Sōshun (1975) guest star in episode 12
- Hissatsu Shiokiya Kagyō (1975) guest star in episode 4
- Daitokai Tatakaino Hibi (1976) guest star in episode 10 and 30
- Shin Hissatsu Shiokinin (1977) guest star in episodes 3, 21, and 31
- Hissatsu Karakurinin Fugakuhiyakkei Koroshitabi (1978) guest star in episode 7
- Seibu Keisatsu (1979-82) guest star in episode 2, 17, 67 and 121
- Tantei Monogatari (1980) guest star in episode 6 and 24
References
[edit]- ^ 東映ヒーロー悪役俳優列伝」、『東映ヒーローMAX』Vol.4、辰巳出版、2003年、 102頁、 ISBN 978-4886418463
- ^ a b "Kenji Imai profile". 映画DB. Retrieved 7 August 2021.
- ^ 『日本タレント名鑑'82』 VIPタイムズ社、1981年、28頁。
External links
[edit]- Kenji Imai at IMDb
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