Asano Naganori
In addition to his kabuki activity, Kinnosuke had an extensive film career. A specialist in "jidaigeki", Kinnosuke appeared in more than 140 films. These include a 1957 "Mito Kōmon" and a 1961 appearance as the title character in the Toei Company's "Miyamoto Musashi" series (a role he reprised in 1962, 1963, 1964, and 1965, and again in 1971). A versatile actor, he has played as many as seven characters in a single film. In various productions of "Chūshingura", he also portrayed Oyamada Shōzaemon (1956), Asano Naganori (1959), Wakisaka Awaji no Kami (1961), and Ōishi Yoshio (1978). Other appearances include Minamoto no Yoshitsune (1957, 1958, 1962), Tokugawa Iemitsu (1958), Oda Nobunaga (1965), Takeda Shingen (1969), Sakamoto Ryōma (1970), Matsudaira Katamori (1980), and Oda Yūrakusai (1989).