勝海舟
Kin'ya made his debut with his father in the 1956 Toei film "Oyakodaka" in the role of Katsu Kaishū. He is a contemporary of, and was taken to be a rival of, Hiroki Matsukata, who was also the son of a famous actor (Jūshirō Konoe). In 1964, Kin'ya made his first appearance on stage in "Cyrano de Bergerac".