Yatarō Kurokawa

Yatarō Kurokawa (黒川 弥太郎, Kurokawa Yatarō, November 15, 1910; Yokohama City, Kanagawa – June 23, 1984; Chiyoda City, Tokyo {age 74} ) was a Japanese film actor. He appeared more than 228 films from 1935 to 1971. His birth name is Kiyotaka Kurokawa (黒川 清隆). 
==Life & Career==
In 1933, Kurokawa entered Shinkokugeki, a new national drama. His stage name was based on novelist Shin Hasegawa from "Yataro Kasa" and based on Kan Shimozawa's original novel.
In 1935, he was selected by Chief Editor Toru Suzuki of the Bungei Shunju magazine who was looking for a star to replace Chiezō Kataoka and entered the Nikki Kyoto Studio. Since then, he has been active as a historical drama star. In 1937, Kurokawa was transferred to Toho and starred here as well.
After that, he was convened and became a sergeant of the Imperial Japanese Army. 
After the war, he became one of the central figures in the establishment of Shintoho. Transferred to Daiei in 1952 and to Toei in 1959, Kurokawa played an active role in the leading and semi-starring historical drama. From the mid-1960s (1960s), he has appeared in many TV historical dramas.
His former wife was Kariko Tamamo, a 22nd gen member of the Takarazuka Revue.
On April 23, 1984, he collapsed during the rehearsal of the new national drama "Kunisada Chuji Ippon Sword" at the Asakusa Public Hall and was taken to Mitsui Memorial Hospital, where he was diagnosed with haemorrhagic stroke and was hospitalized, but on the morning of June 23, 1984, he died from an intracerebral hemorrhage at the age of 74. 
==Filmography==
*All films on IMDb