Cast

Kazuo Kitamura

1927 – 2007

Active years (films on this site)

1963–1964

Genres

DramaRomance

Schools and movements

Contemporary Asian CinemaJapanese Golden AgeJapanese New Wave

Directors worked with

Shohei Imamura1 filmMikio Naruse1 film

Biography

Kazuo Kitamura was a Japanese actor. His son is actor Yukiya Kitamura. Kitamura met Shōhei Imamura when he was a student of Waseda University and became a close friend so often worked with Imamura. Kitamura joined Bungakuza theatre company and started his acting career in 1950. In 1953, he made his film debut with An Inlet of Muddy Water directed by Tadashi Imai.

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Awards and honours

National / local

• Medal with Purple Ribbon 1989

2 films on this site

1. The Insect Woman 1963 · Shohei Imamura · IMDb 7.3 · Cast
2. Yearning 1964 · Mikio Naruse · IMDb 8.0 · Cast