Kunimatsu Ogawa
Acting
Biography
Kunimatsu Ogawa was a Japanese child actor from the silent era. Born in Tokyo, his father ran a silk shop. Among other roles, he appeared in Sword of Penitence (1927), the debut film of Yasujiro Ozu. He also co-starred in Kinuyo Tanaka's debut film, A Woman from the Genroku Era. Asked about it years later, he described her as his first crush. Few records of his life exist after the 1920s, although he returned to movies in the cast of Heinosuke Gosho's Twice on a Certain Night (1956). On a special segment of a New Year's Eve variety show, 1966, Ogawa and Tanaka were reunited for the first time in almost forty years.
Known For
Poor social conditions badly affect the relationship between a married couple, when the husband, who is desperately searching for work, fails to notice the terrible sacrifices made by his wife when she accepts a job at a local inn.
Twice on a Certain Night
Two criminal brothers try to go straight but face opposition from one of their criminal cohorts. Considered to be a lost film.
Sword of Penitence
Japanese film from 1925.
The Little Traveling Entertainer
Japanese film from 1924.
A Woman from the Genroku Era
Japanese film from 1924.
Village Pasture
1926 silent film directed by Heinosuke Gosho.
Her
Japanese silent jidaigeki from 1927.