
Matsunosuke Onoe
Biography
Matsunosuke Onoe sometimes known as Medama no Matchan ("Eyeballs" Matsu), was a Japanese actor. His birth name is Tsuruzo Nakamura.[1] He is sometimes credited as Yukio Koki, Tamijaku Onoe, or Tsunusaburo Onoe, and as a kabuki artist he went by the name Tsurusaburo Onoe. He gained great popularity, appearing in over 1000 films, and has been called the first superstar of Japanese cinema.
Also Known As
Movie Appearances

弥次喜多 前篇 善光寺詣りの巻
as Yajirobei
1921

Jiraiya the Hero
as Jiraiya
1921

The Loyal 47 Ronin
1913
Cat Chaos at Kamakura Palace
1914
Monster-Cat of Sanno
1914
The Okazaki Cat
1914
Nabeshima kaibyô
1917
Arima no nekô sôdô
1916
Ekō-in no nekotsuka
1918
Nabeshima Cat Riot
1919
Nabeshima no nekô
1922
Ôkazaki kaibyoden
1919
Arima no neko
1920
Banchō Sarayashiki
1923
Bancho sarayashiki
1914

Shibukawa Bangorō
1922
The Mito Kōmon Chronicles: Part Two
1910
The Mito Kōmon Chronicles
1910
Yotsuya Kaidan (Jitsoroku Oiwa)
1918
Kaiketsu Ondo maru
1916