Zen Kajihara (梶原 善, Kajihara Zen, born 25 February 1966 in Okayama),[1] is a Japanese theatre actor.[2] Originally a member of the Tokyo Sunshine Boys theatrical troupe,[3] he now works mainly with the Gekidan Shinkansen troupe.
Zen Kajihara | |
|---|---|
| Born | 25 February 1966 |
| Nationality | Japanese |
| Occupation | Actor |
| Years active | 1985–present |
He is known for being very short in stature, but very noisy and wild on stage, specializing in comedy. He had a problem reading kanji (Chinese characters) and insists that his roles have long, complicated, difficult-to-remember names.
Selected works
Films
- The Gentle Twelve (1991), Juror 7[4]
- Welcome Back, Mr. McDonald (1997)
- Minna no Ie (2001)
- The Grudge 2 (2006)
- The Uchoten Hotel (2006)
- Galaxy Turnpike (2015)
- Black Widow Business (2016)
- Masquerade Hotel (2019)
- Hit Me Anyone One More Time (2019)
- Masquerade Night (2021)[5]
- The Confidence Man JP: Episode of the Hero (2022)[6]
- Do Unto Others (2023)[7]
- We're Broke, My Lord! (2023)[8]
- Nightmare Resort (2023)[9]
- Yudo: The Way of the Bath (2023)[10]
- What If Tokugawa Ieyasu Became Prime Minister? (2024), Keiichi Morimoto[11]
- House of Sayuri (2024)[12]
Television
- Furikaereba Yatsu ga Iru (1993)
- Furuhata Ninzaburō (1994–99)
- Oosama no Restaurant (1995)[13]
- The Emperor's Cook (2015) – Emperor Hirohito[1]
- Here Comes Asa! (2015) – Genkichi Miyabe[1]
- The 13 Lords of the Shogun (2022) – Zenji[14]
- DCU: Deep Crime Unit (2022) – Hideki Bando (Ep. 2)[15]
- Hayabusa Fire Brigade (2023) – Yōsuke Morino[16]
Notes
External links
Zen Kajihara at IMDb