Person

Juro Kara

Acting · 1940–2024 · Tokyo, Tokyo Prefecture, Japan

Jūrō Kara (唐十郎, Kara Jūrō; born Ōtsuru Yoshihide (大靏 義英); 11 February 1940 – 4 May 2024) was a Japanese avant-garde playwright, theatre director, author, actor, and songwriter. He was at the forefront of the Angura ("underground") theatre movement in Japan. Description above from the Wikipedia article Jūrō Kara, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

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  The Boxer

  Referee for the Final Match

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  Summer Storm

  Daimon, a student

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  Through the Night

  2002

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  Diary of a Shinjuku Thief

  Singer

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  Dr. Akagi

  Umemoto

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  Demons

  Sangoro

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  Demon Pond

  Denkichi

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  Violated Angels

  Handsome Boy

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  The Sea of Genkai

  1976

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  Jazz Daimyo

  Kyunosuke

• 2009Ekiro
• 2004My Easygoing SisterOriginal Story
• 2002Through the Night
• 2000Genji monogatari: Asaki yume mishiScreenplay
• 1998Dr. AkagiUmemoto
• 1996The Wicked Reporter 3: The One That Got Away
• 1995The Breath
• 1994800 Two Lap RunnersYasu-san
• 1991The Last FrankensteinOyama
• 1986Jazz DaimyoKyunosuke
• 1983A Bridge of TearsScreenplay
• 1979Demon PondDenkichi
• 1977Amorous Tales of GenpeiMinamoto no Yoshitomo
• 1977The BoxerReferee for the Final Match
• 1976The Sea of Genkai
• 1973Graveyard of Masks
• 1971DemonsSangoro
• 1970Zenigeba
• 1969Memoir of Japanese AssassinationsShimada Ichiro
• 1969Diary of a Shinjuku ThiefSinger
• 1967Violated AngelsHandsome Boy
• 1956Summer StormDaimon, a student