Chōichirō Kawarasaki

Biography

Kawarasaki Choichiro was a Japanese actor born in Musashino Town, Tokyo. He graduated from Tokyo Metropolitan Musashi High School and dropped out of Waseda University's Department of Literature.

He is the eldest son of Kawarazaki Chojuro IV. His wife is Ito Eiko. His younger brothers are Kawarazaki Jiro and Kawarazaki Kenzo.

At the age of 64, he died of acute heart failure.

Known For

Professional Killers

Shinjuku Shark

Tokyo Cinderella Story

Tadashi Matsui

Sketchbook of Early Spring

Rhapsody in August

Noboru

13 Assassins

Makino Yoshio

Vengeance Is Mine

Pawnshop Owner

Bushido: The Cruel Code of the Samurai

Filmography

Year	Movie	Role
1997	Moonlight Serenade	Headmaster
1995	Sharaku	Santō Kyōden
1994	Sakura
1993	Lone Wolf and Cub: The Final Conflict	Chamberlain giving shelter to Ogami Itto
1992	Faraway Sunset
1992	The Strange Tale of Oyuki	Take-san
1991	Rhapsody in August	Noboru
1991	War and Youth	Kappei Hayase
1990	Takeshi: Childhood Days	Tatsuo Kazama (Uncle of Shinji)
1990	Ningen no sabaku
1989	My Phoenix	Kisaku Anayama
1989	It's Easier Than Kissing
1988	Shiro and Marilyn	Gentaro Tamashiro
1987	My Beloved Is My Husband's Boss?!	Jimpachi Kodera
1987	There Goes Benio, the Smart Girl
1987	River of Fireflies
1987	Tokyo Bordello	Zennosuke Echigoya
1986	Gonza the Spearman	Jinbei Iwaki
1986	A Human Promise	Yoshio, Ryôsaku's son
1986	Baby Elephant Story: The angel who descended to earth	Hideo Hayakawa
1985	Sotsugyou -GRADUATION-	Katsutoshi Watanabe
1985	Yume-Chiyo
1984	Serial Killer: Coldblooded
1984	Someday, Someone Will Be Killed
1983	Dark Room	Man (Interview with Nakata)
1981	Why Not?	Nakazawa
1981	This Is Noriko
1981	Manon	Kuwashiro
1980	Child of the Sun
1979	Gassan	Karasu
1979	Love Me Tenderly, Love Me Wildly
1979	Heaven Sent
1979	Vengeance Is Mine	Pawnshop Owner
1978	Double Clutch
1978	Panic in High School	Ogata
1976	Yojōhan seishun garasu-bari	Saeki
1975	Light of Africa	Chief of police
1975	The Gate of Youth
1975	Invitation of Lust
1975	Let's Go, Grandma!
1974	Himiko	Mimaki
1974	My Way	Kobayakawa's father
1974	Red Paper Lantern
1973	Long Journey into Love
1971	Follow the Girls	Teruo
1971	The Gentle Japanese	Shaka
1971	A Woman Called En
1970	Live Today, Die Tomorrow!
1970	If You Were Young: Rage
1969	Gorgeous Leopardess
1969	The Girl I Abandoned
1968	Profound Desires of the Gods	Kametaro Futori
1967	Clouds at Sunset
1965	Cold Rice, Osan, Chan
1965	Miyamoto Musashi V: Musashi vs Kojiro	Kichijiro Hayashi
1965	The Tattooed Lord	Yoyoshi
1964	The Great Killing
1964	Cruel Story of the Shogunate's Downfall
1964	Fighting Tatsu, the Rickshaw Man
1964	Yagyu Chronicles 9: Assassin's Sword
1964	Miyamoto Musashi: The Duel at Ichijo Temple	Kichijiro Hayashi
1964	The Ninja Hunt	Yajirô Amano
1964	Giant Rumble
1964	The Sharks
1963	Castle of Owls	Kumotaro
1963	Miyamoto Musashi: Birth of Two Sword Style	Hayashi Kichijiro
1963	A Prisoner in Search of Daughter
1963	Bushido: The Cruel Code of the Samurai
1963	Sasuke and His Comedians
1963	13 Assassins	Makino Yoshio
1963	A House in the Quarter	Seijun Kunugida
1963	Tattoo of Love
1963	Tokaido Fullhouse
1962	In Search of Mother	Iseya
1962	Miyamoto Musashi: Showdown at Hannyazaka Heights
1962	A Revengeful Raid
1962	The Warrior from Kishu	Hatsuse Toma
1962	The Phantom Goblin
1962	The Christian Revolt
1962	A Carpenter and Children
1962	The Mad Fox	Sakuragi Miya
1962	Jirocho' s Days of Youth: Whirlwind on the Tokaido
1961	Golden Peacock Castle, Part 2
1961	Golden Peacock Castle, Part 3
1961	Golden Peacock Castle, Part 4
1961	Golden Peacock Castle, Part 1
1961	The Conspirator
1961	The Man Who Challenged 8,000,000-Koku	Gyutaku
1961	Fine Man
1961	Samurai Knights
1961	Seven Knights Pt. 2
1961	Seven Knights Pt. 3
1961	Seven Knights Pt. 1
1961	Lord of Steel Heart	Kojiro

Year	TV Show	Role
1995	Shinjuku Shark
1994	Tokyo Cinderella Story	Tadashi Matsui
1993	Etorofu Harukanari
1992	An Elegy of Tyrole	Yamagata Motoo
1983	Sketchbook of Early Spring
1979	Tokyo Suburbia
1972	Professional Killers