Hanayagi Yoshiaki

Name: Hanayagi Yoshiaki
Native name: 花柳喜章
Also Known as: はなやぎよしあき, 青山勝
Nationality: Japanese
Gender: Male
Born: January 5, 1924
Died: January 3, 1978

Hanayagi Yoshiaki, born Aoyama Masaru (青山勝) in Hyogo, Japan, was a Japanese actor. He was adopted by actor Hanayagi Shotaro (花柳章太郎) at a young age.

He made his stage debut in November 1933 at Meijiza Theater (明治座) in Kyoenroku (侠艶録). Later, he mentored younger actors in the Seinen no Kai (青年の会) acting group.

On January 2, 1978, he collapsed on stage during the opening night at Shinbashi Enbujo Theater (新橋演舞場) and passed away the following day at age 54.

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Year	Title	Role
1961	Hare Kosode Japanese Movie, 1961, Izumiya Kihee (Support Role)	Izumiya Kihee Support Role
1950	Yume yo mo Ichido Japanese Movie, 1950, Kisho (Support Role)	Kisho Support Role
1949	Yume yo mo Ichido Japanese Movie, 1949, Kisho (Support Role)	Kisho Support Role

Year	Title	#	Role	Rating
1954	Ayu no Yado Japanese Special, 1954, 1 eps Sotaro (Main Role)	1	Sotaro Main Role	0.0

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