Kentaro Honma

Bando Kotaro

  • Name: Bando Kotaro
  • Native name: 坂東好太郎
  • Also Known as: Bandou Koutarou, Honma Kentarou, Bando Koutaro
  • Nationality: Japanese
  • Gender: Male
  • Born: May 4, 1911
  • Died: November 28, 1981
Bando Kotaro was a Kabuki actor and film actor in the early Showa period, born in Renjakucho, Kanda-ku, Tokyo. His real name is Honma Kentaro.

At the age of five, he became a disciple of Sawamura Sojuro the seventh generation, and at the age of eight, he moved to the apprenticeship of Bando Mitsugoro the seventh generation. In 1922 he made his stage debut as Sawamura Kentaro at the Imperial Theater, and from 1924 he called himself Bando Kotaro. In 1930, ​​he graduated from the 6th generation Onoe Kikugoro's Japanese actor school. Around this time, he participated in "Youth Kabuki" at the Shinjuku Daiichi Theater, chaired by the 4th generation Kataoka Nizaemon.

In 1931, at the age of 20, he became a movie actor exclusively for Shochiku Kyoto Studio and made his debut with "Yonaoshi Daimyojin" the following year. Around this time, he married Iizuka Toshiko, an actress at the same Shitakamo studio.

After the war, he joined Daiei Kyoto Studio in 1948, and transferred to Nikkatsu in 1955, Shintoho in 1958, and Toei in 1960.

He died on November 28, 1981 at the age of 70. Edit Biography
Drama
Year Title # Role Rating
1958 Tange Sazen
Japanese Drama, 1958, 0 eps
(Support Role)
0
Support Role
0.0
Movie
Year Title Role Rating
1962 Kisaragi muso ken
Japanese Movie, 1962,
Yagyu Hyoko (Support Role)
Yagyu Hyoko
Support Role
0.0
1962 The Idle Vassal: La Maison De Corail
Japanese Movie, 1962,
(Support Role)
Support Role
0.0
1960 Samurai Momotaro: Edo Chaos King
Japanese Movie, 1960,
(Support Role)
Support Role
0.0
1959 Maternal Lineage: Flowers of Yushima
Japanese Movie, 1959,
Menoso (Support Role)
Menoso
Support Role
10.0
1959 Great East Asian War and International Trial
Japanese Movie, 1959,
U.S. General (Support Role)
U.S. General
Support Role
4.0
1958 Shigeomi and the Youth Officer: The History of Blood and Navy
Japanese Movie, 1958,
Ugaki Kazushige (Support Role)
Ugaki Kazushige
Support Role
4.0
1955 Vanished Glory
Japanese Movie, 1955,
Captain Takamine (Support Role)
Captain Takamine
Support Role
0.0
1954 Date Sodo: Haha Goten
Japanese Movie, 1954,
Matsumae Tetsunosuke (Main Role)
Matsumae Tetsunosuke
Main Role
0.0
1954 Tsuma Koi Kurodabushi
Japanese Movie, 1954,
Ginpei (Main Role)
Ginpei
Main Role
1.0
1953 Ghost-Cat of Arima Palace
Japanese Movie, 1953,
(Support Role)
Support Role
7.3
1953 Gate of Hell
Japanese Movie, 1953,
Rokuro (Support Role)
Rokuro
Support Role
7.3
1953 Ghost of Saga Mansion
Japanese Movie, 1953,
Hanzaemon Komori (Main Role)
Hanzaemon Komori
Main Role
2.0
1952 Saiyuki
Japanese Movie, 1952,
Son Goku (Main Role)
Son Goku
Main Role
6.0
1946 Utamaro and His Five Women
Japanese Movie, 1946,
Koide Seinosuke (Main Role)
Main Role
7.0
1940 Mito Komon
Japanese Movie, 1940,
Sasaki Sukesaburo (Support Role)
Sasaki Sukesaburo
Support Role
0.0
1939 Shingetsu Sumidagawa
Japanese Movie, 1939,
(Unknown)
Unknown
0.0
1939 Hanagumori
Japanese Movie, 1939,
(Unknown)
Unknown
0.0
1939 Kikusui Taheiki
Japanese Movie, 1939,
(Unknown)
Unknown
0.0
1938 Kimen Mikazuki To
Japanese Movie, 1938,
(Unknown)
Unknown
0.0
1938 Otokodate Happyakuyacho
Japanese Movie, 1938,
(Unknown)
Unknown
0.0
1938 Sonno Gionkai
Japanese Movie, 1938,
(Main Role)
Main Role
0.0
1938 Ukina Zange
Japanese Movie, 1938,
(Unknown)
Unknown
0.0
1936 Haru Sugata Gori Otoko
Japanese Movie, 1936,
(Unknown)
Unknown
0.0
1936 Soshu Kyokakuden
Japanese Movie, 1936,
(Unknown)
Unknown
0.0
1935 Megumi no Kenka
Japanese Movie, 1935,
(Unknown)
Unknown
0.0
1935 Funeuta Suzume Nenbutsu
Japanese Movie, 1935,
(Unknown)
Unknown
0.0
1934 Shinju Hitorimushi
Japanese Movie, 1934,
(Unknown)
Unknown
0.0
1933 Yajikita
Japanese Movie, 1933,
(Unknown)
Unknown
0.0
1933 Uijin
Japanese Movie, 1933,
(Support Role)
Support Role
0.0
1933 Omura Tetsutaro
Japanese Movie, 1933,
(Unknown)
Unknown
0.0
1933 Koumori no An-san
Japanese Movie, 1933,
(Unknown)
Unknown
0.0
1933 Kosetsu: Nure Tsubame
Japanese Movie, 1933,
(Unknown)
Unknown
0.0
1932 Ikinokotta Shinsengumi
Japanese Movie, 1932,
(Unknown)
Unknown
0.0
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  • First Name: Kentaro
  • Family Name: Honma
  • Native name: 坂東好太郎
  • Also Known as: Bandou Koutarou, Honma Kentarou, Bando Koutaro
  • Nationality: Japanese
  • Gender: Male
  • Born: May 4, 1911
  • Died: November 28, 1981

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