Eijirō Kataoka

Biography

Eijirō Kataoka was a Japanese actor born on November 23, 1918, in what is now Kumanichūō, Ehime Prefecture. He debuted at five as "Assobon" in director Tetsutarō Murata's film "Sangetsu Sannōjiroiji" in 1924 and later became known for roles such as Sakawa Kojurō in "Bloody Spear at Mount Fuji" (1955) and the titular character in "Yôtô monogatari: hana no Yoshiwara hyakunin-giri" (1960). He worked primarily under various aliases, including Eishirō Kataoka, before retiring from acting in 1966 due to hearing loss.