Minoru Takase (Japanese: 高勢実乗, Hepburn: Takase Minoru, 13 December 1890 – 19 November 1947) was a Japanese comedian and actor.
Career
Born in Hakodate, Hokkaido, Takase moved to Tokyo in 1905 and began acting in shinpa theater.[1] He started to appear in films after 1915, including Teinosuke Kinugasa's avant-garde film A Page of Madness (1926). When Kinugasa joined Shochiku, Takase followed him and appeared in many films starring Chōjirō Hayashi, as well as in Kinugasa's Crossroads (1928).[1] He moved to Nikkatsu in 1928, often playing villains, but changed to comedy after appearing in Mansaku Itami's Kokushi Musō (1932). Sadao Yamanaka used him in such a role in The Million Ryo Pot (1935). After moving to Toho in 1937, his comic persona involved appearing in strange clothes and spouting odd phrases.[1]
Selected filmography
| Year | Title |
|---|---|
| 1926 | A Page of Madness |
| 1928 | Crossroads |
| 1931 | Oatsurae Jirokichi Koshi |
| 1932 | Kokushi Musō |
| 1935 | The Million Ryo Pot |
| 1940 | Travelling Actors |
References
- ^ a b c "Takase Minoru". Kotobanku (in Japanese). Asahi Shinbun. Retrieved 11 May 2021.
External links
- Minoru Takase at IMDb
- Minoru Takase at the Japanese Movie Database (in Japanese)
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