Hajime Hana (ハナ肇, Hana Hajime; February 9, 1930 - September 10, 1993) was a Japanese actor. He was the leader of the comic jazz band The Crazy Cats, which featured such talent as Hitoshi Ueki and Kei Tani, and which starred in a series of film comedies (such as the "Irresponsible" (Musekinin) series at Toho) and in TV variety shows such as "Shabondama Holiday."[1] He won the award for best actor at the 31st Blue Ribbon Awards for Kaisha monogatari: Memories of You.[2]
Hajime Hana | |
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| Born | February 9, 1930 |
| Died | September 10, 1993 (aged 63) |
| Occupation | Actor |
Filmography
edit- Ten Dark Women (1961) (as himself)
- Alone on the Pacific (1963)
- The Water Margin (1973) (TV series)
- Shinsho Taikōki (1973) (TV series)
- Graveyard of Honor (1975)
- Hokuriku Proxy War (1977)
- Proof of the Man (1978) - Detective Yokotawashi
- Hunter in the Dark (1979)
- Tantei Monogatari (1980) (TV series) - episode 18, Gonzaburo Shinoda
- A Distant Cry from Spring (1980)
- Tokugawa Buraichō (1992) (TV series)
- Kaisha monogatari: Memories of You (1988)
References
edit- ^ "Hana Hajime". Kotobank (in Japanese). Tarento Detabanku. Retrieved 18 September 2010.
- ^ ブルーリボン賞ヒストリー (in Japanese). Cinema Hochi. Archived from the original on 23 October 2008. Retrieved 22 January 2010.
External links
edit- Hajime Hana at IMDb
- Hajime Hana discography at Discogs
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