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Minoru Takase

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Minoru Takase
高勢実乗
Takase in Kokushi Musō (1932)
Born
Shin'ichi Notoya

(1890-12-13)13 December 1890
Died19 November 1947(1947-11-19) (aged 56)
Other namesIppei Sōma
OccupationActor

Minoru Takase (Japanese: 高勢実乗, Hepburn: Takase Minoru, 13 December 1890 – 19 November 1947) was a Japanese comedian and actor.

Career

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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

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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

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  1. ^ a b c "Takase Minoru". Kotobanku (in Japanese). Asahi Shinbun. Retrieved 11 May 2021.
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