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Hideya Kojima

こじま ひでや

Kojima Hideya

Profile

Gender
Male
Born
1934-03-19 (Kure, Hiroshima, Japan)
Died
2012-07-17 age 78
Nationality
Japan
Languages
Japanese

Career

Occupations
actor
Active Years
1953-2012
Affiliations
Shochiku, Shochiku Shinkigeki, Geinoza
Influenced By
Kanbi Fujiyama, Soganoya Jugō

Education

Momoyama Gakuin High School
Country: Japan
High school graduate (year unknown)

Awards

Art Encouragement Prize — Minister of Education Newcomer's Award
1968
Work: Shitazumi no Ishi
Category: 大衆芸能
Organization: Agency for Cultural Affairs
Result: 受賞

Awards & Nominations

Works

Major Works

Shitazumi no Ishi

1968 theatre

A notable stage production at Shochiku Shinkigeki. Kojima's performance earned him the 18th Art Encouragement Prize (Minister of Education Newcomer's Award).

comedyhuman drama

Dynamite Don Don

1978 film

A film produced by Daiei. Kojima appears as the character '留吉', the protagonist's companion, known for the catchphrase 'Dynamite~!'.

human relationshipsentertainment

Hanayome (The Bride)

1991 TV drama

A 1991 TBS television drama in which Kojima had a supporting role.

family dramahuman relationships

Imo Tako Nankin (Asadora)

2007 television serial

Appeared in NHK's serial drama 'Imo Tako Nankin' (2007) in a supporting role.

sentimental dramaregional life

Bibliography

  • Shitazumi no Ishi (stage, 1968)
  • Aoi Me no Hanayome-han (film, 1964)
  • Dynamite Don Don (film, 1978)
  • Hanayome (TV, 1991)
  • Imo Tako Nankin (TV, 2007)

Style & Themes

Literary Style
A theatrical, physical-comedy oriented acting style
Recurring Motifs
comic timingempathetic portrayals of human relationships

Health

  • right renal (kidney) cancer
    2012年頃まで
    Died of right kidney cancer on July 17, 2012. The illness affected his later career.

Legacy

A prominent actor from Shochiku Shinkigeki, Kojima was active on stage, film and television and was regarded as "number two" after Kanbi Fujiyama. He won the Art Encouragement Prize (Minister of Education Newcomer's Award) for the stage work 'Shitazumi no Ishi' in 1968.

In Popular Culture

  • Known as a partner to Kanbi Fujiyama, Kojima is often mentioned as part of Shochiku Shinkigeki's history.

Trivia

  • Real name also Kojima Hideya (same reading).
  • Born in Kure, Hiroshima Prefecture.
  • Joined Shochiku Shinkigeki in 1953.
  • Blood type B.
  • Apprenticed to Soganoya Jugō.