Zen Kajihara (梶原 善, Kajihara Zen; born 25 February 1966 in Okayama),[1] is a Japanese theatre actor.[2] Originally a member of the Tokyo Sunshine Boys theatrical troupe,[3] he now works mainly with the Gekidan Shinkansen troupe.
Zen Kajihara | |
|---|---|
| Born | 25 February 1966 |
| Occupation | Actor |
| Years active | 1985–present |
He is known for being very short in stature, but very noisy and wild on stage, specializing in comedy. He had a problem reading kanji (Chinese characters) and insists that his roles have long, complicated, difficult-to-remember names.
Filmography
editFilms
edit- The Gentle 12 (1991), Juror 7[4]
- Welcome Back, Mr. McDonald (1997)
- Minna no Ie (2001)
- The Grudge 2 (2006)
- The Uchoten Hotel (2006)
- The Kiyosu Conference (2013), Koichirō[5]
- Galaxy Turnpike (2015)
- Black Widow Business (2016)
- Masquerade Hotel (2019)
- Hit Me Anyone One More Time (2019)
- Masquerade Night (2021)[6]
- The Confidence Man JP: Episode of the Hero (2022)[7]
- Do Unto Others (2023)[8]
- We're Broke, My Lord! (2023)[9]
- Nightmare Resort (2023)[10]
- Yudo: The Way of the Bath (2023)[11]
- What If Shogun Ieyasu Tokugawa Was to Become the Prime Minister (2024), Keiichi Morimoto[12]
- House of Sayuri (2024)[13]
- All About Suomi (2024)[14]
- Hey, Dazai: The Movie (2025), Jiro Darai[15]
Television
edit- Furikaereba Yatsu ga Iru (1993)
- Furuhata Ninzaburō (1994–99)
- Oosama no Restaurant (1995)[16]
- The Waste Land (2009)[17]
- The Emperor's Cook (2015), Emperor Hirohito[1]
- Here Comes Asa! (2015), Genkichi Miyabe[1]
- The 13 Lords of the Shogun (2022), Zenji[18]
- DCU: Deep Crime Unit (2022), Hideki Bando (Ep. 2)[19]
- Hayabusa Fire Brigade (2023), Yōsuke Morino[20]
- Hey, Dazai (2025), Jiro Darai[15]
- Scandal Eve (2025), Tetsuya Igarashi[21]
Notes
edit- 1 2 3 SIS Company Inc. official profile page of Zen Kajihara Archived 8 September 2019 at the Wayback Machine (in Japanese)
- ↑ 梶原 善 (in Japanese). tvdrama-db.com. Archived from the original on 19 July 2010. Retrieved 1 February 2010.
- ↑ 梶原 善 (in Japanese). engekilife.com. Archived from the original on 25 January 2010. Retrieved 1 February 2010.
- ↑ "12人の優しい日本人". eiga.com. Archived from the original on 14 February 2024. Retrieved 14 February 2024.
- ↑ "清須会議". eiga.com (in Japanese). Archived from the original on 25 January 2025. Retrieved 6 April 2025.
- ↑ "木村拓哉と長澤まさみが再びバディに「マスカレード・ナイト」特報＆ポスター解禁". Natalie. Archived from the original on 28 April 2021. Retrieved 29 April 2021.
- ↑ "コンフィデンスマンJP 英雄編". eiga.com. Archived from the original on 30 January 2025. Retrieved 14 October 2021.
- ↑ "ロストケア". eiga.com. Retrieved 28 September 2022.
- ↑ "大名倒産". eiga.com. Archived from the original on 20 April 2023. Retrieved 19 January 2023.
- ↑ "リゾートバイト". eiga.com. Archived from the original on 24 August 2025. Retrieved 11 August 2023.
- ↑ "湯道". eiga.com. Archived from the original on 4 April 2025. Retrieved 13 September 2023.
- ↑ "もしも徳川家康が総理大臣になったら". eiga.com. Archived from the original on 1 June 2024. Retrieved 9 April 2024.
- ↑ "サユリ". eiga.com (in Japanese). Archived from the original on 15 June 2024. Retrieved 30 April 2024.
- ↑ "スオミの話をしよう". eiga.com (in Japanese). Archived from the original on 2 May 2024. Retrieved 8 September 2024.
- 1 2 "三谷幸喜「おい、太宰」劇場版". eiga.com (in Japanese). Archived from the original on 2 July 2025. Retrieved 3 July 2025.
- ↑ "王様のレストランの出演者・キャスト一覧". The Television. Archived from the original on 7 June 2024. Retrieved 4 August 2021.
- ↑ "不毛地帯の出演者・キャスト一覧". The Television (in Japanese). Archived from the original on 7 December 2024. Retrieved 12 December 2024.
- ↑ "鎌倉殿の13人:三谷幸喜作品の常連・梶原善 善児役「受けた命令は、必ず遂行」". mantan-web. Archived from the original on 13 May 2021. Retrieved 28 April 2021.
- ↑ "古田敦也、初のTBSドラマで市議会議員役「場違いなのは重々承知。控え目を心がけた」". oricon.co.jp. 15 January 2022. Archived from the original on 9 September 2024. Retrieved 7 February 2022.
- ↑ "ハヤブサ消防団". TV drama database. Archived from the original on 15 April 2025. Retrieved 28 August 2023.
- ↑ "鈴木保奈美、芸能界を牛耳る大手事務所社長役 柴咲コウ主演『スキャンダルイブ』キャスト発表". oricon.co.jp. 17 October 2025. Retrieved 18 December 2025.
External links
editZen Kajihara at IMDb
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