Zen Kajihara

Zen Kajihara
Born (1966-02-25) 25 February 1966 (age 58)
NationalityJapanese
OccupationActor
Years active1985–present

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.

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.

Selected works

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Films

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Television

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Notes

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  1. ^ a b c SIS Company Inc. official profile page of Zen Kajihara (in Japanese)
  2. ^ 梶原 善 (in Japanese). tvdrama-db.com. Retrieved 1 February 2010.
  3. ^ 梶原 善 (in Japanese). engekilife.com. Retrieved 1 February 2010.
  4. ^ "12人の優しい日本人". eiga.com. Retrieved 14 February 2024.
  5. ^ "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. Retrieved 29 April 2021.
  6. ^ "コンフィデンスマンJP 英雄編". eiga.com. Retrieved 14 October 2021.
  7. ^ "ロストケア". eiga.com. Retrieved 28 September 2022.
  8. ^ "大名倒産". eiga.com. Retrieved 19 January 2023.
  9. ^ "リゾートバイト". eiga.com. Retrieved 11 August 2023.
  10. ^ "湯道". eiga.com. Retrieved 13 September 2023.
  11. ^ "もしも徳川家康が総理大臣になったら". eiga.com. Retrieved 9 April 2024.
  12. ^ "サユリ". eiga.com. Retrieved 30 April 2024.
  13. ^ "スオミの話をしよう". eiga.com. Retrieved 8 September 2024.
  14. ^ "王様のレストランの出演者・キャスト一覧". The Television. Retrieved 4 August 2021.
  15. ^ "不毛地帯の出演者・キャスト一覧". The Television (in Japanese). Retrieved 12 December 2024.
  16. ^ "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. Retrieved 28 April 2021.
  17. ^ "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. Retrieved 7 February 2022.
  18. ^ "ハヤブサ消防団". TV drama database. Retrieved 28 August 2023.
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