Matsunosuke Onoe (尾上 松之助, Onoe Matsunosuke, September 12, 1875 – September 11, 1926), sometimes known as Medama no Matchan ("Eyeballs" Matsu), was a Japanese actor. His birth name is Tsuruzo Nakamura. He is sometimes credited as Yukio Koki, Tamijaku Onoe, or Tsunusaburo Onoe, and as a kabuki artist he went by the name Tsurusaburo Onoe. He gained great popularity, appearing in over 1,000 films, and has been called the first superstar of Japanese cinema.

Biography

Né Tsuruzo Nakamura, il commence sa carrière comme acteur kabuki puis devient la première vedette du cinéma japonais en tournant plus d'un millier de films entre 1909 et 1926. Sous la direction du réalisateur Shōzō Makino, il est le premier à populariser le jidaigeki.