Kenji Imai (actor)
# Kenji Imai (actor)

Kenji Imai (今井健二, Imai Kenji, 31 March 1932) is a Japanese actor. He is most noted for playing villains and appeared in many jidaigeki and detective television dramas as a guest. After graduating from Meiji University, he signed a contract with Toei Company. He made his film debut with Yarodomo Omotee Dero.

## Filmography

### Films

* Yarodomo Omotee Dero (1956)
* Taking The Castle (1965)
* Zoku Soshiki Bōryoku (1967)
* Outlaw:Kill! (1968)
* Shinjuku outlaw: Step On the Gas (1970)
* Sympathy for the Underdog (1971)
* Kantō Exile (1971)
* Outlaw Killers: Three Mad Dog Brothers (1972)
* Terrifying Girls' High School: Lynch Law Classroom (1973)
* Girl Boss: Escape From Reform School (1973)
* The Last Samurai (1974)
* The Homeless (1974)
* Champion of Death (1975)
* Graveyard of Honor (1975)
* Gambling Den Heist (1975)
* Yakuza Graveyard (1976)
* The Resurrection of the Golden Wolf (1979)
* Peanuts (1996)

### Television drama

* Daichūshingura (1971) as Maebara
* Gunbei Meyasubako (1971) as Saito
* Hissatsu Shiokinin (1972) guest star in episode 11
* Taiyō ni Hoero! (1973~1984) guest star in episodes 37, 96, 110, 529, and 599
* Tasukenin Hashiru (1974) guest star in episode 20
* G-Men '75 (1975) guest star in episode 10
* Nagasaki Hangachōu (1975) guest star in episode 14
* Tsūkai! Kōchiyama Sōshun (1975) guest star in episode 12
* Hissatsu Shiokiya Kagyō (1975) guest star in episode 4
* Daitokai Tatakaino Hibi (1976) guest star in episode 10 and 30
* Shin Hissatsu Shiokinin (1977) guest star in episodes 3, 21, and 31
* Hissatsu Karakurinin Fugakuhiyakkei Koroshitabi (1978) guest star in episode 7
* Seibu Keisatsu (1979-82) guest star in episode 2, 17, 67 and 121
* Tantei Monogatari (1980) guest star in episode 6 and 24
