was a Japanese film actor active from the 1920s to the 1950s. He featured in over 90 films.

Career

Born in

Saga Prefecture is a Prefectures of Japan, prefecture of Japan located on the island of Kyushu. Saga Prefecture has a population of roughly 780,000 and has a geographic area of . Saga Prefecture borders Fukuoka Prefecture to the northeast and Nagasaki Prefect ...

, Yokoo studied Western painting at the Tokyo Bijitsu Gakkō (now the

Tokyo University of the Arts or is a school of art and music in Japan. Located in Ueno Park, it also has facilities in Toride, Ibaraki, Yokohama, Kanagawa, Kitasenju and Adachi, Tokyo. The university has trained artists in the fields of painting, sculpture, crafts, inter ...

). He joined the art department of the

Shochiku is a Japanese entertainment company. Founded in 1895, it initially managed '' kabuki'' theaters in Kyoto; in 1914, it also acquired ownership of the Kabuki-za theater in Tokyo. In 1920, Shochiku entered the film production industry and establis ...

studio in 1923, eventually becoming an assistant director, but due his large size, started playing comedic roles in films. He appeared in most of the films of Denmei Suzuki as well as in many comedy shorts directed by Torajiro Saito. After leaving Shochiku, he joined the comedy revue of

Roppa Furukawa was a Japanese comedian. Career Furukawa was born the sixth son of Baron Katō Terumaro (1863–1925), making him the grandson of Baron Katō Hiroyuki. The family custom, however, was to have the younger sons adopted by related families, so Fu ...

. After WWII, he appeared in many films starring

Kin'ichi Shimizu Kin'ichi or Kinichi (written: 欽壹 or 欽一) is a masculine Japanese given name. Notable people with the name include: *, Japanese sumo wrestler *, Japanese comedian *, Japanese actor Fictional characters: * Kinichi Tohyama, a character from a ...

. He played a supporting role in '' Geisha Girl'' (1952).

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* 1899 births 1956 deaths Place of death missing Actors from Saga Prefecture Japanese male film actors Tokyo University of the Arts alumni Japanese military personnel {{Japan-film-actor-stub