Kamatari Fujiwara (藤原 釜足 Fujiwara Kamatari, January 15, 1905 - December 21, 1985) was a Japanese actor. Fujiwara was born in Tokyo, on January 15, 1905, in Tokyo, Japan. Fujiwara's parents ran a printing business. The business did not go well, so at the age of 10, Fujiwara started working at a local confectionery store. By the age of 14 he had started selling timber for building and manufacturing in Shizuoka prefecture. A year later he returned to Tokyo to study as a pharmacist. Fukiwara worked regularly and extensively with Akira Kurosawa, and was known for both being adept at comic acting, as well as being able to do serious roles.
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He was a prolific Japanese character actor best known for his long-standing collaboration with director Akira Kurosawa.
He is widely recognized for his supporting roles in cinema classics such as Seven Samurai, The Hidden Fortress, and Ikiru.
Fujiwara appeared in over 200 films, performing versatile and memorable supporting roles in both contemporary dramas and historical period films.
