Kazuo Dan was born on February 3, 1912 in Tsuru, Yamanashi, Japan. He was a writer and actor, known for
Kaachan kekkon shiroyo (1962),
Yûhi to kenjû (1956) and
Shinsetsu Ishikawa Goemon (1951). He was married to Yamada Yoso-ko and Ritsuko Takahashi. He died on January 2, 1976 in Fukuoka, Japan.