Tsuyoshi Ihara (いはら つよし, Ihara Tsuyoshi, Korean: 윤유구; born November 6, 1963) is a Japanese actor, martial artist, and writer of Korean descent.
Tsuyoshi Ihara | |
|---|---|
| 伊原 剛志 | |
.jpg) Ihara in 2015 | |
| Born | Yun Yu-gu November 6, 1963 Kitakyushu, Fukuoka, Japan |
| Nationality | Japanese |
| Occupation | Actor |
| Years active | 1982–present |
| Height | 1.84 m (6 ft 0 in) |
Biography
editIhara is a Japanese person of Korean descent, born on November 6, 1963, in Kitakyūshū as Yun Yu-gu (윤유구; 尹惟久) and who grew up in Ikuno-ku, Osaka. He is a graduate of Imamiya Senior High School, Naniwa-ku, Osaka.
Career
editIhara joined the Japan Action Enterprise, a theater troupe founded by Sonny Chiba, after leaving high school. Soon after, he began to work in numerous feature films and television dramas, including the 1996 NHK series Futarikko. In 2006, Ihara appeared as the Baron Takeichi Nishi in Clint Eastwood's critically acclaimed Academy Award-winning film Letters from Iwo Jima, introducing him to a wider international audience.[1]
Ihara authored a book, Kokorozashite Sōrō (志して候う), published in Japan by Amoeba Books.[2]
Appearances
editFilms
edit- Kotaro Makaritoru (1984) - Sadoya Shunper
- Bakayarō! Watashi Okkote Masu (1988, Kōwa International and Shochiku) - Kazuki Numayama (Episode 1)
- Byôin e ikô (1990) - Hizaki
- Hong Kong Paradise (1990, Toho) - Ando
- Onna ga ichiban niau shokugyo (1990) - Fumio Tsukada
- Daida Kyōshi Akiba, Shinken Desu! (1991, Toei and Nippon TV)
- Jingi (1991, Toei)
- Shura no Teiou (1994)
- Yonshima Monogatari (1995, Ezaki Guriko)
- Gamera: Guardian of the Universe (1995, Daiei) - Yoshinari Yonemori
- Abunai Deka Returns (1996, Nippon TV, Toei)
- Hiroin! Naniwa bombers (1998)
- Gamera 3: Awakening of Irys (1999, Daiei)
- Drug (2001) - Masashi Kurata
- Minna no Ie (2001, Fuji TV, Toho) - Arakawa Jr
- Hanochi (2004)
- Hinagon (2005) - Ichiro Igarashi
- Retribution (2006) - Tôru Miyaji
- Letters from Iwo Jima (2006) - Baron Takeichi Nishi
- Heat Island (2007) - Kakizawa
- Ginmaku ban Sushi ôji!: Nyûyôku e iku (2008) - Haruki / Rin
- Tsukiji uogashi sandaime (2008) - Eiji
- Ninja (2009) - Masazuka
- Nakumonka (2009)
- Thirteen Assassins (2010) - Kujuro Hirayama
- Dirty Hearts (2011, Shindo Renmei) - Takahashi
- The Tang of Lemon (2011)
- Ai to makoto (2012) - Kenta Zaô
- Brave Hearts: Umizaru (2012) - Kazuhiko Shima
- Aibou: The Movie III (2014)
- Samurai Hustle (2014) - Danzo Kumogakure
- Last Knights (2015) - Ito
- Ashura 2003 (2015)
- Sutoreiyâzu kuronikuru (2015) - Koichiro Watase
- Kazoku no hi (2016)
- Chô kôsoku! Sankin kôtai ritânzu (2016) - Danzo Kumogakure
- Iine! Iine! Iine! (2016)
- The Old Capital (2016)
- Lámen Shop (2018) - Kazuo
- They Say Nothing Stays the Same (2019)
- Signal: The Movie (2021) - Junki Aoki
- Yakuza Princess (2021) - Takeshi
- Sidonie in Japan (2023) - Kenzo Mizoguchi
- La Campanella (TBA)[3]
Television dramas
edit- Shadow Warriors (Hattori Hanzō: Kage no Gundan series) (Fuji TV, 1980-)
- Kage no Gundan IV
- Kage no Gundam Bakumatsu-hen
- Takeda Shingen (1988 NHK Taiga drama; portraying Oda Nobuyuki)
- Oishii no ga suki (TBS, 1989)
- Kyō, Futari (1990 NHK morning drama)
- Yonimo Kimyōna Monogatari (1991, Fuji TV)
- Futarikko (1996, NHK morning drama) - Masao kuroiwa
- Only You ~Aisarete~ (1996, Nippon TV)
- Ichigen no Koto (2000, NHK)
- Star no Koi (2001, Fuji TV)
- Kowloon de Aimashō (2002, TV Asahi)
- Kochira Hon Ikegami Sho (2002, TBS)
- Mibu Gishi Den ~Shinsengumi de Ichiban Tsuyokatta Otoko~ (2002; portraying Hijikata Toshizō)
- Koi wa Tattakai (2003, TV Asahi)
- Kochira Hon Ikegami Sho 2 (2003, TBS])
- Chūshingura ~ Ketsudan no Toki (2003, TV Tokyo; portraying Horibe Yasubei)
- Sky High 2 (2004, TV Asahi)
- Shinsengumi! (2004 NHK Taiga drama; portraying Sasaki Tadasaburō)
- Last Christmas (2004, Fuji TV)
- Kochira Hon Ikegami Sho 4 (2004, TBS)
- Magari Kado no Kanojo (2005, Fuji TV) - Masamitsu Horiuchi
- Shiawase ni Naritai! (2005, TBS)
- Koi no Jikan (2005, TBS)
- Grave of the Fireflies (2005, Nippon TV) - Genzo Sawano (Hisako's husband)
- Umeko (2005, TBS)
- Kuroi Taiyō (2006, TV Asahi)
- Jotei (2007, TV Asahi)
- Team Batista no Eiko (2008, Fuji TV) - Kiryu Kyoichi
- Hanako to An (2014; portraying Ando Kippei, NHK Asadora)
- Hana Moyu (2015 NHK Taiga drama; portraying Sakamoto Ryōma)
- The Naked Director Season 2 (2021, Netflix)[4]
Anime
edit- Karasu (1995, Toei)
Theater
edit- We Love JAC (1986)
- Jōji ta JAC Kōen
- Mayonaka no Party (1991)
- Honkon Rhapsody (1993)
- Dā! Dā! Dā! (1993)
- Hikoma ga Yuku (2002)
- Blood Gets in Your Eyes (2003)
- Rōnin Gai (2004)
- Kātenkōru (2005)
- shuffle (2005)
- Letters from Iwo Jima (2006)
Other programs
edit- Kimama ni Toygyazā (Mainichi Broadcasting System, Kansai Local)
- Ōra no Izumi (December 13, 2006, TV Asahi)
Books
edit- Kokorozashite Sōrō (author)[2]
References
edit- ^ Peter Travers (2007-12-06). "Letters From Iwo Jima : Review : Rolling Stone". Rolling Stone. Archived from the original on January 6, 2007. Retrieved 2007-08-16.
- ^ a b Amazon.co.jp： 志して候う: 本: 伊原 剛志. ASIN 4344990226.
- ^ "「奇跡の漁師ピアニスト」映画化 伊原剛志さん主演 佐賀で撮影". Mainichi Shimbun. Retrieved February 7, 2024.
- ^ "「全裸監督」シーズン2の新キャスト発表 渡辺大知、MEGUMI、西内まりや、宮沢りえ、石橋蓮司らが参戦". eiga.com. Retrieved May 27, 2021.