Yūjirō Ishihara
Known For
Acting
Born
1934-12-28 in Kobe, Hyōgo Prefecture, Japan
Died
1987-07-17
Biography
Yūjirō Ishihara (石原 裕次郎, Ishihara Yūjirō, December 28, 1934 – July 17, 1987) was a Japanese actor and singer born in Kobe.[1] His elder brother is Shintaro Ishihara, an author, politician, and the Governor of Tokyo between 1999 and 2012. Yujiro's film debut was the 1956 film Season of the Sun, based on a novel written by his brother. He was beloved by many fans as a representative youth star in the films of postwar Japan and subsequently as a macho movie hero. He was extravagantly mourned following his early death from liver cancer.
Most Known For
Big City: Days of Struggle
Yakuza sensei
Bark at the Sun
as Toudou Shunsuke (Boss)
Those Magnificent Men in Their Flying Machines or How I Flew from London to Paris in 25 Hours 11 Minutes
as Yamamoto
Crazed Fruit
as Takishima Natsuhisa
Kill the Night Rose
as Shinroku Tokugawa
Tenchu!
as Ryoma Sakamoto
Samurai Banners
as Kenshin Uesugi
Rusty Knife
as Yukihiko Tachibana
Shadow Hunters
as Muroto Jubei
A Sun-Tribe Myth from the Bakumatsu Era
as Shinsaku Takasugi
Man Who Causes a Storm
as Shoichi Kokubu
Incident at Blood Pass
as Yataro
The Sands of Kurobe
as Iwaoka
Alone Across the Pacific
as The Youth
Arcadia of My Youth
as Phantom F. Harlock I
Men and War I: Prelude to Destiny
as Shinozaki Ryoki
I Am Waiting
as Jôji Shimaki
The Summit of Mt. Fuji
as Goro Umehara
