Tsuyoshi Ihara

Tsuyoshi Ihara (伊原 剛志, Ihara Tsuyoshi, birth name: 伊原 剛, Ihara Tsuyoshi; b. 1963) is a Japanese actor, martial artist, and writer of Korean descent.

Tsuyoshi Ihara
伊原 剛志
Tsuyoshi Ihara, in 2015
Born
Yun Yu-gu

(1963-11-06) November 6, 1963
Kitakyushu, Japan
NationalityJapanese
OccupationActor
Years active1984–present

Biography

Ihara 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

Ihara 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

Films
  • 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

Television dramas

Anime

Theater
  • 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

Books
  • Kokorozashite Sōrō (author)[2]

References
  1. Peter Travers (2007-12-06). "Letters From Iwo Jima : Review : Rolling Stone". Rolling Stone. Retrieved 2007-08-16.
  2. Amazon.co.jp： 志して候う: 本: 伊原 剛志. ASIN 4344990226.
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