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Tsuyoshi Ihara

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Tsuyoshi Ihara
伊原いはら 剛志たけし
Ihara in 2015
Born
Yun Yu-gu

(1963-11-06) November 6, 1963 (age 61)
Kitakyushu, Fukuoka, Japan
NationalityJapanese
OccupationActor
Years active1982–present
Height1.84 m (6 ft 0 in)

Tsuyoshi Ihara (いはら つよし, Ihara Tsuyoshi, Korean윤유구; born November 6, 1963) is a Japanese actor, martial artist, and writer of Korean descent.

Biography

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Ihara is a Japanese person of Korean descent, born on November 6, 1963, in Kitakyūshū as Yun Yu-gu (윤유구; いんおもんみひさし) and who grew up in Ikuno-ku, Osaka. He is a graduate of Imamiya Senior High School, Naniwa-ku, Osaka.

Career

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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 (こころざしてそうろ), published in Japan by Amoeba Books.[2]

Appearances

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Films

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Television dramas

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Anime

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Theater

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  • 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

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Books

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  • Kokorozashite Sōrō (author)[2]

References

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  1. ^ 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.
  2. ^ a b Amazon.co.jp: こころざしてそうろう: ほん: 伊原いはら 剛志たけし. ASIN 4344990226.
  3. ^ "「奇跡きせき漁師りょうしピアニスト」映画えいが 伊原いはら剛志たけしさん主演しゅえん 佐賀さが撮影さつえい". Mainichi Shimbun. Retrieved February 7, 2024.
  4. ^ "「全裸ぜんら監督かんとく」シーズン2のしんキャスト発表はっぴょう 渡辺わたなべ大知たいち、MEGUMI、西内にしうちまりや、宮沢みやざわりえ、石橋いしばし蓮司れんじらが参戦さんせん". eiga.com. Retrieved May 27, 2021.
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