Tsuyoshi Ihara
Tsuyoshi Ihara | |||||
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| 伊原 剛志 | |||||
.jpg) Ihara in 2015 | |||||
| Born | Yun Yu-gu November 6, 1963 Kitakyushu, Fukuoka, Japan | ||||
| Citizenship | Japan (since 1995) | ||||
| Occupation | Actor | ||||
| Years active | 1982–present | ||||
| Japanese name | |||||
| Kanji | 伊原 剛志 | ||||
| Hiragana | いはら つよし | ||||
| Katakana | イハラ ツヨシ | ||||
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| Korean name | |||||
| Hangul | 윤유구 | ||||
| Hanja | 尹惟裕 | ||||
| RR | Yun Yugu | ||||
| MR | Yun Yugu | ||||
Tsuyoshi Ihara (伊原 剛志, Ihara Tsuyoshi; born Yun Yu-gu, Korean: 윤유구; November 6, 1963) is a Japanese actor of Korean descent.
Early life
Ihara, a third-generation Zainichi Korean by birth, was born on November 6, 1963, in Kitakyūshū as Yun Yu-gu (윤유구; 尹惟久) and grew up in Ikuno-ku "Korea Town" section of Osaka. He is a graduate of Imamiya Senior High School, Naniwa-ku, Osaka. He received his Japanese citizenship in 1995.
Career
Ihara joined Sonny Chiba's Japan Action Club 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]
In 2016, he became an apprentice to Katsura. He made his debut as a rakugo artist.[3]
Filmography
Films
- Bakayaro! I'm Plenty Mad (1988), Kazuki Numayama[4]
- Jingi (1991), Jin Kanbayashi[5]
- Gamera: Guardian of the Universe (1995), Yoshinari Yonemori[6]
- Letters from Iwo Jima (2006), Baron Takeichi Nishi[7]
- Thirteen Assassins (2010), Hirayama Kujuro[8]
- Samurai Hustle (2014), Kumogakure Danzo[9]
- Samurai Hustle Returns (2016), Kumogakure Danzo[10]
- La Campanella (2025)[11]
- Samurai Hustle: Full Throttle (2027), Kumogakure Danzo[12]
Television dramas
- Takeda Shingen (1988), Oda Nobuyuki[13]
- Only You (1996)[14]
- Futarikko (1996), Masao kuroiwa[15]
- When the Last Sword Is Drawn (2002), Hijikata Toshizō[16]
- Shinsengumi! (2004), Sasaki Tadasaburō[17]
- Hanako and Anne (2014), Kippei Ando[18]
- Burning Flower (2015), Sakamoto Ryōma[19]
- The Naked Director Season 2 (2021)[20]
Books
- Kokorozashite Sōrō (author)[2]
References
- ↑ 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.
- 1 2 Amazon.co.jp： 志して候う: 本: 伊原 剛志. ASIN 4344990226.
- ↑ "伊原剛志が落語家デビュー 高座名は「雀々や剛々」". Sponichi Annex. スポーツニッポン新聞社. 2016-12-04. Retrieved 2016-12-04.
- ↑ "バカヤロー! 私、怒ってます". Eiga.com (in Japanese). Retrieved 20 June 2026.
- ↑ "仁義 Jingi (1991)". Eiga.com (in Japanese). Retrieved 20 June 2026.
- ↑ "ガメラ 大怪獣空中決戦". Eiga.com (in Japanese). Retrieved 17 June 2026.
- ↑ "硫黄島からの手紙". Eiga.com (in Japanese). Retrieved 17 June 2026.
- ↑ "十三人の刺客". Eiga.com (in Japanese). Retrieved 17 June 2026.
- ↑ "超高速! 参勤交代". Eiga.com (in Japanese). Retrieved 15 June 2026.
- ↑ "超高速! 参勤交代 リターンズ". Eiga.com (in Japanese). Retrieved 15 June 2026.
- ↑ "ら・かんぱねら". Eiga.com (in Japanese). Retrieved 17 June 2026.
- ↑ "超高速! 参勤交代 フルスロットル". Eiga.com (in Japanese). Retrieved 15 June 2026.
- ↑ "武田信玄". Haiyaku Jiten (in Japanese). Retrieved 15 June 2026.
- ↑ "オンリー・ユー〜愛されて〜の出演者・キャスト一覧". The Television (in Japanese). Retrieved 17 June 2026.
- ↑ "ふたりっ子の出演者・キャスト一覧". The Television (in Japanese). Retrieved 17 June 2026.
- ↑ "壬生義士伝". Haiyaku Jiten (in Japanese). Retrieved 17 June 2026.
- ↑ "新選組!". Haiyaku Jiten (in Japanese). Retrieved 15 June 2026.
- ↑ "花子とアンの出演者・キャスト一覧". The Television (in Japanese). Retrieved 17 June 2026.
- ↑ "花燃ゆ". Haiyaku Jiten (in Japanese). Retrieved 15 June 2026.
- ↑ "「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.
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- 21st-century Japanese male actors
- Japanese male film actors
- Japanese male actors of Korean descent
- Japanese male television actors
- Japanese male stage actors
- Japanese people of Korean descent
- Male actors from Kitakyushu
- Male actors from Osaka
- Naturalized citizens of Japan
- People from Ikuno, Osaka
- Zainichi Korean martial artists
- 1963 births
- Living people