Tsuyoshi Ihara
| Tsuyoshi Ihara 伊原 剛志 | |
|---|---|
 Ihara at the Berlin International Film Festival in 2007. | |
| Born |
November 6, 1963 Kitakyūshū, Japan |
| Occupation | Actor |
| Years active | 1984–present |
Tsuyoshi Ihara (伊原 剛志 Ihara Tsuyoshi, birth name: 伊原 剛 Ihara Tsuyoshi) (b. 1963) is a Japanese actor and author.
Biography
Ihara is a Japanese person of Korean descent, born on November 6, 1963 in Kitakyūshū, 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 act 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 an international audience.[1]
Ihara authored a book, Kokorozashite Sōrō (志して候う), which was published in Japan by Amoeba Books.[2]
Appearances
Television dramas
- 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)
- 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)
- Shiawase ni Naritai! (2005, TBS)
- Koi no Jikan (2005, TBS)
- Grave of the Fireflies (2005, Nippon TV)
- Umeko (2005, TBS)
- Kuroi Taiyō (2006, TV Asahi)
- Nyotei (2007, TV Asahi)
- Team Batista no Eiko (2008, Fuji TV)
- Hana Moyu (2015 NHK Taiga drama; portraying Sakamoto Ryōma)
Films
- Kotaro Makaritoru (1984)
- Bakayarō! Watashi Okkote Masu (1988, Kōwa International and Shochiku)
- Hong Kong Paradise (1990, Toho)
- 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)
- Abunai Deka Returns (1996, Nippon TV, Toei)
- Gamera 3: Awakening of Irys (1999, Daiei)
- Minna no Ie (2001, Fuji TV, Toho)
- Hanochi (2004)
- Hinagon (2005)
- Letters from Iwo Jima (2006) - portraying Baron Takeichi Nishi
- Retribution (2006)
- Heat Island (2007)
- Ninja (2009)
- Thirteen Assassins (2010)
- Dirty Hearts (2011) see Shindo Renmei
- Aibou: The Movie III (2014)
- Samurai Hustle (2014)
- Last Knights (2015)
- The Old Capital (2016)
Anime
- Karasu (1995, Toei)
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
- Kimama ni Toygyazā (Mainichi Broadcasting System, Kansai Local)
- Ōra no Izumi (December 13, 2006, TV Asahi)
Books
- Kokorozashite Sōrō (author)[2]
References
- ↑ Peter Travers (2007-12-06). "Letters From Iwo Jima : Review : Rolling Stone". Rolling Stone. Retrieved 2007-08-16.
- 1 2 "Amazon.co.jp： 志して候う: 本: 伊原 剛志". Amazon.co.jp. Retrieved 2007-08-16.