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.
Movies & TV Shows
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Those Magnificent Men in Their Flying Machines or How I Flew from London to Paris in 25 Hours 11 Minutes (1965) — Yamamoto
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Crazed Fruit (1956) — Takishima Natsuhisa
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Tenchu! (1969) — Ryoma Sakamoto
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A Sun-Tribe Myth from the Bakumatsu Era (1957) — Shinsaku Takasugi
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Samurai Banners (1969) — Kenshin Uesugi
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Incident at Blood Pass (1970) — Yataro
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I Am Waiting (1957) — Jôji Shimaki
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Rusty Knife (1958) — Yukihiko Tachibana
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I Hate But Love (1962) — Daisaku Kita
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Alone Across the Pacific (1963) — The Youth
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Man Who Causes a Storm (1957) — Shoichi Kokubu
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Men and War I: Prelude to Destiny (1970) — Shinozaki Ryoki
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The Eagle and the Hawk (1957) — Senkichi Nomura
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The Sands of Kurobe (1968) — Iwaoka
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A Slope in the Sun (1958) — Shinji Tashiro
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Men and War II: Land of Love and Sorrow (1971) — Shinozaki Ryoki
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Red Handkerchief (1964)
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Red Pier (1958) — Jiro
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Arcadia of My Youth (1982) — Phantom F. Harlock I
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Shadow Hunters (1972) — Muroto Jubei
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Season of the Sun (1956)
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The Champion (1957) — Shuntaro Fuma
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Safari 5000 (1969)
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Shadow Hunters 2: Echo of Destiny (1972) — Jubei Muroto
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Dice and Swords (1968)
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That Guy and I (1961) — Saburo Kurokawa
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The Walking Major (1970) — Kitabayashi Hiroshi
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The Cleanup (1969) — Shimaji
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Hawk of the Harbour (1967)
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The Day of Youth (1960)
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I Shall Not Forget (1968)
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The Harbor of No Return (1966)
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This Day's Life (1957)
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Black Strait (1964) — Akio Maki
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A Man with Dragon Tattoos (1962)
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Showdown in the Red Valley (1965) — Shingo Kazama
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Harbor Rats (1957)
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Man at the Bullfight (1960) — Tôu Kitami
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A Man's World (1971)
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The Storm over Arabia (1961) — Kentarô Munakata