is a Japanese actor,

martial artist Martial arts are codified systems and traditions of combat practiced for a number of reasons such as self-defense; military and law enforcement applications; competition; physical, mental, and spiritual development; entertainment; and the preserv ...

, and writer of Korean descent.

Biography

Ihara is a Japanese person of Korean descent, born on November 6, 1963, in

Kitakyūshū is a city located in Fukuoka Prefecture, Japan. As of June 1, 2019, Kitakyushu has an estimated population of 940,978, making it the second-largest city in both Fukuoka Prefecture and the island of Kyushu after the city of Fukuoka. It is one of ...

as Yun Yu-gu (윤유구/尹惟久) and who grew up in

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. He is a graduate of Imamiya Senior High School,

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Career

Ihara joined the Japan Action Enterprise, a theater troupe founded by

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, after leaving high school. Soon after, he began to work in numerous

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and television dramas, including the 1996

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series ''Futarikko''. In 2006, Ihara appeared as the Baron Takeichi Nishi in

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's critically acclaimed

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-winning film '' Letters from Iwo Jima'', introducing him to a wider international audience. Ihara authored a book, , published in Japan by Amoeba Books.

Appearances

Films

*'' Kotaro Makaritoru'' (1984) - Sadoya Shunper *''Bakayarō! Watashi Okkote Masu'' (1988, Kōwa International and

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) - Kazuki Numayama (Episode 1) *''Byôin e ikô'' (1990) - Hizaki *''Hong Kong Paradise'' (1990,

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) - Ando *''Onna ga ichiban niau shokugyo'' (1990) - Fumio Tsukada *''Daida Kyōshi Akiba, Shinken Desu!'' (1991, Toei and

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) *''Jingi'' (1991, Toei) *''Shura no Teiou'' (1994) *''Yonshima Monogatari'' (1995, Ezaki Guriko) *'' Gamera: Guardian of the Universe'' (1995,

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) - Yoshinari Yonemori *''Abunai Deka Returns'' (1996,

, Toei) *''Hiroin! Naniwa bombers'' (1998) *'' Gamera 3: Awakening of Irys'' (1999, Daiei) *''Drug'' (2001) - Masashi Kurata *''

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'' (2001,

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) - 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 *''

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'' (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) *''

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'' (2014) - Danzo Kumogakure *''

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'' (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) *''

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'' (2016) *''Lámen Shop'' (2018) - Kazuo *''They Say Nothing Stays the Same'' (2019) *''Signal: The Movie'' (2021) - Junki Aoki *'' Yakuza Princess'' (TBA) - Takeshi

Television dramas

*'' Shadow Warriors　(Hattori Hanzō: Kage no Gundan'' series) (

, 1980-) **''Kage no Gundan IV'' **''Kage no Gundam Bakumatsu-hen'' *''

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'' (1988

Taiga drama; portraying

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) *''Oishii no ga suki'' ( TBS, 1989) *''Kyō, Futari'' (1990 NHK morning drama) *''Yonimo Kimyōna Monogatari'' (1991,

) *''Futarikko'' (1996, NHK morning drama) - Masao kuroiwa *''Only You ~Aisarete~'' (1996, Nippon TV) *''Ichigen no Koto'' (2000, NHK) *''Star no Koi'' (2001, Fuji TV) *''Kowloon de Aimashō'' (2002,

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) *''Kochira Hon Ikegami Sho'' (2002, TBS) *'' Mibu Gishi Den ~Shinsengumi de Ichiban Tsuyokatta Otoko~'' (2002; portraying

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) *''Koi wa Tattakai'' (2003, TV Asahi) *''Kochira Hon Ikegami Sho 2'' (2003, TBS]) *''Chūshingura ~ Ketsudan no Toki'' (2003,

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; portraying

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) *'' Sky High 2'' (2004, TV Asahi) *''

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'' (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) - Masamitsu Horiuchi *''Shiawase ni Naritai!'' (2005, TBS) *''Koi no Jikan'' (2005, TBS) *''

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'' (2005, Nippon TV) - Genzo Sawano (Hisako's husband) *''Umeko'' (2005, TBS) *''Kuroi Taiyō'' (2006, TV Asahi) *''Jotei'' (2007, TV Asahi) *''

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'' (2008, Fuji TV) - Kiryu Kyoichi *'' Hanako to An'' (2014; portraying Ando Kippei, NHK Asadora) *''

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'' (2015 NHK Taiga drama; portraying

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) *'' The Naked Director Season 2'' (2021,

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)

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'' (

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Kansai The or the , lies in the southern-central region of Japan's main island Honshu, Honshū. The region includes the Prefectures of Japan, prefectures of Nara Prefecture, Nara, Wakayama Prefecture, Wakayama, Kyoto Prefecture, Kyoto, Osaka Prefectur ...

Local) *''Ōra no Izumi'' (December 13, 2006,

)

Books

*''Kokorozashite Sōrō'' (author)

References

External links

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Ihara, Tsuyoshi 21st-century Japanese male actors Japanese male film actors Japanese male actors of Korean descent Japanese male television actors Japanese male stage actors People from Kitakyushu Male actors from Osaka Zainichi Korean people 1963 births Living people