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actor An actor or actress is a person who portrays a character in a performance. The actor performs "in the flesh" in the traditional medium of the theatre or in modern media such as film, radio, and television. The analogous Greek term is (), li ...

Career

Yanagiba has appeared in films such as the ''

Bayside Shakedown is a Japanese police comedy-drama television series originally broadcast by the Fuji Television group in 1997. The series was developed by Ryoichi Kimizuka and stars Oda Yūji, Toshirō Yanagiba, Eri Fukatsu, Chosuke Ikariya, Miki Mizuno, a ...

'' series, ''Chinese Dinner'', and ''

Space Battleship Yamato is a Japanese science fiction anime series produced and written by Yoshinobu Nishizaki, directed by manga artist Leiji Matsumoto, and produced by Academy Productions. The series aired in Yomiuri TV from October 6, 1974 to March 30, 1975 ...

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Filmography

Film

* '' Run Towards the South On the Road of Sea'' (1986) * ''

Young Girls in Love is a 1986 Japanese film directed by Kazuki Ōmori. Awards 11th Japan Academy Prize *Nominated: Best Director - Kazuki Ōmori *Nominated: Best Screenwriter - Kazuki Ōmori *Nominated: Best Actress - Yuki Saito References 1986 films Fil ...

'' (1986) * '' Hachiko Monogatari'' (1987) * ''

Hope and Pain is a 1988 Japanese film directed by Yoji Yamada. It was Japan's submission to the 61st Academy Awards for the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film, but was not accepted as a nominee. It was also entered into the 39th Berlin International ...

'' (1988) * '' Only Yesterday'' (1991) * '' Bayside Shakedown: The Movie'' (1998), Shinji Muroi * ''Senrigan'' (2000) * ''Chinese Dinner'' (2001) * ''

Bayside Shakedown 2 is the second film based on the popular Bayside Shakedown TV series, known for its unique and humorous depiction of the Japanese police force while avoiding the conventions that define most police dramas. The movie was released in the summer of ...

'' (2003), Shinji Muroi * ''Year One in the North'' (2005) * '' Lorelei: The Witch of the Pacific Ocean'' (2005) * ''Negotiator'' (2005), Shinji Muroi * ''The Suspect'' (2005), Shinji Muroi * '' Oh! Oku'' (2006) * ''Nobody to Watch Over Me'' (2008) * ''

Bayside Shakedown 3 is a 2010 Japanese action drama film directed by Katsuyuki Motohiro. It was released on July 3, 2010. Cast * Yūji Oda as Shunsaku Aoshima * Toshirō Yanagiba as Shinji Muroi * Eri Fukatsu as Sumire Onda * Yūsuke Santamaria , better know ...

'' (2010), Shinji Muroi * ''

'' (2010), Shirō Sanada * '' Isoroku'' (2011),

Shigeyoshi Inoue was an admiral in the Imperial Japanese Navy during World War II. He was commander of the Japanese 4th Fleet and later served as Vice-Minister of the Navy. A noted naval theorist, he was a strong advocate of naval aviation within the Japanese N ...

* ''

Bayside Shakedown The Final is a 2012 Japanese suspense action comedy film directed by Katsuyuki Motohiro. It was released on September 7, 2012. Cast * Yūji Oda as Shunsaku Aoshima * Toshirō Yanagiba as Shinji Muroi * Eri Fukatsu as Sumire Onda * Yūsuke Santamaria as Mas ...

'' (2012), Shinji Muroi * '' Reunion'' (2012) * ''Kōfuku no Alibi'' (2012) * ''Any Crybabies Around?'' (2020) * ''Hikari wo Oikakete'' (2021) * ''A Morning of Farewell'' (2021) * ''The Three Sisters of Tenmasou Inn'' (2022) * ''Baian the Assassin, M.D.'' (2023) * ''Shylock's Children'' (2023), Kaoru Kujō

Television

* ''

Taiheiki The (Chronicle of Great Peace) is a Japanese historical epic (see '' gunki monogatari'') written in the late 14th century and covers the period from 1319 to 1367. Nussbaum, Louis-Frédéric. (2005)"''Taiheiki''"in ''Japan Encyclopedia'', pp. 923� ...

'' (1991), Ishi * ''

'' (1997), Shinji Muroi * ''Hōjō Tokimune'' (2001), Adachi Yasumori * '' The Family'' (2007), Shoichi Mikumo * ''

Fumō Chitai is a novel by Toyoko Yamasaki was a Japanese novelist. A native of Osaka, Yamasaki worked as a journalist for the Mainichi Shimbun from 1945 to 1959 after graduating from Kyoto Women's University in Japanese literature. She published her fi ...

'' (2009), Isao Kawamata * ''

Shiroi Kyotō is a 1965 novel by Toyoko Yamasaki. It has been adapted into a film in 1966 and then five times as a television series in 1967, 1978, 1990, 2003, and 2019. The 1966 film was entered into the 5th Moscow International Film Festival where it won a ...

'' (2019) * ''Boogie Woogie'' (2023), Umekichi Hanada

References

External links

Official website
* Japanese male actors 1961 births Living people People from Daisen, Akita Actors from Akita Prefecture Japanese racehorse owners and breeders {{Japan-actor-stub