is a Japanese actor and

tarento Television personalities in Japan, known as in Japanese, are celebrities who regularly appear in mass media in Japan, especially as panelists on variety shows. During the Golden Age of Hollywood, bankable stars in America were described as "tal ...

. He was born in Fuchū,

Hiroshima Prefecture is a Prefectures of Japan, prefecture of Japan located in the Chūgoku region of Honshu. Hiroshima Prefecture has a population of 2,811,410 (1 June 2019) and has a geographic area of 8,479 km² (3,274 sq mi). Hiroshima Prefecture borders Okayama ...

, Japan. Yanagi was originally a member of

Takeshi Kitano is a Japanese comedian, television presenter, actor, filmmaker, and author. While he is known primarily as a comedian and TV host in his native Japan, he is better known abroad for his work as a filmmaker and actor as well as TV host. With th ...

's gundan. In 1990 he continued to work with Takeshi for the film ''

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''. Afterwards, he appeared in over eight more films before meeting up with Takeshi again for the 1997 film ''

Hana-bi , released in the United States as ''Fireworks'', is a 1997 Japanese crime drama film written, directed and edited by Takeshi Kitano, who also stars in it. The film's score was composed by Joe Hisaishi in his fourth collaboration with Kitano. is ...

''. His most recent roles have been in horror films such as ''

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'', '' Ju-on'' and '' Ju-on 2''. He is married to actress, novelist, and essayist

Atsuko Kawada is an actress, singer, essayist, and novelist. She works through the Last Scene talent management firm. She attended Meiji University Nakano Junior and Senior High School before transferring to Tokyo Municipal Yoyogi High School, where she grad ...

. He is also credited as Masahiko Ono or Yuurei Yanagi.

Partial filmography

* ''

'' (1990) as Masaki * ''

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'' (1996) as Toshio Murai * ''

'' (1997) as Chef No. 1 * ''

'' (1998) as AD Okazaki * ''

Ring 2 is a 1999 Japanese supernatural horror film, directed by Hideo Nakata and serves as a sequel to ''Ring''. ''Ring'' was originally a novel written by Koji Suzuki; its sequel, ''Rasen'' (a.k.a. ''Spiral''), was also adapted into a film as the se ...

'' (1999) as AD Okazaki * '' Ju-on'' (2000) as Shunsuke Kobayashi * ''

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'' (2007) as Detective Kubo * '' L: Change the World'' (2008) * '' The Slit-Mouthed Woman 0: The Beginning'' (2008) * ''

Gothic & Lolita Psycho is a 2010 Japanese film directed by Go Ohara. It stars Rina Akiyama, Ruito Aoyagi, Minami Tsukui, Misaki Momose, Yurei Yanagi, Masahito Okamoto, Satoshi Hakuzen and Asami Sugiura. Plot Yuki (Rina Akiyama) lives with her father Jiro (Yurei Yana ...

'' (2010) as Jiro * ''

Helldriver is a 2010 Japanese splatter film directed by Yoshihiro Nishimura. It stars Yumiko Hara and Eihi Shiina, and was written by Nishimura and Daichi Nagisa. Synopsis A girl named Kika and her father hide from her mother, Rikka, who has gone insane an ...

'' (2010) as Taku * ''

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'' (2015) as Takashi Ozora * ''Little Nights, Little Love'' (2019)

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External links

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Yourei and Atsuko's Website
{{DEFAULTSORT:Yanagi, Yurei Japanese male actors Living people 1963 births People from Hiroshima Prefecture