Kōichi Nihei (二瓶 康一, ''Nihei Kōichi''; May 30, 1949 – November 14, 2024), known professionally as , was a Japanese actor and singer who appeared in
''jidaigeki'' television dramas. He is best known for his roles in the ''
Hissatsu'' series.
Life and career
Hino was born in Tokyo and raised in Osaka.
Hino began his acting career at the age of 13.
[ In 1966, he made his film debut with ''Izukoe''. In 1973, he was given the stage name ''Shōhei Hino'' by novelist ]Shōtarō Ikenami
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Early life
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in ''Kunitori Monogatari is a historical novel by Japanese novelist Ryōtarō Shiba.
It was serialised in Sunday Mainichi (Mainichi Shimbun Publishing Inc.) from August 1963 to June 1966.
It consists of a first part starring Saito Dōsan and a second part starring Oda No ...
''.[ He was one of the candidates for the role of main character Genji in Shohei Imamura's film '' Eijanaika'' but eventually he played a smaller role. As a singer Hino debuted in 1977 with the single "Sonomamani".
From 2011, Hino has been hosting a travel program ''Nippon Judan Kokorotabi'' on ]NHK
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-BS which he travelled around Japan by bicycle.
In 2012, Hino played General Hideki Tojo
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in the film ''Emperor
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Selected filmography
Films
Television
Discography
Singles
*Sonomamani (1977)
*Tazunetemo Iikai (1978)
*Hitori (1978)
*Ore (1980)
*Fanny (1982)
*Kitakaze no Naka (1982)
*Akai Ito (1983)
*Yume no Tsuzuki (1983)
*Damatte Oreni Tsuitekoi (1986)
*Gomenne (1991)
*Omoideniserete tamaruka (1991)
*Kotoshi no Bara (2009)
*Akantare (2023)
Albums
*Fuyuyo Koi (1977)
*Yume Gokochi (1978)
*Doryuzu (1981)
*Furimuite (1983)
*Shikōro (1983)
*Gomenne (1991)
*Womantachi eno Komoriuta (2009)
References
External links
*
Shōhei Hino Official siteShōhei Hino on NHK NHK人物録
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1949 births
2024 deaths
Male actors from Tokyo
Japanese male film actors
Japanese male television actors
20th-century Japanese male singers
20th-century Japanese male actors
21st-century Japanese male actors