Tomohiro Ishii
Known for Acting · 440 credits
- Born
- 1975-12-10 (age 50)
- Place of birth
- Kawasaki, Kanagawa Prefecture, Japan
- Also known as
- Ishii
Biography
Tomohiro Ishii is a Japanese professional wrestler best known for his long-running career with New Japan Pro-Wrestling, while also making select appearances in All Elite Wrestling as part of The Conglomeration. Outside the ring, he has also been closely tied to the independent Fighting World of Japan Pro Wrestling, where he contributed behind the scenes as chairman.
For much of his career, Ishii was viewed as a hard-hitting undercard mainstay rather than a title threat, but his relentless style earned him a devoted cult following and praise from critics, including Dave Meltzer of the Wrestling Observer Newsletter, who famously called him one of the most underrated wrestlers in the business in 2013. That same year marked a turning point, as Ishii’s standing in NJPW steadily rose, leading to his first championship win with the NEVER Openweight Championship in 2014—a title he would go on to claim a record six times. He later added the IWGP Tag Team Championship once and the NEVER Openweight 6-Man Tag Team Championship three times to his résumé.
Thanks to NJPW’s partnerships with international promotions, Ishii also found success abroad, capturing the ROH World Television Championship once and becoming a two-time Undisputed British Heavyweight Champion in Revolution Pro Wrestling, further cementing his reputation as one of the most respected bruisers of his generation.
Known For
TV Shows (7)
All Elite Wrestling: Dynamite
2019
as Tomohiro Ishii
All Elite Wrestling: Collision
2023
as Tomohiro Ishii
New Japan Pro Wrestling
1972
as Tomohiro Ishii
All Elite Wrestling: Rampage
2021
as Tomohiro Ishii
Hey! (EW)
2022
as Tomohiro Ishii
ROH on HonorClub
2023
as Tomohiro Ishii
NJPW New Japan Cup
2005
as Tomohiro Ishii
Movies (433)
NJPW Wrestling Dontaku 2022
2022
as Tomohiro Ishii
NJPW Fighting Spirit Unleashed 2018
2018
as Tomohiro Ishii
My Dad Is a Heel Wrestler
2018
NJPW Wrestling Dontaku 2015
2015
as Tomohiro Ishii
NJPW Power Struggle 2014
2014
as Tomohiro Ishii
NJPW Dominion 6.9 In Osaka-Jo Hall ~ Best of the Super Junior 31 Final ~
2024
as Tomohiro Ishii
NJPW Road To The New Beginning 2020 - Night 5
2020
as Tomohiro Ishii
NJPW Wrestle Grand Slam In Tokyo Dome
2021
as Tomohiro Ishii
NJPW The New Beginning in Osaka 2016
2016
as Tomohiro Ishii
NJPW New Year Dash !! 2018
2018
as Tomohiro Ishii
NJPW King of Pro-Wrestling 2013
2013
as Tomohiro Ishii
NJPW The New Beginning in Osaka 2015
2015
as Tomohiro Ishii
NJPW Destruction In Ryogoku 2023
2023
as Tomohiro Ishii
ROH & NJPW: War of the Worlds - Night 3
2016
as Tomohiro Ishii
NJPW Power Struggle ~ Super Junior Tag League 2019
2019
as Tomohiro Ishii
NJPW Power Struggle 2013
2013
as Tomohiro Ishii
NJPW Wrestle Kingdom 14: Night 2
2020
as Tomohiro Ishii
NJPW G1 Special in USA 2017 - Night 2
2017
as Tomohiro Ishii
NJPW Dominion 6.9 in Osaka-jo Hall
2019
as Tomohiro Ishii
NJPW 51st Anniversary Event & New Japan Cup 2023: Day 2
2023
as Tomohiro Ishii
NJPW Castle Attack 2021 - Day 2
2021
as Tomohiro Ishii
NJPW New Year Dash !! 2016
2016
as Tomohiro Ishii
NJPW Dominion 7.5 in Osaka-jo Hall
2015
as Tomohiro Ishii
NJPW G1 Special In San Francisco
2018
as Tomohiro Ishii
NJPW Dominion 7.12 in Osaka-Jo Hall
2020
as Tomohiro Ishii
NJPW Destruction In Okayama
2015
as Tomohiro Ishii
NJPW The New Beginning 2012
2012
as Tomohiro Ishii
NJPW Windy City Riot 2022
2022
as Tomohiro Ishii
NJPW G1 Climax 29: Day 19 (Final)
2019
as Tomohiro Ishii
NJPW Wrestle Kingdom 12
2018
as Tomohiro Ishii
AEW x NJPW Present Forbidden Door 2023
2023
as Tomohiro Ishii
NJPW Dominion 6.15 In Osaka-Jo Hall
2025
as Tomohiro Ishii
NJPW G1 Climax 33: Day 15
2023
as Tomohiro Ishii
NJPW Dominion 6.4 in Osaka-jo Hall
2023
as Tomohiro Ishii
NJPW G1 Climax 33: Day 19 (Final)
2023
as Tomohiro Ishii
NJPW The New Beginning In Sapporo 2023 - Day 2
2023
as Tomohiro Ishii
NJPW x AEW x CMLL x ROH x STARDOM: Wrestle Dynasty
2025
as Tomohiro Ishii
NJPW Tag League Finals 2015
2015
as Tomohiro Ishii
NJPW The New Beginning In Sapporo 2020 - Day 1
2020
as Tomohiro Ishii
NJPW G1 Climax 30: Day 19 (Final)
2020
as Tomohiro Ishii
NJPW G1 Climax 29: Day 14
2019
as Tomohiro Ishii
NJPW G1 Special in USA 2017 - Night 1
2017
as Tomohiro Ishii
ROH: Supercard of Honor XII
2018
as Tomohiro Ishii
NJPW G1 Climax 33: Day 18
2023
as Tomohiro Ishii
NJPW Sengoku Lord in Nagoya
2020
as Tomohiro Ishii
NJPW New Japan Cup 2017 - Day 2
2017
as Tomohiro Ishii
NJPW G1 Climax 24: Day 8
2014
as Tomohiro Ishii
NJPW G1 Climax 26: Day 19 (Final)
2016
as Tomohiro Ishii
NJPW Wrestle Kingdom 5
2011
as Tomohiro Ishii
NJPW Wrestling Dontaku 2019 - Day 1
2019
as Tomohiro Ishii
NJPW Wrestle Kingdom 10
2016
as Tomohiro Ishii
NJPW Wrestle Kingdom 14: Night 1
2020
as Tomohiro Ishii
NJPW Power Struggle 2017
2017
as Tomohiro Ishii
NJPW 47th Anniversary Show
2019
as Tomohiro Ishii
NJPW 45th Anniversary Show
2017
as Tomohiro Ishii
NJPW The New Beginning in Hiroshima 2021 - Night 2
2021
as Tomohiro Ishii
NJPW Wrestle Kingdom 3
2009
as Tomohiro Ishii
NJPW Wrestle Kingdom 1
2007
as Tomohiro Ishii
NJPW Wrestling Dontaku 2018 - Night 1
2018
as Tomohiro Ishii
NJPW G1 Climax 24: Day 2
2014
as Tomohiro Ishii
IMPACT Wrestling: Rebellion 2022
2022
as Tomohiro Ishii
NJPW Dominion 6.21
2014
as Tomohiro Ishii
NJPW G1 Climax 29: Day 16
2019
as Tomohiro Ishii
NJPW Best of the Super Junior 23 - Day 14 (Final)
2016
as Tomohiro Ishii
NJPW King of Pro-Wrestling 2016
2016
as Tomohiro Ishii
NJPW G1 Climax 32: Day 20 (Final)
2022
as Tomohiro Ishii
NJPW Best Bout Collection Vol 1.
2020
as Tomohiro Ishii (archive footage)
NJPW The New Beginning in Niigata 2016
2016
as Tomohiro Ishii
AEW Dynasty 2025: Zero Hour
2025
as Tomohiro Ishii
NJPW G1 Climax 29: Day 3
2019
as Tomohiro Ishii
NJPW G1 Climax 25: Day 18
2015
as Tomohiro Ishii
NJPW Wrestling Toyonokuni 2017
2017
as Tomohiro Ishii
All Together Again
2023
as Tomohiro Ishii
NJPW Resurgence 2024
2024
as Tomohiro Ishii
NJPW 52nd Anniversary Event & New Japan Cup 2024 - Day 1
2024
as Tomohiro Ishii
NJPW Wrestle Grand Slam in MetLife Dome: Night 2
2021
as Tomohiro Ishii
NJPW Resurgence 2021
2021
as Tomohiro Ishii
NJPW G1 Climax 24: Day 12 (Final)
2014
as Tomohiro Ishii
NJPW G1 Climax 25: Day 19 (Final)
2015
as Tomohiro Ishii
NJPW G1 Climax 33: Day 13
2023
as Tomohiro Ishii
NJPW New Japan Cup 2019 - Day 3
2019
as Tomohiro Ishii
AEW x NJPW Present Forbidden Door 2024: Zero Hour
2024
as Tomohiro Ishii
NJPW The New Beginning In Sapporo 2023 - Day 1
2023
as Tomohiro Ishii
NJPW Wrestle Kingdom 17: Night 2 in Yokohama Arena
2023
as Tomohiro Ishii
NJPW Resurgence 2025
2025
as Tomohiro Ishii
NJPW The New Beginning in Hiroshima 2021 - Night 1
2021
as Tomohiro Ishii
NJPW G1 Climax 32: Day 16
2022
as Tomohiro Ishii
NJPW Honor Rising: Japan 2016 - Day 2
2016
as Tomohiro Ishii
NJPW New Japan Cup 2023: Day 1
2023
as Tomohiro Ishii
NJPW World Tag League 2014 - Day 11
2014
as Himself
NJPW G1 Climax 29: Day 12
2019
as Tomohiro Ishii
NJPW G1 Climax 24: Day 1
2014
as Tomohiro Ishii
NJPW The New Beginning in Sendai
2015
as Tomohiro Ishii
NJPW Capital Collision 2022
2022
as Tomohiro Ishii
NJPW G1 Climax 25: Day 4
2015
as Tomohiro Ishii
NJPW Best of the Super Junior 23 - Day 1
2016
as Tomohiro Ishii
TNA Wrestling: Global Impact! Japan
2008
as Tomohiro Ishii (Ringside)
NJPW Destruction in Hiroshima 2016
2016
as Tomohiro Ishii
NJPW New Japan Cup 2018 - Day 2
2018
as Tomohiro Ishii
NJPW G1 Climax 33: Day 17
2023
as Tomohiro Ishii
NJPW G1 Climax 28: Day 12
2018
as Tomohiro Ishii
IMPACT Wrestling: Multiverse of Matches
2022
as Tomohiro Ishii
NJPW G1 Climax 23: Day 6
2013
as Tomohiro Ishii
NJPW Collision in Philadelphia
2023
as Tomohiro Ishii
NJPW G1 Climax 30: Day 9
2020
as Tomohiro Ishii
NOAH: Star Navigation 2024 - One Night Dream 2
2024
as Tomohiro Ishii
NJPW Fighting Spirit Unleashed 2024
2024
as Tomohiro Ishii
NJPW The New Beginning In Sapporo 2024 - Day 2
2024
as Tomohiro Ishii
NJPW Shingo Takagi's 20th Debut Anniversary Event
2024
as Tomohiro Ishii
NJPW G1 Climax 27: Day 19 (Final)
2017
as Tomohiro Ishii
ROH & NJPW: War of the Worlds - Night 1
2016
as Self
NJPW Wrestling Dontaku 2019 - Day 2
2019
as Tomohiro Ishii
NJPW Windy City Riot 2024
2024
as Tomohiro Ishii
NJPW Wrestle Kingdom 11
2017
as Tomohiro Ishii
NJPW Destruction in Kobe 2017
2017
as Tomohiro Ishii
ROH & NJPW: Global Wars
2016
as Self
ROH: 14th Anniversary
2016
as Himself
NJPW New Year Dash !! 2020
2020
as Tomohiro Ishii
NJPW Wrestle Kingdom IV
2010
as Tomohiro Ishii
NJPW G1 Climax 29: Day 2
2019
as Tomohiro Ishii
About Tomohiro Ishii
Tomohiro Ishii is a Japanese professional wrestler best known for his long-running career with New Japan Pro-Wrestling, while also making select appearances in All Elite Wrestling as part of The Conglomeration. Outside the ring, he has also been closely tied to the independent Fighting World of Japan Pro Wrestling, where he contributed behind the scenes as chairman. For much of his career, Ishii was viewed as a hard-hitting undercard mainstay rather than a title threat, but his relentless style earned him a devoted cult following and praise fr… With 440 credits spanning from 1972 to 2026, Tomohiro Ishii has appeared in 433 films and 7 TV shows.
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Most Popular Tomohiro Ishii Movies
- NJPW Wrestling Dontaku 2022 (2022) — as Tomohiro Ishii
- NJPW Fighting Spirit Unleashed 2018 (2018) — as Tomohiro Ishii
- My Dad Is a Heel Wrestler (2018)
- NJPW Wrestling Dontaku 2015 (2015) — as Tomohiro Ishii
- NJPW Power Struggle 2014 (2014) — as Tomohiro Ishii
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