
Yūjirō Ishihara
Known for Acting · 104 credits
- Born
- 1934-12-28
- Died
- 1987-07-17
- Place of birth
- Kobe, Hyōgo Prefecture, Japan
- Also known as
- Юдзиро Исихара
Biography
Yūjirō Ishihara (石原 裕次郎, Ishihara Yūjirō, December 28, 1934 – July 17, 1987) was a Japanese actor and singer born in Kobe.[1] His elder brother is Shintaro Ishihara, an author, politician, and the Governor of Tokyo between 1999 and 2012. Yujiro's film debut was the 1956 film Season of the Sun, based on a novel written by his brother. He was beloved by many fans as a representative youth star in the films of postwar Japan and subsequently as a macho movie hero. He was extravagantly mourned following his early death from liver cancer.
Known For

Big City: Days of Struggle
1976

Those Magnificent Men in Their Flying Machines or How I Flew from London to Paris in 25 Hours 11 Minutes
1965
as Yamamoto

Seibu Keisatsu
1979
as Kogure Kenzou

Bark at the Sun
1972
as Toudou Shunsuke (Boss)

Tenchu!
1969
as Ryoma Sakamoto

Samurai Banners
1969
as Kenshin Uesugi
TV Shows (3)
Movies (101)

Those Magnificent Men in Their Flying Machines or How I Flew from London to Paris in 25 Hours 11 Minutes
1965
as Yamamoto

Tenchu!
1969
as Ryoma Sakamoto

Samurai Banners
1969
as Kenshin Uesugi

Safari 5000
1969

Crazed Fruit
1956
as Takishima Natsuhisa

The Summit of Mt. Fuji
1970
as Goro Umehara

I Am Waiting
1957
as Jôji Shimaki

Men and War I: Prelude to Destiny
1970
as Shinozaki Ryoki

The Sands of Kurobe
1968
as Iwaoka

Man Who Causes a Storm
1957
as Shoichi Kokubu

Taking the Castle
1965

A Sun-Tribe Myth from the Bakumatsu Era
1957
as Shinsaku Takasugi

Men and War II: Land of Love and Sorrow
1971
as Shinozaki Ryoki

Love in Ginza
1962

Shadow Hunters 2: Echo of Destiny
1972
as Jubei Muroto

Incident at Blood Pass
1970
as Yataro

Shadow Hunters
1972
as Muroto Jubei

The Cards Will Tell
1960

Rusty Knife
1958
as Yukihiko Tachibana

Otoko to otoko no ikiru machi
1962

A Warm Misty Night
1967
as Tôru Sagara

Harbor Rats
1957

Season of the Sun
1956

A Man With Dragon Tattoos
1962

Alone Across the Pacific
1963
as The Youth

The Eagle and the Hawk
1957
as Senkichi Nomura

Frozen River
1976

Dancing Sisters
1957
as Daisuke Yamano

Arcadia of My Youth
1982
as Phantom F. Harlock I

When a Man Risks His Life
1959

The Cleanup
1969
as Shimaji

For This We Fight
1961

Foggy Night Blues
1963

Birth of a Jazz Maiden
1957
as Haruo Nanjô

Lunar Eclipse
1956

Man at the Bullfight
1960
as Tôu Kitami

The Harbor of No Return
1966

Facing to the Clouds
1962

Black Strait
1964
as Akio Maki

Wait for Tomorrow
1960
as Kôhei Misugi

Sunset Hill
1964

The Earth is Born Again
1971
as Kazuya Uematsu

Rebellion Reward
1973
as Tetsuo Okita

Showdown in the Red Valley
1965
as Shingo Kazama

The Storm over Arabia
1961
as Kentarô Munakata

The Walking Major
1970
as Kitabayashi Hiroshi

A Slope in the Sun
1958
as Shinji Tashiro

I Hate But Love
1962
as Daisaku Kita

The Man Who Rode the Typhoon
1958

零戦黒雲一家
1962

Seinen no isu
1962

My Sweetheart
1967
as Director Ishizaki

The Echo of Love
1959

That Guy and I
1961
as Saburo Kurokawa

Red Handkerchief
1964

Hawk of the Harbour
1967

A World For Two
1966

Ashita wa Ashita no Kaze ga Fuku
1958
as Kenji Matsuyama

A Bold Life
1961
as Shuhei Chubu

Showdown in the Storm
1958

Again
1984

The Champion
1957
as Shuntaro Fuma

A Man Explodes
1959

Red Pier
1958
as Jiro

Fresh Leaves
1962
as Shintaro Masaki

The Eternal Life
1964

Rainbow Over Kinmon
1962
as 武井一郎

This Day's Life
1957

Crimson Wings
1958
as Koji Ishida

In Tears
1965
as Hiroshi

Dice and Swords
1968

Spartan Education
1970

Kill the Night Rose
1966
as Shinroku Tokugawa

A Man's World
1971

I Fly for Kicks
1963

Fangs of Night
1958

I Shall Not Forget
1968

We Live Today
1959
as Shiro

Man of a Stormy Era
1968
as Shinsuke Kusaka

Escape into Terror
1963

Gambling Den Breakdown
1964

Why Are We Young?
1965
as Kensuke Nonomura

Love and Desire in the Night Mist
1966

Challenge for Glory
1966

The Day of Youth
1960

The Wild Reporter
1959
as Toshio Ishimatsu

Song of the Underworld
1956
as "Diamond" Fuyu

The Stream of Youth
1959

The Sky Is Mine
1959

Dream Young Man's Dream
1959

A Love that Wagers the World
1959
as Yuji Muraoka

Human Torpedoes Attack
1956

The Baby Carriage
1956
as Muneo Aizawa

Yujiro in Europe
1959
as (Self)

The Brawler
1960
as Taro Uno

Outlaw's Gold
1967
as 立原英次

That Wonderful Guy
1958
as Takeo

Showdown at Shirogane Castle
1960

Ajisai no uta
1960

Satsujinsha o Kese
1964

Yakuza sensei
1960
About Yūjirō Ishihara
Yūjirō Ishihara (石原 裕次郎, Ishihara Yūjirō, December 28, 1934 – July 17, 1987) was a Japanese actor and singer born in Kobe.[1] His elder brother is Shintaro Ishihara, an author, politician, and the Governor of Tokyo between 1999 and 2012. Yujiro's film debut was the 1956 film Season of the Sun, based on a novel written by his brother. He was beloved by many fans as a representative youth star in the films of postwar Japan and subsequently as a macho movie hero. He was extravagantly mourned following his early death from liver cancer. With 104 credits spanning from 1956 to 1984, Yūjirō Ishihara has appeared in 101 films and 3 TV shows.
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- Those Magnificent Men in Their Flying Machines or How I Flew from London to Paris in 25 Hours 11 Minutes (1965) — as Yamamoto
- Tenchu! (1969) — as Ryoma Sakamoto
- Samurai Banners (1969) — as Kenshin Uesugi
- Safari 5000 (1969)
- Crazed Fruit (1956) — as Takishima Natsuhisa
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