Yūjirō Ishihara

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

Bark at the Sun

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

Tenchu!

Crazed Fruit

Samurai Banners

The Sands of Kurobe

Frozen River

All Movies (101)

• Again1984
• Arcadia of My Youth1982 · as Phantom F. Harlock I
• Frozen River1976
• Rebellion Reward1973 · as Tetsuo Okita
• Shadow Hunters 2: Echo of Destiny1972 · as Jubei Muroto
• Shadow Hunters1972 · as Muroto Jubei
• Men and War II: Land of Love and Sorrow1971 · as Shinozaki Ryoki
• The Earth is Born Again1971 · as Kazuya Uematsu
• A Man's World1971
• Men and War I: Prelude to Destiny1970 · as Shinozaki Ryoki
• Spartan Education1970
• The Walking Major1970 · as Kitabayashi Hiroshi
• Incident at Blood Pass1970 · as Yataro
• The Summit of Mt. Fuji1970 · as Goro Umehara
• The Cleanup1969 · as Shimaji
• Tenchu!1969 · as Ryoma Sakamoto
• Safari 50001969
• Samurai Banners1969 · as Kenshin Uesugi
• I Shall Not Forget1968
• Man of a Stormy Era1968 · as Shinsuke Kusaka
• The Sands of Kurobe1968 · as Iwaoka
• Dice and Swords1968
• Outlaw's Gold1967 · as 立原英次
• My Sweetheart1967 · as Director Ishizaki
• Hawk of the Harbour1967
• A Warm Misty Night1967 · as Tôru Sagara
• Challenge for Glory1966
• The Harbor of No Return1966
• Kill the Night Rose1966 · as Shinroku Tokugawa
• Love and Desire in the Night Mist1966
• A World For Two1966
• Showdown in the Red Valley1965 · as Shingo Kazama
• In Tears1965 · as Hiroshi
• Why Are We Young?1965 · as Kensuke Nonomura
• Those Magnificent Men in Their Flying Machines or How I Flew from London to Paris in 25 Hours 11 Minutes1965 · as Yamamoto
• Taking the Castle1965
• Black Strait1964 · as Akio Maki
• The Eternal Life1964
• Satsujinsha o Kese1964
• Gambling Den Breakdown1964
• Sunset Hill1964
• Red Handkerchief1964
• Alone Across the Pacific1963 · as The Youth
• Foggy Night Blues1963
• Escape into Terror1963
• I Fly for Kicks1963
• A Man With Dragon Tattoos1962
• Rainbow Over Kinmon1962 · as 武井一郎
• Fresh Leaves1962 · as Shintaro Masaki
• 零戦黒雲一家1962
• I Hate But Love1962 · as Daisaku Kita
• Facing to the Clouds1962
• Seinen no isu1962
• Love in Ginza1962
• Otoko to otoko no ikiru machi1962
• The Storm over Arabia1961 · as Kentarô Munakata
• A Bold Life1961 · as Shuhei Chubu
• That Guy and I1961 · as Saburo Kurokawa
• For This We Fight1961
• Man at the Bullfight1960 · as Tôu Kitami
• Wait for Tomorrow1960 · as Kôhei Misugi
• Yakuza sensei1960
• The Brawler1960 · as Taro Uno
• The Day of Youth1960
• Ajisai no uta1960
• Showdown at Shirogane Castle1960
• The Cards Will Tell1960
• When a Man Risks His Life1959
• The Sky Is Mine1959
• The Wild Reporter1959 · as Toshio Ishimatsu
• Yujiro in Europe1959 · as (Self)
• Dream Young Man's Dream1959
• A Love that Wagers the World1959 · as Yuji Muraoka
• The Echo of Love1959
• A Man Explodes1959
• We Live Today1959 · as Shiro
• The Stream of Youth1959
• Crimson Wings1958 · as Koji Ishida
• Showdown in the Storm1958
• Red Pier1958 · as Jiro
• The Man Who Rode the Typhoon1958
• That Wonderful Guy1958 · as Takeo
• Ashita wa Ashita no Kaze ga Fuku1958 · as Kenji Matsuyama
• A Slope in the Sun1958 · as Shinji Tashiro
• Rusty Knife1958 · as Yukihiko Tachibana
• Fangs of Night1958
• Man Who Causes a Storm1957 · as Shoichi Kokubu
• I Am Waiting1957 · as Jôji Shimaki
• The Eagle and the Hawk1957 · as Senkichi Nomura
• Harbor Rats1957
• A Sun-Tribe Myth from the Bakumatsu Era1957 · as Shinsaku Takasugi
• This Day's Life1957
• The Champion1957 · as Shuntaro Fuma
• Birth of a Jazz Maiden1957 · as Haruo Nanjô
• Dancing Sisters1957 · as Daisuke Yamano
• Human Torpedoes Attack1956
• Lunar Eclipse1956
• Song of the Underworld1956 · as "Diamond" Fuyu
• Crazed Fruit1956 · as Takishima Natsuhisa
• Season of the Sun1956
• The Baby Carriage1956 · as Muneo Aizawa

All TV Shows (3)

• Seibu Keisatsu1979 · as Kogure Kenzou
• Big City: Days of Struggle1976
• Bark at the Sun1972 · as Toudou Shunsuke (Boss)