Yūjirō Ishihara

Yūjirō Ishihara

Known For

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

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.

Movies Featuring Yūjirō Ishihara

Arcadia of My Youth

Arcadia of My Youth (1982)

as Phantom F. Harlock I
The Walking Major

The Walking Major (1970)

as Kitabayashi Hiroshi
Tenchu!

Tenchu! (1969)

as Ryoma Sakamoto
Samurai Banners

Samurai Banners (1969)

as Kenshin Uesugi
My Sweetheart

My Sweetheart (1967)

as Director Ishizaki
Kill the Night Rose

Kill the Night Rose (1966)

as Shinroku Tokugawa
Why Are We Young?

Why Are We Young? (1965)

as Kensuke Nonomura
Fresh Leaves

Fresh Leaves (1962)

as Shintaro Masaki
A Bold Life

A Bold Life (1961)

as Shuhei Chubu
That Guy and I

That Guy and I (1961)

as Saburo Kurokawa
The Wild Reporter

The Wild Reporter (1959)

as Toshio Ishimatsu
Rusty Knife

Rusty Knife (1958)

as Yukihiko Tachibana
I Am Waiting

I Am Waiting (1957)

as Jôji Shimaki
The Champion

The Champion (1957)

as Shuntaro Fuma
Dancing Sisters

Dancing Sisters (1957)

as Daisuke Yamano
Crazed Fruit

Crazed Fruit (1956)

as Takishima Natsuhisa