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.
Also Known As
Movie Appearances
Those Magnificent Men in Their Flying Machines or How I Flew from London to Paris in 25 Hours 11 Minutes
as Yamamoto
1965
The Summit of Mt. Fuji
as Goro Umehara
1970
Incident at Blood Pass
as Yataro
1970
Otoko to otoko no ikiru machi
1962
The Cleanup
as Shimaji
1969
Hawk of the Harbour
1967
Tenchu!
as Ryoma Sakamoto
1969
Seinen no isu
1962
Samurai Banners
as Kenshin Uesugi
1969
Rebellion Reward
as Tetsuo Okita
1973
I Am Waiting
as Jôji Shimaki
1957
Rusty Knife
as Yukihiko Tachibana
1958
零戦黒雲一家
1962
Alone Across the Pacific
as The Youth
1963
Shadow Hunters 2: Echo of Destiny
as Jubei Muroto
1972
Crazed Fruit
as Takishima Natsuhisa
1956
Facing to the Clouds
1962
Shadow Hunters
as Muroto Jubei
1972
I Hate But Love
as Daisaku Kita
1962
Season of the Sun
1956
