Yūjirō Ishihara
Acting Born: 1934-12-28 Kobe, Hyōgo Prefecture, Japan
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
Samurai Banners
Man Who Causes a Storm
Man at the Bullfight
Safari 5000
Men and War I: Prelude to Destiny
The Cleanup
Tenchu!
Red Handkerchief
Red Pier
Love and Desire in the Night Mist
Shadow Hunters
The Cards Will Tell
Crazed Fruit
The Sands of Kurobe
The Harbor of No Return
A Slope in the Sun
Spartan Education
The Storm over Arabia
The Stream of Youth
The Man Who Rode the Typhoon
