

Yūjirō Ishihara
Acting•Born December 28, 1934•Died July 17, 1987 (age 52)•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.
Known For

Big City: Days of Struggle
1976•TV Series

Bark at the Sun
1972•TV Series•
9.0

Those Magnificent Men in Their Flying Machines or How I Flew from London to Paris in 25 Hours 11 Minutes
1965•Movie•
6.8

Tenchu!
1969•Movie•
7.0

Crazed Fruit
1956•Movie•
6.9

Samurai Banners
1969•Movie•
7.4

The Sands of Kurobe
1968•Movie•
7.0

Frozen River
1976•Movie•
3.0
Filmography
1965Movie
Personal Info
DepartmentActing
BirthdayDecember 28, 1934
Day of DeathJuly 17, 1987
Place of BirthKobe, Hyōgo Prefecture, Japan
Popularity0.7
