Yūjirō Ishihara

Yūjirō Ishihara

December 28, 1934 (89 years old) in Kobe, Hyōgo Prefecture, Japan

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

Bark at the Sun Bark at the Sun
Those Magnificent Men in Their Flying Machines or How I Flew from London to Paris in 25 Hours 11 Minutes Those Magnificent Men in Their Flying Machines or How I Flew from London to Paris in 25 Hours 11 Minutes
Space Pirate Captain Harlock: Arcadia of My Youth Space Pirate Captain Harlock: Arcadia of My Youth
Men and War II: Land of Love and Sorrow Men and War II: Land of Love and Sorrow
Crazed Fruit Crazed Fruit

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