Yūjirō Ishihara
Yūjirō Ishihara was a Japanese actor and singer born in Kobe. His elder brother was 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. His early death from liver cancer was a major public event in Japan.
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Again
actor
1984
Arcadia of My Youth
actor
1982
Rebellion Reward
actor
1973
Shadow Hunters 2: Echo of Destiny
actor
1972
Shadow Hunters
actor
1972
Men and War II: Land of Love and Sorrow
actor
1971
The Earth is Born Again
actor
1971
A Man's World
actor
1971
Men and War I: Prelude to Destiny
actor
1970
Spartan Education
actor
1970
The Walking Major
actor
1970
Incident at Blood Pass
actor
1970
The Summit of Mt. Fuji
actor
1970
The Cleanup
actor
1969
Tenchu!
actor
1969
Safari 5000
actor
1969
Samurai Banners
actor
1969
Man of a Stormy Era
actor
1968
The Sands of Kurobe
actor
1968
Dice and Swords
actor
1968
My Sweetheart
actor
1967
Hawk of the Harbour
actor
1967
A Warm Misty Night
actor
1967
Challenge for Glory
actor
1966
The Harbor of No Return
actor
1966
A World For Two
actor
1966
In Tears
actor
1965
Taking the Castle
actor
1965
Black Strait
actor
1964
Sunset Hill
actor
1964
Red Handkerchief
actor
1964
Alone Across the Pacific
actor
1963
Escape into Terror
actor
1963
A Man With Dragon Tattoos
actor
1962
Rainbow Over Kinmon
actor
1962
Fresh Leaves
actor
1962
I Hate But Love
actor
1962
Love in Ginza
actor
1962
The Storm over Arabia
actor
1961
A Bold Life
actor
1961
Wait for Tomorrow
actor
1960
When a Man Risks His Life
actor
1959
The Sky Is Mine
actor
1959
The Stream of Youth
actor
1959
Red Pier
actor
1958
The Man Who Rode the Typhoon
actor
1958
A Slope in the Sun
actor
1958
Rusty Knife
actor
1958
Fangs of Night
actor
1958
Man Who Causes a Storm
actor
1957
I Am Waiting
actor
1957
The Eagle and the Hawk
actor
1957
Harbor Rats
actor
1957
A Sun-Tribe Myth from the Bakumatsu Era
actor
1957
The Champion
actor
1957
Birth of a Jazz Maiden
actor
1957
Dancing Sisters
actor
1957
Human Torpedoes Attack
actor
1956
Lunar Eclipse
actor
1956
Song of the Underworld
actor
1956
Crazed Fruit
actor
1956
Season of the Sun
actor
1956