Yūjirō Ishihara
Known for ActingBorn 1934-12-28 — died 1987-07-17Kobe, 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
Those Magnificent Men in Their Flying Machines or How I Flew from London to Paris in 25 Hours 11 Minutes
1965 · as Yamamoto
Crazed Fruit
1956 · as Takishima Natsuhisa
Tenchu!
1969 · as Ryoma Sakamoto
Men and War II: Land of Love and Sorrow
1971 · as Shinozaki Ryoki
A Sun-Tribe Myth from the Bakumatsu Era
1957 · as Shinsaku Takasugi
The Sands of Kurobe
1968 · as Iwaoka
A Man with Dragon Tattoos
1962
The Champion
1957 · as Shuntaro Fuma
Alone Across the Pacific
1963 · as The Youth
Incident at Blood Pass
1970 · as Yataro
I Am Waiting
1957 · as Jôji Shimaki
Man Who Causes a Storm
1957 · as Shoichi Kokubu
Samurai Banners
1969 · as Kenshin Uesugi
A Slope in the Sun
1958 · as Shinji Tashiro
Men and War I: Prelude to Destiny
1970 · as Shinozaki Ryoki
Love in Ginza
1962
The Harbor of No Return
1966
Safari 5000
1969