Yūjirō Ishihara

Acting

1934-12-28

Died: 1987-07-17

Kobe, Hyōgo Prefecture, Japan

100

Films

6.3

Avg Rating

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.

Top Films

Highest rated performances

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

6.8

Comedy

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

1965

Filmography

99 credits

1984Again 1982Arcadia of My Youthas Phantom F. Harlock I

6.3

1976

As Director

1 films

Yujiro in Europe

1959