Tsuyoshi Ihara (いはら つよし) is a Japanese actor, martial artist, and writer of Korean descent.

Biography

Ihara is a Japanese person of Korean descent, born on November 6, 1963, in Kitakyūshū as Yun Yu-gu and who grew up in Ikuno-ku, Osaka. He is a graduate of Imamiya Senior High School, Naniwa-ku, Osaka.

Career

Ihara joined the Japan Action Enterprise, a theater troupe founded by Sonny Chiba, after leaving high school. Soon after, he began to work in numerous feature films and television dramas, including the 1996 NHK series Futarikko. In 2006, Ihara appeared as the Baron Takeichi Nishi in Clint Eastwood's critically acclaimed Academy Award-winning film Letters from Iwo Jima, introducing him to a wider international audience. Ihara authored a book, Kokorozashite Sōrō (志して候う), published in Japan by Amoeba Books.

Appearances

Films

Television dramas

Anime

Theater

Other programs

Books