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Tsuyoshi Ihara

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  • Director
  • Writer
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Tsuyoshi Ihara in Letters from Iwo Jima (2006)
Set in the expansive Japanese community of Sao Paulo in Brazil -- the largest Japanese diaspora in the world-- 'Yakuza Princess' follows Akemi, an orphan who discovers she is the heiress to half of the Yakuza crime syndicate. Forging an uneasy alliance with an amnesiac stranger who believes an ancient sword binds their two fates, Akemi must unleash war against the other half of the syndicate who wants her dead.
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Ihara Tsuyoshi was born on November 6, 1963, in Kokura, Kyushu. He grew up in Osaka, and after graduating high school, he joined JAC (Japan Action Club) which is headed by Shin'ichi Chiba (aka Chiba Shinichi), which is a company of stunt and action actors. He made his debut in 1983 in a stage drama called "The Midnight Party." Since then, he has appeared in many commercials, TV drama, and movies such as "Kochira Hon Ikegami-sho," "Koino Jikan," "Shiawase ni naritai," "Magari kado no kanojyo," "Kowloon de aimasho," and NHK's Taiga drama "Sinsengumi" etc. He continues to be a popular actor starring in both serious and comical roles.
BornNovember 6, 1963
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      • 1 nomination total

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    Known for

    Letters from Iwo Jima (2006)
    Letters from Iwo Jima
    7.8
    • Baron Nishi
    • 2006
    13 Assassins (2010)
    13 Assassins
    7.5
    • Kujuro Hirayama
    • 2010
    Tsuyoshi Ihara in Ninja (2009)
    Ninja
    5.5
    • Masazuka
    • 2009
    Hatsukoi (2012)
    Hatsukoi
    8.2
    TV Series
    • Mishima

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    Actor



    • Chameleon
      • Post-production



    • Igunaito - Hô no Muhômono - (2025)
      Igunaito - Hô no Muhômono -
      6.3
      TV Series
      • 2025
    • Isabelle Huppert in Sidonie in Japan (2023)
      Sidonie in Japan
      5.9
      • Kenzo Mizoguchi
      • 2023
    • Tsuyoshi Ihara and Ayame Tsutsui in Shinsô wa mimi no naka (2022)
      Shinsô wa mimi no naka
      6.7
      TV Series
      • Jôji Imai
      • 2022
    • Masumi in Yakuza Princess (2021)
      Yakuza Princess
      4.8
      • Takeshi
      • 2021
    • Takayuki Yamada in The Naked Director (2019)
      The Naked Director
      7.6
      TV Series
      • Kôichi Umino
      • 2021
    • Signal: The Movie (2021)
      Signal: The Movie
      5.4
      • Rika Anzai
      • 2021
    • They Say Nothing Stays the Same (2019)
      They Say Nothing Stays the Same
      7.1
      • 2019
    • Black Widow Business (2019)
      Black Widow Business
      TV Series
      • Yoshinori Honda (as IHARA)
      • 2019
    • Ramen Shop (2018)
      Ramen Shop
      6.8
      • Kazuo
      • 2018
    • The Old Capital (2016)
      The Old Capital
      6.8
      • Ruusuke Sada
      • 2016
    • Iine! Iine! Iine!
      • 2016
    • Ichi no Higeki (2016)
      Ichi no Higeki
      TV Movie
      • 2016
    • Kyôko Fukada, Tsuyoshi Ihara, Takanori Jinnai, Masahiko Nishimura, Seiji Rokkaku, Yusuke Kamiji, Kuranosuke Sasaki, and Tokio Emoto in Samurai Hustle Returns (2016)
      Samurai Hustle Returns
      5.5
      • Danzo Kumogakure
      • 2016
    • Yassan: tsukiji hatsu! oishii jikenbo (2016)
      Yassan: tsukiji hatsu! oishii jikenbo
      TV Mini Series
      • Yassan
      • 2016
    • Kazoku no hi (2016)
      Kazoku no hi
      • 2016

    Director



    • Fantasma: Noroi no yakata (2004)
      Fantasma: Noroi no yakata
      7.6
      TV Mini Series
      • Director
      • 2004

    Writer



    • A Little Step
      8.2
      Short
      • written by
      • 2009

    Videos4

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    Official Trailer
    Ninja
    Trailer 1:01
    Ninja
    Ninja
    Trailer 1:01
    Ninja
    Yakuza Princess
    Trailer 1:47
    Yakuza Princess
    Hatsukoi: Complete Collection
    Trailer 1:32
    Hatsukoi: Complete Collection

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    • Alternative name
      • IHARA
    • Height
      • 6′ (1.83 m)
    • Born
      • November 6, 1963
      • Fukuoka, Japan
    • Other works
      TV commercial: Toyota Vanguard

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      He is Korean-Japanese.

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