Portrait of Yūjirō Ishihara

Acting

Yūjirō Ishihara

Career

Active from 1956 to 1982, busiest in 1957 and 1958 with 7 main titles each.

Leading roles
53
top three billing
Average score
GoodWatch score71/100
Highest rated
Poster for Crazed Fruit
Crazed Fruit
GoodWatch score87/100

What stands out

Compared with the average well-known movie, over 9 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.

Energy: 5.0 versus catalog average 4.6EnergyHeart: 4.4 versus catalog average 4.2HeartHumor: 2.2 versus catalog average 2.6HumorWorld: 5.9 versus catalog average 5.6WorldCraft: 5.7 versus catalog average 5.3CraftStyle: 6.1 versus catalog average 5.9Style
Yūjirō Ishihara Catalog average

Rarely in their work

  • Contemporary Realism
    2.5, average 5.4
  • Fantasy
    0.5, average 1.7
  • Coming of Age
    1.9, average 3.0
  • Uncanny
    1.6, average 2.5

Main genres

Select a genre to see those titles.

Recurring tags

  • Historical Drama 4
  • Social Commentary 3
  • Political Intrigue 3
  • Japanese Cinema 3
  • Japanese Noir 3
  • Ronin 3
  • Classic Japanese Cinema 2
  • Character-Driven 2
  • Warfare 2
  • Complex Characters 2
  • Melodrama 2
  • Moral Dilemma 2

Works often with

People in at least two of their main titles.

Movies and TV shows

66
Type
Role
Score
Decade
Genre
Group by

1980s

1 title · average score 72
Arcadia of My Youth
Arcadia of My Youth (1982)
GoodWatch score 72

as Phantom F. Harlock I

1970s

14 titles · average score 69
Seibu Keisatsu
Seibu Keisatsu (1979)

TV show · as Kogure Kenzou

Big City: Days of Struggle
Big City: Days of Struggle (1976)

TV show

Wild Cop 2
Wild Cop 2 (1973)

Producer

Wild Cop
Wild Cop (1973)

Producer

Roar At The Sun!
Roar At The Sun! (1972)

TV show · as Toudou Shunsuke (Boss)

Shadow Hunters
Shadow Hunters (1972)

as Muroto Jubei

Shadow Hunters 2: Echo of Destiny
Shadow Hunters 2: Echo of Destiny (1972)

as Jubei Muroto

The Earth is Born Again
The Earth is Born Again (1971)

as Kazuya Uematsu

Incident at Blood Pass
Incident at Blood Pass (1970)
GoodWatch score 69

as Yataro

The Walking Major
The Walking Major (1970)

as Kitabayashi Hiroshi

The Summit of Mt. Fuji
The Summit of Mt. Fuji (1970)

as Goro Umehara

Men and War I: Prelude to Destiny
Men and War I: Prelude to Destiny (1970)

as Shinozaki Ryoki

1960s

28 titles · average score 70
Safari 5000
Safari 5000 (1969)

as Takayuki Godai

Tenchu!
Tenchu! (1969)
GoodWatch score 71

as Ryoma Sakamoto

The Cleanup
The Cleanup (1969)

as Shimaji

Samurai Banners
Samurai Banners (1969)
GoodWatch score 67

as Kenshin Uesugi

The Sands of Kurobe
The Sands of Kurobe (1968)

as Iwaoka

A Warm Misty Night
A Warm Misty Night (1967)

as Tôru Sagara

Kill the Night Rose
Kill the Night Rose (1966)

as Shinroku Tokugawa

Alone Across the Pacific
Alone Across the Pacific (1963)
GoodWatch score 70

as The Youth

I Hate But Love
I Hate But Love (1962)
GoodWatch score 68

as Daisaku Kita

Rainbow Over Kinmon
Rainbow Over Kinmon (1962)

as 武井一郎

That Guy and I
That Guy and I (1961)

as Saburo Kurokawa

Wait for Tomorrow
Wait for Tomorrow (1960)

as Kôhei Misugi

1950s

23 titles · average score 73
Rusty Knife
Rusty Knife (1958)
GoodWatch score 64

as Yukihiko Tachibana

Red Pier
Red Pier (1958)
GoodWatch score 67

as Jiro

A Slope in the Sun
A Slope in the Sun (1958)

as Shinji Tashiro

Tomorrow is Another Day
Tomorrow is Another Day (1958)

as Kenji Matsuyama

I Am Waiting
I Am Waiting (1957)
GoodWatch score 71

as Jôji Shimaki

Man Who Causes a Storm
Man Who Causes a Storm (1957)

as Shoichi Kokubu

The Eagle and the Hawk
The Eagle and the Hawk (1957)

as Senkichi Nomura

The Champion
The Champion (1957)

as Shuntaro Fuma

A Sun-Tribe Myth from the Bakumatsu Era
A Sun-Tribe Myth from the Bakumatsu Era (1957)
GoodWatch score 75

as Shinsaku Takasugi

Birth of a Jazz Maiden
Birth of a Jazz Maiden (1957)

as Haruo Nanjô

Crazed Fruit
Crazed Fruit (1956)
GoodWatch score 87

as Takishima Natsuhisa

The Baby Carriage
The Baby Carriage (1956)

as Muneo Aizawa