--- name: "Akira Yamanouchi" canonical: "https://film.one/person/akira-yamanouchi" fi1m_id: "akira-yamanouchi" imdb_id: "nm0945562" tmdb_id: 142471 wikidata_id: "Q11466421" roles: ["Actor"] born: "11 July 1921" died: "29 October 1993" reviewed_on_fi1m: 1 average_as: "actor" average_over: 1 updated: "2026-09-28T20:41:24.507277+00:00" licence: "© Fi1m Ltd. Written by AI under a human editor; checked against sources before publication. Quote with attribution and a link to the canonical URL." --- # Akira Yamanouchi ## Identity Akira Yamanouchi - **Canonical:** https://film.one/person/akira-yamanouchi - **Type:** Person - **Fi1m ID:** akira-yamanouchi - **IMDb ID:** nm0945562 - **TMDB ID:** 142471 - **Wikidata ID:** Q11466421 - **Same entity:** https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q11466421, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0945562/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/142471 Actor. Born 11 July 1921 in Tokyo, Japan. Died 29 October 1993. ## Details - **Work:** Actor - **Born:** 11 July 1921, Tokyo, Japan - **Died:** 29 October 1993 - **Also known as:** Akira Yamauchi - **Elsewhere:** https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q11466421, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0945562/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/142471 ## Streaming the US now - **Apple TV:** [*Godzilla vs. Hedorah*](https://film.one/film/godzilla-vs-hedorah.md) (64) For United States; add `?region=XX` for another country. ## Biography Akira Yamanouchi was a Japanese actor. Born in Tokyo on 11 July 1921, he appeared in more than 130 film and television roles from the 1940s until his death. He is credited as Akira Yamauchi in several productions, including the role of Dr. Toru Yano in *Godzilla vs. Hedorah* (1971). Other appearances include *The Human Condition III: A Soldier's Prayer* (1961), *Pigs and Battleships* (1961), *Tenchu!* (1969), *Hanzo the Razor: Sword of Justice* (1972), *Lone Wolf and Cub: Baby Cart in the Land of Demons* (1973) and *The Bullet Train* (1975). Yamanouchi died in Tokyo on 29 October 1993. *Sources: imdb.com.* ## On Fi1m (1) - *Godzilla vs. Hedorah* (1971), Fi1m 64, as Dr. Toru Yano — [page](https://film.one/film/godzilla-vs-hedorah.md) ## Complete filmography (101) Every credit, newest first. Titles without a page can be requested for review on the HTML page. - *Dying at a Hospital* (1993), as Kenji Kawamura - *Unmei no gyakuten: Nusuma reta kigyô himitsu!* (1992), Actor - *The Sting of Death* (1990), as Masagaro - *Gubijinsô: Maboroshi no ai ni hateta murasaki no onna!* (1984), Actor - *Furuya Ikkou's Great Detective Kindaichi Kousuke Series* (1983), series, as Ibee Ichiyanagi - *The Trading Company* (1980), series, as Takenori Kawai - *The Bullet Train* (1975), as Cabinet Chief Secretary - *My Way* (1974), as Umina - *Lone Wolf and Cub: Baby Cart in the Land of Demons* (1973), as Shinnoji Senzo - *Hanzo the Razor: Sword of Justice* (1972), Actor - *Shadow of Love* (1972), Actor - *The Battle of Okinawa* (1971), as Shūichi Miyazaki - *Godzilla vs. Hedorah* (1971), as Dr. Toru Yano — Fi1m 64, [page](https://film.one/film/godzilla-vs-hedorah.md) - *World of Two* (1970), series, Actor - *Useless Creature: Fighting Man's Life* (1970), Actor - *Men and War I: Prelude to Destiny* (1970), as Kanji Ishihara - *The Summit of Mt. Fuji* (1970), Actor - *Tenchu!* (1969), Actor - *Confession of a girl: The Forbidden Fruit* (1968), Actor - *Song of my Life* (1968), Actor - *Outlaw: Gangster VIP 2* (1968), as Ryûsaku izumi - *The Sands of Kurobe* (1968), as Tsukamoto - *Mesu ga osu o kuikorosu: Kamakiri* (1967), as Kinya Chujo - *Thirst for Love* (1967), as Kensuke - *Tattooed Life* (1965), as Kinoshita Yuzo - *Ryuji's Journey: The Crest of Man* (1965), Actor - *Ai, sono kiseki* (1964), Actor - *Nagisa o kakeru onna* (1964), Actor - *Destroyer Yukikaze* (1964), Actor - *The Hill is Full of Flowers* (1963), as Haruo Ishiyama (as Akira Yamauchi) - *At the Side of the Bridge 4* (1963), Actor - *The Hidden Profile* (1963), Actor - *At the Side of the Bridge 3* (1963), Actor - *At the Side of the Bridge 2* (1962), Actor - *Glory on the Summit* (1962), Actor - *Ai to kanashimi to* (1962), Actor - *Last Round* (1962), Actor - *At the Side of the Bridge* (1962), Actor - *Quick Draw Sanshiro* (1962), Actor - *Kawa wa nagareru* (1962), Actor - *Sugata Naki Tsuisekisha* (1962), Actor - *Door of Flowers* (1961), Actor - *Doing What I Please* (1961), Actor - *The Drifter Against the Wind* (1961), Actor - *Who Are You, Mr. Sorge?* (1961), as Hotsumi Ozaki - *小父さんありがとう* (1961), Actor - *Ginza Whirlwind: The Call of the Storm* (1961), Actor - *The Human Condition III: A Soldier's Prayer* (1961), Actor - *Yoru no chōsen-sha* (1961), Actor - *Pigs and Battleships* (1961), as Sakiyama - *The War Without Weapons* (1960), as Hasuda - *Jungle Block* (1960), as Masao Mochida - *Volcano Wind* (1960), Actor - *Shu no kafun* (1960), Actor - *The Guitarist and the Rancher* (1960), Actor - *The Ghost of Iwojima* (1959), Actor - *Shadow of Intimidation* (1959), as Senda - *Hiroi Ten* (1959), Actor - *Whistling in the Morning* (1959), Actor - *Gendai Mushuku* (1958), as Teruo Yamagishi - *Karada no naka o kaze ga fuku* (1957), Actor - *The Eye of Heaven* (1957), Actor - *A Case of Honor* (1957), Actor - *The Face* (1957), as Tetsuji Iijima - *Midori naru hito: kōhen ai no honryū* (1956), Actor - *Midori naru hito: zenpen wakare no yogisha* (1956), Actor - *こゝに幸あり・後篇 花咲く朝* (1956), Actor - *こゝに幸あり・前篇 誘惑の都* (1956), Actor - *So Deep in My Heart* (1955), Actor - *The Mask and Destiny* (1955), Actor - *Striving to Live* (1955), Actor - *The Last Women* (1954), as sergeant Harashima - *Turbid Youth* (1954), Actor - *Hana to hatō* (1954), Actor - *Haha no mizūmi* (1953), Actor - *Life of a Woman* (1953), Actor - *Secret Mother* (1953), Actor - *Hana no shôgai* (1953), as 松平若狭守 - *Before the Dawn* (1953), as Sota - *Hiren tsubaki* (1953), Actor - *Miniature* (1953), as Kuramochi - *Muntinlupa no yo wa fukete* (1952), as Keisuke Ino - *The Paths of Two Maidens* (1952), Actor - *Children of Hiroshima* (1952), as (as Akira Yamauchi; como Akira Yamauchi) - *Byakuran kōran* (1952), Actor - *Haha yamahiko* (1952), Actor - *I'll Not Forget the Song of Nagasaki* (1952), Actor - *Miss Hanaogi and Santa* (1952), Actor - *限りなき情熱* (1951), Actor - *The Actress and the Detective* (1950), Actor - *A Glimpse of a Flower* (1950), Actor - *Town of Violence* (1950), as Ino - *Apostasy* (1948), as Bunpei Katsuno - *Hanayome senshu* (1948), Actor - *Temptation* (1948), as Saburo Takeda - *Phoenix* (1947), as Yuji Yasaka - *Shinya no shicho* (1947), Actor - *The Woman Who Holds the Key* (1946), Actor - *Waiting Woman* (1946), Actor - *Iki na fûraibô* (1946), as Seitarô Yamamoto - *Navy* (1943), Actor --- © Fi1m Ltd. 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