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name: "Ben Hiura"
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born: "25 January 1943"
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# Ben Hiura

Actor. Born 25 January 1943 in Tokyo, Japan.

## Details

- **Work:** Actor
- **Born:** 25 January 1943, Tokyo, Japan
- **Also known as:** 樋浦 勉, Tsutomu Hiura, ひうら つとむ

## Biography

Ben Hiura (樋浦 勉, born Tsutomu Hiura) is a Japanese actor and voice actor born on 25 January 1943 in Tokyo.

He has appeared in numerous films and television series since the 1960s, including the role of Yakimatsu in *The Ballad of Narayama* (1983), Tavern Gramps in *Zatoichi* (2003), and Ichizo in *Ryuzo and the Seven Henchmen* (2015). He is affiliated with the Seinenza Theater Company.

As a voice actor, Hiura has provided the Japanese dub for Robin Williams and other actors such as Bruce Willis in various films and series.

*Sources: imdb.com, ja.wikipedia.org, wikidata.org.*

## On Fi1m (1)

- *The Ballad of Narayama* (1983), Fi1m 82, as Yakimatsu — [page](https://film.one/film/the-ballad-of-narayama.md)

## Also known for

- *Your Lie in April* (2014), Junzou Ibata (voice)
- *Zatoichi* (2003), Tavern Gramps
- *Hachiko* (1987)
- *Kamen Rider* (1971), Yukio Omori, Satoshi Iida, Psychic, Okura
- *Kill!* (1968), Busuke
- *Alien vs. Ninja* (2010), Iga Master
- *Goyokin* (1969), Rokuzo
- *Crazy Samurai Musashi* (2020), Guardian

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