--- name: "Haruhiko Yamanouchi" canonical: "https://film.one/person/hal-yamanouchi" fi1m_id: "hal-yamanouchi" imdb_id: "nm0945563" tmdb_id: 74540 wikidata_id: "Q3783562" roles: ["Actor"] born: "27 March 1946" reviewed_on_fi1m: 1 average_as: "actor" average_over: 1 updated: "2026-10-05T12:59:56.191218+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." --- # Haruhiko Yamanouchi ## Identity Haruhiko Yamanouchi - **Canonical:** https://film.one/person/hal-yamanouchi - **Type:** Person - **Fi1m ID:** hal-yamanouchi - **IMDb ID:** nm0945563 - **TMDB ID:** 74540 - **Wikidata ID:** Q3783562 - **Same entity:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Haruhiko_Yamanouchi, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q3783562, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0945563/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/74540 Actor. Born 27 March 1946 in Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan. ## Details - **Work:** Actor - **Born:** 27 March 1946, Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan - **Also known as:** Hal Yamanouchi, Al Yamanouchi, 山内春彦 - **Elsewhere:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Haruhiko_Yamanouchi, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q3783562, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0945563/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/74540 ## Streaming the US now - **Disney+:** [*The Wolverine*](https://film.one/film/the-wolverine.md) (64) For United States; add `?region=XX` for another country. ## Biography Haruhiko Yamanouchi, also credited as Hal Yamanouchi, is a Japanese-Italian actor, voice artist, dancer, choreographer and former mime. Born in Tokyo, he has lived in Italy since 1975 and holds Italian citizenship. He trained at the Tokyo University of Foreign Studies and began his career in mime and stage work before moving into film and television acting in 1976. Yamanouchi has appeared in over 100 films and television series, including Italian genre films of the 1980s and international productions. He is known for supporting roles such as the Chief Pirate in *The Life Aquatic with Steve Zissou* (2004), Pop Father in *Push* (2009), an official in *The Way Back* (2010) and Ichirō Yashida / Silver Samurai in *The Wolverine* (2013). He has also worked as a stunt performer and dubbed Japanese films into Italian. *Sources: en.wikipedia.org, imdb.com.* ## On Fi1m (1) - *The Wolverine* (2013), Fi1m 64, as Ichiro Yashida / Silver Samurai — [page](https://film.one/film/the-wolverine.md) ## Complete filmography (90) Every credit, newest first. Titles without a page can be requested for review on the HTML page. - *Sandokan* (2025), series, as Tuwak Balau - *Make a Wish* (2025), as Eisuke - *Milarepa* (2025), as Yuguntun - *The Last Redemption* (2025), as The Griso - *The Decameron* (2024), series, as Old Peasant - *Iron Fighter* (2023), as Alpha - *The Land of Women* (2023), as Mamoto - *Luka* (2023), as The Duke - *Gli speciali* (2022), as Maestro Jun - *Medium* (2021), as Hung - *Fellini Forward* (2021), as Admiral - *They Talk* (2021), as Prof. Hasegawa - *Paangshu* (2020), as Alieno - *White Flowers* (2020), Actor - *Hard Night Falling* (2019), as Goro - *La Fuitina Sbagliata* (2018), as Japanese Consul - *San Valentino Stories* (2018), as Monaco buddista (segment "Per amor di Dio") - *The Slider* (2017), as Goro Nagano - *Addio fottuti musi verdi* (2017), as Yang - *Al posto tuo* (2016), as acquirente giapponese - *The Confessions* (2016), Actor - *Zoolander 2* (2016), as Wise Village Man - *Earth* (2015), Actor - *Il Bosco* (2015), series, as Mr. Miong - *Doppia luce* (2015), Actor - *Street Fighter: Assassin's Fist The Movie* (2014), as Senzô - *Street Fighter: Assassin's Fist* (2014), series, as Senzô - *A Boss in the Living Room* (2014), as Maestro di meditazione - *Colpi di fortuna* (2013), as Narambaatar (segment "Non è vero ma ci credo") - *Something Good* (2013), as Chimico di laboratorio - *The Wolverine* (2013), as Ichiro Yashida / Silver Samurai — Fi1m 64, [page](https://film.one/film/the-wolverine.md) - *Nothing Can Stop Us Now* (2013), as Mr. Lee - *The Day of the Siege: September Eleven 1683* (2012), as Murad Giray - *Sins* (2012), as Hal - *Dove la trovi una come me?* (2011), series, as Mister Woo - *All at Sea* (2011), as Confù - *The Way Back* (2010), as Official - *Gorbaciof* (2010), as Padre di Lila - *Tarda estate* (2010), Actor - *Push* (2009), as Pop Father - *Questa notte è ancora nostra* (2008), as Laowang - *Tutte le donne della mia vita* (2007), as Sakè - *Inspector Coliandro* (2006), series, as Lu Yang - *The Life Aquatic with Steve Zissou* (2004), as Chief Pirate - *Last Food* (2004), Actor - *All the Knowledge in the World* (2001), as Maggiordomo Al Farid - *Father Matteo* (2000), series, as Guillermo Rivarola - *A Fish in Love* (1999), as Console tailandese - *Tutti gli uomini del deficiente* (1999), as Japanese CEO - *L'elefante bianco* (1998), as Lo Yan - *Banzai* (1997), as poliziotto giapponese - *Rack Up* (1997), as Wang Yu - *Nirvana* (1997), as Psicologo Okasama Starr - *The Fishmen and Their Queen* (1995), as Priest - *Italian Restaurant* (1994), series, as Ciun-Lì - *Craving Desire* (1993), as (as Hal Yamanoughi) - *A Bear Called Arthur* (1992), Actor - *Robot Jox* (1990), as Tubie #1 (as Hal Yomanouchi) - *Una casa a Roma* (1989), series, Actor - *Sinbad of the Seven Seas* (1989), as Samurai - *The House of Lost Souls* (1989), as Buddhist Monk - *Bangkok... One Way* (1989), as Captain Luang - *Treno di panna* (1988), as Cormal - *Phantom of Death* (1988), as Swordmaster - *The New Gladiators* (1988), Actor - *Treasure Island in Outer Space* (1987), series, as Shadow - *Under the Chinese Restaurant* (1987), Actor - *7 Kilos in 7 Days* (1986), as il domestico cinese - *The Lone Runner* (1986), as Nimbus, Skorm's henchman - *Joan Lui* (1985), as Jarak - *Anche lei fumava il sigaro...* (1985), Actor - *Christopher Columbus* (1985), series, as Guacanabo - *Warriors of the Year 2072* (1984), as Akira - *Endgame* (1983), as Ninja - *Sing Sing* (1983), as Chu Lai - *Hearts and Armour* (1983), as Samurai - *2019: After the Fall of New York* (1983), as Rat Eater King · Stunts - *2020 Texas Gladiators* (1983), as Red Wolf - *The Sword of the Barbarians* (1982), as Li Wo Twan - *The Last Hunter* (1980), as Vietcong - *Saturday, Sunday and Friday* (1979), as venditore di orologi (episodio "Sabato") - *The Humanoid* (1979), as Humanoid Soldier - *Emanuelle and the Last Cannibals* (1977), as Manolo (uncredited) - *Fantozzi: White Collar Blues* (1975), as Japanese Cook (uncredited) - *The Green Hornet* (1974), as Jimmy Kee - *Aeternum*, Actor - *Mnemonix*, as Prof. Keiuchi Watanabe - *Spie per caso - Missione Tokyo*, Actor - *Welcome back Yukiko*, as Seiji - *Il ponte della vita*, as Belial ## Gallery - ![Haruhiko Yamanouchi](https://film.one/media/person/5706676/gallery-77f3118437c5.jpg) Haruhiko Yamanouchi — Image via TMDB - ![Haruhiko Yamanouchi](https://film.one/media/person/5706676/gallery-034364241d50.jpg) Haruhiko Yamanouchi — Image via TMDB --- © Fi1m Ltd. 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