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name: "Tsuyoshi Ihara"
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tmdb_id: 33516
wikidata_id: "Q1143714"
roles: ["Actor"]
born: "6 November 1963"
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average_as: "actor"
average_over: 1
updated: "2026-09-17T22:57:57.842789+00:00"
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# Tsuyoshi Ihara

## Identity

Tsuyoshi Ihara

- **Canonical:** https://film.one/person/tsuyoshi-ihara
- **Type:** Person
- **Fi1m ID:** tsuyoshi-ihara
- **IMDb ID:** nm0407296
- **TMDB ID:** 33516
- **Wikidata ID:** Q1143714
- **Same entity:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tsuyoshi_Ihara, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1143714, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0407296/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/33516

Actor. Born 6 November 1963 in Fukuoka, Japan.

## Details

- **Work:** Actor
- **Born:** 6 November 1963, Fukuoka, Japan
- **Also known as:** 伊原 剛志, 伊原刚志
- **Elsewhere:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tsuyoshi_Ihara, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1143714, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0407296/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/33516

## Biography

Tsuyoshi Ihara (also credited as 伊原 剛志) is a Japanese actor of Korean descent. Born Yun Yu-gu on 6 November 1963 in Kitakyūshū, Fukuoka, he grew up in Ikuno-ku, Osaka, and graduated from Imamiya Senior High School in Naniwa-ku, Osaka. After leaving school he joined Sonny Chiba's Japan Action Club and began working in films and television.

He is known for his role as Colonel Baron Nishi in Clint Eastwood's *Letters from Iwo Jima* (2006), as well as appearances in *Gamera: Guardian of the Universe* (1995), *13 Assassins* (2010), *Last Knights* (2015) and *Ramen Shop* (2018). Ihara received Japanese citizenship in 1995. He has also written a book and made his debut as a rakugo performer in 2016.

*Sources: en.wikipedia.org, imdb.com.*

## On Fi1m (1)

- *Letters from Iwo Jima* (2006), Fi1m 84, as Colonel Baron Nishi — [page](https://film.one/film/letters-from-iwo-jima.md)

## Complete filmography (80)

Every credit, newest first. Titles without a page can be requested for review on the HTML page.

- *Tazza: The Song of Beelzebub* (2026), as Sasaki
- *La Campanella* (2025), Actor
- *Sidonie in Japan* (2024), as Kenzo Mizoguchi
- *Shinso wa Mimi no Naka* (2022), series, as Joji Imai
- *Yakuza Princess* (2021), as Takeshi
- *SIGNAL: The Movie – Cold Case Investigation Unit* (2021), as Junki Aoki
- *They Say Nothing Stays the Same* (2019), as The Man from the Construction Site
- *Black Widow Business* (2019), series, Actor
- *Ramen Shop* (2018), as Kazuo
- *The Old Capital* (2016), Actor
- *Samurai Hustle Returns* (2016), as Danzo Kumogakure
- *ヤッさん～築地発！おいしい事件簿～* (2016), series, as Yassan
- *Whose Is the Cuckoo's Egg?* (2016), series, Actor
- *Strayer's Chronicle* (2015), as Watase
- *犯罪科学分析室 電子の標的* (2015), series, Actor
- *Asura* (2015), Actor
- *Last Knights* (2015), as Ito
- *Samurai Hustle* (2014), as Danzo Kumogakure
- *AIBOU: The Movie III* (2014), as Tsukasa Kamuro
- *Moral Influence National Police Agency Special Crime Prevention Section* (2014), series, as Souhei Asakura
- *The Tang of Lemon* (2012), Actor
- *Dirty Hearts* (2012), as Takahashi
- *Brave Hearts: Umizaru* (2012), Actor
- *For Love's Sake* (2012), as Kenta Zaô
- *レベル7* (2012), as 三枝
- *Hatsukoi* (2012), series, as Tadashi Mishima
- *Good Life: Thank You, Papa, Goodbye* (2011), series, as Maruyama Minato
- *13 Assassins* (2010), as Kuzuro Hirayama
- *警視庁継続捜査班* (2010), series, Actor
- *No More Cry* (2009), Actor
- *Ninja* (2009), as Masazuka
- *Team Batista no Eikō* (2008), series, as Kyoichi Kiryu
- *The Taste of Fish* (2008), as Eiji
- *Sushi King Goes to New York* (2008), as Haruki / Rin
- *Heat Island* (2007), as Kakizawa
- *Retribution* (2007), as Toru Miyaji
- *Letters from Iwo Jima* (2006), as Colonel Baron Nishi — Fi1m 84, [page](https://film.one/film/letters-from-iwo-jima.md)
- *Grave of the Fireflies* (2005), as Genzo
- *Time for Love* (2005), series, as Satoshi Shiota
- *Dear Hinagon* (2005), Actor
- *I Want to be Happy!* (2005), series, Actor
- *The Superdry Films* (2005), as Akio Segawa
- *Fantasma: The Cursed Mansion Vol.3* (2004), Director
- *Last Christmas* (2004), series, Actor
- *Half a Confession* (2004), as Morio Sase
- *Gozamareji* (2003), Director
- *Tales of the Bizarre: 2003 Spring Special* (2003), Actor
- *Sky High* (2003), series, Actor
- *Koi wa Tatakai* (2003), series, Actor
- *Mibu Gishiden: Shinsengumi de Ichiban Tsuyokatta Otoko* (2002), series, Actor
- *Central Ikegami Police* (2002), series, Actor
- *Kowloon de Aimashou* (2002), series, Actor
- *All About Our House* (2001), as Arakawa Jr
- *Another Battle* (2000), Actor
- *Suki* (2000), Actor
- *Dear Friday's Lovers* (2000), series, Actor
- *Hiroin! Naniwa bombers* (1998), as 大橋蔵之介
- *Natural Love for the Future* (1996), series, as Yukinori Furuba
- *Futarikko* (1996), series, Actor
- *Abunai Deka Returns* (1996), as Makoto Hiiragi
- *Only You: Aisarete* (1996), series, Actor
- *上海人在东京* (1996), series, Actor
- *Gamera: The Guardian of the Universe* (1995), as Yoshinari Yonemori
- *The Making of Gamera: Guardian of the Universe* (1995), Actor
- *Crow* (1995), Actor
- *Story of Four Sisters* (1995), Actor
- *Emperor of Evil* (1994), as Atsuhiko Naoe
- *Show No More Tears* (1993), series, as Katsumi Kasuga
- *Jingi* (1991), Actor
- *Castle of Sand* (1991), as Hiroshi Yoshimura
- *Black Princess 2 Flame Target* (1991), Actor
- *The Most Suitable Profession for Women* (1990), as Fumio Tsukada
- *Kyo, Futari* (1990), series, as 田代守
- *Hong Kong Paradise* (1990), as Andou
- *Let's Go to the Hospital* (1990), as Hizaki
- *Bakayaro! I'm Plenty Mad* (1988), as Kazuki Numayama (Episode 1)
- *Onna no Naka no Kaze* (1988), Actor
- *Kotaro, An Audacious Karate Boy* (1984), as Shunpei Sadoya
- *Samurai Hustle: Full Throttle*, Actor
- *Chameleon*, Actor

## Gallery

- ![第28回 東京国際映画祭 オープニングセレモニー 伊原剛志 (ラスト・ナイツ) (2015)](https://film.one/media/person/99412/gallery-07353fdfe890.jpg) 第28回 東京国際映画祭 オープニングセレモニー 伊原剛志 (ラスト・ナイツ) (2015) — Dick Thomas Johnson from Tokyo, Japan, CC BY 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons (https://thumb.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/c5/Ihara_Tsuyoshi_%22Last_Kights%22_at_Opening_Ceremony_of_the_28th_Tokyo_International_Film_Festival_%2821805557954%29.jpg/1280px-Ihara_Tsuyoshi_%22Last_Kights%22_at_Opening_Ceremony_of_the_28th_Tokyo_International_Film_Festival_%2821805557954%29.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail)
- ![第28回 東京国際映画祭 オープニングセレモニー 伊原剛志 紀里谷和明 (ラスト・ナイツ) (2015)](https://film.one/media/person/99412/gallery-7d8adaca7fa9.jpg) 第28回 東京国際映画祭 オープニングセレモニー 伊原剛志 紀里谷和明 (ラスト・ナイツ) (2015) — Dick Thomas Johnson from Tokyo, Japan, CC BY 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons (https://thumb.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e8/Ihara_Tsuyoshi_%26_Kiriya_Kazuaki_%22Last_Kights%22_at_Opening_Ceremony_of_the_28th_Tokyo_International_Film_Festival_%2822241484949%29.jpg/1280px-Ihara_Tsuyoshi_%26_Kiriya_Kazuaki_%22Last_Kights%22_at_Opening_Ceremony_of_the_28th_Tokyo_International_Film_Festival_%2822241484949%29.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail)
- ![Clint Eastwood and the actors of Letters from Iwo Jima at the Berlinale 2007](https://film.one/media/person/99412/gallery-3f8babd97f42.jpg) Clint Eastwood and the actors of Letters from Iwo Jima at the Berlinale 2007 — Martin Kraft, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons (https://thumb.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/ea/Letters_from_Iwo_Jima_Berlinale_2007.jpg/1280px-Letters_from_Iwo_Jima_Berlinale_2007.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail)
- ![Tsuyoshi Ihara](https://film.one/media/person/99412/gallery-1771aa2c95b2.jpg) Tsuyoshi Ihara — Dick Thomas Johnson from Tokyo, Japan, CC BY 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons (https://thumb.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e0/Tsuyoshi_Ihara%2C_2015_%28cropped%29.jpg/1280px-Tsuyoshi_Ihara%2C_2015_%28cropped%29.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail)
- ![Tsuyoshi Ihara](https://film.one/media/person/99412/gallery-8afbf681843c.jpg) Tsuyoshi Ihara — Image via TMDB

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