Biography
Yasuei Yakushiji is a Japanese actor and former professional boxer. Born on 22 July 1968 in Tsukumi, Ōita Prefecture, he won the WBC bantamweight title in 1993 and defended it four times before retiring in 1995.
After his boxing career, Yakushiji worked as an actor, appearing as a criminal in Takeshi Kitano's Fireworks (1997). Other credits include Young Thugs: Innocent Blood (1997), Ayamariyakagyou (1997) and the television series Boys on the Run (2012), in which he played Kaakun. He has also appeared in further films and worked as a boxing commentator.
