Actor and musician. Founded the band CAROL with Eikichi Yazawa in 1971. After disbanding CAROL in 1975, he became a solo artist and expanded his acting career.
Known For
Merry Christmas, Mr. Lawrence
(1983)
Kanemoto
Boiling Point
(1990)
Minamizaka
Full Filmography
Acting
The River of the Stranger
(1975)
Down with The Big Boss
(1979)
Tetsuo Kanei
Distant Thunder
(1981)
Hirotsugu Nakamori
Demon's Room
(1982)
Fuji (Kidnapper)
Merry Christmas, Mr. Lawrence
(1983)
Kanemoto
Chi-n-pi-ra
(1984)
Michio Umezawa
Beauty in the Flame
(1984)
Curtain Call
(1984)
Like a Savage
(1985)
Subway staff
Scent of a Spell
(1985)
Tetsuro Esaka
Cabaret
(1986)
Nakamura
"Guys Who Never Learn" Part 2
(1987)
Hawaiian Dream
(1987)
Shoji Yamagiwa
Kizu
(1988)
Firefly
(1989)
Kusuhara (as Johnny Okura)
Boiling Point
(1990)
Minamizaka
Like a Beast
(1990)
Genichi Katsuragi
She^2
(1990)
Yakuza Warfare
(1991)
Kawachi Zankeiden Shamo Chicken (Shamo)
(1991)
A Legend of Turmoil
(1992)
Hitman
Detective Story
(1992)
XX: Beautiful Hunter
(1994)
Ito
The Roaring Trucker Army - The Motion Picture
(1994)
Drift Wars
(1999)
Kizu Darake no Jingi
(2000)
Ando Gumi Gaiden Genealogy of the Group Wolf 4
(2000)
Ando Gumi Gaiden Genealogy of the Group Wolf 5
(2000)
Jingi 25: Bloody Rule
(2000)
Road to the Don 12
(2000)
雀狼伝 必殺！！亜空間殺法
(2000)
Yakuza Wolves: The Yanagawa Gang
(2002)
Mafia Family Yanagawa - Part 2
(2002)
Road to the Don Theatrical Version
(2003)
Waru: The End
(2006)
Waru
(2006)