Yoshio Harada
Yoshio Harada | |||||
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Born | Tokyo, Japan | 29 February 1940||||
Died | 19 July 2011[1] Tokyo, Japan | (aged 71)||||
Occupation | Actor | ||||
Years active | 1967–2011 | ||||
Height | 175 cm (5 ft 9 in) | ||||
Japanese name | |||||
Kanji | 原田 芳雄 | ||||
Hiragana | はらだ よしお | ||||
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Yoshio Harada (原田 芳雄, Harada Yoshio, 29 February 1940 – 19 July 2011) was a Japanese actor best known for playing rebels in a career that spanned six decades.
Career
Born in Tokyo, Harada joined the Haiyuza Theatre Company in 1966 and made his television debut in 1967 with "Tenka no seinen"[2] and his film debut in 1968 with Fukushū no uta ga kikoeru.[3] He came to fame appearing in New Action films at Nikkatsu playing youthful rebels.[4] Among his features for Nikkatsu was the 1971 exploitation film, Stray Cat Rock: Crazy Riders '71 (aka Alleycat Rock: Crazy Riders '71) for director Toshiya Fujita where he played the son of a yakuza boss.[5]
Leaving the Haiyūza in 1971,
He died by Colorectal cancer on 19 July 2011 while battling cancer. His last starring film was Someday, and it was at a press conference for that film on 11 July that he made his last public appearance.[2]
Awards
A veteran of over 80 films, Harada won the best actor award at the 1990
He received a Medal of Honor with Purple Ribbon from the Japanese government in 2003.[11]
Selected filmography
Film
- Fukushū no Uta ga Kikoeru (1968)
- Hangyaku no Melody (1970) – Tetsu Tsukada
- Shinjuku outlaw: Step On the Gas (1970)
- Nora-neko rokku: Bôsô shûdan '71 (1971) – Pirania
- Kantō Exile (1971)
- Hachigatsu no nureta suna (1971) – Priest
- Kanto Kanbu-kai (1971)
- Mushukunin Mikogami no Jôkichi (1972–1973, part 1-3) – Jokichi of Mikogami
- Akai tori nigeta? (1973) – Hiroshi Bando
- Lady Snowblood 2: Love Song of Vengeance(1974) – Shusuke Tokunaga
- Ryoma Ansatsu (1974) – Ryoma Sakamoto
- Pastoral: To Die in the Country (1974) – Arashi
- Preparation for the Festival (1975) – Toshihiro Nakajima
- Yasagure Keiji (1976)
- Kimi yo funnu no kawa wo watare(1976) – Detective Yamura
- Yasagure deka (1976)
- Han gyakû no tabi (1976)
- A Tale of Sorrow and Sadness (1977) – Mr. Miyake
- Ballad of Orin (1977) – Big Man
- Shogun's Samurai (1978) – Sanza Nagoya (Flute Player)
- Genshiryoku sensô (1978) – Sakata
- Inubue (1978) – Kanji Mitsueda
- Orenji Rôdo kyûkô (1978)
- Mahiru nari (1978) – Man
- Yorû gaku zuretâ (1978)
- Hunter in the Dark (1979) – Yataro Tanigawa
- Ana no kiba (1979)
- Zigeunerweisen (1980) – Nakasago
- Yūgure made (1980) – Restaurant owner
- Disciples of Hippocrates (1980) – Tokumatsu
- Misuta, Misesu, Misu Ronri (1980) – Eisuke Misaki
- Slow na boogie ni shitekure (1981) – Teruo Miyazato
- Kagero-za (1981) – Wada
- Mizu no nai puuru (1982) – Owner
- Tattoo Ari (1982)
- Manji (1983) – Takeshi Kakeuchi
- Namidabashi (1983) – Shuzo
- Sukanpin walk (1984) – Tsutomu yahagi
- Umitsubame Jyo no kiseki (1984) – Yonamine
- Farewell to the Ark (1984) – Daisaki Tokito
- Ikiteru uchiga hana nanoyo shin-dara sore madeyo to sengen (1985) – Isamu Miyazato
- Tomo yo shizukani nemure (1985) – Jiro Takahata
- Tosha 1/250 Byo Out of Focus (1985)
- Kyabarê (1986) – Shirae
- Comic Magazine (1986) – Producer
- Birî za kiddo no atarashii yoake (1986) – Harry Callahan
- Aitsu ni Koishite
- Chōchin (1987)
- Kono aino monogatari (1987)
- Saraba itoshiki hito yo (1987) – Owner of Disco
- Tomorrow – ashita (1988) – Yamaguchi
- Hotaru (1989) – Hashimoto
- Yumemi-dôri no hitobito (1989)
- Nijisseiki shônen dokuhon (1989) – Yoshimoto
- Shucchou (1989)
- Dotsuitarunen (1989) – Makio Sajima
- Kiss yori kantan (1989)
- Ronin-gai (1990) – Gen'nai Aramaki
- Ready to Shoot (1990) – Katsuhiko Goda
- Tekken (1990)
- Shishiohtachi no natsu (1991)
- Rasuto Furankenshutain (1991)
- Yumeji (1991) – Wakiya
- Muno no Hito (1991) – Homeless
- Kiss yori kantan 2: hyoryuhen (1991)
- The Triple Cross (1992) – Noji
- Netorare Sosuke (1992) – Sosuke Kitamura
- Singapore Sling (1993)
- Rampo (1994) – Big Star
- The Hunted (1995) – Takeda Sensei
- The Girl of Silence (1995) – Shizuo Tanaka
- Umihoozuki (1995)
- Nemureru bijo (1995) – Yoshio Eguchi
- Kagerô II (1996) – Susumu Sawada
- Onibi (1997) – Noriyuki Kunihiro
- Koi gokudo (1997)
- The Story of PuPu (1998)
- Big show! Hawaii ni utaeba (1999) – Tashiro
- Anaza hevun (2000) – Detective Tobitaka
- Zawa-zawa Shimo-Kitazawa (2000) – Kyushiro
- Suri (2000)
- Party 7 (2000) – Captain Banana
- KT (2002) – Akikazu Kamikawa
- Onna kunishuu ikki (2002)
- Kyoki no sakura (2002) – Aota Shuzo
- Utsukushii natsu kirishima (2002) – Shigenori Hidaka
- Azumi (2003) – Gessai Obata
- 9 Souls (2003) – Torakichi Hasegawa[12]
- Shôwa kayô daizenshû (2003) – Hirota – the Shop Owner in Gunma
- Kantoku kansen (2003)
- Tengoku no honya – koibi (2004) – Yamaki
- The Face of Jizo (2004) – Takezou
- Izo (2004)
- Heaven's Bookstore (2004) – Mamoru Ohama
- Drawing Restraint 9 (2005) – Flensing Deck Crew
- Azumi 2(2005)
- Aegis (2005) – Koichiro Kajimoto
- Uôtâzu (2006) – Owner
- Hana (2006) – Junai Onodera
- Nightmare Detective (2006) – Keizo Oishi
- Nippon no jitensha dorobô (2006)
- Dororo (2007) – Jukai
- Jitsuroku Rengo Sekigun: Asama sanso e no michi (2007) – (voice)
- Orion-za kara no shôtaijô (2007) – Tomekichi Senba – old
- Little DJ: Chiisana koi no monogatari (2007) – Yuji Takasaki
- Tamio no shiawase (2008) – Nobuo Kanzaki
- Still Walking (2008) – Kyohei Yokoyama
- Hotaru no haka (2008) – Maichi Kaicho of Nishimiya
- Ultra Miracle Love Story (2009) – Dr. Misawa
- Ôgonka: Hisureba hana, shisureba chô (2009)
- Zatoichi: The Last (2010) – Genkichi
- Rosuto kuraimu: Senkô (2010)
- I Wish (2011) – Wataru (Grandfather's Friend)
- Someday (2011) – Yoshi Kazamatsuri (final film role)
Television
- Haru no Sakamichi (1971) – Yagyū Jūbei Mitsuyoshi
- Tsūkai! Kōchiyama Sōshun (1975–1976)
- Natsu ni Koisuru Onnatachi (1983) – Daisuke Mizushima
- "Seibu Keisatsu PART-III Final Special "Daimon dies! Men forever ..." (October 22, 1984, TV Asahi ) --Reiji Fujisaki
- Dokuganryū Masamune (1987) – Mogami Yoshiaki
- Suna no Utsuwa(2004) - Chiyokichi Motoura
- Fumō Chitai(2009) – Ichizō Daimon
- Hi no Sakana (2009) – Shozō Murata
- Kokosei Restaurant(2011) – Sadatoshi Muraki
Honours
References
- ^ "Veteran actor Harada dies at 71 - the Mainichi Daily News". Archived from the original on 19 July 2011. Retrieved 7 August 2011.
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- ^ "Harada Yoshio". Nihon eiga daijiten+Plus. Kōdansha. Retrieved 22 July 2011.
- ^ a b c Schilling, Mark (19 July 2011). "Actor Yoshio Harada dies at 71". Variety. Retrieved 22 July 2011.
- ISBN 1-889288-52-7.
- ^ "Burū Ribon Shō historī 1990". Cinema Hochi. Archived from the original on 10 June 2012. Retrieved 22 July 2011.
- ^ "Burū Ribon Shō historī 1975". Cinema Hochi. Archived from the original on 10 June 2012. Retrieved 22 July 2011.
- ^ "Mainichi Film Award Winners 52th [sic]". Mainichi Film Awards. Retrieved 10 February 2012.
- ^ "Hōchi Eiga Shō historī 1989". Cinema Hochi. Archived from the original on 31 January 2009. Retrieved 22 July 2011.
- ^ 第11回ヨコハマ映画祭 1989年日本映画個人賞 (in Japanese). Yokohama Film Festival. Retrieved 13 December 2010.
- ^ "Toaku Yukio-san ra 810-nin". 47 News. 27 April 2003. Archived from the original on 26 March 2012. Retrieved 22 July 2011.
- ^ Tom Mes (4 September 2003). "9 Souls". Midnight Eye. Retrieved 2 September 2014.
External links
- Yoshio Harada at IMDb
- Yoshio Harada at the Japanese Movie Database (in Japanese)