Shōhei Hino (Japanese: 火野 正平, Hepburn: Shōhei Hino, born May 30, 1949 in Tokyo) is a Japanese actor and singer. Hino was born in Tokyo and raised in Osaka.[2] Hino appeared in many jidaigeki television dramas. He is best known for his roles in the Hissatsu series.[3][4]
Shōhei Hino | |
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Born | Kōichi Nihei[1] (1949-05-30) May 30, 1949 (age 73) Tokyo, Japan |
Occupation | Actor |
Years active | 1960–present |
He began his acting career at the age of 13.[1] In 1966, he made his film debut with Izukoe. In 1973, he was given the stage name Shōhei Hino by novelist Shōtarō Ikenami.[1] In the same year, he won popularity through his role Hashiba Hideyoshi in Kunitori Monogatari.[5] In 1974, Hino made film appaerence for the first time in 8 years and played lead role for the first time in Orenochi wa Taninnochi" directed by Toshio Masuda. He was one of the candidates for the role of main character Genji in Shohei Imamura's film Eijanaika but eventually he played a smaller role.[6] As a singer Hino debuted in 1977 with the single "Sonomamani".
From 2011, Hino has been hosting a travel program "Nippon Odan Kokorotabi" on NHK-BS which he travels around Japan by bicycle.[7]
In 2012, Hino played General Hideki Tojo in the film Emperor.[8]
Year | Title | Role | Director | Notes | Ref |
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1966 | Izukoe | Tamada | Kozo Saeki | ||
1974 | Orenochi wa Taninnochi | Kinugawa Ryosuke | Toshio Masuda | Lead role | |
1979 | Vengeance Is Mine | Honda | Shohei Imamura | ||
Sanada Yukimura no Bōryaku | Anayama Kosuke | Sadao Nakajima | |||
1980 | Shogun's Ninja | Ishikawa Goemon | Norifumi Suzuki | ||
Shiki Natsuko | Kawamoto | Yōichi Higashi | |||
1981 | Eijanaika | Magohichi | Shohei Imamura | ||
1984 | Hissatsu: Sure Death | Senta | Masanaga Sadakata | ||
1986 | Gonza the Spearman | Hannojō | Masahiro Shinoda | ||
1994 | Crest of Betrayal | Yokogawa Munetoshi | Kinji Fukasaku | ||
1997 | Moonlight Serenade | A Policeman | Masahiro Shinoda | ||
1999 | Hissatsu! Shamisenya no Yuji | Karasuma Kengyō | Shigeru Ishihara | ||
Owls' Castle | Kuroami | Masahiro Shinoda | |||
2002 | Aiki | Tokoname Kiyoshi | Tengan Daisuke | ||
2003 | Gozu | Nose | Takashi Miike | ||
2005 | Oh! Oku | Dr. Okuyama | Toru hayashi | ||
2012 | Emperor | Hideki Tojo | Peter Webber | American-Japanese film | |
2014 | The Light Shines Only There | Matsumoto | Mipo O | ||
Last Love Aijin | Iwata Haruto | HItoshi Ishikawa | Lead role | ||
2017 | Legend of the Demon Cat | Kūkai's Teacher | Chen Kaige | Chinese film | |
2019 | Sleep in the Shadows | Nakamoto Ryōzō | Seiji Izumi | ||
Fukushima 50 | Omori Hisao | Setsurō Wakamatsu | |||
2020 | The Voice of Sin | Kazunobu Kawamura | Nobuhiro Doi | ||
2022 | Life in the Fast Lane | Kaitō | Taichi Suzuki | [9] | |
The Zen Diary | Carpenter | Yuji Nakae | [10] | ||
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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1966-67 | Wanpaku Toride | Ban | Lead role |
1972 | Taiyō ni Hoero! | Kiyoshi Fujisawa | ep.5 |
1973 | Kunitori Monogatari | Hashiba Hideyoshi | Taiga drama |
1975 | Nagasaki Hangachōu | Sanji | |
1974 | Oshizamurai Kiichihōgan | Tomokichi | ep.17 |
1975 | Tsūkai! Kōchiyama Sōshun | Ushimatsu | |
1976 | G-Men '75 | Yoji Shima | ep.76 |
1977 | Shin Hissatsu Shiokinin | Shōhachi | Hissatsu series |
1978 | Edo Professional Hissatsu Shōbainin | Shōhachi | Hissatsu series |
1978-79 | Tobe Hissatsu Uragoroshi | Shōjyu | Hissatsu series |
1979 | Kusa Moeru | Adachi Kagemori | Taiga drama |
1980 | Hattori Hanzō: Kage no Gundan | Daihachi | Kage no Gundan series |
1982-83 | Nemuri Kyōshirō | Kinpachi | Takao Kataoka Nemuri Kyōshirō Series |
1983-91 | Choshichiro Edo Nikki | Tatsusaburō | |
1993 | Unmeitōge | Iga Ninja Unten | 3 hours special drama |
2007 | Onihei Hankachō | Shigenoichi | Ippon Mayu |
2015 | Kabukimono Keiji | Matakichi | |
2018 | Anone | Hanabusa Manppie | |
2020 | The Fugitive | Regei Ōkubo | Mini-series |
2021 | Bullets, Bones and Blocked Noses | Ichirō Aoba | Mini-series[11] |