Tsuyoshi Ihara

Zainichi Korean actor and martial artist
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Tsuyoshi Ihara is a Japanese actor, martial artist, and writer of Korean descent.

Ihara joined the Japan Action Enterprise, a theater troupe founded by Sonny Chiba, after leaving high school. Soon after, he began to work in numerous feature films and television dramas, including the 1996 NHK series Futarikko. In 2006, Ihara appeared as the Baron Takeichi Nishi in Clint Eastwood's critically acclaimed Academy Award-winning film Letters from Iwo Jima, introducing him to a wider international audience.

Ihara authored a book, Kokorozashite Sōrō (志して候う), published in Japan by Amoeba Books.

Date of Birth6th November 1963
Age61 Years
Zodiac SignScorpio
CountryJapan
Current CityKitakyushu
Birth PlaceKitakyushu
NationalityJapan
CitizenshipJapan
Occupationactor, television actor