Tsuyoshi Ihara
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Tsuyoshi Ihara was born in Fukuoka in 1963. He joined or Japan Action Club (JAC) in 1982 and made his stage debut in “Midnight Party” in 1983. He gained wide recognition through his popular performance in NHK’s “Futarikko,” a morning serial television drama.
He has appeared in such movies as “Bakayaro! Watashi Okotte masu” (1988), “Yonshimai Monogatari” (1995), “Abunai Deka Returns” (1996), “Heroine! Naniwa Bombers” (1998), “Suki” (2000), “All About Our House” (2001), “Han-ochi (Half of Confession)” (2004) and “Hinagon” (2005), among others.

He was a regular in many television programs, including “Birthday” (TX), “Kinyoubi no koibitotachi he” (TBS), “Kuuron de Aimasho” (EX), “Kochira Honikegamisho” (TBS), “Koi ha Tatakai!” (EX), “Shinsengumi!” (NHK), “Last Christmas” (CX), “Magarikado no Kanojo” (KTV), “Shiawaseni naritai!” (TBS), ”Hotaru no Haka” (NTV), which was one of a special drama complex for the 60th anniversary of the end of the Pacific War and “Kuroi Taiyo” (EX).

He has also performed consistently on the stage since 1993 for such popular dramas and renowned directors as “Hong Kong Rhapsody,” by Amon Miyamoto; “Dah! Dah! Dah!,” “Okepi” and “Hikoma ga yuku,” by Koki Mitani; “Tora Hideo Noda’s Kokusenyakkasen,” by Hideki Noda; and “Roningai,” by Kazuya Yamada.

He will soon co-star with Ryo Kase, who also appears in “Letters from Iwo Jima,” in “Sakebi (Retribution)” written and directed by Kiyoshi Kurozawa, in spring.

Filmography: Letters from Iwo Jima, Retribution (2006),

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