Shingo Yamashiro
Shingo Yamashiro (山城 新伍, Yamashiro Shingo, November 10, 1938 – August 12, 2009) was a Japanese television and film actor.[1]
Shingo Yamashiro | |
|---|---|
| Born | November 10, 1938 Kyoto, Japan |
| Died | August 12, 2009 (aged 70) Tokyo, Japan |
| Occupation(s) | Actor, television presenter |
| Years active | 1957–2008 |
Biography
Yamashiro, who was originally from Kyoto, Japan, was born Yasuji Watanabe (渡辺 安治, Watanabe Yasuji),[1] but used Shingo Yamashiro as his stage name. He made his film acting debut in 1957.[1]
Yamashiro starred in the television series Hakuba Dōji ("White Horse Rider"), beginning in 1960.[1] During the 1970s, Yamashiro appeared in several yakuza films such as the Battles Without Honor and Humanity series[1] and Gambling Den Heist (1975). Yamashiro also directed occasionally, helming such films in Nikkatsu's Roman porno series as Female Cats (1983) and Gemini Woman (1984).[2] He starred in several variety shows later in his career.[1]
Later years
Yamashiro was admitted to a nursing home in Machida, western Tokyo, for treatment of diabetes.[1] He died of pneumonia at said nursing home on August 12, 2009, at the age of 70.[1]
Filmography
Films
- 13 Assassins (1963)
- Kunoichi ninpō (1964)
- The Valiant Red Peony (1968)
- Battles Without Honor and Humanity: Deadly Fight in Hiroshima (1973), Shoichi Eda
- Battles Without Honor and Humanity: Proxy War (1973), Shoichi Eda
- Battles Without Honor and Humanity: Police Tactics (1974), Shoichi Eda
- Battles Without Honor and Humanity: Final Episode (1974), Shoichi Eda
- New Battles Without Honor and Humanity (1974), Kenji Yamamori
- The Homeless (1974)
- Cross the Rubicon! (1975)
- Cops vs. Thugs (1975)[3]
- Aftermath of Battles Without Honor and Humanity (1979)
- Final Take (1986), Reikichi Toda
- Hachiko Monogatari (1987)
- Sweet Home (film) (1989)
Television
- Key Hunter (1969)
- G-Men '75 (1975)
- Furuhata Ninzaburō (1996), Masao Nandaimon
References
- ^ a b c d e f g h "Film, TV actor Yamashiro dies at 70". Kyodo News. Japan Times. 2009-08-15. Retrieved 2009-08-23.
- ^ Weisser, Thomas; Yuko Mihara Weisser (1998). Japanese Cinema Encyclopedia: The Sex Films. Miami: Vital Books : Asian Cult Cinema Publications. p. 180. ISBN 1-889288-52-7.
- ^ "県警対組織暴力". eiga.com. Retrieved July 12, 2021.
External links
- Shingo Yamashiro at IMDb