Bengal
Actor
75 years (Aug 17, 1951)Tokyo, Japan
Careers this long are unusual: Bengal is a Japanese actor who has rarely been away from the screen for long. Television and film have both stayed in regular use across the career. The most visible line on the filmography is 'First Love'. Elsewhere on the filmography sits 'Godzilla 2000: Millennium'. He started at 28. The filmography leans toward action.
Bengal
Actor
Careers this long are unusual: Bengal is a Japanese actor who has rarely been away from the screen for long. Television and film have both stayed in regular use across the career. The most visible line on the filmography is 'First Love'. Elsewhere on the filmography sits 'Godzilla 2000: Millennium'. He started at 28. The filmography leans toward action.
56 Movies
Plays Muto
Boiling Point
1990
Plays Man in Apartment
A Taxing Woman
1987
Plays Sonoda
Godzilla 2000: Millennium
1999
Plays Taijiro
See You Tomorrow, Everyone
2013
Plays Tamotsu Ota
99.9 Criminal Lawyer: The Movie
2021
Plays Taxi Driver
The Discarnates
1988
Plays Monnosuke Hayasaka
The Lightning Tree
2010
Plays Kazuo Oshiro
Oba: The Last Samurai
2011
Plays Honami's father
Gamera 2: Advent of Legion
1996
Plays Chinese man
Capone Cries a Lot
1985
Plays Bird Patrol
Happy Flight
2008
Plays Guru
Ultraman Zero: The Revenge of Belial
2010
Plays Shizuo Todoroki
Golden Slumber
2010
Plays Kanji
The Shogunate's Harem
1986
Plays Class Teacher
Give It All
1998
Plays Jiro Nakahata
Casting Blossoms to the Sky
2012
Plays Ushimaru
Let's Go to the Hospital
1990
Plays Haruhiko Nakayama
Big Magnum Kuroiwa
1985
Plays Middle-aged man
The Yen Family
1988
Plays Kenichiro Mizuta
The Last Snow
2002
Plays Akira Kinomiya
Haruka, Nostalgia
1993
Plays Tanaka
Dangerous Cops
1987
Plays Mako's Father
Chizuko's Younger Sister
1991
Plays Shunzo Horikoshi
Beijing Watermelon
1989
Plays Sueo Saito
0.5 mm
2014
Plays Tanaka
Saraba Abunai Deka
2016
Plays Takayuki Fujiwara
The Rocking Horsemen
1992
Plays Tokutake
Alive
2003
Plays Tanaka
Dangerous Cops Again
1988
Plays Sanosuke Tachibana
Sada
1998
Plays Kazuyoshi Kurusu
Star Reformer
2006
Plays Tanaka
Madamada Abunai Deka
2005
Plays God No. 002
Trick: The Movie
2002
Plays Takuro Komori
HERO SP
2006
Plays Mamoru Onoda
Step Up Love Story: Love Forever
2012
Plays Doctor
Bonds
1998
Plays The Man in Shinjuku
Fujio Akatsuka's Gag Porno: In the Mood Once Again
1979
Plays Tanaka
Abudeka Is Back
2024
Plays Tsutomu Kusano
Peanuts
2006
Plays Fujisawa
Nejirin bou
2004
17 TV Shows
Plays Fumio Tanaka
Dangerous Detective
1986
Plays Tsuyoshi Yokoi
Countdown to Yes
2026
Plays President Bito
Black Kite
2013
Plays Toshiyuki Tanizaki
Mori no Asagao
2010
Plays Tetsuo Higashiyama
The Two in a Housing Complex
2024
Plays Shigeta Noda
Older Sister
2005
Plays Tanba
A Town Without Seasons
2023
Plays Ogawa
Pension Metsä
2021
Plays BB
Kawa no Hotori de
2021
Plays Shibusawa
Hirayasumi
2025
Plays Ryuji Osada
Punch-Drunk Woman
2026
Plays Fumiya Ajima
Partner In Darkness
2015
Plays Koyu Kyan
1972 Fireflies on the Shore
2025
Plays Detective
Detective Office 5: Another Story
2005
Plays The Mayor
The Next Generation: Patlabor
2014
Plays Takayama, Dragon Kanzaki's coach
One-Pound Gospel
2008
Plays Sano
The Woman of S.R.I.
1999
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Goodbye My Car
Full Filmography
Countdown to Yes
Tsuyoshi Yokoi · 11 episodes
2026–
Punch-Drunk Woman
Ryuji Osada
2026Season 1
Hirayasumi
Shibusawa
2025Season 1
1972 Fireflies on the Shore
Koyu Kyan · 5 episodes
2025–
The Two in a Housing Complex
Tetsuo Higashiyama · 10 episodes
2024–
Abudeka Is Back
Tanaka
2024
A Town Without Seasons
Tanba · 10 episodes
2023–
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Grandpa
2023
99.9 Criminal Lawyer: The Movie
Tamotsu Ota
2021
Frequently Asked Questions
How old is Bengal and where are they from?
Bengal is 75 years old, born on August 17, 1951 in Tokyo, Japan.
What are the most famous roles of Bengal?
Bengal is best known for roles in First Love, Godzilla 2000: Millennium, Boiling Point.
How many movies has Bengal been in?
Over a 47-year career (since 1979), Bengal has appeared in 56 movies and 17 TV shows.
What was Bengal's first movie?
The career of Bengal began with Fujio Akatsuka's Gag Porno: In the Mood Once Again (1979).
What is Bengal's most recent movie or series?
Bengal's most recent release is Goodbye My Car, which premiered on June 19, 2026.
What TV shows has Bengal appeared in?
On television, Bengal has appeared in AIBOU: Tokyo Detective Duo, Ryōmaden, A Town Without Seasons, Countdown to Yes.
Bengal
1951-08-17 · Tokyo, Japan
Bengal (Bengaru) was born as Haruo Yanagihara in Tokyo in 1951.