Hisashi Igawa
Actor
89 years (Nov 17, 1936)Shenyang, Occupied Manchuria
Hisashi Igawa counts as a veteran of both film and television who has spent far more time working than being talked about. The first credits arrived long before the title most people know. He has been working on screen for more than 69 years. The most visible line on the filmography is 'Ran' (Shuri Kurogane). 'Harakiri' is a second title with real reach.
Hisashi Igawa
Actor
Hisashi Igawa counts as a veteran of both film and television who has spent far more time working than being talked about. The first credits arrived long before the title most people know. He has been working on screen for more than 69 years. The most visible line on the filmography is 'Ran' (Shuri Kurogane). 'Harakiri' is a second title with real reach.
74 Movies
Plays Retainer
Harakiri
1962
Plays Shuri Kurogane
Ran
1985
Plays Nuclear Plant Worker
Dreams
1990
Plays Masui Ittôhei
The Human Condition II: Road to Eternity
1959
Plays Tadao
Rhapsody in August
1991
Plays Otomo
Boiling Point
1990
Plays Kihei Ishiyama
After the Rain
2000
Plays Running Man
Tampopo
1985
Plays Soji
Rikyu
1989
Plays Tetsuruo Ogawa
Midnight Diner 2
2016
Plays Man with Mole
The Face of Another
1966
Plays The Chairman
Yamato
2005
Plays Maekawa
Hachiko
1987
Plays Koichi Ito
The Battle of Okinawa
1971
Plays Masuo Masuda
Dodes'ka-den
1970
Plays Kijima
Glowing Autumn
1978
Plays Takeuchi Shinjiro
Goyokin
1969
Plays Tsubono
House on Fire
1986
Plays Katsuji Shimizu
Villain
2010
Plays The Carp
Demon Pond
1979
Plays Reporter Tahara
The Corporation
1976
Plays Kempeitai Lieutenant
Japan's Longest Day
1967
Plays Funazu
The Fossil
1975
Plays Sayuri's father
Letter from the Mountain
2002
Plays Goro
The Story of Pure Love
1957
Plays Seiichi
Where Spring Comes Late
1970
Plays Kanji Igawa
Village of Eight Gravestones
1977
Plays Ryokichi Tagami
Tokyo: The Last Megalopolis
1988
Plays Matsushima
Zoku ôsho
1963
Plays Tetsuro's brother
The Long Darkness
1972
Plays Housekeeper Agent
The Professor and His Beloved Equation
2006
Plays Okuda
47 Ronin
1994
Plays Kikuzo
The Legend of Sayo
1982
Plays Motoki
Cash Calls Hell
1966
Plays Shooter
Bullet Ballet
1998
Plays Eigoro
Zatoichi's Pilgrimage
1966
Plays Isoya
Actress
1987
Plays Bunji
Climbing to Spring
2014
Plays 勘作
The Story of Jiro
1987
Plays Toshio Nakamura
Have a Song on Your Lips
2015
Plays Kyuemon
Double Suicide of Sonezaki
1978
Plays Tokugawa Ieyasu
Basara: The Princess Goh
1992
Plays Otsuka
Pitfall
1962
Plays Mosuke
Three Outlaw Samurai
1964
Plays Isobe
Deep River
1995
Plays Editor Yabe
Lost in Time
1996
Plays Detective
Sada
1998
Plays Park
Men and War II: Land of Love and Sorrow
1971
Plays Tokujiro Okouchi
Farewell, Kuro
2003
Plays Man on Boat
A Trap
1965
9 TV Shows
Plays 父・辰吉
Hassai Sensei
1987
Plays Ryusaku Matsumoto
Stepsisters
1985
Plays Hisa Sudo
The Loss of Humanity
1994
Plays Shiro Tazaki
Ordinary Miracles
2009
Plays Shoji
Who Do You Think You Are?
1998
Plays Funazu
Fossil
1972
Plays Oouchi Kazuo
Marginal Village Inc.
2015
Plays Tokuji
Haru and Natsu
2005
Plays Kenichi Uesugi
Love Generation
1997
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The Pass: Last Days of the Samurai
Full Filmography
Midnight Diner 2
Tetsuruo Ogawa
2016
Have a Song on Your Lips
Toshio Nakamura
2015
Marginal Village Inc.
Oouchi Kazuo · 5 episodes
2015–
Climbing to Spring
Bunji
2014
Villain
Katsuji Shimizu
2010
Ordinary Miracles
Shiro Tazaki · 11 episodes
2009–
星ひとつの夜
Naitou Shosuke
2007
Kitokito!
Yujiro
2007
Star Reformer
Kanji Shimizu
2006
Frequently Asked Questions
How old is Hisashi Igawa and where are they from?
Hisashi Igawa is 89 years old, born on November 17, 1936 in Shenyang, Occupied Manchuria.
What are the most famous roles of Hisashi Igawa?
Hisashi Igawa is best known for roles in Ran, Harakiri, Tora! Tora! Tora!.
How many movies has Hisashi Igawa been in?
Over a 69-year career (since 1957), Hisashi Igawa has appeared in 74 movies and 9 TV shows.
What was Hisashi Igawa's first movie?
The career of Hisashi Igawa began with The Living Koheiji (1957).
What is Hisashi Igawa's most recent movie or series?
Hisashi Igawa's most recent release is The Pass: Last Days of the Samurai, which premiered on June 17, 2022.
What TV shows has Hisashi Igawa appeared in?
On television, Hisashi Igawa has appeared in Love Generation, The Loss of Humanity, Haru and Natsu, Ordinary Miracles.
Hisashi Igawa
1936-11-17 · Shenyang, Occupied Manchuria
Hisashi Igawa (井川比佐志 born 17 November 1936) is a Japanese actor who has appeared in such films as Akira Kurosawa's Dodesukaden, Ran and Madadayo. He starred in Abe Kōbō's production of The Man Who Turned Into A Stick, a surrealist play, in 1969.