Haruhiko Yamanouchi
| Haruhiko Yamanouchi | |
|---|---|
| Born |
27 March 1946 Tokyo[1] |
| Occupation | Actor, choreographer, voice actor |
Haruhiko Yamanouchi, known also as Hal Yamanouchi, is a Japanese-Italian actor and choreographer.[1][2]
Career
Yamanouchi graduated in liberal arts at the University of Tokyo and then he moved to London where he attended drama and dancing lessons. He was among the disciples of mime artist Lindsay Kemp. He moved to Italy in 1976 and he began his career as an actor in sperimental stage productions.[2][1]
He is best known for his portrayal of typical Asian characters in many 1970s and 1980s Italian erotic comedies and exploitation films, such as Emanuelle and the Last Cannibals (1977), Crime at the Chinese Restaurant (1981), 2020 Texas Gladiators (1982), The Sword of the Barbarians (1982), 2019, After the Fall of New York (1983), Endgame (1983), Warriors of the Year 2072 (1984) and Under the Chinese Restaurant (1987).[1]
Yamanouchi starred in Adriano Celentano's musical Joan Lui (1985) and in Gabriele Salvatores's science-fiction film Nirvana (1997).[1] He also starred in several American productions, such as Stuart Gordon's Robot Jox (1990), Wes Anderson's The Life Aquatic with Steve Zissou (2004), Paul McGuigan's Push (2009) and Peter Weir's The Way Back (2010).[1]
He most notably portrayed the main antagonist Ichirō Yashida / Silver Samurai in The Wolverine (2013).[1][2]
Yamanouchi is also the Italian voice actor of Ken Watanabe.[1][2]
Filmography
Film
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1977 | Emanuelle and the Last Cannibals | Manolo | |
| 1979 | Gardenia | Courier | |
| 1979 | Saturday, Sunday and Friday | Japanese passenger | |
| 1980 | I'm Photogenic | Simoni's butler | |
| 1980 | The Last Hunter | Vietcong | |
| 1981 | Crime at the Chinese Restaurant | Corpse | |
| 1982 | 2020 Texas Gladiators | Red Wolfe | |
| 1982 | The Sword of the Barbarians | Li Wo Twan | |
| 1983 | 2019, After the Fall of New York | Rat Eater King | |
| 1983 | Hearts and Armour | Samurai | |
| 1983 | Sing Sing | Chu Lai | |
| 1983 | Endgame | Ninja | |
| 1984 | Warriors of the Year 2072 | Akira | |
| 1985 | Anche lei fumava il sigaro | Bongo | |
| 1985 | Joan Lui | Jarak | |
| 1986 | Lone Runner | Nimbus | |
| 1986 | 7 chili in 7 giorni | Chinese waiter | |
| 1986 | I figli dell'ispettore | Japanese terrorist | TV film |
| 1987 | Under the Chinese Restaurant | Chinese chef | |
| 1988 | Phantom of Death | Swordmaster | |
| 1988 | Cream Train | Carmal | |
| 1988 | Una casa a Roma | TV film | |
| 1989 | The House of Lost Souls | Buddhist monk | TV film |
| 1989 | Sinbad of the Seven Seas | Cantu | |
| 1990 | Robot Jox | Tubie #1 | |
| 1990 | Blue Dolphin | Banzai Samurai | |
| 1992 | A Bear Called Arthur | ||
| 1992 | Genghis Khan | Unfinished[3] | |
| 1993 | Craving Desire | ||
| 1995 | The Fishmen and Their Queen | Priest | |
| 1997 | Nirvana | Okasama Starr | |
| 1997 | Banzai | Policeman | |
| 1998 | The White Elephant | Lo Yan | TV film |
| 1999 | Shadows | TV film | |
| 1999 | Tutti gli uomini del deficiente | Yakuza boss | |
| 1999 | Il pesce innamorato | Korea consul | |
| 2004 | Movimenti | Japanese writer | |
| 2004 | Last Food | Takano | |
| 2004 | The Life Aquatic with Steve Zissou | Chief Pirate | |
| 2007 | Tutte le donne della mia vita | Sakè | |
| 2008 | The Rage | Asian character | |
| 2008 | This Night Is Still Ours | Laowang | |
| 2009 | Push | Pop Father | |
| 2010 | The Way Back | Official | |
| 2010 | Gorbaciof | Lila's father | |
| 2010 | Late Summer | Kenji | |
| 2011 | All at Sea | Confù | |
| 2011 | Dove la trovi una come me? | Mister Woo | TV film |
| 2012 | Sins Expiation | Hal | |
| 2012 | September Eleven 1683 | Murad Giray | |
| 2013 | Niente può fermarci | Mr. Lee | |
| 2013 | The Wolverine | Ichirō Yashida / Silver Samurai | |
| 2013 | Something Good | Laboratory chemist | |
| 2013 | The Girl from Nagasaki | Gardner | |
| 2013 | Colpi di fortuna | Arrambator | |
| 2014 | A Boss in the Living Room | Meditation master | |
| 2015 | Zoolander 2 | Wise village man | |
| 2016 | Grain | Leon | Post-production |
| 2017 | The Slider | Goro Nagano | Post-production |
Television
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1985 | Christopher Columbus | Guacanabo | 4 episodes |
| 1986 | Atelier | Kosci Kissaraghi | 1 episode ("Computer Fashion") |
| 1987 | Treasure Island in Outer Space | Shadow | 5 episodes |
| 1987 | Tutti in palestra | Kung fu master | TV mini-series |
| 1991 | I ragazzi del muretto | 1 episode ("Il ritorno di Massimo") | |
| 1992 | Un inviato molto speciale | Butler | 1 episode ("Se lo dice Giuditta") |
| 1998 | Il mastino | Pao Cheng Fu | 1 episode ("Shangai") |
| 2001 | L'impero | Chinese mafia boss | TV mini-series |
| 2001 | Don Matteo | Guillermo Rivarola | 1 episode ("Il morso del serpente") |
| 2006 | La moglie cinese | Lao Xiao | TV mini-series |
| 2006 | L'ispettore Coliandro | Lu Yang | 1 episode ("Vendetta cinese") |
| 2011–2014 | Inspector Rex | Shop owner / Hiroshi Watanabe | 2 episodes |
| 2014 | Street Fighter: Assassin's Fist | Senzô | 4 episodes |
| 2015 | Il bosco | Miong | 4 episodes |
| 2016 | Zio Gianni | Anzin | 2 episodes |
References
- 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Lancia, Enrico; Melelli, Fabio (2006). Dizionario del cinema italiano. Attori stranieri del nostro cinema (in Italian). Rome: Gramese Editore. p. 213.
- 1 2 3 4 Papaleo, Marco Lucio (1 August 2013). "Intervista Wolverine: Hal Yamanouchi" (in Italian). everyeye.it. Retrieved 27 September 2016.
- ↑ Re-edited and released in 2010 as Genghis Khan: The Story of a Lifetime.