was a Japanese

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and film

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Biography

Yamashiro, who was originally from

Kyoto, Japan Kyoto (; Japanese: , ''Kyōto'' ), officially , is the capital city of Kyoto Prefecture in Japan. Located in the Kansai region on the island of Honshu, Kyoto forms a part of the Keihanshin metropolitan area along with Osaka and Kobe. , the ci ...

, was born , but used Shingo Yamashiro as his

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. He made his film acting debut in 1957. Yamashiro starred in the

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'' Hakuba Dōji'' ("White Horse Rider"), beginning in 1960. During the 1970s, Yamashiro appeared in several

yakuza film is a popular film genre in Japanese cinema which focuses on the lives and dealings of ''yakuza'', Japanese organized crime syndicates. In the silent film era, depictions of ''bakuto'' (precursors to modern yakuza) as sympathetic Robin Hood-l ...

s such as the ''

Battles Without Honor and Humanity , also known in the West as ''The Yakuza Papers'', is a Japanese yakuza film series produced by Toei Company. Inspired by a series of magazine articles by journalist Kōichi Iiboshi that are based on memoirs originally written by real-life ya ...

'' series and '' Gambling Den Heist'' (1975). Yamashiro also directed occasionally, helming such films in

Nikkatsu is a Japanese entertainment company known for its film and television productions. It is Japan's oldest major movie studio, founded in 1912 during the silent film era. The name ''Nikkatsu'' amalgamates the words Nippon Katsudō Shashin, literal ...

's ''Roman porno'' series as '' Female Cats'' (1983) and ''Gemini Woman'' (1984). He starred in several

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s later in his career.

Later years

Yamashiro was admitted to a

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in Machida, western

Tokyo Tokyo (; ja, 東京, , ), officially the Tokyo Metropolis ( ja, 東京都, label=none, ), is the capital and List of cities in Japan, largest city of Japan. Formerly known as Edo, its metropolitan area () is the most populous in the world, ...

, for treatment of

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. He died of

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at said nursing home on August 12, 2009, at the age of 70.

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 New Battles Without Honor and Humanity may refer to: *New Battles Without Honor and Humanity (1974 film), ''New Battles Without Honor and Humanity'' (1974 film), a Japanese film directed by Kinji Fukasaku *New Battles Without Honor and Humanity (20 ...

'' (1974), Kenji Yamamori *'' The Homeless'' (1974) *''

Cross the Rubicon! , also known as ''Plundering the Source of Capital'' and ''Gambling Den Heist'', is a 1975 Japanese yakuza film directed by Kinji Fukasaku. Plot The film begins with a bank robbery using handguns and a handmade bomb. The bomb rolls off a counte ...

'' (1975) *''

Cops vs. Thugs is a 1975 Japanese yakuza film directed by Kinji Fukasaku. It won two Blue Ribbon Awards in 1976: Best Director (Fukasaku) and Best Actor (Sugawara). '' Complex'' named it number 6 on their list of The 25 Best Yakuza Movies. Kino International ...

'' (1975) *'' Aftermath of Battles Without Honor and Humanity'' (1979) *''

Final Take is a 1986 Japanese drama film directed by Yoji Yamada. It was Japan's submission to the 59th Academy Awards for the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film, but was not accepted as a nominee. Cast * Kiyoshi Atsumi as Kihachi * Kiichi N ...

'' (1986), Reikichi Toda *'' Hachiko Monogatari'' (1987) *'' Sweet Home (film)'' (1989)

Television

*'' Key Hunter'' (1969) *'' G-Men '75'' (1975) *'' Furuhata Ninzaburō'' (1996), Masao Nandaimon

References

External links

* 1938 births 2009 deaths Male actors from Kyoto {{Japan-actor-stub