is a Japanese actor who is represented by the talent agency From First Production. He graduated from Shimonoseki Commercial High School and dropped out from

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's Faculty of Letters.

Biography

In 1975, Yamashita was admitted to the Bungakuza's acting school. After graduating he joined Troupe NLT. During that time, he had a part-time job in a disco in

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. Yamashita's television debut was as a sneaker-wearing detective in the television series '' Taiyō ni Hoero!'' in 1979. His first lead role was a passionate teacher in '' School Wars: Hero'' which became a hit. Yamashita was later a reporter in the cooking travelogue program ''Kuishinbō! Banzai'' and had the longest run in that role until it was broken by Shuzo Matsuoka. On January 19, 2014, he was the oldest actor to play a

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ranger as Kyoryu Silver in ''

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'' (Hochishinbunsha) (January 6, 2014)

Filmography

TV series

Films

References

External links

Official profile
{{DEFAULTSORT:Yamashita, Shinji Japanese male actors 1951 births Living people People from Shimonoseki Artists from Yamaguchi Prefecture