Jirō Yabuki | |
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| Born | Mitsuho Maeda 6 January 1949 |
| Occupation | Actor |
| Years active | 1967–1982 |
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Jirō Yabuki (矢吹二朗, Yabuki Jirō, born Mitsuho Maeda, 6 January 1949) also known as Jirō Chiba is a retired Japanese actor.[1] His older brother was Sonny Chiba.[2] He is known for playing the role of Kazuya Taki in the tokusatsu superhero series Kamen Rider.[3]
He started his acting career at the Bungakuza theatre company in 1967.[4][5] In 1970, he joined Sonny Chiba's production company and often co-starred with Sonny in many films.[5] His first starring role in the film was in Gekitotsu! Aikidō.[5][6] In 1976, he changed his stage name from Jirō Chiba to Jirō Yabuki.[5]
Filmography
Film
- The Assassin (1970) as Jirō
- Kamikaze Cop, The Poison Gas Affair or International Secret Police : Death Gas (1971)
- Kigeki Ijiwaru Daishōgai (1971)
- Kamen Rider vs. Shocker (1972) as Kazuya Taki
- Kamen Rider vs. Ambassador Hell (1972) as Kazuya Taki
- The Street Fighter (1974) as Gijun Shikenbaru
- The Bullet Train (1975) as Officer
- Champion of Death (1975) as Ogano Genpachirō
- The Return of the Sister Street Fighter (1975) as Xiang De-Ki (Sho Tokki)
- Gekitotsu! Aikidō (1975) as Morihei Ueshiba
- Machine Gun Dragon (1976) as Jirō Segawa
- Dragon Princess (1976) as Jirō Chinen
- The Rugby Star (1976) as Jirō Yabuki
- Karate vs Tiger (1976) as Makoto Karaki
- Terror of Yakuza (1976) as Tetsuo Chibana
- Yakuza Graveyard (1976) as Hideo Wakamoto
- Hokuriku Proxy War (1976) as Hanamaki
- Tree of Youth (1977) as Hiroshi Waku
- Circuit no Ōkami (1977) as Okita
- Yakuza Sensō Nihonno Don (1977) as Gundai Harita
- Sanshiro Sugata (1977) as Tesshin Higaki
- Shogun's Samurai (1978) as Yagyū Samon Taira-no-Tomonori
- The Okinawa War of Ten Years (1978) as Noboru Ishiura
- Kagemusha (1980) as Equestrian
- The Battle of Port Arthur (1980) as Kuji
- The Blazing Valiant (1981) as Fumio Sakamoto
- Eijanaika (1981) as Senmatsu
- The Gate of Youth (1982) as Ryuji Hamazaki
- Farewell to the Land (1982) as Akihiko Yamazawa
- Tattoo Ari (1982) as Teruya Shimada
Television
- Ōedo Sōsamō (1971) (Guest ep.25) as Sakichi
- Kamen Rider (1971) as Kazuya Taki
- Kikaider 01 (1974) (Guest ep.43 and 44) as Eisuke Tōge
- Robot Detective (1973) as Tsuyoshi Shinjō
- The Bodyguard (1974) as Jirō Kurata
- The Gorilla Seven (1975) as Tadashi Mannen
- Akumaizer 3 (1975) as Ippei Shima
- Kaiketsu Zubat (1977) (Guest ep.31 and 32)
- G-Men '75 (1977, 1979) (Guest ep.128 and 221)
- Daitokai season2 (1978) (Guest ep.47) as Akira Sugiyama
- Taiyō ni Hoero! (1978, 1981) (Guest ep.312 and 488)
- Ōgon no Hibi (1978) as Hattori Hanzō
- The Yagyu Conspiracy (1978) as Fuchikari
- Doberman Deka (1980) as Kyosuke Hirata
- Hissatsu Shigotonin (1980) (Guest ep.75) as Einoshin Tachiki
- Seibu Keisatsu (1981) (Guest ep.104) as Noboru Akimoto
- Kage no Gundan season2 (1981) (Guest ep.7) as Kikumaru
References
- ↑ "Jiro Yabuki". Kinenote. Retrieved 26 September 2021.
- ↑ "追悼 タフで優しい"地上最強の男"アクション俳優・千葉真一が残したもの". Shūkan Bunshun online 文春オンライン. Retrieved 26 September 2021.
- 1 2 "スター千葉真一の弟はきこり?". TBS. Retrieved 26 September 2021.
- 1 2 "Jirō Yabuki profile". The TV. Retrieved 26 September 2021.
- 1 2 3 4 "Jirō Yabuki profile". 映画DB. Retrieved 26 September 2021.
- ↑ "激突! 合気道". ラピュタ. Retrieved 26 September 2021.
External links
- Jirō Yabuki at IMDb
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