Shōhei Hino

Shōhei Hino (Japanese: 火野 正平, Hepburn: Hino Shōhei, born May 30, 1949 in Tokyo) is a Japanese actor and singer. Hino was born in Tokyo and raised in Osaka.^[1] Hino appeared in many jidaigeki television dramas. He is best known for his roles in the Hissatsu series.^[2][3]

Shōhei Hino
Born	Kōichi Nihei[1] (1949-05-30) May 30, 1949 (age 75) Tokyo, Japan
Occupation	Actor
Years active	1960–present

He began his acting career at the age of 13.^[1] In 1966, he made his film debut with Izukoe. In 1973, he was given the stage name Shōhei Hino by novelist Shōtarō Ikenami.^[1] In the same year, he won popularity through his role Hashiba Hideyoshi in Kunitori Monogatari.^[4] In 1974, Hino made film appearance for the first time in 8 years and played lead role for the first time in My Blood is the Blood of Others directed by Toshio Masuda.^[5]{ He was one of the candidates for the role of main character Genji in Shohei Imamura's film Eijanaika but eventually he played a smaller role.^[6] As a singer Hino debuted in 1977 with the single "Sonomamani".

From 2011, Hino has been hosting a travel program "Nippon Odan Kokorotabi" on NHK-BS which he travels around Japan by bicycle.^[7]

In 2012, Hino played General Hideki Tojo in the film Emperor.^[8]

Selected filmography

Films

Year	Title	Role	Director	Notes	Ref
1966	Izukoe	Kinsuke	Kozo Saeki		[1]
1974	My Blood is the Blood of Others	Ryosuke Kinugawa	Toshio Masuda	Lead role	[5]
1979	Sanada Yukimura no Bōryaku	Anayama Kosuke	Sadao Nakajima		[9]
	Vengeance Is Mine	Jun'ichirō Yoshitake	Shōhei Imamura		[10]
1980	Shogun's Ninja	Gosuke	Norifumi Suzuki		[11]
1981	Eijanaika	Magohichi	Shōhei Imamura		[12]
1986	Gonza the Spearman	Hannojo	Masahiro Shinoda		[13]
1994	Crest of Betrayal	Kampei	Kinji Fukasaku		[14]
1999	Hissatsu! Shamisenya no Yuji	Karasuma no Kengyō	Shigeru Ishihara	Hissatsu series	[15]
	Owls' Castle	Kuroami	Masahiro Shinoda		[16]
2002	Aiki	Tokoname	Daisuke Tengan		[17]
2012	Emperor	Hideki Tojo	Peter Webber	American-Japanese film	[8]
2014	The Light Shines Only There	Matsumoto	Mipo O		[18]
	Last Love: My One and Only	Iwata	Hitoshi Ishikawa	Lead role	[19]
2017	Alley Cat	Yasuo Hashiba	Hideo Sakaki		[20]
	Legend of the Demon Cat	Kūkai's Teacher	Chen Kaige	Chinese film	[21]
2022	Life in the Fast Lane	Kaitō	Taichi Suzuki		[22]
	The Zen Diary	Carpenter	Yuji Nakae		[23]
2023	As Long as We Both Shall Live	Yoshirō Tsurugi	Ayuko Tsukahara		[24]
	The Boy and the Heron	Great Uncle (voice)	Hayao Miyazaki		[25]
2024	Samurai Detective Onihei: Blood for Blood	Hikojū	Tomohiko Yamashita		[26]
	Last Mile	Akira Sano	Ayuko Tsukahara		[27]

Television

Year	Title	Role	Notes	Ref
1972	Taiyō ni Hoero!	Kiyoshi	Episode 5	[28]
	Nantatte 18 sai!	Hiroshi	Episodes 37 and 39	[29]
1973	Kunitori Monogatari	Hashiba Hideyoshi	Taiga drama	[4]
1975	Nagasaki Hankachō	Sanji		[30]
1975–1976	Tsūkai! Kōchiyama Sōshun	Ushimatsu		[31]
1977	Shin Hissatsu Shiokinin	Shōhachi	Hissatsu series	[1]
1979	Kusa Moeru	Adachi Kagemori	Taiga drama	[32]
1979–1980	The Unfettered Shogun	Suzuhei (ep. 85), Munakata (ep. 123)		[33][34]
1980	Shadow Warriors	Daihachi		[35]
1982–1983	Nemuri Kyōshirō: Engetsu Sappō	Kinpachi		[36]
1983–1991	Choshichiro Edo Nikki	Tatsusaburō		[1]
1991	Takeda Shingen	Yamamoto Kansuke	TV movie	[37]
1998–2001	Gokenin Zankurō	Kumezō (S3, ep. 10), Shinjurō (S5, ep. 1)		[38][39]
2005	Ōoku	Ryūkō	Season 3	[40]
2006	Imo Tako Nankin	Shōichi Tokunaga	Asadora	[41]
2011	AIBOU: Tokyo Detective Duo	Eda	Season 9, episode 15	[42]
2018	Anone	Manpei Hanabusa		[43]
2021	Bullets, Bones and Blocked Noses	Ichirō Aoba	Mini-series	[44]

Discography

Singles

• Sonomamani (1977)
• Tazunetemo Iikai (1978)
• Hitori (1978)
• Ore (1980)
• Fanny (1982)
• Kitakaze no Naka (1982)
• Akai Ito (1983)
• Yume no Tsuzuki (1983)
• Damatte Oreni Tsuitekoi (1986)
• Gomenne (1991)
• Omoideniserete tamaruka (1991)
• Kotoshi no Bara (2009)
• Akantare (2023)

Albums

• Fuyuyo Koi (1977)
• Yume Gokochi (1978)
• Doryuzu (1981)
• Furimuite (1983)
• Shikōro (1983)
• Gomenne (1991)
• Womantachi eno Komoriuta (2009)

References

1. "【火野正平】3歳で父親と死別、継父との確執、華麗な女性遍歴…赤裸々な自伝が人気". ぴいぷろ. Retrieved 26 October 2018.
2. Hissatsu DVD magazine File5 Nenbutsu no tetsu Koudansha Last page Hino`s interview
3. 　すべての道は役者に通ず　火野正平インタビュー　p. 265
4. "モテの天才・火野正平が語る男の色気 プレイボーイ"に年齢は関係ない！". 週刊現代. Retrieved 26 October 2018.
5. "俺の血は他人の血". eiga.com. Retrieved January 25, 2024.
6. 若くなるには時間がかかる publisher 講談社 2016 ISBN 978-4-06-219857-8 P.51
7. "にっぽん縦断こころ旅". NHK. Retrieved 26 October 2018.
8. "片岡孝太郎が昭和天皇役！ハリウッド映画『エンペラー』に西田敏行・桃井かおりら出演！". Cinematoday. Retrieved August 1, 2023.
9. "真田幸村の謀略". eiga.com. Retrieved January 31, 2024.
10. "復讐するは我にあり". eiga.com. Retrieved January 26, 2024.
11. "忍者武芸帖 百地三太夫". Toei. Retrieved January 30, 2024.
12. "ええじゃないか". eiga.com. Retrieved January 24, 2024.
13. "鑓の権三". eiga.com. Retrieved January 27, 2024.
14. "忠臣蔵外伝 四谷怪談". eiga.com. Retrieved January 26, 2024.
15. "必殺! 三味線屋勇次". eiga.com. Retrieved February 1, 2024.
16. "梟の城". eiga.com. Retrieved February 3, 2024.
17. "AIKI". eiga.com. Retrieved January 29, 2024.
18. "そこのみにて光輝く". eiga.com. Retrieved February 3, 2024.
19. "LAST LOVE 愛人". eiga.com. Retrieved February 4, 2024.
20. "アリーキャット". eiga.com. Retrieved February 4, 2024.
21. "空海 KU-KAI 美しき王妃の謎". eiga.com. Retrieved August 1, 2023.
22. "生きててよかった". eiga.com. Retrieved May 13, 2022.
23. "土を喰らう十二ヵ月". eiga.com. Retrieved February 17, 2022.
24. "わたしの幸せな結婚". eiga.com. Retrieved November 25, 2022.
25. "君たちはどう生きるか". eiga.com. Retrieved July 14, 2023.
26. "鬼平犯科帳 血闘". eiga.com. Retrieved July 31, 2023.
27. "ラストマイル". eiga.com. Retrieved April 5, 2024.
28. "太陽にほえろ!(第5回) 48時間の青春". TV drama database. Retrieved February 2, 2024.
29. "なんたって18歳！". TV drama database. Retrieved January 30, 2024.
30. "長崎犯科帳". TV drama database. Retrieved January 26, 2024.
31. "痛快！河内山宗俊". The Television. Retrieved January 29, 2024.
32. "草燃える". Haiyaku Jiten. Retrieved January 24, 2024.
33. "吉宗評判記　暴れん坊將軍(第85回) 富士が見ていたあばれ槍". TV drama database. Retrieved February 3, 2024.
34. "吉宗評判記　暴れん坊將軍(第123回) 女親分！め組のおさい". TV drama database. Retrieved February 3, 2024.
35. "服部半蔵 影の軍団". Toei. 2 May 2014. Retrieved 15 December 2020.
36. "眠狂四郎円月殺法". The Television. Retrieved February 4, 2024.
37. "TBS新春大型時代劇スペシャル「武田信玄」". TBS. Retrieved May 9, 2020.
38. "御家人斬九郎(3)". TV drama database. Retrieved February 1, 2024.
39. "御家人斬九郎(5)". TV drama database. Retrieved February 1, 2024.
40. "大奥～華の乱～". Fuji TV. Retrieved January 31, 2024.
41. "芋たこなんきん". NHK. Retrieved January 26, 2024.
42. "第15話 相棒 Season9「もがり笛」". The Television. Retrieved February 4, 2024.
43. "anone". The Television. Retrieved February 3, 2024.
44. "オダギリジョー脚本・演出のドラマ「オリバーな犬」NHKで放送、主演は池松壮亮". Natalie. Retrieved June 26, 2021.

External links

• Shōhei Hino at IMDb
• Shōhei Hino Official site
• Shōhei Hino on NHK NHK人物録