Yoshio Harada

Movie Actor

Birthday February 29, 1940

Birth Sign Pisces

Birthplace Japan

DEATH DATE Jul 19, 2011 (71)

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About

Over the course of his six-decade acting career, he appeared in numerous films and delivered award-winning performances in Ware ni Utsu Yoi Ari (1990), Onibi (1997), Dotsuitarunen (1989). Also a television actor, he had recurring roles on Kira Kira Kenshui, Fumo Chitai, and Shinzanmono.

Before Fame

He began his acting career in his mid-twenties, appearing in the film Fukushu No Uta Ga Kikoeru, and performing with a Japanese theater company called Haiyuza.

Trivia

He was often cast in roles that utilized his naturally deep voice and slightly dangerous edge.

Family Life

He spent his life in Tokyo, Japan and died in his early seventies of pneumonia and cancer.

Associated With

In his later years, he appeared with Takako Matsu in the 2011 film Someday.