Yoichi Hayashi

Yoichi hayashi
Yoichi hayashi (right) with Michiko Sugata in "Nezumi Kozo Jirokichi" (1965)
Born	(1942-02-14) February 14, 1942 (age 82) Osaka, Japan
Occupation	Actor
Years active	1957–present
Spouse	Tomoko Ogawa ​ ​ (m. 1977; div. 1987)​

Yoichi Hayashi (Japanese: 林　与一, Hepburn: Hayashi Yoichi, born February 14, 1942 in Osaka) is a Japanese actor.^[1][2] Hayashi is a former Kabuki actor, and appeared in many jidaigeki television dramas.^[3][4][5]

Early life

Born into a large and renowned Kabuki acting family from the Kansai region (more precisely Osaka and Kyoto), his father was Toshio Hayashi, a well-known kabuki actor and film actor (known for starring in films in the jidaigeki genre) and his mother was Reiko Kitami, a film actress with an extensive list of roles in cinema and in different genres. He is also the great-grandson of Nakamura Ganjirō I and the great-great-grandson of Nakamura Kanjaku III, two of the most important Kabuki actors of the Meiji era.

Due to this family relationship, he is related to some of the most important Kabuki actors of the Showa and Heisei eras, such as Nakamura Ganjirō II, Sakata Tōjūrō IV, Nakamura Ganjirō IV, and Nakamura Senjaku III.

Selected filmography

Film

• Kwaidan (1965)
• Lone Wolf and Cub: Baby Cart in Peril (1972)
• Hissatsu Shikakenin Baian Arijigoku (1973)
• Hissatsu Shikakenin Shunsetsu shikakebari (1974)
• Mori no Irubasho (2018)
• Mujina Pass (2024)^[6]
• Shinpei (2025), the head of the Yamada family^[7]

Television

• Taiga drama
  • Shin Heike Monogatari (1972) as Kiso Yoshinaka
  • Tokugawa Ieyasu (1983) as Imagawa Ujizane
  • Dokuganryū Masamune (1987) as Asano Nagamasa^[8]
  • Yae's Sakura (2013) as Shimazu Nariakira
• Hissatsu Shikakenin (1972) as Nishimura Sanai
• Sayonara Ri Kōran (1989) as Kazuo Hasegawa^[9]
• Unmeitōge (1993) as Hattori Hanzo
• Asa ga Kita (2015) as Imai Tadamasa

References

1. 林与一　NHK人物録 (in Japanese). NHK. Retrieved 2019-11-13.
2. 俳優・林与一 (in Japanese). トゥフロント　Yoichi Hayshi Official. Retrieved 2019-11-13.
3. "林与一　「芸とは自分ではなくお客さんが楽しむためのもの」". News ポストセブン. Retrieved 2019-11-14.
4. 林与一 (in Japanese). マルベル堂. Retrieved 2019-11-13.
5. 　あさが来た』林与一「30歳前は口説いたことは1度もない」 (in Japanese). 週刊女性プレミアム. Retrieved 2019-11-13.
6. "むじな峠". eiga.com. Retrieved May 16, 2024.
7. "シンペイ 歌こそすべて". eiga.com. Retrieved 14 September 2024.
8. "春日局". Haiyaku Jiten (in Japanese). Retrieved 17 December 2024.
9. "さよなら李香蘭". Haiyaku Jiten (in Japanese). Retrieved 17 December 2024.

External links

• NHK　林与一
• トゥフロント　Hayashi Yoichi official