(December 28, 1934-July 17, 1987) was a Japanese actor and singer born in Kobe. His elder brother, Shintaro Ishihara, is an author, politician, and the current Governor of Tokyo. Yujiro debuted in 1956 in "Season of the Sun," based on a novel written by his brother. As a representative youth star in films of the immediate postwar era, and subsequently as a macho movie hero, he was represented as Japanese Elvis Presley and beloved by many fans, who extravagantly mourned his early death at 52.
Yujiro Ishihara won a prize for best new actor at the 1958 Blue Ribbon Awards for the films Washi to taka (1957) and Man Who Causes a Storm (1957).
His movies and music are still followed by Showa-period lovers. On the date of his death, 17 July, his mourning ceremony is often rebroadcast on TV.
Spouse: Mie Kitahara.
He founded the Ishihara Productions film company.
He died on July 17, 1987 from liver cancer.
His image is on a 1997 Japanese postage stamp.
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