Shōhei Hino Explained

was 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]}

Life and career

Hino 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 eight years and played lead role for the first time in My Blood is the Blood of Others directed by Toshio Masuda.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.^[5] As a singer Hino debuted in 1977 with the single "Sonomamani".

From 2011, Hino has been hosting a travel program Nippon Judan Kokorotabi on NHK-BS which he travelled around Japan by bicycle.^[6]

In 2012, Hino played General Hideki Tojo in the film Emperor.^[7]

Hino died in Tokyo on November 14, 2024, at the age of 75.^[8]

Selected filmography

Films

Year	Title	Role	Director	Notes	Ref
1966	Izukoe	Kinsuke	Kozo Saeki
1974	My Blood is the Blood of Others	Ryosuke Kinugawa	Toshio Masuda	Lead role	[9]
1979	Sanada Yukimura no Bōryaku	Anayama Kosuke	Sadao Nakajima		[10]
	Vengeance Is Mine	Jun'ichirō Yoshitake	Shōhei Imamura		[11]
1980	Shogun's Ninja	Gosuke	Norifumi Suzuki		[12]
1981	Eijanaika	Magohichi	Shōhei Imamura		[13]
1986	Gonza the Spearman	Hannojo	Masahiro Shinoda		[14]
1994	Crest of Betrayal	Kampei	Kinji Fukasaku		[15]
1999	Hissatsu! Shamisenya no Yuji	Karasuma no Kengyō	Shigeru Ishihara	Hissatsu series	[16]
	Owls' Castle	Kuroami	Masahiro Shinoda		[17]
2002	Aiki	Tokoname	Daisuke Tengan		[18]
2012	Emperor	Hideki Tojo	Peter Webber	American-Japanese film
2014	The Light Shines Only There	Matsumoto	Mipo O		[19]
	Last Love: My One and Only	Iwata	Hitoshi Ishikawa	Lead role	[20]
2017	Alley Cat	Yasuo Hashiba	Hideo Sakaki		[21]
	Legend of the Demon Cat	Kūkai's Teacher	Chen Kaige	Chinese film	[22]
2022	Life in the Fast Lane	Kaitō	Taichi Suzuki		[23]
	The Zen Diary	Carpenter	Yuji Nakae		[24]
2023	As Long as We Both Shall Live	Yoshirō Tsurugi	Ayuko Tsukahara		[25]
	The Boy and the Heron	Great Uncle (voice)	Hayao Miyazaki		[26]
2024	Samurai Detective Onihei: Blood for Blood	Hikojū	Tomohiko Yamashita		[27]
	Last Mile	Akira Sano	Ayuko Tsukahara		[28]

Television

Year	Title	Role	Notes	Ref
1972	Taiyō ni Hoero!	Kiyoshi	Episode 5	[29]
	Nantatte 18 sai!	Hiroshi	Episodes 37 and 39	[30]
1973	Kunitori Monogatari	Hashiba Hideyoshi	Taiga drama
1975	Nagasaki Hankachō	Sanji		[31]
1975–1976	Tsūkai! Kōchiyama Sōshun	Ushimatsu		[32]
1977	Shin Hissatsu Shiokinin	Shōhachi	Hissatsu series
1979	Kusa Moeru	Adachi Kagemori	Taiga drama	[33]
1979–1980	The Unfettered Shogun	Suzuhei (ep. 85), Munakata (ep. 123)		[34] [35]
1980	Shadow Warriors	Daihachi		[36]
1982–1983	Nemuri Kyōshirō: Engetsu Sappō	Kinpachi		[37]
1983–1991	Choshichiro Edo Nikki	Tatsusaburō
1991	Takeda Shingen	Yamamoto Kansuke	TV movie	[38]
1998–2001	Gokenin Zankurō	Kumezō (S3, ep. 10), Shinjurō (S5, ep. 1)		[39] [40]
2005	Ōoku	Ryūkō	Season 3	[41]
2006	Imo Tako Nankin	Shōichi Tokunaga	Asadora	[42]
2011		Eda	Season 9, episode 15	[43]
2018	Anone	Manpei Hanabusa		[44]
2021	Bullets, Bones and Blocked Noses	Ichirō Aoba	Mini-series	[45]

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)

External links

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

Notes and References

1. Web site: https://www.zakzak.co.jp/people/news/20160218/peo1602180830001-n3.htm . 【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. 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. Web site: 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. 26 October 2018.
5. 若くなるには時間がかかる publisher 講談社 2016 P.51
6. Web site: https://www2.nhk.or.jp/hensei/program/p.cgi?area=001&date=2019-11-17&ch=10&eid=05074&f=1782 . にっぽん縦断こころ旅. NHK. 26 October 2018.
7. Web site: 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！. August 1, 2023. Cinematoday.
8. https://www3.nhk.or.jp/news/html/20241120/k10014643781000.html 俳優 火野正平さん死去 75歳 全国を自転車で回る番組でも活躍
9. Web site: 俺の血は他人の血. January 25, 2024. eiga.com.
10. Web site: 真田幸村の謀略. January 31, 2024. eiga.com.
11. Web site: 復讐するは我にあり. January 26, 2024. eiga.com.
12. Web site: 忍者武芸帖 百地三太夫. January 30, 2024. Toei.
13. Web site: ええじゃないか. January 24, 2024. eiga.com.
14. Web site: 鑓の権三. January 27, 2024. eiga.com.
15. Web site: 忠臣蔵外伝 四谷怪談. January 26, 2024. eiga.com.
16. Web site: 必殺! 三味線屋勇次. February 1, 2024. eiga.com.
17. Web site: 梟の城. February 3, 2024. eiga.com.
18. Web site: AIKI. January 29, 2024. eiga.com.
19. Web site: そこのみにて光輝く. February 3, 2024. eiga.com.
20. Web site: LAST LOVE 愛人. February 4, 2024. eiga.com.
21. Web site: アリーキャット. February 4, 2024. eiga.com.
22. Web site: 空海 KU-KAI 美しき王妃の謎. August 1, 2023. eiga.com.
23. Web site: 生きててよかった. May 13, 2022. eiga.com.
24. Web site: 土を喰らう十二ヵ月. February 17, 2022. eiga.com.
25. Web site: わたしの幸せな結婚. November 25, 2022. eiga.com.
26. Web site: 君たちはどう生きるか. July 14, 2023. eiga.com.
27. Web site: 鬼平犯科帳 血闘. July 31, 2023. eiga.com.
28. Web site: ラストマイル. April 5, 2024. eiga.com.
29. Web site: 太陽にほえろ!(第5回) 48時間の青春. February 2, 2024. TV drama database.
30. Web site: なんたって18歳！. January 30, 2024. TV drama database.
31. Web site: 長崎犯科帳. January 26, 2024. TV drama database.
32. Web site: 痛快！河内山宗俊. January 29, 2024. The Television.
33. Web site: 草燃える. January 24, 2024. Haiyaku Jiten.
34. Web site: 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. February 3, 2024. TV drama database.
35. Web site: 吉宗評判記　暴れん坊將軍(第123回) 女親分！め組のおさい. February 3, 2024. TV drama database.
36. Web site: 服部半蔵 影の軍団. 2 May 2014 . Toei. 15 December 2020.
37. Web site: 眠狂四郎円月殺法. February 4, 2024. The Television.
38. Web site: TBS新春大型時代劇スペシャル「武田信玄」. May 9, 2020. TBS.
39. Web site: 御家人斬九郎(3). February 1, 2024. TV drama database.
40. Web site: 御家人斬九郎(5). February 1, 2024. TV drama database.
41. Web site: 大奥～華の乱～. January 31, 2024. Fuji TV.
42. Web site: 芋たこなんきん. January 26, 2024. NHK.
43. Web site: 第15話 相棒 Season9「もがり笛」. February 4, 2024. The Television.
44. Web site: anone. February 3, 2024. The Television.
45. Web site: 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. June 26, 2021. Natalie.