Shōhei Hino

• Name — Shōhei Hino • Birth Name — Kōichi Nihei • Born — 30 May 1949 • Birthplace — Tokyo, Japan • Died — 14 November 2024 • Place of death — Tokyo, Japan • Occupation — Actor • Years Active — 1960–2024

Hino was born in Tokyo and raised in Osaka. Hino began his acting career at the age of 13. He made his film debut with Izukoe (1966). In 1973, he was given the stage name Shōhei Hino by novelist Shōtarō Ikenami. In the same year, he won popularity through his role Hashiba Hideyoshi in Kunitori Monogatari. 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 he had a smaller role. As a singer Hino debuted in 1977 with the single "Sonomamani". In 2011, Hino hosted a travel program Nippon Judan Kokorotabi on NHK-BS which he travelled around Japan by bicycle. In 2012, Hino played General Hideki Tojo in the film Emperor. He starred in Hayao Miyazaki's anime film The Boy and the Heron. He died on November 14, 2024.

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

• 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)

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