Hakuryu (actor)

Hakuryu (白竜, 白龍, Hakuryū, born 3 October 1952) is a Japanese actor and musician. He has appeared in more than sixty films since 1984. He formerly belonged to the entertainment company Cream International.

Hakuryu
白竜
Born
Jun Jung-il

(1952-10-03) 3 October 1952
Imari, Saga, Japan
StatusMarried
Other namesTeiichi Takayama (高山 貞一)
Alma materSaga Prefectural Arita Technical High School
OccupationActor, musician
Years active1984–present
Height178 cm (5 ft 10 in)
Websitehttp://www.hakuryu.com

Career

Hakuryu is a second-generation Korean resident of Japan (zainichi), whose real name is Jun Jung-il (Korean: 전정일; Hanja: 田貞一).[1] He formed and played in an amateur band in high school and later started the Hakuryu band in 1978 with the aim of becoming a professional musician, making his debut with the single EP "Ariran no Uta / Shinparamu" (アリランの唄 / シンパラム) released in 1979. With a harshness and solemnity that most young people don't possess, and an outlaw-like quality that coexists inside and out, he began his career in 1984 with Yoichi Sai's theatrical film Someone Will Be Killed, and although his main focus has been on yakuza films and V-Cinema, he has appeared in such films as Takeshi Kitano's Violent Cop.[2]

Currently, he has many roles in yakuza films as the number two of an organization, such as a young leading subordinate, with the characters being ruthless, cold-hearted schemers. His first anime voice acting performance was in Kaiji: Ultimate Survivor, where he played the role of Yukio Tonegawa. He also wrote, composed and performed the ending theme for the series, "Requiem for the Underdogs" (負け犬達のレクイエム, Makeinu-tachi no Rekuiemu).

He often wears sunglasses in the media and also designs sunglasses for the "Hakuryu" brand. He appeared on the July 13, 2014 episode of "ARIYOSHI'S Meeting for Reviewing" (Nippon TV) and reflected on the fact that he likes sunglasses too much. His house was also shown to the public, where his extreme love for sunglasses was shown on-air.

Selected filmography
Year Title Role Notes
1984 Someone Will Be Killed Zhao Lie Hao
1989 Violent Cop Hitman Kiyohiro
1992 Kantsubaki Morihiro Tada
1994 Shinjuku Outlaw
1995 Getting Any? Audition judge
1995 XX: Beautiful Beast Ho
1997 Hana-bi Masatsugu Tōjō
2001 Agitator
2001 Hōjō Tokimune Hōjō Tokiaki TV series
2003 Rockers Hakata Paradise Yamaji
2004 Heat Ishikura
2007 Kaiji: Ultimate Survivor Yukio Tonegawa TV anime
2007 Black Belt Kiichi Tanihara
2008 The Good, the Bad, the Weird Colonel Ishihara
2009 Iris Takashi Yamamoto TV series
2011 AIBOU: Tokyo Detective Duo Kuniyasu Mitazono TV series
2011 Hard Romantic-er Yakuza liutenant
2012 Beyond Outrage Lee
2013 Midsummer's Equation Hidetoshi Senba
2016 High & Low: The Movie Chang
2017 Outrage Coda Lee
2017 Yakuza Kiwami 2 Ryō Takashima Video game
2018 Mr. Sunshine Head of Black Dragon Society TV series
2020 Food Luck [3]
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References
  1. "Ariran Monogatari: Part 5". 47News. Retrieved 20 March 2015.
  2. "ロックからスクリーンへ。俺の生き方はこんなもの". Mammo.TV. Retrieved 20 March 2015.
  3. "フード・ラック！食運". eiga.com. Retrieved 29 July 2020.


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