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Yoshio Harada
Japanese actor (1940–2011)
Yoshio Harada | |
|---|---|
| Born | (1940-02-29)29 February 1940 Tokyo, Japan |
| Died | 19 July 2011(2011-07-19) (aged 71)[1] Tokyo, Japan |
| Occupation | Actor |
| Years active | 1967–2011 |
| Height | 175 cm (5 ft 9 in) |
| Kanji | 原田 芳雄 |
| Hiragana | はらだ よしお |
Yoshio Harada (原田 芳雄, Harada Yoshio, 29 February 1940 – 19 July 2011) was a Japanese actor best known for playing rebels in a career that spanned six decades.
Career
Born in Tokyo, Harada joined the Haiyuza Theatre Company in 1966 and made his television debut in 1967 with "Tenka no seinen"[2] and his film debut in 1968 with Fukushū no uta ga kikoeru.[3] He came to fame appearing in New Action films at Nikkatsu playing youthful rebels.[4] Among his features for Nikkatsu was the 1971 exploitation film, Stray Cat Rock: Crazy Riders '71 (aka Alleycat Rock: Crazy Riders '71) for director Toshiya Fuji Samurai geisha tattoos.