Kunishirō Hayashi

Kunishirō Hayashi
Born(1939-01-01)1 January 1939
Tokyo, Japan
Died29 October 2015(2015-10-29) (aged 76)
OccupationActor
Years active1960-2015

Kunishirō Hayashi (林 邦史朗, Hayashi Kunishirō, 1 January 1939 – 29 October 2015) was a Japanese actor, action director, martial artist and sword fight arranger.[1][2][3] He served as a sword fight arranger in almost all of the Taiga drama series on NHK in his lifetime.[4][5][6] In 1963, he founded stunt performers production company Wakakoma action club.[7]

His final appearance as an actor was in the 2016 Taiga drama series Sanada Maru, he played the role of Takeda Shingen.[8][9][10] He was posthumously awarded a Lifetime Achievement Award at the 4th Japan Action Awards.[11]

Selected filmography

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As an actor

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As a sword fight arranger or Action director

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Other appearances

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Award

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  • Japan Action Award for Lifetime Achievement Award (2016)[11]

References

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  1. ^ "元顧問 林 邦史朗" (in Japanese). 全日本刀剣連盟. Retrieved 1 November 2021.
  2. ^ "NHK人物録 北大路欣也" (in Japanese). NHK. Retrieved 31 October 2021.
  3. ^ "NHK大河などの殺陣師、林邦史朗さんが死去" (in Japanese). Nikkan Sports. Retrieved 31 October 2021.
  4. ^ "殺陣師の林邦史朗氏が死去" (in Japanese). Sankei Shimbun. Retrieved 31 October 2021.
  5. ^ "林邦史朗氏が死去 殺陣師" (in Japanese). Nihon Keizai Shimbun. Retrieved 31 October 2021.
  6. ^ "【訃報】殺陣師50年、林邦史朗さん" (in Japanese). TV Asahi. Retrieved 31 October 2021.
  7. ^ "若駒とは" (in Japanese). Wakakoma Agency. Retrieved 31 October 2021.
  8. ^ "真田丸:信玄亡霊は亡き殺陣師だった! 弟子が明かす最後の撮影と素顔" (in Japanese). MANTAN WEB. Retrieved 31 October 2021.
  9. ^ "真田丸 武田信玄役は大河に人生を捧げた名殺陣師" (in Japanese). ザテレビジョン. Retrieved 31 October 2021.
  10. ^ "真田丸 平岳大、清水ミチコら出番少ない役者の演技も高評価" (in Japanese). News ポストセブン. Retrieved 31 October 2021.
  11. ^ a b "ジャパンアクションアワード2016" (in Japanese). 映画ナタリー. Retrieved 22 November 2021.
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