Shōhei Yamamoto

Biography

Shōhei Yamamoto was a Japanese actor, voice actor, and narrator born on January 17, 1938, in the Lienhu Island of Taiwan, where he grew up in Kumamoto Prefecture. He began his career as a comedian with Asaka France Theater before becoming a free agent in 1963. Yamamoto is known for his extensive work in pink films and later became infamous for playing villainous roles in numerous films, TV dramas, and tokusatsu productions, including the popular series "Star of David: Beautiful Girl Hunter" (1979) and "太陽にほえろ!" (1972-1974).