Kurihara Hideo

Name: Kurihara Hideo
Native name: 栗原英雄
Also Known as: くりはらひでお
Nationality: Japanese
Gender: Male
Born: July 4, 1965
Age: 61

Hideo Kurihara is a Japanese actor from Tochigi Prefecture. After graduating from high school in 1984, he moved to Tokyo and joined the Shiki Theatre Company. He appeared in numerous productions including the musical "The Lion King '' and left the group in 2009.
After leaving the company, he continued his activities mainly in the stage and movies, and in 2016 he made his first TV appearance in the Taiga drama "Sanadamaru".

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Year	Title	#	Role	Rating
2024	Tora ni Tsubasa Japanese Drama, 2024, 130 eps Presiding Judge Tanaka (Support Role)	130	Presiding Judge Tanaka Support Role	8.2
2023	One Day: It’s Wonderful Christmas Ado Japanese Drama, 2023, 11 eps Janome Kikuzo (Support Role)	11	Janome Kikuzo Support Role	7.4
2022	The Black Swindler Japanese Drama, 2022, 10 eps Nishiokazaki Seiji (Ep. 3) (Guest Role)	10	Nishiokazaki Seiji (Ep. 3) Guest Role	7.9
2022	The Old Dog, New Tricks? Japanese Drama, 2022, 10 eps Yoshihiro Koji ["Gemma Hachioji" manager] (Ep. 1, 4) (Guest Role)	10	Yoshihiro Koji ["Gemma Hachioji" manager] (Ep. 1, 4) Guest Role	7.6
2022	Kamakura dono no 13 nin Japanese Drama, 2022, 48 eps Oe no Hiromoto [Chief executive of the Kamakura Shogunate / Council advisor] (Support Role)	48	Oe no Hiromoto [Chief executive of the Kamakura Shogunate / Council advisor] Support Role	7.7
2020	The Dangerous Venus Japanese Drama, 2020, 10 eps Yagami Yasuharu (Support Role)	10	Yagami Yasuharu Support Role	7.5
2019	Natsuzora Japanese Drama, 2019, 156 eps Abuta Toshio [Actor of the theater company "Red Constellation"] (Support Role)	156	Abuta Toshio [Actor of the theater company "Red Constellation"] Support Role	8.1
2016	Sanadamaru Japanese Drama, 2016, 50 eps Sanada Nobutada (Support Role)	50	Sanada Nobutada Support Role	7.8

Year	Title	Role	Rating
2026	Kyoto Hippocrates Japanese Movie, 2026, (Support Role)	Support Role	0.0
2019	Hit Me Anyone One More Time Japanese Movie, 2019, [Luxury restaurant manager] (Support Role)	[Luxury restaurant manager] Support Role	7.3
2017	Rice Ball Japanese Movie, 2017, (Main Role)	Main Role	6.0
2016	Tokyo City Girl 2016 Japanese Movie, 2016, (Support Role)	Support Role	5.9
2016	Hotel Copain Japanese Movie, 2016, Dan Raiji (Support Role)	Dan Raiji Support Role	6.7
2015	Tokyo City Girl Japanese Movie, 2015, (Support Role)	Support Role	7.4
2014	Short Movie Crash 2nd Crash Japanese Movie, 2014, (Support Role)	Support Role	0.0
2013	Short Movie Crash 1st Crash Japanese Movie, 2013, {Return of the Bad Girl} (Support Role)	{Return of the Bad Girl} Support Role	0.0

Year	Title	#	Role	Rating
2020	Hanzawa Naoki Iya Kinen - Episodo Zero Japanese Special, 2020, 1 eps Fukawa Yoshinori (Support Role)	1	Fukawa Yoshinori Support Role	7.4

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