Irikawa Yasunori

Name: Irikawa Yasunori
Native name: 入川保則
Also Known as: いりかわやすのり, 鈴木安則
Nationality: Japanese
Gender: Male
Born: November 10, 1939
Died: December 24, 2011

Irikawa Yasunori was a Japanese actor, moderator, voice actor, narrator, and talent from Higashinada Ward, Kobe City, Hyogo Prefecture. He graduated from Kwansei Gakuin High School and dropped out of Kwansei Gakuin University. He started acting on TV in Osaka since he was a student.

In July 2010, he had an inguinal hernia, and when he underwent surgery at a hospital, a detailed examination revealed cancer in his rectum. According to the doctor's explanation, it had already metastasized in the whole body, and as of February 2011, he announced that he had been sentenced to half a year's life expectancy. He refused all surgery and life-prolonging treatment.

After that, on November 10, 2011, nine months after receiving the first life expectancy, Irikawa celebrated his 72nd birthday. According to doctors, his cancer progressed slower than they had originally expected. He died at a hospital in Kanagawa prefecture 10 months after his first life expectancy, on December 24, at the age of 72. Edit Biography

Year	Title	#	Role	Rating
2011	Mito Komon Season 43 Japanese Drama, 2011, 21 eps (Ep. 10) (Guest Role)	21	(Ep. 10) Guest Role	0.0
2009	Mito Komon Season 40 Japanese Drama, 2009, 20 eps (Ep. 17) (Guest Role)	20	(Ep. 17) Guest Role	0.0
2003	Kamen Rider 555 Japanese Drama, 2003, 50 eps [Yuji's uncle] (Ep. 1) (Guest Role)	50	[Yuji's uncle] (Ep. 1) Guest Role	7.8
2003	Hamidashi Keiji Jonetsu Kei Season 7 Japanese Drama, 2003, 11 eps (Ep. 10) (Guest Role)	11	(Ep. 10) Guest Role	0.0
2003	Musashi Japanese Drama, 2003, 49 eps Katsumoto Katagiri (Guest Role)	49	Katsumoto Katagiri Guest Role	7.6
2002	Hannari Kikutaro Japanese Drama, 2002, 6 eps (Ep. 1) (Guest Role)	6	(Ep. 1) Guest Role	0.0
1998	Yanchakure Japanese Drama, 1998, 150 eps Takatori Shugo (Support Role)	150	Takatori Shugo Support Role	10.0
1998	Ooka Echizen Season 15 Japanese Drama, 1998, 26 eps (Ep. 14) (Guest Role)	26	(Ep. 14) Guest Role	0.0
1996	Mito Komon Season 25 Japanese Drama, 1996, 43 eps (Ep. 38) (Guest Role)	43	(Ep. 38) Guest Role	0.0
1988	Ooka Echizen Season 10 Japanese Drama, 1988, 27 eps (Ep. 26-27) (Guest Role)	27	(Ep. 26-27) Guest Role	0.0
1987	Miagereba Itsumo Aozora Japanese Drama, 1987, 130 eps (Support Role)	130	Support Role	0.0
1983	Mito Komon Season 14 Japanese Drama, 1983, 37 eps (Ep. 33) (Guest Role)	37	(Ep. 33) Guest Role	8.0
1982	Tachibana: Noboru Seishun Tebikae Japanese Drama, 1982, 23 eps (Ep. 10) (Guest Role)	23	(Ep. 10) Guest Role	0.0
1981	Joshou Ichidai Yaraideka! Japanese Drama, 1981, 175 eps Tokunosuke (Support Role)	175	Tokunosuke Support Role	8.0
1980	Mito Komon Season 11 Japanese Drama, 1980, 26 eps (Ep. 15) (Guest Role)	26	(Ep. 15) Guest Role	0.0
1979	Hanshichi Torimonocho Japanese Drama, 1979, 26 eps (Ep. 9) (Guest Role)	26	(Ep. 9) Guest Role	0.0
1977	Shingo Torimonocho Japanese Drama, 1977, 196 eps (Ep. 26) (Guest Role)	196	(Ep. 26) Guest Role	2.0
1977	Daikon no Hana Season 5 Japanese Drama, 1977, 26 eps (Support Role)	26	Support Role	0.0
1974	Oshidori Ukyo Torimonoguruma Japanese Drama, 1974, 26 eps Takizo (Ep.2) (Guest Role)	26	Takizo (Ep.2) Guest Role	0.0
1973	Ai Areba Koso Japanese Drama, 1973, 35 eps Asakawa Mitsuro (Main Role)	35	Asakawa Mitsuro Main Role	0.0
1973	Horror Theater Unbalance Japanese Drama, 1973, 13 eps (Unknown)	13	Unknown	2.0
1972	Daikon no Hana Season 3 Japanese Drama, 1972, 26 eps (Support Role)	26	Support Role	0.0
1971	Tenka Gomen Japanese Drama, 1971, 47 eps (Guest Role)	47	Guest Role	0.0
1971	Ooka Echizen Season 2 Japanese Drama, 1971, 28 eps (Ep. 17) (Guest Role)	28	(Ep. 17) Guest Role	0.0
1970	Otoko Ichiban! Tamegoro Japanese Drama, 1970, 26 eps Kenkichi (Support Role)	26	Kenkichi Support Role	0.0
1969	Kaiki Roman Gekijo Japanese Drama, 1969, 24 eps (Main Role)	24	Main Role	4.0
1969	Moto Ronin: Hanayama Daikichi Japanese Drama, 1969, 104 eps (Ep. 9, 27, 43) (Guest Role)	104	(Ep. 9, 27, 43) Guest Role	8.0
1967	Midaregami Japanese Drama, 1967, 51 eps (Support Role)	51	Support Role	0.0
1965	Taikoki Japanese Drama, 1965, 52 eps Okudaira Nobumasa (Support Role)	52	Okudaira Nobumasa Support Role	1.0
1964	Uso Hachimanki Japanese Drama, 1964, 28 eps (Ep. 14) (Guest Role)	28	(Ep. 14) Guest Role	0.0
1957	Daiyaru 110-ban Japanese Drama, 1957, 364 eps (Ep. 277) (Guest Role)	364	(Ep. 277) Guest Role	2.0

Year	Title	Role	Rating
1999	Hissatsu! Shamisenya no Yuji Japanese Movie, 1999, Kubei Kazuya (Guest Role)	Kubei Kazuya Guest Role	0.0
1972	Tsuji ga Hana Japanese Movie, 1972, (Support Role)	Support Role	0.0
1971	Silence Japanese Movie, 1971, Okada Saemon (Support Role)	Okada Saemon Support Role	6.9
1971	Shadow of Deception Japanese Movie, 1971, Emura Toshio (Support Role)	Emura Toshio Support Role	6.0
1970	Journey of Love Japanese Movie, 1970, (Support Role)	Support Role	8.0
1969	Blind Swordswoman Hellish Skin Japanese Movie, 1969, Masaku (Support Role)	Masaku Support Role	7.4
1969	Kekkon Shimasu Japanese Movie, 1969, (Support Role)	Support Role	0.0
1969	Through Days and Months Japanese Movie, 1969, (Support Role)	Support Role	0.0
1968	The Living Skeleton Japanese Movie, 1968, Mochizuki [Saeko's Fiance] (Main Role)	Mochizuki [Saeko's Fiance] Main Role	6.6
1964	The Scarlet Camellia Japanese Movie, 1964, (Unknown)	Unknown	9.0
1964	Nippon Paradise Japanese Movie, 1964, (Support Role)	Support Role	7.0

Year	Title	#	Role
2009	Totsugawa Keibu Series 42: Kyushu Hina no Kuni Satsujin Route Japanese Special, 2009, 1 eps [Hita Police Station chief] (Guest Role)	1	[Hita Police Station chief] Guest Role
2008	Onsen Maruhi Daisakusen 5: Shikake Hito vs. Hotel Baishu Hito Yamaguchi-ken Nagato Onsenkyo Japanese Special, 2008, 1 eps [Toto Bank branch manager] (Guest Role)	1	[Toto Bank branch manager] Guest Role
1991	Yo nimo Kimyo na Monogatari: 1991 Winter Special Japanese Special, 1991, 1 eps {Fukushu Club} Chief Kuwahara (Support Role)	1	{Fukushu Club} Chief Kuwahara Support Role
1991	Fukushu Club Japanese Special, 1991, 1 eps (Main Role)	1	Main Role
1988	Maboroshi no Sen Renzoku Satsujin Japanese Special, 1988, 1 eps Fukamachi Gunta (Support Role)	1	Fukamachi Gunta Support Role
1985	Kirifuda wo Motsu Onna Japanese Special, 1985, 1 eps Komatsu Keiichiro (Support Role)	1	Komatsu Keiichiro Support Role
1981	Kyoto Satsujin Annai 4 Japanese Special, 1981, 1 eps Kuwata Ryosuke (Guest Role)	1	Kuwata Ryosuke Guest Role
1968	Samurai: Mikomareta Otokotachi Japanese Special, 1968, 0 eps (Support Role)	0	Support Role

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