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Chū Arai(1928-2000)

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Chū Arai was born on 30 July 1928 in Tokyo, Japan. He was an actor, known for Dorifutazu desu yo! Totte totte torimakure (1968), Edogawa Rampo no bijo (1977) and Dorifutazu desu yo! Bôken bôken mata bôken (1968). He died on 9 February 2000 in Ito, Shizuoka, Japan.
BornJuly 30, 1928
DiedFebruary 9, 2000(71)
BornJuly 30, 1928
DiedFebruary 9, 2000(71)
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Known for

Dorifutazu desu yo! Totte totte torimakure
5.2
  • Manhoru (Manhole?)(as The Drifters)
  • 1968
Edogawa Rampo no bijo (1977)
Edogawa Rampo no bijo
6.1
TV Series
  • Inspector Namikoshi
Dorifutazu desu yo! Bôken bôken mata bôken (1968)
Dorifutazu desu yo! Bôken bôken mata bôken
  • Chû(as The Drifters)
  • 1968
Dorifutazu desu yo! Zenshin zenshin matazenshin
  • Actor(as The Drifters)
  • 1967

Credits

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Actor

  • Nishimura Kyôtarô Travel Mystery: Akugyaku no Kisetsu - Tôkyô~Nanki-Shirahama Renzoku Satsujin Jiken (1994)
    Nishimura Kyôtarô Travel Mystery: Akugyaku no Kisetsu - Tôkyô~Nanki-Shirahama Renzoku Satsujin Jiken
    Video Game
    • Detective Kamei (as Chû Arai)
    • 1994
  • Shin Momotarô densetsu: Tanabata no mura wa gekisenku
    Video
    • (as Chû Arai)
    • 1993
  • Edogawa Rampo no bijo (1977)
    Edogawa Rampo no bijo
    6.1
    TV Series
    • Inspector Namikoshi
    • 1978–1992
  • Big Boss BIG BOSS (1992)
    Big Boss BIG BOSS
    Video
    • (as Chû Arai)
    • 1992
  • Byôin e ikô (1990)
    Byôin e ikô
    6.1
    • Kokichi (as Chû Arai)
    • 1990
  • Takeshi Kitano in Anego (1988)
    Anego
    6.7
    • Yamana (as Chû Arai)
    • 1988
  • The Asami Mitsuhiko Mystery 3
    TV Movie
    • (as Chû Arai)
    • 1988
  • Beyond the Shining Sea (1986)
    Beyond the Shining Sea
    6.1
    • Tomizawa (as Chû Arai)
    • 1986
  • House on Fire (1986)
    House on Fire
    6.8
    • Kanda (as Chû Arai)
    • 1986
  • Osomatsu-kun, Iyami and Chibita's Cooking Showdown
    TV Movie
    • Matsuzo Matsuno (as Chû Arai)
    • 1985
  • Detective Story (1983)
    Detective Story
    6.3
    • Akira Akagawa (as Chû Arai)
    • 1983
  • Toshirō Mifune in Surônin makaritôru (1981)
    Surônin makaritôru
    7.6
    TV Mini Series
    • Hanbei (as Chû Arai)
    • 1982
  • Munasawagi no hôkago
    • Cop (as Chû Arai)
    • 1982
  • Yasuhiro Arai, Jirô Yabuki, Miki Jinbo, Toshio Kurosawa, Yôsuke Natsuki, Etsuko Shihomi, Masato Hoshi, and Nadaka Tatsuro in Roar! Doberman Cop (1980)
    Roar! Doberman Cop
    TV Series
    • Tetsunosuke Mori (as Chû Arai)
    • 1980
  • Pepper Hachiju (1979)
    Pepper Hachiju
    • (as Chû Arai)
    • 1979

Personal details

  • Alternative names
    • Chû Arai
  • Born
    • July 30, 1928
    • Tokyo, Japan
  • Died
    • February 9, 2000
    • Ito, Shizuoka, Japan(liver complaint)

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