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Bengal

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Born in 1951, Haruo Yanagihara was born in Tokyo, Japan and has over 100 TV and cinema credits to his name including the 1999 version of Godzilla. Primarily, however, Bengaru remains a comedian. Speaking of which, Haruo Yanagihara chose this alias because he once saw a Bengal tiger and decided to copy the animal's posture resulting in a friend giving him that nickname.
BornAugust 17, 1951
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    • Known for

    The Motive (2004)
    The Motive
    6.6
    • Mutsuo Takarai(as Bengaru)
    • 2004
    Alive (2002)
    Alive
    5.5
    • Tokutake(as Bengaru)
    • 2002
    Godzilla 2000 (1999)
    Godzilla 2000
    6.0
    • Sonoda(as Bengaru)
    • 1999
    Ultraman Tiga & Ultraman Dyna & Ultraman Gaia: Battle in Hyperspace (1999)
    Ultraman Tiga & Ultraman Dyna & Ultraman Gaia: Battle in Hyperspace
    6.9
    • Squad Fighter(as Bengaru)
    • 1999

    Credits

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    Actor

    • Busshi
      • Filming
    • Ryôko Shinohara, Naohito Fujiki, and Jesse in PanchiDoranku Uman: Datsugoku Made Ato XX Nichi (2026)
      PanchiDoranku Uman: Datsugoku Made Ato XX Nichi
      4.1
      TV Series
      • Ryûji Osada
      • 2026
    • Hirayasumi (2025)
      Hirayasumi
      8.6
      TV Series
      • Shibusawa
      • 2025
    • 1972 Nagisa no Hotarubi
      TV Mini Series
      • Kyan Kouyu
      • 2025
    • Hôtei no Doragon (2025)
      Hôtei no Doragon
      6.5
      TV Series
      • Tetsuichi Ebihara
      • 2025
    • Kapukapu
      TV Series
      • 2024
    • Two People in the Housing Complex (2024)
      Two People in the Housing Complex
      7.8
      TV Series
      • 2024
    • Daburu chîto Ituwari no keikan (2024)
      Daburu chîto Ituwari no keikan
      TV Series
      • 2024
    • Ema Kurata, Wakana Matsumoto, and Hokuto Matsumura in No Domestic Work for Ms. Saionji! (2024)
      No Domestic Work for Ms. Saionji!
      6.5
      TV Series
      • 2024
    • Kyôhei Shibata and Hiroshi Tachi in Abudeka Is Back (2024)
      Abudeka Is Back
      5.6
      • Tanaka
      • 2024
    • Sorokatsu joshi no susume (2021)
      Sorokatsu joshi no susume
      6.9
      TV Series
      • Volunteer
      • 2021–2024
    • Masachika Ichimura, Kenta Kiritani, Kôji Seto, and Neru Nagahama in In'nai keisatsu (2024)
      In'nai keisatsu
      4.6
      TV Series
      • Kokichi Iwai
      • 2024
    • Fuma Kikuchi and Anna Yamada in Tax Solver (2023)
      Tax Solver
      6.7
      TV Series
      • Yuzuru Tamaki
      • 2023
    • A Town Without Seasons (2023)
      A Town Without Seasons
      7.6
      TV Series
      • 2023
    • Atsuko Maeda, Riko Narumi, and Akihisa Shiono in Kashimashi Meshi (2023)
      Kashimashi Meshi
      7.8
      TV Mini Series
      • 2023
    • Japanese Style (2022)
      Japanese Style
      6.8
      TV Mini Series
      • Sohachi Kakioka
      • 2022

    Videos3

    First Love
    Trailer 1:49
    First Love
    First Love
    Trailer 1:08
    First Love
    First Love
    Trailer 1:08
    First Love
    Tokyo Noir
    Trailer 1:54
    Tokyo Noir

    Personal details

    • Alternative names
      • Bengaru
    • Born
      • August 17, 1951
      • Tokyo, Japan
    • Other works
      TV commercial: Mitsubishi Minica

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