Release calendarTop 250 moviesMost popular moviesBrowse movies by genreTop box officeShowtimes & ticketsMovie newsIndia movie spotlight
    What's on TV & streamingTop 250 TV showsMost popular TV showsBrowse TV shows by genreTV news
    What to watchLatest trailersIMDb OriginalsIMDb PicksIMDb SpotlightFamily entertainment guideIMDb Podcasts
    OscarsPrimetime EmmysToronto Int'l Film FestivalFall TV GuideMost Anticipated This MonthSTARmeter AwardsAwards CentralFestival CentralAll events
    Born todayTrending peopleCelebrity news
    IMDb LabsHelp centerContributor zonePolls
For industry professionals
  • Language
  • Fully supported
  • English (United States)
    Partially supported
    Some content may be auto-translated
  • Français (Canada)
  • Français (France)
  • Deutsch (Deutschland)
  • हिंदी (भारत)
  • Italiano (Italia)
  • Português (Brasil)
  • Español (España)
  • Español (México)
Watchlist
Sign in
  • Fully supported
  • English (United States)
    Partially supported
    Some content may be auto-translated
  • Français (Canada)
  • Français (France)
  • Deutsch (Deutschland)
  • हिंदी (भारत)
  • Italiano (Italia)
  • Português (Brasil)
  • Español (España)
  • Español (México)
Use app
  • Biography
IMDbPro

Hanshirô Iwai(1927-2011)

  • Actor
IMDbProStarmeterSee rank
Hanshirô Iwai was born on 8 August 1927 in Tokyo, Japan. He was an actor, known for Daredevil in the Castle (1961), The Men Who Tread on the Tiger's Tail (1945) and Yagyû bugeichô (1957). He died on 25 December 2011 in Tokyo, Japan.
BornAugust 8, 1927
DiedDecember 25, 2011(84)
BornAugust 8, 1927
DiedDecember 25, 2011(84)
IMDbProStarmeterSee rank
Add photos, demo reels

Photos1

View Poster

Known for

Daredevil in the Castle (1961)
Daredevil in the Castle
6.3
  • Hideyori Toyotomi
  • 1961
The Men Who Tread on the Tiger's Tail (1945)
The Men Who Tread on the Tiger's Tail
6.7
  • Yoshitsune(as Shubo Nishina)
  • 1945
Yagyû bugeichô (1957)
Yagyû bugeichô
6.3
  • Iyemitsu
  • 1957
Bored Hatamoto: Riddle of the Snake Princess' Mansion (1957)
Bored Hatamoto: Riddle of the Snake Princess' Mansion
5.3
  • Actor
  • 1957

Credits

IMDbPro

Actor

  • Shinran: Path to Purity (1987)
    Shinran: Path to Purity
    6.7
    • Sadaie Fujiwara
    • 1987
  • Fûjin no Mon (1980)
    Fûjin no Mon
    TV Series
    • Imadegawa Harusue
    • 1980
  • Katsu Kaishû (1974)
    Katsu Kaishû
    TV Series
    • Kobayashi Shunta
    • 1974
  • Koe
    TV Series
    • 1961
  • Kiken na shamen
    TV Mini Series
    • 1961
  • Daredevil in the Castle (1961)
    Daredevil in the Castle
    6.3
    • Hideyori Toyotomi
    • 1961
  • Deko boko chin dôchû (1960)
    Deko boko chin dôchû
    • 1960
  • Maboroshi tôge: Kanketsu-hen
    • 1960
  • Maboroshi tôge
    • 1960
  • Tôkaidô Yaji Kita chin dôchû (1959)
    Tôkaidô Yaji Kita chin dôchû
    • 1959
  • Chi moji-sen
    • 1958
  • Kazuo Hasegawa and Ayako Wakao in Kuchibue o fuku wataridori (1958)
    Kuchibue o fuku wataridori
    • 1958
  • Ina no Kantarô
    • 1958
  • Tenryû shibukigasa
    • 1958
  • Yagyû bugeichô: Sôryû hiken (1958)
    Yagyû bugeichô: Sôryû hiken
    6.9
    • Iyemitsu
    • 1958

Personal details

  • Alternative names
    • Shôen Ichikawa
  • Born
    • August 8, 1927
    • Tokyo, Japan
  • Died
    • December 25, 2011
    • Tokyo, Japan

Contribute to this page

Suggest an edit or add missing content
  • Learn more about contributing
Edit page

More to explore

Recently viewed

You have no recently viewed pages
Get the IMDb app
Sign in for more accessSign in for more access
Follow IMDb on social
Get the IMDb app
For Android and iOS
Get the IMDb app
  • Help
  • Site Index
  • IMDbPro
  • Box Office Mojo
  • License IMDb Data
  • Press Room
  • Advertising
  • Jobs
  • Conditions of Use
  • Privacy Policy
  • Your Ads Privacy Choices
IMDb, an Amazon company

© 1990-2026 by IMDb.com, Inc.