Haruhiko Yamanouchi(Sơn nội xuân ngạn,Yamanouchi Haruhiko,born 20 April 1946),also known asHal Yamanouchi(ハル・ヤマノウチ,Haru Yamanouchi),is a Japanese-Italian actor, voice actor, dancer, choreographer, stunt performer, writer and former mime.[1]Born in Tokyo, he has resided in Italy since 1975 and holds Italian citizenship.[2][3]
Haruhiko Yamanouchi | |
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Sơn nội xuân ngạn | |
| Born | 20 April 1946 |
| Other names | Hal Yamanouchi Al Huang |
| Alma mater | Tokyo University of Foreign Studies |
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| Years active | 1976–present |
| Children | Taiyo Yamanouchi |
Beginning his career as amime,he has performed in and choreographed for numerous stage productions. Since 1976, he has acted in over 100 films and television series, including several 1980sgenre filmsdirected by the likes ofSergio Martino,Ruggero DeodatoandEnzo G. Castellari.He is best known to international audiences for his villainous supporting roles inWes Anderson'sThe Life Aquatic with Steve ZissouandThe Wolverine.He has also translated and dubbed Japanese-language films into Italian.
Early life and education
editYamanouchi was born inTokyo.His grandfather, Akio Yamauchi, was a children's book writer. He grew up inNiigata Prefectureand graduated fromNiigata High Schooland went on to study liberal arts at theTokyo University of Foreign Studies.After graduation in 1971, he moved to London where he attended drama and dancing lessons. He was among the disciples of mime artistLindsay Kemp.
Career
editTheatre
editWhile in London, he joinedStomu Yamashta's Red Buddha Theatre company, performing at theRoundhouseand thePiccadilly Theatre.He moved to Italy in 1975 and he began his career as an actor in experimental stage productions, appearing at pantomime festivals like theFestival Internazionale di mimo e pantomimainFlorenceandSettembre al BorgoinCampania.[3][2]He was a regular guest onRAIprogramming, where he would demonstrate his various acts. He first gained recognition for his stage acting in a production ofWilliam Shakespeare'sThe Tempestwhere he played the role ofArielin over 300 stagings and earned him aPremio Internazionale Guido d'Arezzo.[4]
As a choreographer, Yamanouchi specializes in opera, collaborating with directors likeMauro Bolognini,Andrea Camilleri,Giancarlo Cobelli,Glauco Mauri,Mario Missiroli,Giuliano MontaldoandLuca Ronconi.He choreographed a production ofTurandotheld at theYoyogi National Gymnasium.
Film and television
editYamanouchi is made his screen acting debut with an uncredited role in the 1975Fantozzi,directed byLuciano Salce.He appeared in numerouserotic comediesand B-movies throughout the 1980s, includingCrime at the Chinese Restaurant(1981),2020 Texas Gladiators(1982),The Sword of the Barbarians(1982),2019, After the Fall of New York(1983),Endgame(1983),Warriors of the Year 2072(1984),Under the Chinese Restaurant(1987),Phantom of Death(1988).[2]He was occasionally credited under the pseudonymAl Huang.
More high-profile roles taken by Yamanouchi include starring inAdriano Celentano's musicalJoan Lui(1985) and inGabriele Salvatores's science-fiction filmNirvana(1997).[2]He also appeared in several American productions, such asStuart Gordon'sRobot Jox(1990),Wes Anderson'sThe Life Aquatic with Steve Zissou(2004),Paul McGuigan'sPush(2009) andPeter Weir'sThe Way Back(2010).[2]He most notably portrayed the olderIchirō Yashida / Silver SamuraiinThe Wolverine(2013) (sharing the main antagonist's role withKen Yamamura), starring oppositeHugh Jackman,Tao OkamotoandHiroyuki Sanadaand also dubbed over his own dialogue and Ken Yamamura's in the Italian-language version of the film.[2][3]
As a voice actor, Yamanouchi has translated and dubbed numerous Japanese-language films and television series into Italian and occasionally vice versa. He typically provides the Italian voice of Asian characters in international productions and is the main Italian voice actor ofKen Watanabe,[2][3]and in his animated roles, he voiced Floyd Eaglesan in the Italian dubbed version ofDespicable Me 2(2013) and Bernie Lumen in the Italian dubbed version ofElemental(2023).[5][6]
Teaching
editYamanouchi co-founded MDA Produzioni Danza, a dance and performing arts school in theCastelnuovo di Portoneighbourhood ofRome.He has also taught at theSilvio D'Amico National Academy of Dramatic Arts,Teatro dell'Opera di Romaand theTeatro Carlo Felice.He has also conducted numerous internships for mimes, dancers and actors for various associations, foundations and theater schools, on the themes of improvisation, spontaneous movements and acting with the kinesthetic approach.
Personal life
editFrom his relationship withTG3journalist Teresa Piazza, he has a son, Taiyo Yamanouchi, who is an actor andhip hopartist who performs under the stage name 'Hyst'. He has also served as a secondary father figure to Jesto, Taiyo's half-brother from Piazza's relationship withStefano Rosso.
Yamanouchi has resided inRomesince emigrating to Italy in 1975. He became a naturalized citizen in 1992. He is fluent in Japanese, Italian and English and has performed in all three languages. He has penned a number of essays on Italian and Japanese culture for Italian literary magazines and has contributed toUNESCO'sInternational Theatre Institute.[7][8]
Filmography
editFilm
edit| Year | Title | Role(s) | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1975 | Fantozzi | Asian Cook | Uncredited |
| 1976 | Basta che non si sappia in giro | Japanese Sailor | Uncredited |
| 1977 | Emanuelle and the Last Cannibals | Manolo | |
| 1979 | Gardenia | Courier | |
| Saturday, Sunday and Friday | Japanese passenger | ||
| 1980 | I'm Photogenic | Simoni's butler | |
| The Last Hunter | Vietcong | ||
| 1981 | Crime at the Chinese Restaurant | Corpse | |
| 1982 | 2020 Texas Gladiators | Red Wolfe | |
| The Sword of the Barbarians | Li Wo Twan | ||
| 1983 | 2019, After the Fall of New York | Rat Eater King | |
| Hearts and Armour | Samurai | ||
| Sing Sing | Chu Lai | ||
| Endgame | Ninja | ||
| 1984 | Warriors of the Year 2072 | Akira | |
| 1985 | Anche lei fumava il sigaro | Bongo | |
| Nell'acqua | |||
| Joan Lui | Jarak | ||
| 1986 | Lone Runner | Nimbus | |
| 7 chili in 7 giorni | Chinese waiter | ||
| 1987 | Under the Chinese Restaurant | Chinese chef | |
| 1988 | Phantom of Death | Swordmaster | |
| Cream Train | Carmal | ||
| 1989 | Sinbad of the Seven Seas | Cantu | |
| 1990 | Robot Jox | Tubie #1 | |
| Blue Dolphin | Banzai Samurai | ||
| 1992 | A Bear Called Arthur | Ohnishi | |
| Genghis Khan | Unfinished[9] | ||
| 1993 | Craving Desire | ||
| 1995 | The Fishmen and Their Queen | Priest | |
| 1996 | We Free Kings | ||
| 1997 | Il tocco - La sfida | ||
| Nirvana | Okasama Starr | ||
| Banzai | Policeman | ||
| 1999 | All the Moron's Men | Yakuza Boss | |
| The Fish in Love | Korea consul | ||
| 2001 | Tutta la conoscenza del mondo | ||
| 2004 | Movimenti | Japanese writer | |
| Last Food | Takano | ||
| The Life Aquatic with Steve Zissou | Chief Pirate | ||
| 2007 | Tutte le donne della mia vita | Sakè | |
| 2008 | The Rage | Asian character | |
| This Night Is Still Ours | Laowang | ||
| 2009 | Push | Pop Father | |
| 2010 | The Way Back | Official | |
| Gorbaciof | Lila's father | ||
| Late Summer | Kenji | ||
| 2011 | All at Sea | Confù | |
| 2012 | Sins Expiation | Hal | |
| The Day of the Siege: September Eleven 1683 | Murad Giray | ||
| 2013 | Niente può fermarci | Mr. Lee | |
| The Wolverine | Ichirō Yashida / Silver Samurai | Also dubbed in Italian | |
| Something Good | Laboratory chemist | ||
| The Girl from Nagasaki | Gardner | ||
| Colpi di fortuna | Arrambator | ||
| 2014 | A Boss in the Living Room | Meditation master | |
| 2015 | Ebola | ||
| 2016 | Zoolander 2 | Wise village man | |
| The Confessions | Emperor of Japan | ||
| Al posto tuo | Dr. Shimura | ||
| 2017 | Grain | Leon | |
| The Slider | Goro Nagano | ||
| Addio fottuti musi verdi | Yang | ||
| 2018 | Vanishing Balances: Mafia vs Yakuza | Yutaka Zenshin | |
| San Valentino Stories | Monaco Buddhist | ||
| 2019 | Hard Night Falling | ||
| 2020 | Romantic Guide to Lost Places | ||
| Defectum | |||
| 2021 | They Talk | Professor Hasegawa | |
| Medium | Hung | ||
| 2023 | Luka | ||
| Land of Women | |||
| Diabolik: Who Are You? | Chen-Fu | ||
| 2024 | Iron Fighter | Alpha |
Television
edit| Year | Title | Role(s) | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1985 | Christopher Columbus | Guacanabo | 4 episodes |
| 1986 | Atelier | Kosci Kissaraghi | 1 episode ( "Computer Fashion" ) |
| I figli dell'ispettore | Japanese terrorist | TV film | |
| 1987 | Treasure Island in Outer Space | Shadow | 5 episodes |
| Tutti in palestra | Kung fu master | TV mini-series | |
| 1988 | Una casa a Roma | TV film | |
| 1989 | The House of Lost Souls | Buddhist monk | TV film |
| 1991 | I ragazzi del muretto | 1 episode ( "Il ritorno di Massimo" ) | |
| 1992 | Un inviato molto speciale | Butler | 1 episode ( "Se lo dice Giuditta" ) |
| 1994 | Italian Restaurant | ||
| 1998 | Il mastino | Pao Cheng Fu | 1 episode ( "Shangai" ) |
| The White Elephant | Lo Yan | TV film | |
| 1999 | Shadows | TV film | |
| 2001 | L'impero | Chinese mafia Boss | TV mini-series |
| Don Matteo | Guillermo Rivarola | 1 episode ( "Il morso del serpente" ) | |
| 2006 | La moglie cinese | Lao Xiao | TV mini-series |
| L'ispettore Coliandro | Lu Yang | 1 episode ( "Vendetta cinese" ) | |
| 2011 | Dove la trovi una come me? | Mister Woo | TV film |
| 2011–2014 | Inspector Rex | Shop owner / Hiroshi Watanabe | 2 episodes |
| 2014 | Street Fighter: Assassin's Fist | Senzô | 4 episodes |
| 2015 | Il bosco | Miong | 4 episodes |
| Strike Back | |||
| 2016 | Zio Gianni | Anzin | 2 episodes |
| 2018 | Squadra mobile | ||
| 2023 | The Swarm | Akito Nakamura | 8 episodes |
Voice work
edit| Year| | Title | Role(s) | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | Mokusatsu | Doctor | Short film[10] |
| Fukushima: A Nuclear Story | Italian and English voice-over[11] | Documentary |
Dubbing
editFilms (Animation, Italian dub)
edit| Year | Title | Role(s) | Ref |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 | Despicable Me 2 | Floyd Eaglesan | [12] |
| 2023 | Elemental | Bernie Lumen | [13] |
Films (Live action, Italian dub)
edit| Year | Title | Role(s) | Original actor | Ref |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2003 | The Last Samurai | Lord Moritsugu Katsumoto | Ken Watanabe | [14] |
| 2005 | Batman Begins | Ra's al Ghul decoy | [15] | |
| 2007 | Silk | Hara Jubei | Koji Yakusho | |
| 2008 | Speed Racer | Mr. Musha | Hiroyuki Sanada | |
| The Ramen Girl | Maezumi | Toshiyuki Nishida | ||
| 2009 | The Hedgehog | Kakuro Ozu | Togo Igawa | |
| G.I. Joe: The Rise of Cobra | The Hard Master | Gerald Okamura | ||
| 2010 | Inception | Saito | Ken Watanabe | [16] |
| True Grit | Mr. Lee | Peter Leung | ||
| 2012 | Paulette | Chang | Bing Yin | |
| 2013 | The Wolverine | Young Yashida | Ken Yamamura | |
| 2014 | Godzilla | Dr. Ishirō Serizawa | Ken Watanabe | [17] |
| Dumb and Dumber To | Harry’s adoptive father | Michael Yama | ||
| 2015 | Pixels | Tōru Iwatani | Denis Akiyama | |
| 2016 | Silence | Ichizo | Yoshi Oida | |
| Arrival | General Shang | Tzi Ma | ||
| USS Indianapolis: Men of Courage | Mochitsura Hashimoto | Yutaka Takeuchi | ||
| 2017 | Death Note | Watari | Paul Nakauchi | |
| 2018 | Mamma Mia! Here We Go Again | Mr. Tatyama | Togo Igawa | |
| Second Act | Philip Jiang | Phil Nee | ||
| 2019 | Pokémon Detective Pikachu | Hideo Yoshida | Ken Watanabe | [18] |
| Godzilla: King of the Monsters | Dr. Ishirō Serizawa | [19] | ||
| Midway | Isoroku Yamamoto | Etsushi Toyokawa | ||
| 2022 | Bullet Train | The Elder | Hiroyuki Sanada | |
| 2023 | The Creator | Harun | Ken Watanabe | [20] |
Television (Live action, Italian dub)
edit| Year | Title | Role(s) | Notes | Original actor | Ref |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016–2018 | The Man in the High Castle | Nobusuke Tagomi | Main cast (seasons 1–3) | Cary-Hiroyuki Tagawa |
Video games (Italian dub)
edit| Year | Title | Role(s) | Ref |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | Cyberpunk 2077 | Goro Takemura |
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- ^abcdefgLancia, Enrico; Melelli, Fabio (2006).Dizionario del cinema italiano. Attori stranieri del nostro cinema(in Italian). Rome: Gramese Editore. p. 213.ISBN9788884404251.
- ^abcdPapaleo, Marco Lucio (1 August 2013)."Intervista Wolverine: Hal Yamanouchi"(in Italian). everyeye.it.Retrieved27 September2016.
- ^FREEmenti, Luca Bordonaro (22 September 2010)."Teatro del Banchero".teatrodelbanchero.it(in Italian).Retrieved4 August2019.
- ^"Le 10 cose di" Cattivissimo me 2 "che ancora non sapevate"(in Italian). fanpage.it.Retrieved16 August2019.
- ^"Elemental, chi sono i doppiatori italiani del film Disney-Pixar".Sky TG24(in Italian). 26 June 2023.Retrieved25 August2024.
- ^"Theatre Yearbook 2018 ― Theatre in Japan".Issuu.Retrieved4 August2019.
- ^"COMPAGNIA SIMONA BUCCI / HAL YAMANOUCHI".Fabbrica Europa.11 May 2018.Retrieved4 August2019.
- ^Re-edited and released in 2010 asGenghis Khan: The Story of a Lifetime.
- ^"Mokusatsu (2015), di Nour Gharbi".Il mondo dei doppiatori, antoniogenna.net(in Italian).
- ^"Fukushima: A Nuclear Story (2015), di Matteo Gagliardi"(in Italian).
- ^"Despicable Me 2 Italian voice cast".Antoniogenna.net.Retrieved31 August2024.
- ^"Elemental Italian voice cast".Antoniogenna.net.Retrieved31 August2024.
- ^"The Last Samurai Italian voice cast".Antoniogenna.net.Retrieved31 August2024.
- ^"Batman Begins Italian voice cast".Antoniogenna.net.Retrieved31 August2024.
- ^"Inception Italian voice cast".Antoniogenna.net.Retrieved31 August2024.
- ^"Godzilla Italian voice cast".Antoniogenna.net.Retrieved31 August2024.
- ^"Pokémon Detective Pikachu Italian voice cast".Antoniogenna.net.Retrieved31 August2024.
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- ^"The Creator Italian voice cast".Antoniogenna.net.Retrieved31 August2024.