# Shōhei Hino

Shōhei Hino (火野 正平, Hino Shōhei, May 30, 1949 – November 14, 2024) was a Japanese actor and singer. Hino was born in Tokyo and raised in Osaka. Hino appeared in many jidaigeki television dramas. He is best known for his roles in the Hissatsu series.

## Life and career

Hino began his acting career at the age of 13. In 1966, he made his film debut with Izukoe. In 1973, he was given the stage name Shōhei Hino by novelist Shōtarō Ikenami. In the same year, he won popularity through his role Hashiba Hideyoshi in Kunitori Monogatari. In 1974, Hino made film appearance for the first time in eight years and played lead role for the first time in My Blood is the Blood of Others directed by Toshio Masuda. He was one of the candidates for the role of main character Genji in Shohei Imamura's film Eijanaika but eventually he played a smaller role. As a singer Hino debuted in 1977 with the single "Sonomamani".
From 2011, Hino has been hosting a travel program Nippon Judan Kokorotabi on NHK-BS which he travelled around Japan by bicycle.
In 2012, Hino played General Hideki Tojo in the film Emperor.
Hino died in Tokyo on November 14, 2024, at the age of 75.

## Selected filmography
### Films

| Year | Title | Role | Director | Notes |
| 1966 | Izukoe | Kinsuke | Kozo Saeki | |
| 1974 | My Blood is the Blood of Others | Ryosuke Kinugawa | Toshio Masuda | Lead role |
| 1979 | Sanada Yukimura no Bōryaku | Anayama Kosuke | Sadao Nakajima | |
| 1979 | Vengeance Is Mine | Jun'ichirō Yoshitake | Shōhei Imamura | |
| 1980 | Shogun's Ninja | Gosuke | Norifumi Suzuki | |
| 1981 | Eijanaika | Magohichi | Shōhei Imamura | |
| 1982 | The Gate of Youth: Part 2 | Takuji | Koreyoshi Kurahara | |
| 1986 | Gonza the Spearman | Hannojo | Masahiro Shinoda | |
| 1994 | Crest of Betrayal | Kampei | Kinji Fukasaku | |
| 1999 | Hissatsu! Shamisenya no Yuji | Karasuma no Kengyō | Shigeru Ishihara | Hissatsu series |
| 1999 | Owls' Castle | Kuroami | Masahiro Shinoda | |
| 2002 | Aiki | Tokoname | Daisuke Tengan | |
| 2012 | Emperor | Hideki Tojo | Peter Webber | American-Japanese film |
| 2014 | The Light Shines Only There | Matsumoto | Mipo O | |
| 2014 | Last Love: My One and Only | Iwata | Hitoshi Ishikawa | Lead role |
| 2017 | Alley Cat | Yasuo Hashiba | Hideo Sakaki | |
| 2017 | Legend of the Demon Cat | Kūkai's Teacher | Chen Kaige | Chinese film |
| 2022 | Life in the Fast Lane | Kaitō | Taichi Suzuki | |
| 2022 | The Zen Diary | Carpenter | Yuji Nakae | |
| 2023 | As Long as We Both Shall Live | Yoshirō Tsurugi | Ayuko Tsukahara | |
| 2023 | The Boy and the Heron | Great Uncle (voice) | Hayao Miyazaki | |
| 2024 | Samurai Detective Onihei: Blood for Blood | Hikojū | Tomohiko Yamashita | |
| 2024 | Last Mile | Akira Sano | Ayuko Tsukahara | |

### Television

| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
| 1972 | Taiyō ni Hoero! | Kiyoshi | Episode 5 |
| 1972 | Nantatte 18 sai! | Hiroshi | Episodes 37 and 39 |
| 1973 | Kunitori Monogatari | Hashiba Hideyoshi | Taiga drama |
| 1975 | Nagasaki Hankachō | Sanji | |
| 1975–1976 | Tsūkai! Kōchiyama Sōshun | Ushimatsu | |
| 1977 | Shin Hissatsu Shiokinin | Shōhachi | Hissatsu series |
| 1979 | Kusa Moeru | Adachi Kagemori | Taiga drama |
| 1979–1980 | The Unfettered Shogun | Suzuhei (ep. 85), Munakata (ep. 123) | |
| 1980 | Shadow Warriors | Daihachi | |
| 1982–1983 | Nemuri Kyōshirō: Engetsu Sappō | Kinpachi | |
| 1983–1991 | Choshichiro Edo Nikki | Tatsusaburō | |
| 1991 | Takeda Shingen | Yamamoto Kansuke | TV movie |
| 1998–2001 | Gokenin Zankurō | Kumezō (S3, ep. 10), Shinjurō (S5, ep. 1) | |
| 2005 | Ōoku | Ryūkō | Season 3 |
| 2006 | Imo Tako Nankin | Shōichi Tokunaga | Asadora |
| 2011 | AIBOU: Tokyo Detective Duo | Eda | Season 9, episode 15 |
| 2018 | Anone | Manpei Hanabusa | |
| 2021 | Bullets, Bones and Blocked Noses | Ichirō Aoba | Mini-series |

## Discography
### Singles

* Sonomamani (1977)
* Tazunetemo Iikai (1978)
* Hitori (1978)
* Ore (1980)
* Fanny (1982)
* Kitakaze no Naka (1982)
* Akai Ito (1983)
* Yume no Tsuzuki (1983)
* Damatte Oreni Tsuitekoi (1986)
* Gomenne (1991)
* Omoideniserete tamaruka (1991)
* Kotoshi no Bara (2009)
* Akantare (2023)

### Albums

* Fuyuyo Koi (1977)
* Yume Gokochi (1978)
* Doryuzu (1981)
* Furimuite (1983)
* Shikōro (1983)
* Gomenne (1991)
* Womantachi eno Komoriuta (2009)