# Isao Kuraishi

Isao Kuraishi (倉石 功, Kuraishi Isao, born April 1, 1944, in Nagano, Nagano, Japan) is a Japanese actor represented by Office Miyamoto. His eldest son is fashion designer Kazuki Kuraishi.

## Biography

After dropping out from Nihon University College of Art, Kuraishi won the Mr. Mediocre Grand Prix award. He later joined to Daiei Film. Kuraishi started making regular appearances in Tokyo Keibi Shirei The Guardsman as Taiin Sugii.
On 1974, he dated The Guardsman co-star Ken Utsui's daughter and later married in six months.
On recent years Kuraishi and his wife appeared on travel series in TV Tokyo.

## Filmography
### Films

| Year | Title | Role |
| 1963 | Kuro no Shikyuu | |
| 1964 | Shiawasenara te o Tatakou | |
| 1965 | The Guardsman | Sugii |
| 1967 | Naomi | Masataro Kumagai |
| 1977 | Circuit no Ōkami | Minoru Asuka |
| 1978 | Tarao Ban'nai | Keiji Yamamoto |
| 1978 | Never Give Up | Sakura |
| 1979 | Kogane no Inu | |
| 1979 | G.I. Samurai | Masao Maruoka |

### TV series

| Year | Title | Role | Network | Notes |
| 1965 | Tokyo Keibi Shirei The Guardsman | Taiin Sugii | TBS | |
| 1972 | Secret Butai | Keiji Kano | TBS | |
| 1972 | Omatsuri Gin-ji Torimono-chō | Takichi | Fuji TV | Episode 3 |
| 1972 | Nantatte 18 sai! | | TBS | Episode 28 |
| 1973 | Mama ha Rival | | TBS | Episode 38 |
| 1974 | Dokkoi Daisaku | Jiro Kashima | TV Asahi | Episode 51 |
| 1974 | Hijō no License | Shuzo Kaga | TV Asahi | Episode 41 |
| 1975 | Kamen Rider Stronger | Mamoru Misaki | MBS | Episode 13 |
| 1975 | Tokubetsu Kidō Sōsa-tai | Keiji Tasaka | TV Asahi | |
| 1976 | Versailles no Torakku ane-chan | Shigeru Hayashi | TV Asahi | Episode 13 |
| 1976 | Kakushi-me-tsuki Sanjō | Shume Fujio | MBS | Episode 22 |
| 1976 | O Mimi-yaku Hi-chō | Genichiro Isomura | KTV | Episode 23 |
| 1977 | Kaiketsu Zubat | Haruhiko Otsuki | TV Tokyo | Episode 16 |
| 1977 | Shin Hissatsu Shiokinin | Nikichi | ABC | |
| 1977 | Kareinaru Deka | Kenzaki | Fuji TV | Episode 30 |
| 1978 | Princess Comet | | TBS | Episode 12 |
| 1978 | Mito Kōmon | | TBS | |
| 1978 | Edo Professional Hissatsu Shōbainin | Kisaburo | ABC | Episode 16 |
| 1978 | Zenigata Heiji | Senkichi Mashirano | Fuji TV | Episode 648 |
| 1979 | Kita no Yado Kara | Ryusuke | TBS | |
| 1979 | The Super Girl | | TV Tokyo | Episode 11 |
| 1979 | Abarenbō Shōgun | Matajuro Shinmen | TV Asahi | Episode 80 |
| 1979 | Kakekomi Biru 7-gōshitsu | Kenji | Fuji TV | Episode 10 |
| 1980 | Shishi no Jidai | Yamakawa Hiroshi | NHK | |
| 1980 | Seibu Keisatsu | Kenji Kitazawa | TV Asahi | Episode 18 |
| 1980 | Taiyō ni Hoero! | Ruji Tachibana | NTV | Episode 424 |
| 1980 | Doberman Deka | | TV Asahi | Episode 19 |
| 1980 | Mikeneko Homes no Tsuiseki | Izumida | TV Asahi | |
| 1980 | Ken-chan Chaco-chan | Gambari | TBS | |
| 1981 | Chotto ī Shimai | | TBS | |
| 1983 | Tokugawa Ieyasu | Kuroda Nagamasa | NHK | |
| 1984 | School Wars: Hero | Kingo Matsumata | TBS | |
| 1986 | Katei tte? | | TBS | |
| 1991 | Shōnan Pension-dōri | | TBS | |
| 1994 | Itsunohika Sono Mune ni | | TBS | |
| 1995 | Getsuyō Drama Special | | TBS | |
| 1999 | Tengoku no Kiss | | TV Asahi | |
| 2003 | Tokumei Kakarichō Hitoshi Tadano | | TV Asahi | |
| 2013 | Hanchō: Keishichō Asaka Han Series 6 | Shiraishi | TBS | Episode 3 |
| 2013 | Yae no Sakura | Andō Nobumasa | NHK | |
| 2013 | Kasōken no On'na Sai 13 Series | Chojiro Imura | TV Asahi | Episode 5 |
| 2015 | Zeimu Chōsakan Madogiwa Tarō no Jiken-bo 28 | Katsumi Gondo | TBS | |

### Stage

| Year | Title |
| | The Merchant of Venice |
| | Annie Get Your Gun |
| | Chūshingura |
| | Seishun Dendekedekedeke |
| 2008 | Applause |
| 2009 | Hercule Poirot |
| 2010 | The Mousetrap |