Shinji Yamashita (山下 真司, Yamashita Shinji, born December 16, 1951 in Shimonoseki, Yamaguchi Prefecture, Japan) is a Japanese actor who is represented by the talent agency From First Production. He graduated from Shimonoseki Commercial High School and dropped out from Chuo University's Faculty of Letters.

Shinji Yamashita
山下 真司
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Yamashita at the 2019 Shingen-ko Festival
Born (1951-12-16) December 16, 1951 (age 72)
NationalityJapanese
OccupationActor
Years active1979–present
Height183 cm (6 ft 0 in)
WebsiteOfficial profile

Biography

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In 1975, Yamashita was admitted to the Bungakuza's acting school. After graduating he joined Troupe NLT. During that time, he had a part-time job in a disco in Roppongi. Yamashita's television debut was as a sneaker-wearing detective in the television series Taiyō ni Hoero! in 1979.

His first lead role was a passionate teacher in School Wars: Hero which became a hit.

Yamashita was later a reporter in the cooking travelogue program Kuishinbō! Banzai and had the longest run in that role until it was broken by Shuzo Matsuoka.

On January 19, 2014, he was the oldest actor to play a Super Sentai ranger as Kyoryu Silver in Zyuden Sentai Kyoryuger.[1]

Filmography

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TV series

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Year Title Role Network Notes
1979 Taiyō ni Hoero! Jun Godai (nicknamed Sneakers) NTV Episodes 364 to 476 and 489
1983 Oshin Jin Takura (adulthood) NHK Asadora
1984 School Wars: Hero Kenji Takizawa TBS Lead role
1989 Red Beard TBS
Kasuga no Tsubone Inaba Masanari NHK Taiga drama
1996 Kindaichi Case Files Tetsuo Tsuzuki NTV Season 2 Episode 4
2000 Aoi Tokugawa Sandai Kuroda Nagamasa NHK Taiga drama[2]
2003 Tramps Like Us Minori Oishi TBS
2005 Fugo Keiji Kumanari Kamakura TV Asahi
Densha Otoko Kengo Aoyama Fuji TV Episodes 8 and 9
One Missed Call Shuji Akino TV Asahi
2006 Saiyūki Sekiun Fuji TV
2007 Sushi Ōji! Kurage Okudaira TV Asahi
Detective School Q Kinzaburō Tōyama NTV Episode 7
2009 Tenchijin Naoe Nobutsuna NHK Taiga drama
Oishinbo Rounded secretary general Fuji TV
2011 Kaitō Royale Hideomi Todo TBS Episode 8
2013 Zyuden Sentai Kyoryuger Dantetsu Kiryu / Kyoryu Silver TV Asahi
2015 Burning Flower Kijima Matabei NHK Taiga drama

Films

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Year Title Role Notes References
1987 Tokyo Blackout Yosuke Tamiya
2001 Waterboys
2002 Ping Pong
2014 Zyuden Sentai Kyoryuger vs. Go-Busters: The Great Dinosaur Battle! Farewell Our Eternal Friends Dantetsu Kiryu
2015 Ressha Sentai ToQger vs. Kyoryuger: The Movie Kyoryu Silver (Voice) [3]

References

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  1. ^ "62歳・山下真司、史上最年長の戦隊ヒーロー!キョウリュウシルバーに変身". Archived from the original on 2014-02-25. Retrieved 2015-07-25. Sports Hochi (Hochishinbunsha) (January 6, 2014)
  2. ^ "葵 徳川三代". TV drama database. Retrieved February 7, 2024.
  3. ^ "Official website". Retrieved 2015-07-25. Ressha Sentai ToQger vs. Kyoryuger: The Movie Toei
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