Bengal
Acting Born Aug 17, 1951 Tokyo, Japan 150 credits
Biography
Bengal, also known by the stage name Bengaru and birth name Haruo Yanagihara, is a male actor born in Tokyo, Japan, on August 17, 1951. His career is documented with 151 known credits in the film and television database.
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Career overview
Bengal, whose stage name is written in Japanese characters as ベンガル, was born as Haruo Yanagihara in Tokyo, Japan, on August 17, 1951. He is a male actor with a known filmography and television presence consisting of 151 known credits according to database records.
In addition to the stage name Bengal and his birth name Haruo Yanagihara, he is also known by the alternative name written as 柳原 晴郎. His professional career in the entertainment industry is primarily defined by his work in acting, spanning numerous screen credits as documented in biographical film data.
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Career timeline
Punch-Drunk WomanCountdown to Yes
Hirayasumi1972 Fireflies on the ShoreSato and Sato
The Two in a Housing ComplexSensei's Pious LieAbudeka Is Back大川と小川の休日捜査テレビ報道記者〜ニュースをつないだ女たち〜
A Town Without SeasonsKashi Mashi Meshi＜ＢＳ松竹東急×浅草九劇＞スペシャルドラマ「君しか見えないよ」
Lost Man FoundOcto: Emotional Investigator Shinno AkariTsuyukusa
99.9 Criminal Lawyer: The MovieKawa no Hotori dePension MetsäLove Mooning
Alive: Dr. Kokoro, The Medical Oncologist
Everyone’s Demoted!!First Love
Life in OvertimeThe Band from Nowhere
Tomato No ShizukuThe Dog Bridegroom
Denshichi TorimonochoSaraba Abunai Deka
Partner In DarknessMountain Days with Tom
The Next Generation: PatlaborShinigami-kun0.5 mmDelivery of Death
Black KiteOlympic RansomThe Life-Changing Magic of Tidying UpSee You Tomorrow, EveryoneFly, Dakota, Fly!
By Rule of Crow's ThumbCasting Blossoms to the SkyStep Up Love Story: Love ForeverThe Little Girl in Me39 settoudan
Oba: The Last SamuraiPeak: The Rescuers
RyōmadenUltraman Zero: The Revenge of BelialMori no AsagaoFlarellaGolden Slumber
The CodeWhere Are You?
One-Pound GospelHappy FlightThe Glorious Team BatistaWhere The Legend LivesRakugo musume
Tokyo RhapsodyShabake
HERO SPStar ReformerParadise: Carried AwayPeanuts
Detective Office 5: Another StoryOlder SisterMadamada Abunai Deka
Tokyo NoirThe MotiveDamned Files 4Nejirin bou
AliveCop Festival: New BeginningTeacher's suitcase
AIBOU: Tokyo Detective DuoTrick: The MovieThe Last Snow
The King of Minami: Yakuza FinanceAh, A Sharp Detective 2Ah, A Sharp Detective
Codename: Tomoko
The Woman of S.R.I.Godzilla 2000: MillenniumOne Summer's DayKaraoke
SadaGive It AllThe New Metropolitan Police Branch 82I Want to Hear the Wind's SongAbunai Deka Forever The Movie
School Ghost Story F
Full Filmography
150 titles- Punch-Drunk Woman (2026) as Ryuji Osada
- Countdown to Yes (2026) as Tsuyoshi Yokoi
- Hirayasumi (2025) as Shibusawa
- 1972 Fireflies on the Shore (2025) as Koyu Kyan
- Sato and Sato (2025)
- The Two in a Housing Complex (2024) as Tetsuo Higashiyama
- Sensei's Pious Lie (2024)
- Abudeka Is Back (2024) as Tanaka
- 大川と小川の休日捜査 (2024)
- テレビ報道記者〜ニュースをつないだ女たち〜 (2024)
- A Town Without Seasons (2023) as Tanba
- Kashi Mashi Meshi (2023)
- ＜ＢＳ松竹東急×浅草九劇＞スペシャルドラマ「君しか見えないよ」 (2023) as Grandpa
- Lost Man Found (2022) as Himself
- Octo: Emotional Investigator Shinno Akari (2022)
- Tsuyukusa (2022)
- 99.9 Criminal Lawyer: The Movie (2021) as Tamotsu Ota
- Kawa no Hotori de (2021) as BB
- Pension Metsä (2021) as Ogawa
- Love Mooning (2021) as Shûji Uchiyama
- Alive: Dr. Kokoro, The Medical Oncologist (2020)
- Everyone’s Demoted!! (2019)
- First Love (2019)
- Life in Overtime (2018)
- The Band from Nowhere (2018) as Ikuo Miyabe
- Tomato No Shizuku (2017) as Matsui
- The Dog Bridegroom (2017) as Suzuki Ebizo
- Denshichi Torimonocho (2016)
- Saraba Abunai Deka (2016) as Tanaka
- Partner In Darkness (2015) as Fumiya Ajima
- Mountain Days with Tom (2015)
- The Next Generation: Patlabor (2014) as The Mayor
- Shinigami-kun (2014)
- 0.5 mm (2014) as Sueo Saito
- Delivery of Death (2014)
- Black Kite (2013) as President Bito
- Olympic Ransom (2013)
- The Life-Changing Magic of Tidying Up (2013)
- See You Tomorrow, Everyone (2013) as Taijiro
- Fly, Dakota, Fly! (2013) as Genji, Takahashi
- By Rule of Crow's Thumb (2012)
- Casting Blossoms to the Sky (2012) as Jiro Nakahata
- Step Up Love Story: Love Forever (2012) as Mamoru Onoda
- The Little Girl in Me (2012)
- 39 settoudan (2012)
- Oba: The Last Samurai (2011) as Kazuo Oshiro
- Peak: The Rescuers (2011)
- Ryōmaden (2010)
- Ultraman Zero: The Revenge of Belial (2010) as Guru
- Mori no Asagao (2010) as Toshiyuki Tanizaki
- Flarella (2010)
- Golden Slumber (2010) as Shizuo Todoroki
- The Lightning Tree (2010) as Monnosuke Hayasaka
- Kazura (2010)
- The Code (2009)
- Where Are You? (2009)
- One-Pound Gospel (2008) as Takayama, Dragon Kanzaki's coach
- Happy Flight (2008) as Bird Patrol
- The Glorious Team Batista (2008)
- Where The Legend Lives (2008)
- Rakugo musume (2008)
- Tokyo Rhapsody (2007)
- Shabake (2007) as (as Bengaru)
- HERO SP (2006) as Takuro Komori
- Star Reformer (2006) as Kazuyoshi Kurusu
- Paradise: Carried Away (2006)
- Peanuts (2006) as Tsutomu Kusano
- Detective Office 5: Another Story (2005) as Detective
- Older Sister (2005) as Shigeta Noda
- Madamada Abunai Deka (2005) as Tanaka
- Tokyo Noir (2004)
- The Motive (2004) as Mutsuo Takarai
- Damned Files 4 (2004)
- Nejirin bou (2004) as Fujisawa
- Alive (2003) as Tokutake
- Cop Festival: New Beginning (2003)
- Teacher's suitcase (2003) as Matsumoto Hiroshi
- AIBOU: Tokyo Detective Duo (2002)
- Trick: The Movie (2002) as God No. 002
- The Last Snow (2002) as Kenichiro Mizuta
- The King of Minami: Yakuza Finance (2001) as Minakami
- Ah, A Sharp Detective 2 (2001)
- Ah, A Sharp Detective (2001)
- Codename: Tomoko (2000) as Koichi Kimitsu
- The Woman of S.R.I. (1999) as Sano
- Godzilla 2000: Millennium (1999) as Sonoda
- One Summer's Day (1999) as Man at table
- Karaoke (1999)
- Sada (1998) as Sanosuke Tachibana
- Give It All (1998) as Class Teacher
- The New Metropolitan Police Branch 82 (1998) as Released Prisoner
- I Want to Hear the Wind's Song (1998) as Ladies' Clinic doctor
- Abunai Deka Forever The Movie (1998)
- Bonds (1998) as Doctor
- School Ghost Story F (1997)
- Gamera 2: Attack of Legion (1996) as Honami's father
- The King of Minami: Conspiracy (1996)
- Closing Time (1996)
- Asian Blue: Ukishima-maru Incident (1995)
- Goodbye for Tomorrow (1995) as Masaru Ikenouchi
- Broken Heart (1995)
- Teito Monogatari Gaiden (1995)
- Turning Point (1994)
- Level (1994)
- Pachislot Story: I Won’t Let Them Rip Me Off (1994)
- Gotoshi Co. Ltd. II (1994)
- The Tomb & the Divorce (1993)
- Samurai Kids (1993)
- Marriage (1993)
- Haruka, Nostalgia (1993) as Akira Kinomiya
- We Are Not Alone (1993)
- Bloom in the Moonlight “The Story of Rentaro Taki” (1993)
- Yamai wa kikara: Byôin e ikô 2 (1992)
- The Rocking Horsemen (1992) as Takayuki Fujiwara
- Suzume Iro Doki (1992)
- Stranger (1991)
- Goodbye Mama (1991) as Cameo
- Chizuko's Younger Sister (1991) as Mako's Father
- Shimanto River (1991)
- Dance till Tomorrow (1991)
- Savage City: Angel Whisper (1991)
- Thriller CRT (1991)
- Boiling Point (1990) as Muto
- Let's Go to the Hospital (1990) as Ushimaru
- The Legend of Zipang (1990)
- Megumi no Sekai (1990)
- Dotchi mo dotchi (1990)
- Beijing Watermelon (1989) as Haruzo Horikoshi
- CAT'S EYE: Midnight Love Adventure (1988)
- The Yen Family (1988) as Middle-aged man
- The Discarnates (1988) as Taxi Driver
- Memories of You (1988)
- Dangerous Cops Again (1988) as Tanaka
- Stay or go? (1988)
- A Taxing Woman (1987) as Man in Apartment
- Dangerous Cops (1987) as Tanaka
- Dangerous Detective (1986) as Fumio Tanaka
- The Shogunate's Harem (1986) as Kanji
- Apartment Wife: Serial Murders (1986)
- Jokyōshi 'izu noodoriko' satsujin jiken (1986)
- Capone Cries a Lot (1985) as Chinese man
- Big Magnum Kuroiwa (1985) as Haruhiko Nakayama
- Kekkon Annai Mystery (1985)
- Marukin marubi no kintamashii maki (1985) as Hideyuki Ohashi
- 水曜ドラマスペシャル (1984)
- Ana (1984) as Detective Katayama
- Tora-san's Song of Love (1983)
- Fujio Akatsuka's Gag Porno: In the Mood Once Again (1979) as The Man in Shinjuku
- Masked Crusader, Mr. Jirenman (1979) as Noguchi
- Shimo-ochiai Yakitori Movie (1979)
Frequently Asked Questions
What movies or TV shows is Bengal best known for?
Bengal is widely recognized for notable roles and projects including Punch-Drunk Woman (2026), Hirayasumi (2025), Sato and Sato (2025), First Love (2019).
When and where was Bengal born?
Bengal was born on August 17, 1951 in Tokyo, Japan.
How many credits does Bengal have?
Bengal has accumulated over 150 film and television credits across a career spanning from 1979 to 2026.
What is Bengal's background in cinema and television?
Bengal, also known by the stage name Bengaru and birth name Haruo Yanagihara, is a male actor born in Tokyo, Japan, on August 17, 1951. His career is documented with 151 known credits in the film and television database.
Bengal by the numbers
150credits
122films
28TV series
1979–2026active years
Age in their best-rated roles
- Ryōmaden (2010) — aged about 58
- Tokyo Noir (2004) — aged about 52
- Hirayasumi (2025) as Shibusawa — aged about 73
- Dangerous Detective (1986) as Fumio Tanaka — aged about 34
- Punch-Drunk Woman (2026) as Ryuji Osada — aged about 74
- Ultraman Zero: The Revenge of Belial (2010) as Guru — aged about 58
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