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Hidekazu Akai

Acting Born Aug 17, 1959 Osaka, Japan 144 credits
144
Total Credits
1988–2025
38 Years Career Span
10
Vault Titles
10
Key Co-Stars

Biography

Hidekazu Akai works in acting. Born August 17, 1959 in Osaka, Japan. Archytele tracks 144 screen credits across canonical film and television databases.

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Known for

99.9 Criminal Lawyer

2016

Hanzawa Naoki

as Kiyohiko Takeshita

Hanzawa Naoki

as 竹下清彦
Film

Mary, Queen of Scots

1971
Film

The Haunted Samurai

2007

Aser

as Yujiro Haruno

Hideyoshi

as Ishikawa Goemon
Film

Fort Apache

as 大場 衛

Kamen Rider Agito

as Nobuyuki Ishii

High School Teacher

as Shinjyo Toru

Frequent co-stars

Hiroyuki Sanada 2 shared titles
Sachiko Sakurai 2 shared titles
Shuji Kashiwabara 2 shared titles
Naoto Takenaka 1 shared title
Yasuko Sawaguchi 1 shared title
Tetsuya Watari 1 shared title
Masanobu Takashima 1 shared title
Etsuko Ichihara 1 shared title
Tohru Watanabe 1 shared title
Hiroaki Murakami 1 shared title

Career timeline

Silent Night
Tomorrow in the Finder
Isn’t It a Ripoff?: The Job of a New Member of the Intellectual Property DepartmentOrange LampThe New King of Minami ~ Ginjiro's New Enemy is God!
AkaiFlowers Blooming on the Shore新・ミナミの帝王～スキャンダルを暴け! 銀次郎に託された遺言～ナニワ金融道 3発目～大蛇市マネーウォーズ～School Lunch
Shin Minami no TeiouWarship BoyJapan Gangster War Chapter 9Nebagiba New World
Japan Gangster War Chapter 7일본 야쿠자 전쟁新・ミナミの帝王～失われた絆～Japan Gangster War Chapter 6Japan Gangster War Chapter 5
Everyone’s Demoted!!新・ミナミの帝王～過去からの罠～新・ミナミの帝王～親の心子知らず、子の心親知らず～Japan Gangster War Chapter 2Japan Gangster War
新・ミナミの帝王～ニンベンの女～文福茶釜Conquest 18Conquest 19Conquest 17
The Two Headed Dragon 2Gekijouban Shin Minami no teiouYakuza: Domination of the Realm 5The Two Headed DragonCapital Conflict 2
99.9 Criminal Lawyer64: Part 164: Part 2The Book PeddlerCONFLICT: Outbreak
JINXED新・ミナミの帝王～美人詐欺師の罠～Hana's Miso SoupMom, I'm OkayIf Tomorrow Comes
新・ミナミの帝王～銀次郎、ついに逮捕！？～新・ミナミの帝王～金儲けの方法、教えます！～Tales of the Bizarre: 2014 Spring SpecialThe King of Minami Returns: Ginjiro, Arrested!?The King of Minami Returns: How to Make Money
Hanzawa NaokiHanzawa Naoki新・ミナミの帝王～狙われた銀次郎～The King of Minami Returns: Ginjiro in DangerThe King of Minami Returns: Paper Scraps for Money
新・ミナミの帝王〜狙われた町工場〜新・ミナミの帝王～仕掛けられた罠～The Dangerous SlopeThe King of Minami Returns: A Backstreet Factory in DangerThe King of Minami Returns: A Scrappy Business
新・ミナミの帝王～裏切りの実印～The King of Minami Returns: The Seal of Betrayal
Teppan新・ミナミの帝王Negotiator: Reiji Domoto警視庁機動捜査隊216The King of Minami Returns
Yamagata Scream
Tears of Kitty
The Haunted Samurai
ArigatouThe Sakai's Happiness
クライマーズ・ハイ
Vessel of Sand
新・ミナミの帝王～紙クズ商売～Akame 48 Waterfalls伊豆・金沢 犀賀焼殺人事件Sutegoro: The Three Kajiwara Brothers' Turbulent Showa History
Ultraman Cosmos 2: The Blue Planet
Ultraman Cosmos: The First Contact
A Class to Remember IV: Fifteen巡査鉄兵の推理日誌巡査鉄兵の推理日誌
To HeartShin-Karajishi Kabushiki-Kaisha
A Dangerous Woman
Hideyoshi
Maborosiセカンド．チャンス

Full Filmography

144 titles
  • Silent Night (2025)
  • Tomorrow in the Finder (2024)
  • Isn’t It a Ripoff?: The Job of a New Member of the Intellectual Property Department (2023) as Ichiro Masuda
  • Orange Lamp (2023)
  • The New King of Minami ~ Ginjiro's New Enemy is God! (2023) as Hideo Sawaki
  • Akai (2022) as Himself
  • Flowers Blooming on the Shore (2022) as Tetsuji
  • 新・ミナミの帝王～スキャンダルを暴け! 銀次郎に託された遺言～ (2022)
  • ナニワ金融道 3発目～大蛇市マネーウォーズ～ (2022)
  • School Lunch (2022) as [Butcher shop owner]
  • Naniwa Kinyudo - Haibara knocks on the door of Imperial Finance! (2022)
  • ナニワ金融道 2発目〜銭と泪と権利と女〜 (2022)
  • Shin Minami no Teiou (2021)
  • Warship Boy (2021) as Iwao Nomozaki
  • Japan Gangster War Chapter 9 (2021)
  • Nebagiba New World (2021) as Katsutaro Murakami
  • Japan Gangster War Chapter 7 (2020)
  • 일본 야쿠자 전쟁 (2020)
  • 新・ミナミの帝王～失われた絆～ (2020)
  • Japan Gangster War Chapter 6 (2020)
  • Japan Gangster War Chapter 5 (2020)
  • Japan Gangster War Chapter 8 (2020)
  • Everyone’s Demoted!! (2019)
  • 新・ミナミの帝王～過去からの罠～ (2019)
  • 新・ミナミの帝王～親の心子知らず、子の心親知らず～ (2019)
  • Japan Gangster War Chapter 2 (2019)
  • Japan Gangster War (2019)
  • Japan Gangster War Chapter 3 (2019)
  • Japan Gangster War Chapter 4 (2019)
  • The Tears of Malumpati (2019)
  • 新・ミナミの帝王～ニンベンの女～ (2018)
  • 文福茶釜 (2018) as Taizo Kikuchi
  • Conquest 18 (2018)
  • Conquest 19 (2018)
  • Conquest 17 (2018)
  • Conquest 15 (2018)
  • Chivalry's Lament 3 (2018)
  • Chivalry's Lament 2 (2018)
  • Conquest 16 (2018)
  • Chivalry's Lament (2018)
  • The Two Headed Dragon 2 (2017)
  • Gekijouban Shin Minami no teiou (2017)
  • Yakuza: Domination of the Realm 5 (2017)
  • The Two Headed Dragon (2017)
  • Capital Conflict 2 (2017)
  • Capital Conflict (2017)
  • 新・ミナミの帝王～光と影～ (2017)
  • Strong Man Chapter 3 (2017)
  • Conquest 14 (2017)
  • The King of Minami Returns: Light and Shadow (2017)
  • Capital Conflict 3 (2017)
  • The King of Minami The Movie (2017)
  • The Wild Ones: The Unorthodox Yakuza (2017)
  • Yakuza: Domination of the Realm (2017)
  • Conquest 13 (2017)
  • The King of Minami Returns: The Price of a Life (2017)
  • Conquest 12 (2017)
  • 99.9 Criminal Lawyer (2016)
  • 64: Part 1 (2016) as Mochizuki
  • 64: Part 2 (2016) as Mochizuki
  • The Book Peddler (2016) as Fisherman Yamada
  • CONFLICT: Outbreak (2016) as Yasuoka
  • 新・ミナミの帝王 ～奨学金とオレオレ詐欺～ (2016)
  • CONFLICT II: Conclusion (2016) as Yasuoka
  • Strong Man (2016)
  • Strong Man Chapter 2 (2016)
  • Front and Back: Final Chapter (2016)
  • Shura Man and Homeless Girl (2016)
  • The King of Minami Returns: Scholarship and Oreore Fraud (2016)
  • JINXED (2015) as Juzo Kobatake
  • 新・ミナミの帝王～美人詐欺師の罠～ (2015)
  • Hana's Miso Soup (2015) as Yoichi Matsuo
  • Mom, I'm Okay (2015) as Sasaki Hiroshi
  • If Tomorrow Comes (2015) as Yukio Matsui
  • Front and Back: Chapter 4 (2015)
  • Front and Back: Chapter 2 (2015)
  • Front and Back: Chapter 5 (2015)
  • Front and Back (2015) as Shuichi Kijima
  • Front and Back: Chapter 3 (2015)
  • The King of Minami Returns: A Sweet Swindler's Deadly Trap (2015)
  • The King of Minami Returns: A 250 Dollar Promise (2015)
  • 新・ミナミの帝王～銀次郎、ついに逮捕！？～ (2014)
  • 新・ミナミの帝王～金儲けの方法、教えます！～ (2014)
  • Tales of the Bizarre: 2014 Spring Special (2014)
  • The King of Minami Returns: Ginjiro, Arrested!? (2014)
  • The King of Minami Returns: How to Make Money (2014)
  • Hanzawa Naoki (2013) as Kiyohiko Takeshita
  • Hanzawa Naoki (2013) as 竹下清彦
  • 新・ミナミの帝王～狙われた銀次郎～ (2013)
  • The King of Minami Returns: Ginjiro in Danger (2013)
  • The King of Minami Returns: Paper Scraps for Money (2013)
  • 新・ミナミの帝王〜狙われた町工場〜 (2012)
  • 新・ミナミの帝王～仕掛けられた罠～ (2012)
  • The Dangerous Slope (2012)
  • The King of Minami Returns: A Backstreet Factory in Danger (2012)
  • The King of Minami Returns: A Scrappy Business (2012)
  • 新・ミナミの帝王～裏切りの実印～ (2011)
  • The King of Minami Returns: The Seal of Betrayal (2011)
  • Teppan (2010)
  • 新・ミナミの帝王 (2010)
  • Negotiator: Reiji Domoto (2010)
  • 警視庁機動捜査隊216 (2010) as 金子洋平
  • The King of Minami Returns (2010)
  • Yamagata Scream (2009) as Shikashimatsu
  • Tears of Kitty (2008) as Serikawa
  • The Haunted Samurai (2007)
  • Arigatou (2006)
  • The Sakai's Happiness (2006)
  • クライマーズ・ハイ (2005) as 安西耿一郎
  • Vessel of Sand (2004) as Keiichi Miki
  • 新・ミナミの帝王～紙クズ商売～ (2003)
  • Akame 48 Waterfalls (2003) as New World
  • 伊豆・金沢 犀賀焼殺人事件 (2003)
  • Sutegoro: The Three Kajiwara Brothers' Turbulent Showa History (2003)
  • Ultraman Cosmos 2: The Blue Planet (2002) as Yujiro Haruno
  • Ultraman Cosmos: The First Contact (2001) as Yujiro Haruno
  • A Class to Remember IV: Fifteen (2000)
  • 巡査鉄兵の推理日誌 (2000)
  • 巡査鉄兵の推理日誌 (2000)
  • To Heart (1999) as Masaru Yoshii（吉井 勝）
  • Shin-Karajishi Kabushiki-Kaisha (1999)
  • A Dangerous Woman (1998)
  • Hideyoshi (1996) as Ishikawa Goemon
  • Maborosi (1995) as Master
  • セカンド．チャンス (1995) as Noda Tsutomu
  • Haru yo koi (1994) as 竹中洋介
  • The Loss of Humanity (1994) as 大場 衛
  • Raiden (1994)
  • 119 (1994) as Nobuyuki Ishii
  • High School Teacher (1993) as Shinjyo Toru
  • Tokyo Elevator Girl (1992)
  • Tokyo Elevator Girl (1992) Creator
  • Suzume Iro Doki (1992)
  • Hold Me and Kiss Me (1992) as Akira Takano
  • Taiheiki (1991) as Masasue Kusunoki
  • The Cat- Beast Wars: Nine Lives (1991) as Wei
  • Au Revoir, Mon Amour (1991) as Noguchi
  • Check (1991) as Ayumu Tobita
  • Bad Guys Only (1990)
  • Kinpira (1990)
  • Knockout (1989) as Eiji Adachi
  • Knockout (1989) Book
  • Dangerous Cops Again (1988)
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Frequently Asked Questions

What movies or TV shows is Hidekazu Akai best known for?

Hidekazu Akai is widely recognized for notable roles and projects including 99.9 Criminal Lawyer (2016), Hanzawa Naoki (2013), Hanzawa Naoki (2013), Mary, Queen of Scots (1971).

When and where was Hidekazu Akai born?

Hidekazu Akai was born on August 17, 1959 in Osaka, Japan.

How many credits does Hidekazu Akai have?

Hidekazu Akai has accumulated over 144 film and television credits across a career spanning from 1988 to 2025.

What is Hidekazu Akai's background in cinema and television?

Hidekazu Akai (赤井英和, Hidekazu Akai) is a Japanese actor and former Pro Boxer. After becoming a professional bpxer , Akai won the Junior Welterweight All Japan Rookie King Tournament by 3RKO against Ozaki Fujio in the 4th All Japan Rookie King final match. Since his debut, he had 12 straight KO wins.