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Koichi Iwaki

Acting Born Mar 21, 1951 Nakano, Tokyo, Japan 24 credits

Biography

Kōichi Iwaki (岩城滉一, Iwaki Kōichi, born Lee Gwon-il) is a Japanese actor. Before entering the entertainment industry, Iwaki lived a high-profile life on the streets of Tokyo, which directly led to his discovery by movie producers. He was the vice-leader of COOLS, a legendary "hardcore" biker gang based in Harajuku and Omotesando, which he co-led with fellow future Japanese actor Hiroshi Tachi. He was scouted by the film studio Toei after photos of him riding his Harley-Davidson FLH1200 appeared in popular magazines like Heibon Punch and Weekly Playboy. Iwaki debuted in 1975 with the film Seishun Sanka: Boryoku Gakuen Dai Kakumei and quickly became the face of Toei's biker-themed "delinquent" movies.

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Known for

Film

She Cat

as Shirley

Full filmography

  • Good Luck!! (2003) as Mizushima Kosaku
  • Kita no kuni kara (1981) as Sota Kitamura (北村草太)
  • Dakishimetai! (1988)
  • Fukuie Keibuho no Aisatsu (2014) as 菅村
  • Miss Pilot (2013) as Kazutoyo Shinozaki（篠崎 一豊）
  • The Thorns of Alice (2014) as Shuichi Gendai
  • The Farthest Galaxy (2013)
  • Memoirs of a Murderer (2017) as Daisuke Tachibana
  • Wanted Chef: Watanabe (2019)
  • Kurohyō: Ryū ga Gotoku Shinshō (2010) as Taizan Amamiya
  • 西村京太郎トラベルミステリー (1981) as Yusuke Morishita
  • The Bullet Train (1975) as Akira Tôgô
  • Anita (2021) as Japanese Record Company President
  • She Cat (1983) as Shirley
  • HiGH&LOW The Movie 2: End of Sky (2017) as Kimitatsu Kurosaki
  • Silver Hawk (2004) as Akira Shiraishi
  • Proof of the Man (1977) as Kyohei Kori
  • The Resurrection of the Golden Wolf (1979)
  • The Mole Song: Undercover Agent Reiji (2013) as Shuho Todoroki
  • The Mole Song: Hong Kong Capriccio (2016) as Shuho Todoroki
  • パパ・サヴァイバル
  • The Beast to Die (1980) as Youki
  • Festival Champ (1976)
  • Doberman Cop (1977) as Chōei Mikawa