Johnny Ohkura

Known for

Acting

Born

September 3, 1952

Birthplace

Kawasaki, Kanagawa, Japan

Died

November 19, 2014 (aged 62)

Biography

Actor and musician. Founded the band CAROL with Eikichi Yazawa in 1971. After disbanding CAROL in 1975, he became a solo artist and expanded his acting career.

Best known work

Merry Christmas, Mr. Lawrence

1983

Boiling Point

1990

XX: Beautiful Hunter

1994

Distant Thunder

1981

Scent of a Spell

1985

Tales of the Bizarre

1990

Cabaret

1986

Demon's Room

1982

Chi-n-pi-ra

1984

Yakuza Wolves: The Yanagawa Gang

2002

Filmography

2008
The Successful Businessmen Handbook IV: Charisma You Can Learn from the Yakuza
2006
Waru: The End
2003
Road to the Don Theatrical Version
2003
Hokkaido Yakuza War: Elegy of the North Sea
2003
True Record: The Yanagawa Gang: The Legend of Jirō Yanagawa: The Final Chapter
2002
Mafia Family Yanagawa - Part 2
2002
Yakuza Wolves: The Yanagawa Gang
2000
Jingi 25: Bloody Rule
2000
雀狼伝　必殺！！亜空間殺法
2000
Ando Gumi Gaiden Genealogy of the Group Wolf 5
2000
Road to the Don 12
2000
The Scarred Code of Honor
2000
Ando Gumi Gaiden Genealogy of the Group Wolf 4
1999
Drift Wars
1994
XX: Beautiful Hunter
as Ito
1994
The Roaring Trucker Army - The Motion Picture
1993
New Book of the Waru 2: Challenge
1992
One Shot at Glory! The Roaring Trucker Army
1992
Detective Story
1992
A Legend of Turmoil
as Hitman
1991
Yakuza Warfare
1991
Kawachi Zankeiden Shamo Chicken (Shamo)
1990
Gorudorasshu
1990
Boiling Point
as Minamizaka
1990
Like a Beast
as Genichi Katsuragi