Jirō Yabuki Explained

Jirō Yabuki
Birth Name:	Mitsuho Maeda
Birth Date:	1949 1, df=y
Birth Place:	Kimitsu, Chiba, Japan
Occupation:	Actor
Yearsactive:	1967–1982

also known as Jirō Chiba is a retired Japanese actor.^[1] His older brother was Sonny Chiba.^[2] He is known for playing the role of Kazuya Taki in the tokusatsu superhero series Kamen Rider.

He started his acting career at the Bungakuza theatre company in 1967.^{[3] [4]} In 1970, he joined Sonny Chiba's production company and often co-starred with Sonny in many films.^[4] His first starring role in the film was in Gekitotsu! Aikidō.^{[4] [5]} In 1976, he changed his stage name from Jirō Chiba to Jirō Yabuki.^[4]

He announced his retirement as an actor in 1982.^{[3] [6]}

Filmography

Film

• The Assassin (1970) as Jirō
• (1971)
• Kigeki Ijiwaru Daishōgai (1971)
• Kamen Rider vs. Shocker (1972) as Kazuya Taki
• Kamen Rider vs. Ambassador Hell (1972) as Kazuya Taki
• The Street Fighter (1974) as Gijun Shikenbaru
• The Bullet Train (1975) as Officer
• Champion of Death (1975) as Ogano Genpachirō
• The Return of the Sister Street Fighter (1975) as Xiang De-Ki (Sho Tokki)
• (1975) as Morihei Ueshiba
• Machine Gun Dragon (1976) as Jirō Segawa
• Dragon Princess (1976) as Jirō Chinen
• The Rugby Star (1976) as Jirō Yabuki
• (1976) as Makoto Karaki
• Terror of Yakuza (1976) as Tetsuo Chibana
• Yakuza Graveyard (1976) as Hideo Wakamoto
• Hokuriku Proxy War (1976) as Hanamaki
• Tree of Youth (1977) as Hiroshi Waku
• Circuit no Ōkami (1977) as Okita
• Yakuza Sensō Nihonno Don (1977) as Gundai Harita
• Sanshiro Sugata (1977) as Tesshin Higaki
• Shogun's Samurai (1978) as Yagyū Samon Taira-no-Tomonori
• The Okinawa War of Ten Years (1978) as Noboru Ishiura
• Kagemusha (1980) as Equestrian
• The Battle of Port Arthur (1980) as Kuji
• The Blazing Valiant (1981) as Fumio Sakamoto
• Eijanaika (1981) as Senmatsu
• The Gate of Youth (1982) as Ryuji Hamazaki
• Farewell to the Land (1982) as Akihiko Yamazawa
• Tattoo Ari (1982) as Teruya Shimada

Television

• Ōedo Sōsamō (1971) (Guest ep.25) as Sakichi
• Kamen Rider (1971) as Kazuya Taki
• Kikaider 01 (1974) (Guest ep.43 and 44) as Eisuke Tōge
• Robot Detective (1973) as Tsuyoshi Shinjō
• The Bodyguard (1974) as Jirō Kurata
• The Gorilla Seven (1975) as Tadashi Mannen
• Akumaizer 3 (1975) as Ippei Shima
• Kaiketsu Zubat (1977) (Guest ep.31 and 32)
• G-Men '75 (1977, 1979) (Guest ep.128 and 221)
• Daitokai season2 (1978) (Guest ep.47) as Akira Sugiyama
• Taiyō ni Hoero! (1978, 1981) (Guest ep.312 and 488)
• Ōgon no Hibi (1978) as Hattori Hanzō
• The Yagyu Conspiracy (1978) as Fuchikari
• Doberman Deka (1980) as Kyosuke Hirata
• Hissatsu Shigotonin (1980) (Guest ep.75) as Einoshin Tachiki
• Seibu Keisatsu (1981) (Guest ep.104) as Noboru Akimoto
• Kage no Gundan season2 (1981) (Guest ep.7) as Kikumaru

Notes and References

1. Web site: Jiro Yabuki. Kinenote. 26 September 2021.
2. Web site: https://bunshun.jp/articles/-/48054?page=2. 追悼 タフで優しい"地上最強の男"アクション俳優・千葉真一が残したもの. Shūkan Bunshun online 文春オンライン. 26 September 2021.
3. Web site: https://thetv.jp/person/0000024793/. Jirō Yabuki profile. The TV. 26 September 2021.
4. Web site: https://eigadb.com/p10086282. Jirō Yabuki profile. 映画DB. 26 September 2021.
5. Web site: http://www.laputa-jp.com/laputa/program/takadakoji/sakuhin2.html. 激突! 合気道. ラピュタ. 26 September 2021.
6. Web site: https://topics.tbs.co.jp/article/detail/?id=2131. スター千葉真一の弟はきこり?. TBS. 26 September 2021.