Koichi Iwaki Explained

Kōichi Iwaki
Birth Name:	Lee Gwon-il (이권일)
Birth Date:	21 March 1951
Birth Place:	Tokyo, Japan
Occupation:	Actor

is a Japanese actor. He won the award for best actor at the 8th Yokohama Film Festival for the 1986 film Minami e Hashire, Umi no Michi o.^[1] He was a Zainichi Korean until April 5, 2017, when he naturalized. Iwaki is also a racing car driver.^[2]

Filmography

Films

• The Doberman Cop (1977)
• Proof of the Man (1977), Kori Kyohei
• The Resurrection of the Golden Wolf (1979)
• Minami e Hashire, Umi no Michi o! (1986), Tomishima Ryo
• Family (2001)
• Family 2 (2001)
• Kikoku (2003)
• (2014)
• (2016)
• (2019), Inukinoni Manjiro
• (2021)^[3]
• Last Turn (2024), Kenji Fukuyama^[4]

Television

• Kita no Kuni kara (1981–2002, Fuji TV) - Sōta Kitamura^[5]
• Asunaro Hakusho (1993, Fuji TV)^[6]
• Good Luck!! (2003, TBS) — Mizushima Kousaku
• My Boss My Hero (2006, NTV) — Minami Takayuki (Principal)
• Miss Pilot (2013, Fuji TV) — Shinozaki Kazutoyo

Notes and References

1. Web site: http://homepage3.nifty.com/yokohama-eigasai/08-1986/08_1986_shou.html. ja:第８回ヨコハマ映画祭 １９８６年日本映画個人賞. 2010-03-31. Yokohama Film Festival. Japanese. https://web.archive.org/web/20120928063346/http://homepage3.nifty.com/yokohama-eigasai/08-1986/08_1986_shou.html. 2012-09-28. dead.
2. Web site: Jaf｜モータースポーツ.
3. Web site: 生田斗真主演「土竜の唄」に堤真一、仲里依紗ら続投、岡村隆史や菜々緒も大暴れ. July 21, 2021. Natalie.
4. Web site: ラストターン 福山健二71歳、二度目の青春. September 29, 2023. eiga.com.
5. Web site: 北の国から. December 21, 2021. TV drama database.
6. Web site: あすなろ白書. September 30, 2021. TV drama database.