| Shingo Yamashiro | |
| Birth Date: | 10 November 1938 |
| Birth Place: | Kyoto, Japan |
| Death Place: | Tokyo, Japan |
| Occupation: | Actor, television presenter |
| Yearsactive: | 1957–2008 |
was a Japanese television and film actor.[1]
Yamashiro, who was originally from Kyoto, Japan, was born,[1] but used Shingo Yamashiro as his stage name. He made his film acting debut in 1957.[1]
Yamashiro starred in the television series Hakuba Dōji ("White Horse Rider"), beginning in 1960.[1] During the 1970s, Yamashiro appeared in several yakuza films such as the Battles Without Honor and Humanity series[1] and Gambling Den Heist (1975). Yamashiro also directed occasionally, helming such films in Nikkatsu's Roman porno series as Female Cats (1983) and Gemini Woman (1984).[2] He starred in several variety shows later in his career.[1]
Yamashiro was admitted to a nursing home in Machida, western Tokyo, for treatment of diabetes.[1] He died of pneumonia at said nursing home on August 12, 2009, at the age of 70.[1]