Shōhei Hino

Shōhei Hino (Japanese: 火野 正平, Hepburn: Hino Shōhei, born May 30, 1949 in Tokyo) is a Japanese actor and singer. Hino was born in Tokyo and raised in Osaka. Hino appeared in many jidaigeki television dramas. He is best known for his roles in the Hissatsu series.He began his acting career at the age of 13. In 1966, he made his film debut with Izukoe. In 1973, he was given the stage name Shōhei Hino by novelist Shōtarō Ikenami. In the same year, he won popularity through his role Hashiba Hideyoshi in Kunitori Monogatari. In 1974, Hino made film appearance for the first time in 8 years and played lead role for the first time in Orenochi wa Taninnochi" directed by Toshio Masuda. He was one of the candidates for the role of main character Genji in Shohei Imamura's film Eijanaika but eventually he played a smaller role. As a singer Hino debuted in 1977 with the single "Sonomamani".

From 2011, Hino has been hosting a travel program "Nippon Odan Kokorotabi" on NHK-BS which he travels around Japan by bicycle.In 2012, Hino played General Hideki Tojo in the film Emperor.