Haruhiko Yamanouchi

Haruhiko Yamanouchi
山内 春彦
Born (1946-04-20) 20 April 1946 (age 78)
Tokyo, Japan
Other namesHal Yamanouchi
Al Huang
Alma materTokyo University of Foreign Studies
Occupations
  • Actor
  • voice actor
  • dancer
  • choreographer
  • stunt performer
  • writer
Years active1976–present
ChildrenTaiyo Yamanouchi

Haruhiko Yamanouchi (山内 春彦, Yamanouchi Haruhiko, born 20 April 1946), also known as Hal Yamanouchi (ハル・ヤマノウチ, Haru Yamanouchi), is a Japanese-Italian actor, voice actor, dancer, choreographer, stunt performer, writer and former mime.[1] Born in Tokyo, he has resided in Italy since 1975 and holds Italian citizenship.[2][3]

Beginning his career as a mime, he has performed in and choreographed for numerous stage productions. Since 1976, he has acted in over 100 films and television series, including several 1980s genre films directed by the likes of Sergio Martino, Ruggero Deodato and Enzo G. Castellari. He is best known to international audiences for his villainous supporting roles in Wes Anderson's The Life Aquatic with Steve Zissou and The Wolverine. He has also translated and dubbed Japanese-language films into Italian.

  1. ^ "Haruhiko Yamanouchi's voice acting and dubbing contributions". Il mondo dei doppiatori, antoniogenna.net (in Italian). Retrieved 16 October 2018.
  2. ^ Lancia, Enrico; Melelli, Fabio (2006). Dizionario del cinema italiano. Attori stranieri del nostro cinema (in Italian). Rome: Gramese Editore. p. 213. ISBN 9788884404251.
  3. ^ Papaleo, Marco Lucio (1 August 2013). "Intervista Wolverine: Hal Yamanouchi" (in Italian). everyeye.it. Retrieved 27 September 2016.