Isao Kuraishi

is a Japanese actor represented by Office Miyamoto. His eldest son is fashion designer Kazuki Kuraishi.

Biography After dropping out from Nihon University College of Art, Kuraishi won the Mr. Mediocre Grand Prix award. He later joined to Daiei Film. Kuraishi started making regular appearances in Tokyo Keibi Shirei The Guardsman as Taiin Sugii.

On 1974, he dated The Guardsman co-star Ken Utsui's daughter and later married in six months.

On recent years Kuraishi and his wife appeared on travel series in TV Tokyo.

Filmography

Films Year Title Role Notes 1963 Kuro no Shikyuu 1964 Shiawasenara te o Tatakou 1965 The Guardsman Sugii 1967 Naomi Masataro Kumagai 1977 Circuit no Ōkami Minoru Asuka 1978 Tarao Ban'nai Keiji Yamamoto Never Give Up Sakura 1979 Kogane no Inu G.I. Samurai Masao Maruoka

TV series

Stage Year Title Notes The Merchant of Venice Annie Get Your Gun Chūshingura Seishun Dendekedekedeke 2008 Applause 2009 Hercule Poirot 2010 The Mousetrap