Yasukaze Motomiya

Yasukaze Motomiya (本宮 泰風, Motomiya Yasukaze; born 7 February 1972, in Adachi, Tokyo)^[1] is a Japanese actor. His real name is Yasuyuki Hirai (平井 康之, Hirai Yasu'yuki). He is represented by Triple A.

Yasukaze Motomiya
本宮 泰風
Born	Yasuyuki Hirai (1972-02-07) 7 February 1972 (age 53) Adachi, Tokyo, Japan
Nationality	Japanese
Occupation	Actor
Years active	1994–present
Agent	Triple A
Notable work	Nihon Tōitsu series
Television	Kamen Rider Blade
Spouse	Akiko Matsumoto
Relatives	Ryuji Harada (brother)

Biography

Motomiya's elder brother is Ryuji Harada, which is also an actor as well as a youtuber.^[2] His sister-in-law is Ai Harada, which is a TV personality and blogger. His nephew is the youtuber Kazuto Hirai ^{[citation needed]}. His wife is tarento Akiko Matsumoto.^{[citation needed]}.

Motomiya was scouted after his older brother entered the entertainment industry and debuted in 1994 Spur wa Yukue Fumei (Nippon TV). Contrary to Harada's brother who often plays "good" characters, he often plays villain, suspicious, or to-be-killed characters.

Motomiya's son is a big fan of the Heisei Kamen Rider series. He appeared in Kamen Rider Blade as an Isaka/Peacock Undead (name given to the monsters of the show) so that "my [his] son will be delighted". When Motomiya appeared on the programme, he declared that he harassed the cast, through actions such as hiding the shoes of the persons cast to be the Rider, and doing "hatred efforts".^{[citation needed]}

Alongside his acting career, he's also the president of the mixed martial arts team Motomiya Juku^{[citation needed]}. He's also a close friend of Hitoshi Ozawa^{[citation needed]}, and acts as a member and captain of Ozawa's baseball team.

Motomiya's special skills are kendo, MMA fighting, boxing, and baseball^{[citation needed]}.

Filmography

TV dramas

Run	Title	Role	Notes	Ref.
2014	S: The Last Policeman	Ichiro Yamanaka		[3]
2017	The Supporting Actors	Himself	Episode 7	[3]
2020	Awaiting Kirin	Bandit leader	Taiga drama	[3]
2025	Unbound	Wakagiya Yohachi	Taiga drama	[4]

Films

Year	Title	Role	Notes	Ref.
1999	Jubaku: Spellbound			[5]
2006	Sun Scarred	Makoto Nitta		[6]
2021	The Supporting Actors: The Movie	Himself		[7]
	Baby Assassins			[8]
2022	Kyoto Camaro Detective			[9]
	The Y-Team	Renji Himuro	also producer	[10]
	The Mukoda Barber Shop	Kazeyasu Miyamoto		[11]
	Break in the Clouds			[12]
2023	Bad City	Park		[13]
	Daisuke Jigen			[14]
	The Quiet Yakuza Part 1	Kōshirō Inokubi		[15]
	The Quiet Yakuza Part 2	Kōshirō Inokubi		[16]
2024	Samurai Detective Onihei: Blood for Blood	Chūsuke		[17]
	Renji Himuro	Renji Himuro	Lead role	[18]
	The Quiet Yakuza 2: Part 1	Kōshirō Inokubi		[19]
	The Quiet Yakuza 2: Part 2	Kōshirō Inokubi		[20]
2025	Ghost Killer			[21]
	Isolated	Renji Himuro		[22]

Direct-to-video

Year	Title	Role	Notes	Ref.
2013–present	Nihon Tōitsu series	Renji Himuro	Lead role	[23]

Video games

Year	Title	Role	Notes	Ref.
2023	Like a Dragon Gaiden: The Man Who Erased His Name	Kosei Shishido		[24]