Arata Iura : biography
September 15, 1974 –
, formerly better known by his stage name Arata, is a Japanese actor, model and fashion designer.
Biography
Iura co-starred in Yukio Ninagawa’s Snakes and Earrings with Yuriko Yoshitaka and Kengo Kora. He appeared in Junji Sakamoto’s Strangers in the City.
He portrayed Yukio Mishima in Koji Wakamatsu’s 11:25 The Day He Chose His Own Fate.
He also appeared in some of Hirokazu Koreeda’s films such as After Life, Distance and Air Doll.
Filmography
Film
- After Life (1998)
- Shady Grove (1999)
- Distance (2001)
- Ping Pong (2002)
- Aoi Kuruma (2004)
- Gina K (2005)
- Yaji and Kita: The Midnight Pilgrims (2005)
- The Prisoner (2007)
- Purukogi (2007)
- United Red Army (2007)
- Snakes and Earrings (2008)
- 20th Century Boys (2008)
- Air Doll (2009)
- Ultra Miracle Love Story (2009)
- John Rabe (2009)
- Caterpillar (2010)
- Zatoichi: The Last (2010)
- Strangers in the City (2010)
- Kimi ni Todoke (2010)
- 11:25 The Day He Chose His Own Fate (2012)
- Our Homeland (2012)
- Bakugyaku Familia (2012)
- The Millennial Rapture (2013)
- The Ravine of Goodbye (2013)
Television
- Mori no Asagao (2010)
- Mitsu no Aji: A Taste of Honey (2011)
- Taira no Kiyomori (2012)
- Rich Man, Poor Woman (2012)
