Born in Rikuzentakata, Iwate Prefecture, he enrolled in Hosei University but withdrew when he successfully auditioned for a part in Kamen Rider. He made his debut as Hiroshi Tsukuba in Skyrider.
Hiroaki appeared in a lot of jidaigeki television dramas. He appeared the NHK jidaigeki On'yado Kawasemi in 1980â81, and in a new series Shin On'yado Kawasemi in 1997. He appeared in Hissatsu series Hissatsu Shigotonin V as the florist-turned-blacksmith named Masa, and as a repeating character in Series and popularity.
Five Taiga drama roles are among his credits. They are in Haru no HatÅ (1985), KÅsaka Masanobu in Takeda Shingen (1988), Fujiwara no Kiyohira in Homura Tatsu (1993), Akechi Mitsuhide in Hideyoshi (1996), and Yanagisawa Yoshiyasu in Genroku RyÅran (1999). In the annual TV Tokyo New Year's spectacular, he portrayed Sasaki KojirÅ in Miyamoto Musashi (1990), Kira no Nikichi in JirÅchÅ Sangokushi (1991), YagyÅ« JÅ«bei in Tokugawa BugeichÅ YagyÅ« Sandai no Ken (1993), and Araki Mataemon in Tenka SÅran Tokugawa Sandai no InbÅ (2006). Among the jidaigeki series he has starred in are HatchÅbori no Shichinin (2000-06), Zenigata Heiji (2004-05), YagyÅ« JÅ«bei Nanaban ShÅbu (2005â07), and Shikaku Ukeoinin (2007). Additionally, he portrayed Oda Nobunaga in TaikÅki Tenka o Neratta Otoko: Hideyoshi" (2006).
He has appeared in more than fifteen films, including several in the Kamen Rider and " franchises. Further films to his credit include GokudÅ no Onnatachi 2", Juliet Game" and Iron Maze" (In a Grove).
Recent movies
| # | Name | Character | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ataru: The First Love & The Last Kill (2013) | Larry Inoue | 7 |
| 2 | Zombie Ass: Toilet of the Dead (2012) | - | 3.5 |
| 3 | Solanin (2010) | Policeman | 6 |
| 4 | 63 Minutes Later (2009) | - | - |
| 5 | Iron Maze (1991) | Sugita | - |
| 6 | Yakuza Ladies 2 (1987) | Ryoji Kimoto | - |
| 7 | P. P. Rider (1983) | Kinta | 5 |
