Hirofumi Arai

Hirofumi Arai
新井浩文
Arai at the 28th Tokyo International Film Festival in 2015
Born
Park Kyung-sik (박경식)

(1979-01-18) January 18, 1979 (age 45)
Hirosaki, Aomori, Japan
Other namesPark Kyung-bae (박경배)
Citizenship
OccupationActor
Years active2001–2019
Korean name
Hangul
박경배
Hanja
Revised RomanizationBak Gyeong-bae
McCune–ReischauerPak Kyŏngbae
Birth name
Hangul
박경식
Hanja
Revised RomanizationBak Gyeong-sik
McCune–ReischauerPak Kyŏngsik

Park Kyung-bae (born January 18, 1979), professionally known by his Japanese alias Hirofumi Arai (新井 浩文, Arai Hirofumi) is a Zainichi South Korean former actor.[1][2]

Career

Arai made his screen debut in Isao Yukisada's Go in 2001 when he was 22 years old. His next film role was the emotionally disturbed senior high school student Aoki in Toshiaki Toyoda's Blue Spring, which won him the Best New Actor award at the 17th Takasaki Film Festival.[3]

In 2011, Arai co-starred as Detective Kazuhiko Soga in a one-off TV crime thriller Douki with co-stars Ryuhei Matsuda as Detective Ryota Udagawa and Chiaki Kuriyama as Michiru Soga.

The June 2012 issue of Switch, a Japanese arts and media magazine,[4] features a special segment on top ten manga that teaches love and passion, chosen by Japanese actors, artists and musicians including Arai, who chose Bakuman while explaining: "You should up your girl power by learning how to behave like a heroine."[5]

Arai was represented by Anore Inc., a talent agency founded in 1996 by actor Tadanobu Asano, Asano's father Yukihisa Sato[6] and Asano's musician brother Kujun Sato.[7]

The talent agency terminated his contract shortly after Arai's arrest on February 1, 2019.[8]

Personal life

Arai's birth name is Park Kyung-sik (박경식).[9] He had stated in a number of Japanese interviews that he has a continual interest in being involved with films that explore Korean-Japanese issues.

Tokyograph announced in 2007 that Arai entered a "serious relationship" with singer Miu Sakamoto, the eldest daughter of noted musician Ryuichi Sakamoto and singer-songwriter Akiko Yano, after meeting during a television talk show in 2006.[10]

Arrest

On February 1, 2019, Arai was arrested for sexual assault involving rape of an outcall masseuse on July 1, 2018 by the Tokyo Metropolitan Police Department.[8][11][12] On February 21, 2019, he was indicted by the Tokyo District Public Prosecutors Office.[8][13][14] On December 2, 2019, Arai was sentenced to five years in prison.[15]

On December 25, 2019, Arai's lawyer requested bail from the Tokyo District Court.[16] On December 27, the Tokyo District Court decided to grant bail, and Arai paid a bail deposit of 5 million yen.[17]

On November 17, 2020, the sentence was reduced to four years in prison due to the actor paying a settlement of 3 million yen (about US$29,000) to the victim.[18]

Filmography

Film

Year Title Other titles Director Notes
2001 Blue Spring Aoi haru Toshiaki Toyoda Based on Taiyō Matsumoto's manga, sets in a run-down all-boys school where violence and apathy rule the roost.
Go Yukisada Isao Based on Kazuki Kaneshiro's coming-of-age novel, Go.
2002 Justice Yukisada Isao (short film)
2003 Josee, the Tiger and the Fish ジョゼと虎と魚たち
Joze to Tora to Sakanatachi 		Isshin Inudo Based on Seiko Tanabe's novel.
2004 Heaven's Bookstore 天国の本屋～恋火
Tengoku no honya 		Tetsuo Shinohara Based on Atsushi Matsuhisa and Wataru Tanaka's novel.
Loved Gun ラブドガン
Rabudo gan 		Kensaku Watanabe
69 sixtynine Sang-il Lee Based on Ryu Murakami's semi-autobiographical novel, 69.
Blood and Bones 血と骨
Chi to Hone 		Yoichi Sai Based on Yan Sogiru's semi-autobiographical novel.
2005 Neighbour No. 13 隣人13号
Rinjin 13 Gou 		Yasuo Inoue Based on Santa Inoue's 3-volume dark psychological thriller manga.
The Whispering of the Gods ゲルマニウムの夜 Gerumaniumu no Yoru (Germanium's Night) Tatsushi Ōmori Based on Mangetsu Hanamura's novel. Rou (Arai) returns to his childhood home, a monastery of a tight-knit Christian community, where he soon forces them to face its dark brutal past.
2006 Sway ゆれる Yureru Miwa Nishikawa A courtroom drama that revolves around fraternal rivalry that ends with the murder of a childhood friend.
2007 The Matsugane Potshot Affair 松ヶ根乱射事件
Matsugane Ransha Jiken 		Nobuhiro Yamashita Based on Ryūnosuke Akutagawa's crime novel.
2008 A Crowd of Three (ケンタとジュンとカヨちゃんの国
Kenta to Jun to Kayo-chan no Kuni 		Tatsushi Ōmori a.k.a. Kenta, Jun And Kayo-chan's Country
My Darling of the Mountains Yama no Anata ~Tokuichi no Koi~
(Beyond the Mountains: Tokuichi in Love) 		Katsuhito Ishii A remake of Hiroshi Shimizu’s 1938 film The Masseurs and a Woman.
2009 The Blood of Rebirth Yomigaeri no Chi Toshiaki Toyoda
The Crab Cannery Ship Kanikōsen Hiroyuki Tanaka Based on Takiji Kobayashi's 1929 politically satirical novella.
The Wonderful World of Captain Kuhio Kuhio Taisa (Captain Kuhio) Daihachi Yoshida Based on Kazumasa Yoshida’s 2006 biographical novel Kekkon Sagishi Kuhio Taisa (Marriage Swindler: Captain Kuhio).
224466 Tadanobu Asano Part of R246 Story, a film anthology that revolves around Japan's 76-mile highway, Route 246. Other R246 Story short films: CLUB246 (Ilmari), Jiroru: Densetsu no Yo-na-o-shi (Shido Nakamura), Bento Fufu (Yūsuke Santamaria), Arifureta Kisho (Genki Sudo), Dead Noise (Verbal).
Villon's Wife ヴィヨンの妻
Viyon no Tsuma 		Kichitaro Negishi Based on Osamu Dazai's 1947 semi-autobiographical short story.
Mt. Tsurugidake 劒岳 点の記
Tsurugidake Ten no Ki 		Daisaku Kimura Based on Jirō Nitta's historical novel.
2010 Douki (TV movie) 同期 (Synchronization) Yu Irie Detective Ryouta Udagawa (Ryuhei Matsuda) searches for his rival colleague Kazuhiko Soga (Hirofumi Arai) who went missing after a murder.
Love & Loathing & Lulu & Ayano (名前のない女たち
Namae no Nai Onnatachi (Nameless Women) 		Hisayasu Satō Based on Atsuhiko Nakamura's memoir on how she was roped into working in Japan's porn industry.
A Yakuza's Daughter Never Cries Doch yakudzy
Yakuza Girl 		Sergei Bodrov
Confessions 告白
Kokuhaku 		Tetsuya Nakashima Based on Kanae Minato's 2008 novel.
All Around Us ぐるりのこと
Gururi no Koto (What's All Round Us) 		Ryōsuke Hashiguchi
BOX: The Hakamada Case - What's Life? BOX 袴田事件 命とは
BOX: Hakamada jiken - inochi towa 		Banmei Takahashi Based on the Hakamada Incident, a real-life event that inspires former magistrate Norimichi Kumamoto's nationwide campaign[19] to save a man who was sentenced to Japan's Death Row for murdering a family of four in 1966.
2011 That's the Way!! A Film Starring Fujio Akatsuka これでいいのだ!!　映画★赤塚不二夫
Korede iinoda!! Eiga★Akatsuka Fujio 		Hideaki Sato Based on the life of manga artist Fujio Akatsuka.
Slapstick Brothers 漫才ギャング
Manzai gyangu (Manzai Gang) 		Hiroshi Shinagawa
Hara-Kiri: Death of a Samurai 一命
Ichimei (one life) 		Takashi Miike A 3D remake of Masaki Kobayashi's 1962 film Harakiri.
Seiji: House 475 セイジ 陸の魚
Seiji: Riku no Sakana 		Yûsuke Iseya Based on Tomoki Tsujiuchi's novel, Seiji. In 2012, House 475 was retitled and re-released as Seiji: Riku no Uo (Seiji: Fish on Land).
Love Strikes! モテキ
Moteki 		Hitoshi Ohne Based on Mitsuro Kubo's romantic comedy manga. Set a year after the ending of the 2010 TV series Moteki with Mirai Moriyama reviving his leading role as Yukiyo Fujimoto. Arai appears as Yuichi Shimada, Fujimoto's long-suffering friend.
The Eclipse's Shadow Shiro Tokiwa (short film)[20] Three couples meet during the afternoon of a total solar eclipse.
2012 Liar Game: Reborn ライアーゲーム-再生- Hiroaki Matsuyama Based on Shinobu Kaitani's manga Liar Game.
Space Brothers 宇宙兄弟 Yoshitaka Mori Based on Chūya Koyama's 2008 drama-comedy manga Uchu Kyodai.
House of Quilt キルトの家
Quilt no ie 		Two-part NHK TV drama. Broadcast in January, 2012. After an earthquake, a young couple moves to a residential complex in Tokyo where they meet residents and learn about life from them.
Helter Skelter ヘルタースケルター
Heruta Sukeruta 		Mika Ninagawa Based on Kyoko Okazaki's manga that revolves around a superstar whose mind and life rapidly unravel.
Ushijima the Loan Shark 闇金ウシジマくん
Yamikin Ushijima-kun 		Masatoshi Yamaguchi Based on Shohei Manabe's manga series.
Outrage Beyond アウトレイジ ビヨンド
Autoreiji Biyondo 		Takeshi Kitano A sequel to Kitano's 2010 film Outrage.
Blazing Famiglia 莫逆家族
Bakugeki Kazoku (Bakugyaku Family) 		Kazuyoshi Kumakiri Based on Hiroshi Tanaka's 11-volume manga series.
The Samurai That Night その夜の侍
Sono Yoru no Samurai 		Masaaki Akahori Based on director Akahori's stage play.[21]
Hitori Shizuka ヒトリシズカ Hirayama Hideyuki A TV adaptation of Honda Tetsuya's mystery novel, which revolves around a police investigation of six murders.
2013 The Ravine of Goodbye さよなら渓谷
(Sayonara keikoku) 		Tatsushi Ōmori Based on Shuichi Yoshida's short story that explores the media's role in determining the guilt of a potential child murderer.
The Eternal Zero 永遠の0
(Eien no Zero) 		Takashi Yamazaki
2014 100 Yen Love 百円の恋 Masaharu Take
Tada's Do-It-All House まほろ駅前狂騒曲 Tatsushi Omori
Close Range Love 近キョリ恋愛 Naoto Kumazawa
Climbing to Spring 春を背負って Daisaku Kimura
Kiki's Delivery Service 魔女の宅急便 Takashi Shimizu
Love's Whirlpool 愛の渦 Daisuke Miura
Judge! ジャッジ！ Akira Nagai
2015 Sayonara さようなら Kōji Fukada Based on a play by Oriza Hirata.[22][23]
Parasyte: Part 2 寄生獣 完結編 Takashi Yamazaki
Akegarasu 明烏 Yuichi Fukuda
Hero Masayuki Suzuki
Bakuman バクマン。 Hitoshi One
2016 The Actor 俳優　亀岡拓次 Satoko Yokohama
While the Women Are Sleeping 女が眠る時 Wayne Wang
Lost and Found 星ガ丘ワンダーランド Show Yanagisawa
Hentai Kamen: Abnormal Crisis 変態仮面~アブノーマル・クライシス Yuichi Fukuda
The Katsuragi Murder Case 葛城事件 Masaaki Akahori
Emi-Abi エミアビのはじまりとはじまり Kensaku Watanabe
2017 A Boy Who Wished to be Okuda Tamio And A Girl Who Drove All Men Crazy 奥田民生になりたいボーイと出会う男すべて狂わせるガール Hitoshi Ohne
Gintama 銀魂 Yūichi Fukuda
The Disastrous Life of Saiki K. 斉木楠雄のΨ難 Yūichi Fukuda
2018 Samurai's Promise 散り椿 Daisaku Kimura
Thicker Than Water 犬猿 Keisuke Yoshida
Nakimushi Shottan no Kiseki 泣き虫しょったんの奇跡 Toshiaki Toyoda
2019 Typhoon Family 台風家族 Masahide Ichii

Television

  • Penance (2012)
  • Going My Home (2012)
  • Hitori Shizuka Ep.2 (2012)
  • Secret Honeymoon (2012)
  • Makyo Onsen: Hito o sagashite (2012)
  • Kuroi Junin no Kuroki Hitomi (Ep. Kuroi Hakui no Onna) (2012)
  • The Locked Room Murders Ep.5 (2012)
  • Kaitakusha-tachi (2012)
  • Shokuzai Last ep. (2012)
  • Hakuba no Ōji-sama Junai Tekireiki (2013)[24]
  • Taberudake (2013)
  • Radio (2013)
  • Shoten'in Michiru no Mi no ue Banashi (2013)
  • Mahoro Ekimae Bangaichi Ep.5 (2013)
  • Nobunaga Concerto (2014)
  • 64: Rokuyon (2015)
  • I'm Home (2015)
  • Do Konjo Gaeru (2015)
  • Ichiban Densha ga Hashitta (2015)
  • Shitamachi Rocket (2015), Keiji Tomiyama
  • Aka Medaka (2015)
  • Sanada Maru (2016), Katō Kiyomasa
  • Indigo no Koibito (2016), Kenji Harada
  • Busujima Yuriko no Sekirara Nikki (2016, Shōta Ozu
  • Totto TV (2016), Rokusuke Ei
  • Haikei, Minpaku-sama (2016), Kanta Yamashita
  • Kidnap Tour (2016)
  • Midnight Diner: Tokyo Stories (2016)
  • Shukatsu Kazoku: Kitto, Umaku Iku (2017), Kota Kunihara
  • Innocent Days (2018)

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