Shōji Yasui

Shōji Yasui (安井 昌二, Yasui Shōji, 16 August 1928 – 3 March 2014) was a Japanese actor.

He was best known for playing the central role of Private Mizushima in Kon Ichikawa's The Burmese Harp.

Born in Tokyo, Yasui first joined a troupe led by Kazuo Hasegawa.

[1] He entered the Nikkatsu studio in 1954 and made his debut in a film scripted by Yasujirō Ozu.

[1] He joined the Gekidan Shinpa troupe and become a main actor in their stage productions.