Hirofumi Arai

This one is hard to write. Hirofumi Arai, born Park Kyung-bae, a Zainichi Korean from Hirosaki, was one of the most magnetic supporting actors in Japanese film, the man directors cast when a scene needed real menace. Then in 2019 he was convicted in a sexual assault case and imprisoned. That ended it. The films still exist. So does what he did.

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Name (English)

Hirofumi Arai

Name (Japanese)

新井浩文

Reading

あらい ひろふみ

Born

January 18, 1979 (age 47)

Origin

Hirosaki, Aomori Prefecture, Japan

Height

181 cm

Occupation

actor / film actor

Zodiac / Chinese zodiac

Capricorn / Goat

Blood type

A

Agency

パパドゥ→アノレ（2019-2まで）

Active years

2001 - 2019 / 2025 -

Works summary

Appearances

181 (2001–2025)

By year

2001: 1, 2002: 4, 2003: 7, 2004: 6, 2005: 3, 2006: 2, 2007: 3, 2008: 12, 2009: 10, 2010: 10, 2011: 16, 2012: 26, 2013: 11, 2014: 12, 2015: 12, 2016: 12, 2017: 10, 2018: 15, 2019: 1, 2025: 1

Debut work

GO

Filmography / notable works

• Official sitehttp://www.anore.co.jp/artist/actor/arai/
• Instagramhttps://www.instagram.com/araihirofumi/
• Xhttps://x.com/araihirofumi
• Wikipedia (English)https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hirofumi%20Arai
• Wikipedia (Japanese)https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E6%96%B0%E4%BA%95%E6%B5%A9%E6%96%87
• Wikidatahttps://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q5359450

Tags

• Aomori Prefecture
• actor
• film actor

Last updated

September 18, 2026

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