Photo: Dick Thomas Johnson from Tokyo, Japan / CC BY 2.0 (source: Wikimedia Commons)
My Take
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.
1. Profile
- Name (English)
- Hirofumi Arai
- Name (Japanese)
- 新井浩文
- Born
- January 18, 1979 (age 47)
- Zodiac / Chinese zodiac
- Capricorn / Goat
- Origin
- Hirosaki, Aomori Prefecture, Japan
- Occupation
- actor / film actor
4. Personality
Motto
Private
6. Links
- Official sitehttp://www.anore.co.jp/artist/actor/arai/
- Instagramhttps://www.instagram.com/araihirofumi/
- Xhttps://x.com/araihirofumi
- Wikipedia (Japanese)https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E6%96%B0%E4%BA%95%E6%B5%A9%E6%96%87
Frequently asked questions
When was Hirofumi Arai born?
Born January 18, 1979 (age 47).
Where is Hirofumi Arai from?
Hirofumi Arai is from Hirosaki, Aomori Prefecture, Japan.
What does Hirofumi Arai do?
Hirofumi Arai works as actor, film actor.
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7. About this entry
Tags
- Last updated
- 2026-07-26
Facts are limited to publicly available information up to 2024; non-public or unconfirmed items are omitted. English text is machine-assisted (facts translated by Sonnet, "My Take" written by Opus 4.8). The Japanese page is the source of record.