Hisaya Imabayashi

Hisaya Imabayashi is exactly the kind of actor I find myself respecting more the more I learn about him. Born in Fukuoka in 1972, he joined the theatre company Sosu Shimai in 1991 while at Waseda and has stayed ever since, guesting with companies like Asagaya Spiders and even working as a pro wrestler and general manager at DDT. There's something almost noble about that in an era where everyone is their own brand. I picture him as one of those actors who makes a scene feel grounded without you ever consciously noticing him. Fukuoka produces people with that kind of unhurried solidity. In his fifties now, he's probably hitting his richest stretch as a performer. I'd genuinely like to see more of his work.

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Hisaya Imabayashi is a Japanese actor born on September 1, 1972, in Fukuoka City, Fukuoka Prefecture. A member of the theatre company Sosu Shimai since 1991, he has guested with many other companies and appeared on television, and is also a professional wrestler and general manager with DDT Pro-Wrestling.

Name (English)

Hisaya Imabayashi

Name (Japanese)

今林久弥

Reading

いまばやし ひさや

Born

September 1, 1972 (age 54)

Origin

Fukuoka City, Fukuoka Prefecture, Japan

Occupation

Actor

Zodiac / Chinese zodiac

Virgo / Rat

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• Wikipedia (Japanese)https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E4%BB%8A%E6%9E%97%E4%B9%85%E5%BC%A5
• Wikidatahttps://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q11377130

Tags

• From Fukuoka Prefecture
• Actor

Last updated

October 18, 2026

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