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Shogen is known for:

  • Kaiji: The Ultimate Gambler
    Itou Kaiji is a bum who steals car emblems and slashes tires on what seems to be a regular basis. This routine changes one day when he is paid a visit by a man in a trench-coat. Once the two get talking, it seems that the visitor (Calling himself Endou) is a debt collector. The reason for his visit is an unpaid loan which kaiji had previously co-signed for a work-mate (Furuhata Takeshi). The original loan was 30000 yen and once Takeshi had disappeared, the loan then fell on Kaiji. Kaiji is then told of a way to clear the interest compounded debt (which stood at 3,850,000 yen), which involved getting on a boat with others in his position. Once on the boat the debtors would then have to gamble with loaned money, which would end with a few winning, and others getting into deeper debt and having to work to pay of their debts. After some coercing kaiji accepts a position on the boat, in order to clear himself and make a bit of money as well...
  • Uzumasa Limelight
    Fewer samurai films are being made, and the Uzumasa studio has fallen on hard times. One day, veteran "kirareyaku" (whose job it is to be felled with a sword by a film's star) actor Kamiyama is tasked with teaching sword action techniques to fledgling actress Satsuki. A few years later, the now-retired Kamiyama is visited by Satsuki, who has become a popular star.
  • Street Fighter Assassin's Fist
    A multi-layered series that looks back to the formative years of Ryu and Ken as they live a traditional warrior's life in secluded Japan. The boys are, unknowingly, the last practitioners of the ancient fighting style known as "Ansatsuken" (Assassin's Fist). The series follows them as they learn about the mysterious past of their master, Goken, and the tragic, dark legacy of the Ansatsuken style. Can their destiny be changed, or will history repeat itself?

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Biography

Shogen actively takes part in various productions around the world. He played one of the main role Young Goken in "Street Fighter: Assassin's Fist" and FBI agent Raye Penber in "Death Note" etc. His debut film was "Bloody Snake Under The Sun" (2005) which described life in Okinawa in the postwar period. Shogen played the lead role as a Sanshin player and the film was nominated at the 20th Tokyo International Film Festival. He then took a keen interest in method acting and moved to New York in 2008. In 2010, CNN chose Shogen for their "Tokyo Hot List: 20 People to Watch 2010", in part due to his outstanding performance in a short film remake of "Seven Samurai" as well as his selection as the face of the brand "Seven Stars".