is a Japanese actor. He specializes in jidaigeki roles, and has also taken parts in tokusatsu and modern productions.
Born in Rikuzentakata, Iwate Prefecture, he enrolled in Hosei University but withdrew when he successfully auditioned for a part in Kamen Rider. He made his debut as Hiroshi Tsukuba in Skyrider.
Hiroaki appeared in a lot of jidaigeki television dramas. He appeared the NHK jidaigeki On'yado Kawasemi in 1980âÂÂ81, and in a new series Shin On'yado Kawasemi in 1997. He appeared in the Hissatsu series drama Hissatsu Shigotonin V as the florist-turned-blacksmith named Masa, and as a repeating character in Series and popularity.
Five Taiga drama roles are among his credits. They are in Haru no Hatà  (1985), Kà Âsaka Masanobu in Takeda Shingen (1988), Fujiwara no Kiyohira in Homura Tatsu (1993), Akechi Mitsuhide in Hideyoshi (1996), and Yanagisawa Yoshiyasu in Genroku Ryà Âran (1999). In the annual TV Tokyo New Year's spectacular, he portrayed Sasaki Kojirà  in Miyamoto Musashi (1990), Kira no Nikichi in Jirà Âchà  Sangokushi (1991), Yagyà « Jà «bei in Tokugawa Bugeichà  Yagyà « Sandai no Ken (1993), and Araki Mataemon in Tenka Sà Âran Tokugawa Sandai no Inbà  (2006). Among the jidaigeki series he has starred in are Hatchà Âbori no Shichinin (2000âÂÂ06), Zenigata Heiji (2004âÂÂ05), Yagyà « Jà «bei Nanaban Shà Âbu (2005âÂÂ07), and Shikaku Ukeoinin (2007). Additionally, he portrayed Oda Nobunaga in Taikà Âki Tenka o Neratta Otoko: Hideyoshi (2006).)
He has appeared in more than fifteen films, including several in the Kamen Rider and Hissatsu franchises. Further films to his credit include Gokudà  no Onnatachi 2, Juliet Game, and Iron Maze (In a Grove).