Fluent in several languages and trained as a dancer, Yamanouchi moved to Europe in the early 1970's and embarked on an acting and performance career. At first in small roles in B films and as a stage actor, he eventually progressed into more and more international productions and even a few big budget Hollywood films such as PUSH, THE WAY BACK, and THE LIFE AQUATIC.

• The Wolverine (2013)

  
• 2019 - Dopo la caduta di New York (1983)

  
• Sangraal, la spada di fuoco (1982)

  
• Sinbad of the Seven Seas (1989)

  
• Anno 2020 - I gladiatori del futuro (1983)