Koichi Iwaki

Kōichi Iwaki 岩城滉一 Iwaki Kōichi born Lee Gwonil is a Japanese actor Before entering the entertainment industry Iwaki lived a highprofile life on the streets of Tokyo which directly led to his discovery by movie producers He was the viceleader of COOLS a legendary hardcore biker gang based in Harajuku and Omotesando which he coled with fellow future Japanese actor Hiroshi Tachi He was scouted by the film studio Toei after photos of him riding his HarleyDavidson FLH1200 appeared in popular magazines like Heibon Punch and Weekly Playboy Iwaki debuted in 1975 with the film Seishun Sanka Boryoku Gakuen Dai Kakumei and quickly became the face of Toeis bikerthemed delinquent movies