# Tequila Shot in Japan

> Ikuma Hayashi took a tequila shot from Sean Connery in 1992.
- Title: Tequila Shot in Japan · The Japan Times | Shortify
- Summary: Ikuma Hayashi took a tequila shot from Sean Connery in 1992. Ikuma Hayashi, a teetotaler, drank a tequila shot from Sean Connery after working on the film…
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- Source: The Japan Times — https://japantimes.co.jp/life/2026/10/04/food-drink/ikuma-hayashi-founder-tequila-association-japan
- Author: Weiwen Lin
- Published: 2026-10-03T23:00:00+00:00
- Read time: 1 min
- Topics: ikuma hayashi, sean connery, rising sun, tequila, 20th century fox, japan, news, politics, world
## Early Life
Ikuma Hayashi was 18 when he left Tokyo for Los Angeles to attend film school.
## Film Career
After graduating, he joined the art production team at 20th Century Fox.
## Rising Sun
In 1992, he was assigned to handle Japanese props for the 1993 thriller Rising Sun.
## Connery's Shot
At the wrap party, Sean Connery offered Hayashi a shot of Chinaco, a premium tequila.
## Teetotaler
Hayashi was a teetotaler; alcohol gave him terrible hangovers.
## The Shot
He drank a few shots, expecting the worst after being offered a tequila shot by Sean Connery.
## Key takeaway

Ikuma Hayashi, a teetotaler, drank a tequila shot from Sean Connery after working on the film Rising Sun.