is a Japanese actor.
Biography Born in Yao, Osaka, he studied at Shimizudani High School, and eventually dropped out of Kwansei Gakuin University to pursue a career in acting. He began by joining the sho-gekijo theatrical troupe "Under Thirty," which was known for the membership of another famous actor, Watanabe Eriko, at the time. Though like many new theatre actors at the time, he struggled to make ends meet until he got his first big break in 1992, in the television drama Night Head alongside Shinji Takeda, as one of two brothers with supernatural powers.
In 1993 he won the "Newcomer of the Year" award for his drama Kira Kira Hikaru, and the Popularity Award in 1996 for his work in the drama Love Letter.
He also won the Japanese Academy Award as best supporting actor three times, the Hochi Film Award for Love Letter, No Way Back and Hanako.
Selected filmography
Film Year Film RoleNotes1989Kimi wa Boku wo Suki ni Naru1990Boiling PointOkinawa-Rengou KumichouByouin e Ikou1991The Gentle 12Juror 111992Kira Kira HikaruMutsuki Kishida1993Tsuribaka Nisshi 61994Angel DustTomoo SumaUndoYukioNight HeadNaoto KiriharaLeading roleGhost PubNobuya Sugimoto1995Love LetterShigeru AkibaNo Way BackYuji KobayashiAmerican filmSchool MysteryYuji SakamotoAlso known as Phantom of the Toilet1996Yatsuhaka-MuraKosuke KindaichiLeading role1997Kizu Darake no TenshiMitsuru KidaLeading roleLie Lie LieMakoto Aikawa2000FaceHiroyuki NakagamiZawazawa ShimokitazawaNew Battles Without Honor and HumanityKadoya Kaneo2002InochiYutaka HigashiDog StarShiro2003Moon Childvampire Luca2004Tange SazenTange SazenLeading roleLakeside Murder CaseMasaru Tsukumi2005The Man Behind the ScissorsYasunagaYear One in the NorthAshirikaThe Great Yokai WarYasunori KatōLoftMakoto Yoshioka2006Hula GirlsYojiro TanikawaNihon ChinbotsuYusuke Tadokoro2007Tsubaki SanjuroHanbei MurotoRemake of the Kurosawa filmThe KissAkio SakaguchiSouthboundIchiro UeharaLeading roleThe Investigation GameFumihiko MakishimaLeading role200810 Promises to My DogYuichi SaitoTeacher and Three ChildrenYoshihito Yamazaki20th Century Boys: Beginning of the EndOtcho200920th Century Boys 2: The Last HopeOtcho20th Century Boys 3: RedemptionOtcho2010Sword of DesperationKanemi SanzaemonLeading roleA Good HusbandShunsuke KitamiLeading rolePostcardKeita MatsuyamaLeading role2013Platinum DataReiji AsamaHuman TrustHarry Endo2014Judge!Ichirō ŌtakiClimbing to SpringGoro TadaHer GranddaughterJun KaiedaLeading role2016Black Widow BusinessTōru Kashiwagi2017March Comes in Like a LionKōdaMarch Goes out Like a LambKōdaThe Blue HeartsTatsuya Akiyama2018Flea-picking SamuraiSenbēLaplace's WitchAmakasuPunk Samurai Slash DownNaitō Tatewaki2019Paradise NextShimaLeading role, Taiwanese-Japanese filmMidwayAdmiral Isoroku YamamotoAmerican filmSamurai MarathonIoki Suketora2020Last LetterAtō2021ItoKōichi SōmaOne Summer StoryTomomitsu WaragaiI Never Shot AnyoneAtōEvery Trick in the BookKenjirō Kurata2022My Brother, The Android and MeKaoru KiryuLeading roleKingdom 2: Far and AwayBiao Gong2 WomenAtsurō ShirakiLeading role2023Baian the Assassin, M.D.Fujieda BaianLeading roleBaian the Assassin, M.D. 2Fujieda BaianLeading roleAnd So I'm at a LossKōjiRevolver LilyKinya Hosomi2026Kingdom 5: The Clash of SoulsBiao Gong
Television Year Title RoleNotes1991TaiheikiKichijiTaiga drama1993Homura TatsuKiyohara no IehiraTaiga drama1995Tell Me That You Love MeKoji SakakiLeading role1997Aoi ToriYoshimori ShibataLeading role2006Bengoshi no KuzuKuzu MotohitoLeading role2011GoOda NobunagaTaiga drama2012Beautiful RainKeisuke KinoshitaLeading role2018Half Blue SkyHaori AkikazeAsadora2020Earwig and the WitchMandrake (voice)TV movieThe FugitiveMasami HosakaMini-series2021–24No ActivityShingo TokitaLeading role; 2 seasons2024Tokyo SwindlersHarrison YamanakaLeading role
Video games Lost Odyssey (2008)
References
External links