Koji Yamamoto (actor)
Koji Yamamoto | |
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| 山本 耕史 | |
 Koji Yamamoto in 2015 | |
| Born | 31 October 1976 |
| Occupation | Actor |
| Years active | 1976–present |
| Spouse | |
| Children | 2 |
Koji Yamamoto (山本 耕史, Yamamoto Kōji, born 31 October 1976) is a Japanese actor and singer, who was born in Tokyo, Japan.[1]
Career
[edit]He began his career as a baby model at under one year of age. He also played Gavroche in the original Japanese cast and later Marius in the Japanese TOHO production of Les Misérables and appears on the 2003 "green" cast recording. His first major role was in 2004 in Shinsengumi!, as Hijikata Toshizō, a role he reprised for the 2006 sequel. This sequel portrays the last day of Hijikata Toshizō, Vice Commander of Shinsengumi and he reprised the role in Asa ga Kita eleven years later. In 2022 he also played Alien Mefilas in Shinji Higuchi's critically acclaimed tokusatsu superhero film Shin Ultraman.
Personal life
[edit]Yamamoto married actress Maki Horikita on 22 August 2015,[2] and their first child was born in December 2016.[3] The couple became close in May 2015 when playing the role of lovers in the theatrical production Arashi ga Oka (Wuthering Heights) and had commenced dating in June.[4]
Filmography
[edit]Film
[edit]- Tales of the Unusual (2000)
- Yumejūya (2007) – Natsume Sōseki
- I Just Didn't Do It (2007) – Tatsuo
- The Majic Hour (2008)
- Higanjima (2010)
- A Ghost of a Chance (2011)
- Ninja Kids!!! (2011)
- Galaxy Turnpike (2015) – Tobe Shinzaemon
- Pretty Cure All Stars (2016) – Trauuma (voice)
- Touken Ranbu (2019) – Oda Nobunaga
- Hitotsubu no Mugi (2019) – Yukiyoshi Shikata
- Startup Girls (2019) – Mizuki
- Talking the Pictures (2019) – Shōzō Makino
- Kamen Rider Reiwa: The First Generation (2019) – Soreo Hiden / Kamen Rider Ichi-gata
- Extro (2020) – Himself
- What Did You Eat Yesterday? (2021) – Daisaku Kohinata
- Kappei (2022) – Masayoshi[5]
- Shin Ultraman (2022) – Alien Mefilas[6]
- Fullmetal Alchemist: The Revenge of Scar (2022) – Alex Louis Armstrong[7]
- Fullmetal Alchemist: The Final Alchemy (2022) – Alex Louis Armstrong[7]
- Kingdom 3: The Flame of Destiny (2023) – Zhuang Zhao[8]
- Kingdom 4: Return of the Great General (2024) – Zhuang Zhao[9]
- What If Tokugawa Ieyasu Became Prime Minister? (2024) – Hijikata Toshizō[10]
- Cells at Work! (2024) – Killer T Cell[11]
Television
[edit]- Under the Same Roof (1993–97) – Fumiya Kashiwagi[12]
- Boys Over Flowers (1996–97) – Rui Hanazawa (voice)[13]
- Shinsengumi! (2004) – Hijikata Toshizō[14]
- Shinsengumi!: Hijikata Toshizo Saigo no Ichinichi (2006) – Hijikata Toshizō
- The Family (2007) – Ginpei Manpyō[15]
- Kagerō no Tsuji Inemuri Iwane Edo Zōshi (2007–17) – Sakazaki Iwane
- Atashinchi no Danshi (2009) – Shuji Tokita
- Jin (2009–10) – Noguchi
- Wagaya no Rekishi (2010) – Mitsunari Ano
- Mother (2010) – Shunsuke Fujiyoshi
- Taira no Kiyomori (2012) – Fujiwara no Yorinaga[16]
- Asa ga Kita (2015) – Hijikata Toshizō[17]
- Sanada Maru (2016) – Ishida Mitsunari[18]
- Thrill (2017) – Shin'nosuke Shirai
- Totto-chan! (2017) – Moritsuna Kuroyanagi
- Hitoshi Ueki and Nobosemon (2017) – Hitoshi Ueki
- Fūunji tachi (2018) – Hiraga Gennai
- Naruto Hitchō (2018) － Norizuki Gennojō
- Kishū Hanshu Tokugawa Yoshimune (2019) － Tokugawa Yoshimune
- What Did You Eat Yesterday? (2019–23) － Daisaku Kohinata[19]
- Kamen Rider Zero-One (2019) - Soreo Hiden
- A Warmed Up Love (2020) - Ryō Kamiko
- An Incurable Case of Love (2020) - Rokuro Koishikawa[20]
- The 13 Lords of the Shogun (2022) - Miura Yoshimura[21]
- Hayabusa Fire Brigade (2023) - Hiroshi Nakayamada[22]
- Extremely Inappropriate! (2024) – Kazuya Kurita[23]
- Tokyo Swindlers (2024) – Aoyagi[24]
Theatre
[edit]- Les Misérables – Gavroche (Original cast (1987–1988)), Marius (2003–2004)
- Stand by Me – Chris (1991), Ace (1994)
- RENT – Mark (1998–1999)
- Cyrano – Christian de Neuvillette (2000–2001)
- Romeo and Juliet – Romeo (2001)
- The Pitchfork Disney – Cosmo (2002)
- Godspell – Jesus (2001–2010)
- Thank you! Broadway! Vol.2 (2002)
- The Pilgrim – Naotaro (2003)
- Tick, Tick... Boom! – Jon (2003–2006)
- Broadway Gala Concert 2005 (2005)
- Little Shop of Horrors – Seymour Krelborn (2005)
- The Last Five Years – Jamie (2005–2010)
- Hedwig and the Angry Inch – Hedwig (2007–2009)
- The Picture of Dorian Gray – Dorian (2009)
- Usani – Snake (2012)
- Mozart L'Opera Rock – Mozart / Salieri (2013)
- Napoleon – Montholon Earl (2013)
- Memphis – Huey Calhoun (2015)
- Wuthering Heights – Heathcliff (2015)
- Anastasia – Gleb (2020)
Video games
[edit]- Lost Judgment (2021) – Jin Kuwana[25]
Dubbing
[edit]- Live-action
- Jurassic World (2017 NTV edition), Owen Grady (Chris Pratt)[26]
- Pinocchio, Jiminy Cricket (Joseph Gordon-Levitt)[27]
- Animation
Awards
[edit]| Year | Award | Category | Work(s) | Result | Ref, |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 29th Elan d'or Awards | Newcomer of the Year | Himself | Won | [29] |
| 2023 | 77th Mainichi Film Awards | Best Supporting Actor | Shin Ultraman | Nominated | [30] |
References
[edit]- ^ "Koji Yamamoto". Nippon Cinema. Retrieved 11 January 2011.
- ^ "Actress Maki Horikita retires from show business". March 2017.
- ^ "Actress Maki Horikita retires from show business". Japan Times. 1 March 2017. Retrieved 2 March 2017.
- ^ 堀北真希&山本耕史が結婚 8月から同居 [Maki Horikita & Koji Yamamoto Married: Commenced Living Together in August] (in Japanese). Daily Sports. 22 August 2015. Retrieved 29 December 2023.
- ^ "伊藤英明が"世界を救わない"最強の戦士に『KAPPEI』実写映画化 上白石萌歌、西畑大吾ら共演". Oricon. Retrieved 17 November 2021.
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- ^ "映画『キングダム』4弾、7月12日公開！タイトル決定＆ビジュアル・映像公開". Cinematoday. 12 December 2023. Retrieved 13 December 2023.
- ^ "山本耕史、6度目の土方歳三役「令和に再び！待たせたな！」音尾琢真は石田三成役". eiga.com. Retrieved 14 March 2024.
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- ^ "大ヒットドラマ『ひとつ屋根の下』スタートから30周年 柏木家6きょうだいの現在". Crank-in!. 24 April 2023. Retrieved 15 March 2024.
- ^ "キャラクター／キャスト - 花より男子 - 作品ラインナップ". lineup.toei-anim.co.jp (in Japanese). Retrieved 19 January 2022.
- ^ "新選組！の出演者・キャスト一覧". The Television. Retrieved 1 August 2021.
- ^ "華麗なる一族（木村拓哉主演）の出演者・キャスト一覧". The Television. Retrieved 11 May 2024.
- ^ "大河ドラマ「平清盛」:父親役に中井貴一 ライバル源義朝役に玉木宏". Mantan-web. 11 May 2011. Retrieved 4 November 2023.
- ^ "山本耕史が朝ドラ「あさが来た」で土方歳三を演じる！". The Television. Retrieved 20 January 2024.
- ^ "解説:誰が演じた石田三成 大河初代は石坂浩二 近年は"ムキムキ"な山本耕史や「悪」の田中圭も". Mantan-web. 28 October 2023. Retrieved 3 February 2024.
- ^ "きのう何食べた？ season2". The Television. Retrieved 24 September 2023.
- ^ "香里奈、『恋はつづくよどこまでも』で謎の美女役に 毎熊克哉、渡邊圭祐、山本耕史も出演". Crank-in!. 9 December 2019. Retrieved 24 July 2021.
- ^ "鎌倉殿の13人". TV drama database. Retrieved 18 December 2022.
- ^ "ハヤブサ消防団". TV drama database. Retrieved 27 August 2023.
- ^ "不適切にもほどがある！の出演者・キャスト一覧". The Television. Retrieved 25 June 2024.
- ^ "綾野剛×豊川悦司「地面師たち」に北村一輝、小池栄子、ピエール瀧、染谷将太ら出演". Natalie. Retrieved 14 June 2024.
- ^ 『LOST JUDGMENT：裁かれざる記憶』山本耕史 インタビュー映像. 3 June 2021. Archived from the original on 19 December 2021. Retrieved 10 June 2021 – via YouTube.
- ^ "【ジュラシックワールド】新吹き替えになぜ変更って理由がヤバい「声優キャスト一覧は豪華で永野もシェーッ！」". Clippy. 4 August 2017. Retrieved 6 September 2019.
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- ^ "「長ぐつをはいたネコ」伝説ネコは山本耕史、土屋アンナ・中川翔子・小関裕太らも出演". natalie.mu. 26 January 2023. Retrieved 26 January 2023.
- ^ エランドール賞歴代受賞者一覧 [List of Élan d'Or awardee] (in Japanese). All Nippon Producers Association. Retrieved 25 January 2019.
- ^ "毎日映画コンクール 石川慶監督の「ある男」が最多の9部門でノミネート". Sponichi. Retrieved 21 December 2022.
External links
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Categories:
- 1976 births
- Living people
- Male actors from Tokyo
- People from Shinjuku
- Japanese male film actors
- Japanese male child actors
- Japanese male musical theatre actors
- Japanese male television actors
- Japanese male voice actors
- Singers from Tokyo
- 20th-century Japanese male actors
- 21st-century Japanese male actors
- 20th-century Japanese male singers
- 20th-century Japanese singers
- 21st-century Japanese male singers
- 21st-century Japanese singers