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and the eldest son of the 56th

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Junichirō Koizumi Junichiro Koizumi (; , ''Koizumi Jun'ichirō'' ; born 8 January 1942) is a former Japanese politician who was Prime Minister of Japan and President of the Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) from 2001 to 2006. He retired from politics in 2009. He is ...

, and Kayoko Miyamoto. He studied

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Nihon University , abbreviated as , is a private research university in Japan. Its predecessor, Nihon Law School (currently the Department of Law), was founded by Yamada Akiyoshi, the Minister of Justice, in 1889. It is one of Japan's leading private universit ...

, but dropped out.

Filmography

Television

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'' - won the maximum ten million

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on a celebrity special

TV dramas

*''Nurseman'' (2002) *''Hatsu Taiken'' (2002) *''Shiawase No Shippo'' (2002) *''Kurutta Kajitsu 2002'' (2002) *''Home & Away'' (2002) *''Boku dake no Madonna'' (2003) *''Korogashi Ogin'' (2003) *''Igi Ari, Onna Bengoshi Oka Norie'' (2004) *''Division 1 \"Pink Hip Girl\"'' (Fuji TV, 2004) *'' Yoshitsune'' (2005) – Taira no Sukemori *''Slow Dance'' (2005) *''Tokyo Wonder Tours'' (2005) *''Gachi Baka'' (2006) *''

Attention Please is a manga by Chieko Hosokawa about the training of flight attendants for Japan Airlines originally serialized in ''Shōjo Friend'' from Kodansha beginning in 1970. Tokyo Broadcasting System adapted a TV drama from the manga in 1970. Thirty ...

'' (2006) *''Fushin no Toki'' (2006) *''Haken no Hinkaku'' (2007) *'' Attention Please SP'' (2007) *''Hanayome to Papa'' (2007) *''Otoko no Kosodate'' (2007) *''

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'' (2008) *''

Yae's Sakura is a 2013 Japanese historical drama television series and the 52nd NHK taiga drama. Written by Mutsumi Yamamoto, the drama focuses on Niijima Yae, who is portrayed by Haruka Ayase. Yae is a strong believer in women's rights and the story follows ...

'' (2013) –

Tokugawa Yoshinobu Prince was the 15th and last ''shōgun'' of the Tokugawa shogunate of Japan. He was part of a movement which aimed to reform the aging shogunate, but was ultimately unsuccessful. He resigned of his position as shogun in late 1867, while aiming ...

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Age Harassment ''Age Harassment'' (エイジハラスメント) is a 2015 Japanese TV drama series focusing on harassment in the modern Japanese workplace. It is based on the novel ''Age Harassment'' by Uchidate Makiko. It is produced by TV Asahi. Storyline Yoshi ...

'' (2015) *''Akira and Akira'' (2017) *''

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'' (2019) *''

The 13 Lords of the Shogun is a Japanese historical drama television series starring Shun Oguri as Hōjō Yoshitoki. The series is the 61st NHK taiga drama. Cast Starring role *Shun Oguri as Hōjō Yoshitoki. Kōki Mitani pointed out some similarities between him and ...

'' (2022) –

Taira no Munemori was heir to Taira no Kiyomori, and one of the Taira clan's chief commanders in the Genpei War. As his father Taira no Kasemori uch a name does not existlay on his deathbed, Kiyomori declared, among his last wishes, that all affairs of the cla ...

Films

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'' (2003) – Shigeru Koike * '' Koshonin Mashita Masayoshi'' (2005) – Shigeru Koike * ''

Kamen Rider Hibiki & The Seven Fighting Demons is the movie for the Japanese tokusatsu production Kamen Rider Hibiki, directed by Taro Sakamoto and written by Toshiki Inoue. The movie's title and plot is a reference to the classic Akira Kurosawa film, the Seven Samurai. This movie marks the ...

'' (2005) – Takeshi * ''

Udon Udon ( or ) is a thick noodle made from wheat flour, used in Japanese cuisine. It is a comfort food for many Japanese people. There are a variety of ways it is prepared and served. Its simplest form is in a hot soup as with a mild broth called ...

'' (2006) – Udon shop customers * ''

Bayside Shakedown 3 is a 2010 Japanese action drama film directed by Katsuyuki Motohiro. It was released on July 3, 2010. Cast * Yūji Oda as Shunsaku Aoshima * Toshirō Yanagiba as Shinji Muroi * Eri Fukatsu as Sumire Onda * Yūsuke Santamaria , better known ...

'' (2010) – Shigeru Koike * ''Whistleblower'' (2019) – Shōhei Nagura * ''You're Not Normal, Either'' (2021) – Miyamoto * ''The Hound of the Baskervilles: Sherlock the Movie'' (2022) – Haruto Sutei * ''Oshorin'' (TBA)

Ancestry

References

External links

Official agency profile

1978 births Living people People from Yokosuka, Kanagawa Nihon University alumni Kotaro Children of prime ministers of Japan Japanese male actors {{Japan-actor-stub