in
Aichi Prefecture is a Japanese actor.
He debuted as an actor in
V-cinema
Direct-to-video or straight-to-video refers to the release of a film, TV series, short or special to the public immediately on home video formats rather than an initial theatrical release or television premiere. This distribution strategy w ...
in 2001,
and made his theatrical film debut in 2003 in ''
Azumi''.
His first main lead starring role was in the ''
tokusatsu
is a Japanese term for live action film or television drama that makes heavy use of practical special effects. ''Tokusatsu'' entertainment mainly refers to science fiction, war, fantasy, or horror media featuring such technology but is someti ...
'' television series ''
Madan Senki Ryukendo'' in 2006, which was a major breakthrough and made him rise to worldwide fame, and is also considered to be his best and most memorable performance to date.
In 2008, he was selected from an audition of 500 actors to play the male lead against the heroine in the
NHK
, also known as NHK, is a Japanese public broadcaster. NHK, which has always been known by this romanized initialism in Japanese, is a statutory corporation funded by viewers' payments of a television license fee.
NHK operates two terrestri ...
Asadora
, colloquially known as , is a serialized, 15 minutes per episode, Japanese television drama program series broadcast in the mornings by Japanese public broadcaster NHK. The first such series aired in 1961 with the black-and-white , starring T ...
''Dandan''. His other notable roles are in the movie ''Parazoku: Parapara ja Naika'' (2006) and the television series ''Hanchō''.
Personal life
Yamaguchi lives with his two beloved cats, Ichimaru and Bo. He is an ardent supporter of the football club ''
Arsenal F.C.
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'' He is also actively involved with several theatre and stage plays.
Yamaguchi also continues to maintain a great friendship with Gen & Kouhei Kuroda, who were his co-stars from ''
Madan Senki Ryukendo'' and played Fudou and Koichi in the show respectively. The three are known to get together every now and then till present day.
Yamaguchi is a painter and craftsman by hobby, often sharing his creations through social media accounts.
Filmography
Television
TV serials
* ''
AIBOU: Tokyo Detective Duo'' (2000–2019), Character name unknown
* ''
Madan Senki Ryukendo'' (2006),
Narukami Kenji aka Ryukendo
* ''
Kobayakawa Nobuki no koi Kobayakawa (written: ) is a Japanese surname. Notable people with the surname include:
*, Japanese ''daimyō''
*, Japanese samurai
*, Japanese baseball player
*, Japanese samurai and ''daimyō''
Fictional characters
*, a character in the manga ser ...
'' (2006),
Jun Kanai
* ''
Kekkon shiki he ikô!'' (2006–2007), Character name unknown
* ''
Mop Girl''(2007),
Ozaki Hikaru
* ''
Asadora:Dandan'' (2008–2009), Male lead; name unknown
* ''
Hanchô: Jinnansho Azumihan'' (2009–2011),
Taichirou Sakurai
* ''
Honjitsu wa Taian Nari'' (2012), Yuki Yamada
* ''
Naru yô ni Naru sa Naru may refer to:
Fiction
* Naru Narusegawa, a character in the ''Love Hina'' series
* Naaru, a race of energy beings in World of Warcraft
* Kazuya Shibuya, a character in the ''Ghost Hunt'' series
* Naru Osaka, a character from the Japanese m ...
'' (2013–2014), Character name unknown
* ''
Tachibana Noboru Seishun Tebikae The term has at least two different meanings, and has been used in several contexts.
People
* – a clan of ''kuge'' (court nobles) prominent in the Nara and Heian periods (710–1185)
* – a clan of ''daimyō'' (feudal lords) prominent in the Mu ...
'' (2016–2017), Seikichi
* ''
CRISIS: Special Security Squad'' (2017), Character name unknown
* ''
Massage Tantei Joe
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'' (2017), Harima
* ''
Okusama Wa Toriatsukai Chûi'' (2017), Character name unknown
* ''
Kaijû Club: Kûsô Tokusatsu Seishun Ki'' (2017), Nishi
* ''
Joshiteki Seikatsu'' (2018),
Takada Kenichi may refer to:
People
* Takada (surname)
Places
* Takada, Tokyo an area in Toshima, Tokyo.
* Takada, Niigata former name of Joetsu, Niigata.
* Bungo Takada, Ōita
* Yamato Takada, Nara.
Organizations
*Takada is a branch of the Jodo Shinsh ...
* ''
Segodon
is a 2018 Japanese historical drama television series and the 57th NHK taiga drama. It stars Ryohei Suzuki as Saigō Takamori, who has been dubbed ''the last true samurai''.
Plot
The drama follows the life of historical figure Saigō Takamor ...
'' (2018),
Nakaoka Shintarō
was a samurai in Bakumatsu period Japan, and a close associate of Sakamoto Ryōma in the movement to overthrow the Tokugawa shogunate.National Diet Library (NDL), Portraits of Modern Japanese Historical Figures Nakaoka, Shintaro/ref>
Biography
...
* ''
The Story of Shotaro Ishinomori, The Man Who Created a Hero'' (TV semi-autobiographical one-off drama) (2018),
Kushihara;Publishing company
TV films
* ''
Bizarre Tales 2008 Spring Special'' (2008), Horibe in flashback
* ''
Ashita mo mata ikite ikô'' (2010), Yusuke Yoshizaki
* ''
Senjô Parser Himuro Natsuko: Gôka ferry satsujin jiken'' (2012),
Jun Akita
Films
* ''
Godzilla, Mothra and King Ghidorah: Giant Monsters All-Out Attack''(2001), Character name unknown
* ''
Azumi'' (2003), Komoru
* ''
School Wars: Hero'' (2004), Rogue student
* ''
Azumi 2: Death or Love'' (2005), Reprises role as Komoru; Archive footage
* ''
Gakko no Toshi Densetsu Toire no Hanako-san'' (2006), Character name unknown
* ''
Parazoku: Parapara ja Naika'' (2006), Fujita
* ''
Rescue the Mach Train!'' (2008), Reprises role as Narukami Kenji from Madan Senki Ryukendo
References
External links
*
Official profileSun Music Brain (in Japanese)
*
*
1983 births
Living people
Japanese male actors
Actors from Aichi Prefecture
Twitter Account
https://twitter.com/YAMASHO_YAM_*Instagram Account
https://instagram.com/yamasho_yam
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