Koji Yamamoto (actor)
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]
Koji Yamamoto | |
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山本 耕史 | |
 Koji Yamamoto in 2015 | |
| Born | 31 October 1976 Tokyo, Japan |
| Occupation | Actor |
| Years active | 1976–present |
| Height | 179 cm (5 ft 10 in) |
| Spouse(s) | |
| Children | 2 |
Career
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 Asa ga Kita he reprised the role eleven years later.
Personal life
He married Maki Horikita on 22 August 2015.[2] and their first child was born in December 2016.[3]
Filmography
Film
- 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)
- Pretty Cure All Stars (2016) – Trauuma (voice)
- Touken Ranbu (2019) – Oda Nobunaga
- Hitotsubu no Mugi (2019) – Yukiyoshi Shikata
- Startup Girls (2019)
- 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
- Shin Ultraman (2021)[4]
Television
- Hitotsu Yane no Shita (1993) – Fumiya Kashiwagi
- Hitotsu Yane no Shita 2 (1997) – Fumiya Kashiwagi
- Shinsengumi! (2004) – Hijikata Toshizō
- Shinsengumi!: Hijikata Toshizo Saigo no Ichinichi (2006) – Hijikata Toshizō
- Karei-naru Ichizoku (2007) – Ginpei Manpyō
- 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
- Asa ga Kita (2015) – Hijikata Toshizō
- Sanada Maru (2016) – Ishida Mitsunari
- Thrill (2017) – Shin'nosuke Shirai
- Totto-chan! (2017) – Moritsuna Kuroyanagi
- Hitoshi Ueki and Nobosemon (2017) – Hitoshi Ueki
- Fūunji tachi (2018) – Hiraga Gennai
- Naruto Hichō (2018) － Norizuki Gennojō
- Kishū Hanshu Tokugawa Yoshimune (2019) － Tokugawa Yoshimune
- What Did You Eat Yesterday? (2019) － Daisaku Kohinata
- Kamen Rider Zero-One (2019) - Soreo Hiden
- A Warmed Up Love (2020) - Ryō Kamiko
- Kamakura-dono no 13-nin (2022) - Miura Yoshimura
Theatre
- 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 the Rock Opera – Mozart / Salieri (2013)
- Napoleon – Montholon Earl (2013)
- Memphis – Huey Calhoun (2015)
- Wuthering Heights – Heathcliff (2015)
- Anastasia – Gleb (2020)
Dubbing
- Jurassic World (2017 NTV edition), Owen Grady (Chris Pratt)[5]
Awards
| Year | Award | Category | Work(s) | Result |
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| 2005 | 29th Elan d'or Awards | Newcomer of the Year | Himself | Won |
References
- "Koji Yamamoto". Nippon Cinema. Retrieved 11 January 2011.
- http://www.japantimes.co.jp/culture/2017/03/01/entertainment-news/actress-maki-horikita-retires-show-business/#.WLkCqzuGPIU
- "Actress Maki Horikita retires from show business". Japan Times. 1 March 2017. Retrieved 2 March 2017.
- "シン・ウルトラマン". eiga.com. Retrieved 24 June 2020.
- "【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. Retrieved 6 September 2019.
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