Takayuki Yamada
Known for
Acting
Life
Born 1983 (age 42)
Born in
Naha, Okinawa, Japan
Credits
View on IMDb121 acting credits
Biography
Takayuki Yamada (山田 孝之 Yamada Takayuki, born October 20, 1983) is a Japanese actor and singer. He has two elder sisters and one son. At age 15, he was discovered by talent agency Stardust and made his debut in his acting career in the TV drama Psychometrer Eiji 2 in 1999.
One of his first big roles was starring as Matsumoto Sakutaro in Sekai no Chuushin de, Ai wo Sakebu in the 2004 TBS series. In 2005, he made his name known with the movie Densha Otoko. His recent projects include Taiyou no Uta and the Japanese movie The Letter (Tegami) with co-star Erika Sawajiri.
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Known For
Isle of Dogs
23 Mar 2018
The Cat Returns
19 Jul 2002
13 Assassins
25 Sep 2010
Crows Zero
26 Oct 2007
Gantz
29 Nov 2010
Terra Formars
29 Apr 2016
Last Samurai Standing
13 Nov 2025
Crows Zero II
11 Apr 2009
Photos
Filmography
2026
- Sgt. Frogas Yoshihiko (voice)
2025
- New Interpretation of the End of Edo Period
- Last Samurai Standingas Ando Jinbe1 episode
- Good Newsas Shinichi Ishida
- Glass Heart1 episode
- Detective Conan: One-Eyed Flashbackas Takashi Otomo (voice)
- Blazing Fistsas Man in bear suit
2024
- Facelessas Detective Matanuki
- 11 Rebelsas Masa
- Tokyo Swindlersas Narrator (voice)7 episodes
- Land of Tanabata10 episodes
- MIMI
- Weird Ryu
- House of Ninjasas Yosuke Tsujioka8 episodes
2023
- The Imaginaryas Jinzan (voice)
- Six Singing Womenas Uwajima Ryo
- The Day I Realized I'm in Loveas Ippei Miyata
- Yomawari Nekoas Heizō Endō (voice)15 episodes
- Japan's Got Talent3 episodes
- What Will You Do, Ieyasu?as Hattori Hanzo50 episodes
2022
- GAME GENOME1 episode
- Rilakkuma's Theme Park Adventureas Hayate (voice)8 episodes
- The Little Star
2020
- The Untold Tale of the Three Kingdomsas Yellow Turban
- Mitsuhide no Sumahoas Akechi Mitsuhide6 episodes
- Marumaru no Smartphone49 episodes
- What's So Wrong with "Azatoi"?as Guest1 episode
- 夢の本屋をめぐる冒険2 episodes
- Stepas Kenichi Takeda
2019
- Brothers in Brothelas Mashiba Tokuta
- The Naked Directoras Toru Muranishi16 episodes
- Dragon Quest: Your Storyas Pankraz (voice)
- Rilakkuma and Kaoruas Hayate (voice)13 episodes
2018
- Hard-Coreas Ukon Gondo
- From Today, It's My Turn!!1 episode
- deleas Keiji Sakagami8 episodes
- 50 First Kissesas Daisuke Yuge
- The Could've-Gone-All-the-Way Committeeas Oashisu9 episodes
- Isle of Dogsas Junior Scientist 1 (voice)
- Cinema Fightersas Toru
- Parallel Worldas Toru
2017
- DC Super Heroes vs. Eagle Talonas Batman (voice)
- Tenas Takashi
- Tokyo Black Hole: Year Zero in Post-WWII Japan
- JoJo's Bizarre Adventure: Diamond Is Unbreakable – Chapter 1as Anjuro Katagiri
- Gintamaas Elizabeth (voice)
- Prison Break
- Shinjuku Swan II
- Takayuki Yamada at Cannes Film Festival12 episodes
2016
- Ushijima the Loan Shark The Finalas Kaoru Ushijima
- Someoneas Sawa
- Brave Yoshihiko and the Seven Driven Peopleas ヨシヒコ12 episodes
- Ushijima the Loan Shark Part 3as Kaoru Ushijima
- 映像の世紀プレミアムas 語り21 episodes
- Terra Formarsas Ichiro Hiruma
- Nobunaga Concerto: The Movieas Denjiro Tahara
2015
- A Century on Filmas 語り6 episodes
- Bakumanas Akira Hattori
- Shinjuku Swanas Hideyoshi Minami
- REPLAY＆DESTROYas Kaname Yokoyama8 episodes
2014
- Nobunaga Concertoas Denjiro Tahara11 episodes
- Monsterzas Shuichi Tanaka
- Ushijima the Loan Shark Part 2as Kaoru ushijima
- Ushijima the Loan Shark: Super Taxi-kunas 丑嶋馨8 episodes
2013
- The Mole Song: Undercover Agent Reijias Shun Tsukihara
- The Devil's Pathas Shuichi Fujii
- I'll Give It My All ... Tomorrowas Shuichi Ichinosawa
- The Rakugo Movie
2012
- The Samurai That Nightas Hiroshi Kijima
- Lesson of the Evilas Tetsuro Shibahara
- The Floating Castleas Yoshitsugu Otani
- Brave Yoshihiko and the Demon's Keyas ヨシヒコ11 episodes
- Bungo: Stories of Desire
- Ushijima the Loan Sharkas Kaoru Ushijima
- Arakawa Under the Bridgeas Hoshi
2011
- Looking for a True Fiancéeas Teruhiko Katayama
- BAZOOKA!!!1 episode
- UNFAIR: the answeras Katsuaki Murakami
- Arakawa Under the Bridgeas Hoshi10 episodes
- The Brave 'Yoshihiko'as Yoshihiko35 episodes
- Gantz: Perfect Answeras Masamitsu Shigeta
- Milocrorze: A Love Storyas Besson Kumagai
- Oba: The Last Samuraias Toshio Kitami
2010
- Gantzas Masamitsu Shigeta
- Ushijima the Loan Sharkas Kaoru Ushijima27 episodes
- Vengeance Can Waitas Banjo Takai
- 13 Assassinsas Shinrokuro Shimada
- The Seaside Motelas Yosuke Asakura
- The History of Our Familyas Tatsuya Nakadai3 episodes
2009
- Chasing My Girlas Sugimoto
- MW -ムウ-as Yutaro Garai
- Kamogawa Horumo: Battle League in Kyotoas Akira Abe
- BOSSas Tajima Shingo2 episodes
- Crows Zero IIas Tamao Serizawa
2008
- 252: Signal of Lifeas Makoto Shigemura
- Ikigami: The Ultimate Limitas Satoshi Iizuka
2007
- Crows Zeroas Tamao Serizawa
- Maiko Haaaan!!!as Student on field trip (cameo)
- Say Hello for Meas Satoshi Toyama
2006
- The Lettersas Naotaka Takeshima
- A Song to the Sunas Fujishiro Koji10 episodes
- Into the White Nightas Ryoji Kirihara11 episodes
2005
- Train Manas Densha otoko
- H2: The Days with Youas Kunimi Hiro11 episodes
2004
- Crying Out Love, in the Center of the Worldas Matsumoto Sakutaro11 episodes
- Jenifa
- Fire Boysas Asahina Daigo (18)11 episodes
2003
- Dragon Headas Nobuo Takahashi
- Water Boysas Kankuro Shindo11 episodes
2002
- The Cat Returnsas Lune (voice)
- Onmyoji Abe no Seimei1 episode
- Onmyoji Abe no Seimei5 episodes
- The Queen of Lunchtime Cuisineas Ushijima Minoru12 episodes
- Long Love Letteras Takamatsu Sho11 episodes
2001
- I Wanna Fall in Loveas Aoshima Wataru11 episodes
- Churasanas Kohagura Keitatsu169 episodes
2000
- Sayoko is Backas Shū Sekine12 episodes