is a Japanese actor known for his performance in several movies as a child and the TV drama Dr. Coto's Clinic. He played the part of Tora-san's nephew in the Otoko wa Tsurai yo film series, and he appeared in Akira Kurosawa's Rhapsody in August and Madadayo. He won two Japan Academy Awards Best Actor for Always: Sunset on Third Street and its sequel Always: Sunset on Third Street 2.
Career Yoshioka made his debut around the age of five in the television drama Ōedo Sōsamō (1970–1992). He became one of the most popular child actors in Japan during the 1980s. He appeared in both film and television, including long-running series such as Otoko wa Tsurai yo (1969–1997) and Kita no Kuni kara (1981–2002). His growth is documented in these works.
In 1997, following the death of Kiyoshi Atsumi, the Otoko wa Tsurai yo series came to an end, and Kita no Kuni kara, another long-running series, also came to a close in 2002. However, Yoshioka quickly found a new career-defining role in the hit drama Dr. Coto's Clinic (2003–2006).
In 2006, he won the Japan Academy Prize for Outstanding Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role for his performance in Always: Sunset on Third Street, directed by Takashi Yamazaki. Yamazaki has also cast him in entries of the Godzilla series.
Personal life In 2002, Yoshioka married actress Yuki Uchida, but the couple divorced in 2005.
Filmography
Film A Distant Cry from Spring (1980) Otoko wa Tsurai yo (1981–2019), Mitsuo Suwa Final Take (1986), Mitsuo Oracion (1988), Makoto Tano Poppoya (1999), Hideo Sugiura Juvenile (2000), Yūsuke Sakamoto The Hidden Blade (2004), Samon Shimada Miracle in Four Days (2005), Keisuke Kisaragi Always: Sunset on Third Street (2005), Ryunosuke Chagawa The Professor's Beloved Equation (2006), Root (adult) Always: Sunset on Third Street 2 (2007), Ryūnosuke Chagawa Always: Sunset on Third Street '64 (2012) The Sea Is Watching (2012) The Little House (2014) 64: Part I (2016), Kazuki Kōda 64: Part II (2016), Kazuki Kōda Fueled: The Man They Called Pirate (2016), Tadashi Shinonome Reminiscence (2017) Kodomo Shokudō (2018) Fukushima 50 (2020), Takumi Maeda The Brightest Roof in the Universe (2020) In the Wake (2021) The Bonds of Clay (2021) The Pass: Last Days of the Samurai (2022), Takatoshi Iwamura Riverside Mukolitta (2022) Dr. Coto's Clinic 2022 (2022), Dr. Kensuke Gotō Winny (2023), Toshirō Senba Godzilla Minus One (2023), Kenji Noda Snowflowers: Seeds of Hope (2025), Ōtake Ryōgen 5 Centimeters per Second (2025), Ogawa Godzilla Minus Zero (2026), Kenji Noda
Television Kita no Kuni kara (1981 – 2002), Jun Kuroita Dr. Coto's Clinic (2003 – 2006), Dr. Kensuke Gotō The Policeman's Lineage (2009), Tamio Anjō All About My Siblings (2014), Dr. Masaomi Shinjo Akuma ga Kitarite Fue wo Fuku (2018), Kosuke Kindaichi Yell (2020), Dr. Takeshi Nagata Queen of Mars (2025), Riki Kawanabe Brothers in Arms (2026), Sen no Rikyū
Anime The Place Promised in Our Early Days (2004), Hiroki Fujisawa Osamu Tezuka's Buddha (2011), Gautama Buddha
Endorsements Nippon Telegraph and Telephone (1996) Suntory (1996–2007) Sharp Corporation (2004) Sundrug (2008) Yamasa (2007–2010)
Awards and nominations Year Award Category Nominated work Result Ref. 2005 28th Japan Academy Film Prize Best Supporting Actor The Hidden Blade 2006 29th Japan Academy Film PrizeBest Actor Always: Sunset on Third Street rowspan=2 2008 31st Japan Academy Film Prize Always: Sunset on Third Street 2
References
External links and sources Official site Profile on Hogacentral