is a Japanese actor and singer. Since 1986, he has appeared in a number of television series and movies.
Personal life He is married to the singer-songwriter Chisato Moritaka, with whom he has a son and a daughter.
Filmography
Film Year Film Role Notes1986Onyanko the Movie Kiki ippatu!Marathon Boy 1987Shonan bakusozoku: Bomber Bikers of ShonanYōsuke EguchiLead role1992Shichi-nin no otaku: cult sevenTakashi Tagawa1994Hero InterviewMizushima1996The Legend of Homo-AquarelliusHaokaSwallowtailRyou Ryanki1998April StoryOda Nobunaga1999Shooting StarKawasaki2000Another HeavenManabu HayaseLead role2002Ryoma's Wife, Her Husband and Her LoverTorazoMadness in BloomSweeper Saburo2005SynesthesiaShinsuke HayamaLead roleSamurai Commando: Mission 1549Yusuke KashimaLead role2006SilkHashimotoTaiwanese film 2007Tonari machi sensōShuji KitaharaLead roleUnfair: The MovieJin SaikiThe Haunted SamuraiKatsu Kaishū2008Shaolin GirlKenji IwaiChildren of the DarkHiroyuki NanbuLead role2009GoemonGoemon IshikawaLead role2010Permanent NobaraKashima2011Patisserie Coin de rueRyōtarō TomuraLead role2012Rurouni KenshinSaitō Hajime2014Rurouni Kenshin: Kyoto InfernoSaitō HajimeRurouni Kenshin: The Legend EndsSaitō Hajime2015The Big BeeKazuaki YuharaLead role2016A Living PromiseTetsuya Watanabe2017Napping PrincessMomotarō MorikawaVoice2018The Blood of WolvesMoritaka IchinoseBleachIsshin Kurosaki 2019The Confidence Man JP: The MovieEisuke Akaboshi2020The Confidence Man JP: Episode of the PrincessEisuke AkaboshiI Never Shot AnyoneShūhei Moriyama2021Rurouni Kenshin: The FinalSaitō HajimeRurouni Kenshin: The BeginningSaitō Hajime2022The Confidence Man JP: Episode of the HeroEisuke AkaboshiAkira and AkiraKōji Fudō7 Secretaries: The MovieKeitarō BanThe Lines That Define MeNishihama2023Nemesis: The Mystery of the Golden SpiralKazuaki KuritaThe Silent ServiceWataru UnabaraKyrieKazuhiko Shiomi2024Teasing Master Takagi-san MovieMr. TanabeGold BoyIwao2025Under the Big OnionRadio personalityThe Silent Service: The Battle of the Arctic OceanWataru UnabaraTokyo MER: Mobile Emergency Room – Nankai MissionHidemi Makishi2026Tokyo MER: Mobile Emergency Room – Capital CrisisHidemi MakishiThe Secret BattlefieldYoshiho Nishimura
Television Year Film RoleNotes1989Kasuga no TsuboneTokugawa IemitsuTaiga drama1991Tokyo Love StoryKen'ichi Mikami101st Marriage ProposalJunpei1992In the Name of LoveTokio Jinno1993–1997Under the Same RoofTatsuya KashiwagiLead role; 2 seasons1995Love UsHarumi IdeLead role1999–2026Emergency Room 24 HoursKazuo Shindo Lead role; 5 seasons2000Ai o kudasaiNagasawaNamida o fuiteKatsuo OhnishiLead roleMonariza no hohoemiMasakyuki TachibanaLead role2002The Queen of Lunchtime CuisineYujiro Nabeshima2003The Great White TowerShuji Satomi2004Shinsengumi!Sakamoto RyōmaTaiga drama2006Unfair: Code BreakingJin SaikiWalkersLead role2009TriangleRyoji GodaThe Policeman's LineageAnjo Seiji2011SchoolSeichiro NaruseLead role2014Gunshi KanbeiOda NobunagaTaiga drama2015ShingariKajiiLady GirlsTakayama Fumio2017Black Leather NotebookTomio YasujimaIshitsubuteTeruaki Saimi Chiisana Hashi de2018BG: Personal BodyguardYoshiaki OchiaiThe Confidence Man JPEisuke Akaboshi2019The Eternal NispaŌkubo ToshimichiTV movie2020Cold Case Season 3Hideki HyūgaEpisodes 1 and 27 SecretariesKeitarō Ban2021NemesisKazuaki Kurita2024House of NinjasSoichi TawaraTeasing Master Takagi-sanMr. TanabeSomeone in This TownYūichi MasakiLead role; miniseries2024–2027The Silent ServiceWataru Unabara2 seasons2025Simulation: Defeat in the Summer of 1941Yoshiho NishimuraMiniseries
Japanese dub Year Film Role Notes2019The Lion KingScar
Awards and nominations Year Award Category Work(s) Result 19921st TV Life Annual Drama AwardsBest Supporting ActorTokyo Love Story
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