is a Japanese actor and singer who has appeared in more than 80 films since 1982. He serves as head representative of Headrock Inc.
Career Toyohara graduated from Nakano High School (part-time). He began appearing on television in his teenage years but primarily established himself as an actor through V-cinema. He starred in the famous series Long vacation in 1996 as Sugisaki.
Toyohara later appeared in Junji Sakamoto's films, such as Aegis and Chameleon. In 2007, he won the Best Actor Award at the 5th Monaco International Film Festival for Cinderella Formula. In 2012, he starred in the film A Gentle Rain Falls for Fukushima. In 2017, he planned, wrote, directed and starred in his first stage production of the theatrical comedy Meijin Chōji. In February 2018, he went public with his affair with Kyōko Koizumi, with whom he had been working closely for a long time, despite being married and with children.
Selected filmography
Films Year Title Role Notes 1989 Godzilla vs. Biollante 1991 Godzilla vs. King Ghidorah 1992 Mr. Baseball Yamashita American film 2005 Into the Sun Fudomyo-o American film 2006 Unholy Women Akira Tasaki 2007 Sad Vacation2008 Komori Seikatsu Kojo Club Chameleon 2014 Bilocation 2015 A Sower of Seeds 2 Tsumori 2020 Deliver Us From Evil Koraeda 2021 A Family Masatoshi Katō 2022 Tombi: Father and Son The Fish Tale 2023 September 1923 Kyrie 2024 Sakura Kōsuke Kajiyama The Young Strangers Ryosuke 2025 Strangers in Kyoto Taro Ueda
Television Year Title Role Notes 1983Tokugawa IeyasuYoung Ii NaomasaTaiga drama1996 Long VacationSugisaki Tetsuya 2008Innocent Love 2010Bad GuySouth Korean television series 2012Taira no KiyomoriTaira no TadamasaTaiga drama 2015Doraemon Haha ni Naru: Ōyama Nobuyo MonogatariKeisuke Sagawa 2016Midnight Diner: Tokyo StoriesSugisaki Tetsuya 2022Tokyo ViceAmerican television series2025Gannibal Season 2Kinji Gotō
References
External links HEADROCK website Kōsuke Toyohara on NHK Archives