is a Japanese actor who was formerly represented by the talent agency, Cast Power. He graduated from Osaka Prefectural Nozaki High School and Osaka University of Arts.
Biography In 1980, Kinoshita auditioned for the film, Gaki Teikoku, which he passed and made his acting debut. After graduating from Osaka University of Arts, he entered Yoshimoto Kogyo and joined Yoshimoto Shinkigeki troupe, but he did little to stand out on the comedy stage, and quit after three years. In 1989, Kinoshita moved to Tokyo at the request of director Kazuyuki Izutsu and became one of the popular by-players in Japanese cinema. He later moved to Cast Power in 2011. Kinoshita's hobby is riding a bike, and his skills are kick-boxing and karate.
Sexual assault allegations In March 2022, three actresses came forward that Kinoshita sexually assaulted and abused them in 2011. Hideo Sakaki, a close friend of Kinoshita who had appeared in several of Sakaki's films, was accused by four actresses of similar allegations. The victims allege that Kinoshita and Sakaki collaborated in sexual coercion by introducing young women to each other that were looking to break into the film industry. Shortly after the allegations surfaced, Kinoshita released a statement stating that "there are some differences from the facts" and that he does not remember certain events from ten years ago. However, he added that the events are "generally correct" and proceeded to apologize to the victims and others who were "deeply injured" by his actions; he also indefinitely ceased his "entertainment activities." Kinoshita was dropped by his management Cactus.
Filmography TV series Year Title Role Network NotesRef. 1991 Seichō Matsumoto Sakka Katsudō 40 Nenkinen-ha no tō Fuji TV 1992 Aki no Tokusen Supense KTV 1994 Kigyō Byōtō NHK 1995 Saikō no Koibito TV Asahi 1997 Onna Bengoshi Yuriko Mizushima no Kikenna Jiken File Fuji TV 1998 Gakkō no Kaidan G Fuji TV 2000 Hate Tsuru Soko Naki Fuji TV Tamaru Onna TV Tokyo Saigo no Strike Fuji TV 2001 Kenkaku Shōbai Bunkichi Fuji TV 3rd Series, Episode 2Kyōto Satsujin Annai Shintaro Kusamori TV Asahi 2002 Kyōto Gion-iri Muko Keiji Jiken-bo Fuji TV Gokenin Zankurō Ushimatsu Fuji TV 5th Series, Episode 8Inyōshi Abenoseimei: Ō Toyōkitan Fuji TV Taxi Driver's Mystery Diary Kiyoshi Okabe TV Asahi Omatsuri Bengoshi Goro Sawada Katsunari Suzuki TV Asahi 2003 Kētai Keiji Zenigata Namida BS-TBS Teru Teru Kazoku Oka NHK Anata no Tonari ni Dare ka Iru Takuro Miyoshi Fuji TV Chouseishin Gransazer Henry Wakasugi TV Tokyo 2004 Onmyō Shōjo KBS Sky High 2 Masaharu Yanagihara TV Asahi Episode 1Onsen (Hi) Dai Sakusen Toshio Maruyama TV Asahi 2005 Garo TV Tokyo Episode 10Bungaku no Uta Koisuru Nichiyōbi Shuzo Imitsuoka BS-TBS 2006 Fukushū no Diamond TV Asahi Tokumei Kakarichō Hitoshi Tadano TV Asahi Kētai Keiji Zenigata Kaminari BS-TBS Shin Keishichō Josei Sōsahan Kosuke Ofuna TV Asahi 2007 Aibō TV Asahi Season 5, Episode 12Akuma ga Kirite Fue o Fuku Fuji TV Byakkotai TV Asahi Tokyo Eki o Wasuremono Azukari-sho Shu Takimoto TV Asahi Seicho Matsumoto Special Drama Nura Reta Hon Shinji Yamada TBS 2008 Negima! Magister Negi Magi TV Tokyo Kamen Rider Kiva Akira Kido TV Asahi Tsuiseki: Shissō Hito Sōsa-kan Shinjiro Ishimori TBS Team Batista no Eikō Tamotsu Kishikawa Fuji TV Room of King Man of film distribution company Fuji TV Joshidai Nama Kaikeishi no Jiken-bo Akihiko Okudaira BS-TBS Episode 10Shūchakueki no Ushio Keiji vs. Jiken Kisha Saeko Gunji Tsumada TV Asahi 2009 Nene: Onna Taikōki Ashikaga Yoshiaki TV Tokyo Naniwa Nohana: Ogata Kōan Jiken-chō Kashimaya NHK Rikon Tsuma Tantei TBS Hanchō: Jinnan-sho Asaka Han TBS Episode 11; GuestKon Katsu! Akira Kishida Fuji TV Episode 10; GuestGyōretsu 48-jikan NHK 2010 Jirocho Shimizu no Jirochō Ishin-den TV Tokyo 853: Keiji Shinnosuke Kamo Tetsuya Kuroiwa TV Asahi Episode 2Chase: Kokuzei Sasatsu-kan Tadokoro NHK Tumbling TBS Episode 2Kōiki Keisatsu Teruhisa Urushibara TV Asahi GeGeGe no Nyōbō Haruta NHK Hissatsu Shigoto Hito 2010 Yaichiro Tsubaki ABC, TV Asahi Ihin no Koe o Kiku Otoko Masami Tajima TV Asahi Setsuen Minoru Kamiya TV Tokyo 2011 Iryū Sōsa TV Asahi Episode 6Toge no Machi TV Asahi Zeimu Chōsakan Tarō Madogiwa no Jiken-bo Noriyuki Naruse TBS Castle of Sand Chief Tanaka TV Asahi Episode 2100 no Shikaku o Motsu Onna: Futari no Batsuichi Satsujin Sōsa Hiromasa Yajima TV Asahi Kami-sama no Nyōbō Juzaburo Goto NHK Episode 3Aka Kabu Kenji Funsen-ki Saburo Hirotaki TBS Ai Inochi: Shinjuku Kabukichō Kakekomi Tera TV Asahi 2012 Kaitaku-sha-tachi Shigeruzo Sakamoto NHK BS Premium Hōigaku Kyōshitsu no Jiken File Nakazawa TV Asahi Akumu no Drive Isozaki BS Asahi Hidamari no Ki Hotta Masayoshi NHK BS Premium Hanchō: Keishichō Asaka Han Jiro Kikujima TBS Episode 6Haiiro no Niji Toru Saga TV Asahi Mikaiketsu Jiken Kiyohide Hayakawa NHK Episode 2Keiji Seiichi Yoshinaga Namida no Jiken-bo Koji Shinoyama TV Tokyo Shokatsu Deka Masayuki Otomo Fuji TV Keigo Tono Mysteries Yukio Sano Fuji TV Episode 7Midorikawa Keibu vs. 33-bu no Yūki Ichi Oikawa TBS 2013 Made in Japan Desk NHK Episode 1Mitsuhiko Asami Series Keiji Morimoto TBS Kamo, Kyoto e Iku: Shinise Ryokan no Okami Nikki Mutsuo Oda Fuji TV Episode 4Onihei Hanka-chō Special Mihari no Ito Toyozo Fuji TV Galileo Fuji TV Ganriki Keibuho Yaichi Kishima Chi Nagano TV Tokyo Keishichō Sōsaikka 9 Kakari Season8 Ryoji Goto TV Asahi Episode 6Kenji Masao Sawaki Dai San no Yōgi-sha Keiji Kamishima TV Tokyo Kasōken no Onna Dai 13 Series Haruhiko Kawadera TV Asahi Episodes 1 and 2Sangaku Keiji Kenji Suzaki TBS Kirawa re Kansatsu-kan Otonashi Ichi Roku: Keisatsu Naibu Chōsa no Oni Masaru Matsuba TV Tokyo 2014 Nezumi, Edo o Hayaru Sahei NHK Episode 3Hanzai Shinri-gaku Kyōju Mamoru Kanesaka no Sōsa File Hiroya Anami TV Asahi Genjirō Kamiya Torimono Hikae Yakichi NHK BS Premium Episode 3Gokuaku Ganbo Higashiyama Fuji TV Episode 2Mosaic Japan Jonathan Wong WOWOW Hirugao: Heijitsu Gogo 3-ji no Koibito-tachi Toru Takigawa Fuji TV Kuro-fuku Monogatari Kurosawa TV Asahi Nobunaga Concerto Keikuni Koizumi Fuji TV Episode 10 2015 Ryūsei Wagon Fujiki TBS Munesue Keiji no Kuroi Matsuri Tetsuji Takakura TV Asahi Tatakau! Shoten Girl Takanori Nojima KTV Hoshin Daigo Hasumi TV Tokyo Enka: Gold Rush Minowa WOWOW Ichiro Kisoji Ito NHK BS Premium Risk no Kami-sama For Fuji TV Final EpisodeShitamachi Rocket Shigeharu Mizuhara TBS 2019 Natsuzora Shigehiko Tsuyuki NHK AsadoraSherlock: Untold Stories Futoshi Ishii Fuji TV Episode 12020 Kirin ga Kuru Oda Nobumitsu NHK Taiga drama
Film Year Title Role Notes Ref. 1981 Gaki Teikoku 1993 Do Chinpira Demon Fighter Kocho 1994 Kenka-ya Densetsu no Ura Kenka-shi! Muhai Densetsu Godzilla vs. SpaceGodzilla Hideki Ono 1996 Young Thugs: Innocent Blood Sada 1997 Marutai no Onna Eiji Jingi 11 Hokuriku Gokudō Kari 1998 Wait and See Salary Worker 1999 Poppoya Miner Spellbound Nagayama 2001 Ichi the Killer DV man Onmyoji Emperor Kanmu Godzilla, Mothra and King Ghidorah: Giant Monsters All-Out Attack Motorcycle gang captain 2002 Igyō no Koi Ryuji Forever Ishihara Harmful Insect Track Driver Pakodate Hito Edit director Doing Time Ouchi 2003 Get Up! Kinoshita When the Last Sword Is Drawn Photographer 2005 Break Through! Kita no Reinen Zoo The Kouga Ninja Scrolls Saemon Kisaragi Irasshaimase, Kanja-sama 2006 Aoi Uta: No do Jiman Seishun-hen Nezu no Ban Hashieda A Cheerful Gang Turns the Earth Oh! Oku Boatman Yo-Yo Girl Cop 2007 Ai no Ryūkeichi Court bailiff Patchigi! Love&Peace Celeb ga Kekkonshitai 13 no Akuma Akira Kimikoshi Kitokito! Tōbō Kuso Tawake Grow 2008 Kamachop Azuma Kamen Rider Kiva: King of the Castle in the Demon World Akira Kido Jirō Naga Sangokushi Ono no Tsurukichi Shiawase no Kaori 2009 Asahiyama Zoo Story: Penguins in the Sky Three Count 2010 Yūkai Rhapsody Endo Itsuji Itao no Datsugoku-ō Iizuka prison officer Hero Show Convenience store manager Zebraman 2: Attack on Zebra City Man attacked in Aihara 2011 Mainichi Kaasan Gekkō no Kamen Karate-Robo Zaborgar Gokudō Meshi Prison officer Iwamoto 2012 Okaeri, Hayabusa Eden Fujimi Orchestra Kazuo Ichiyama Boku no Naka no Otoko no Musume Shizuka Mama 2013 Daijōbu 3-kumi Tenshin Hyaku-nen no Tokei 2014 In the Hero Itsuka no, Genkan-tachi to, Takeshi Otsuka Greatful Dead Kiyonao Shiomi Also served as producer 2015 Murder on D Street Soromon no Gishō Zenpen Jiken / Kōhen Saiban Kusuyama Nora Inu wa Dansu o Odoru 2017 Hamon: Yakuza Boogie Love and Lies Sosuke's father 2018 We Make Antiques! Recall Kashiwabara 2019 Whistleblower Tabe Manriki 2020 Wiseguy Stigmatized Properties Matsuo Kanemasa Terada We Make Antiques! Kyoto Rendezvous 2021 Angry Rice Wives First Gentleman Minoru Tokuda Nishinari Goro's 400 Million Yen
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External links
Houka Kinoshita at Wiki informer