Takayuki Yamada
Born
October 20, 1983 (age 42)
Birthplace
Naha, Okinawa, Japan

Takayuki Yamada

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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Movies

Good News
Good News
2025 ★ 6.9
Shinichi Ishida
Detective Conan: One-Eyed Flashback
Detective Conan: One-Eyed Flashback
2025 ★ 7.5
Takashi Otomo (voice)
Blazing Fists
Blazing Fists
2025 ★ 3.0
Faceless
Faceless
2024 ★ 6.3
Detective Matanuki
11 Rebels
11 Rebels
2024 ★ 7.3
Masa
MIMI
MIMI
2024
Weird Ryu
Weird Ryu
2024
The Imaginary
The Imaginary
2023 ★ 7.8
Jinzan (voice)
Six Singing Women
Six Singing Women
2023 ★ 7.2
Uwajima Ryo
The Day I Realized I'm in Love
The Day I Realized I'm in Love
2023
Ippei Miyata
The Little Star
The Little Star
2022
Inside Zokki
Inside Zokki
2021
Sakura,
Sakura,
2021
The Untold Tale of the Three Kingdoms
The Untold Tale of the Three Kingdoms
2020 ★ 5.7
Yellow Turban
Step
Step
2020 ★ 7.2
Kenichi Takeda
Brothers in Brothel
Brothers in Brothel
2019 ★ 2.5
Mashiba Tokuta
Dragon Quest: Your Story
Dragon Quest: Your Story
2019 ★ 6.7
Pankraz (voice)
Hard-Core
Hard-Core
2018 ★ 6.2
Ukon Gondo
50 First Kisses
50 First Kisses
2018 ★ 7.0
Daisuke Yuge
Isle of Dogs
Isle of Dogs
2018 ★ 7.8
Junior Scientist 1 (voice)
Cinema Fighters
Cinema Fighters
2018
Toru
Parallel World
Parallel World
2018
Toru
DC Super Heroes vs. Eagle Talon
DC Super Heroes vs. Eagle Talon
2017 ★ 6.4
Batman (voice)
Ten
Ten
2017
Takashi
Tokyo Black Hole: Year Zero in Post-WWII Japan
Tokyo Black Hole: Year Zero in Post-WWII Japan
2017
JoJo's Bizarre Adventure: Diamond Is Unbreakable – Chapter 1
JoJo's Bizarre Adventure: Diamond Is Unbreakable – Chapter 1
2017 ★ 6.6
Anjuro Katagiri
Gintama
Gintama
2017 ★ 6.8
Elizabeth (voice)
Prison Break
Prison Break
2017 ★ 5.8
Shinjuku Swan II
Shinjuku Swan II
2017 ★ 4.8
Ushijima the Loan Shark The Final
Ushijima the Loan Shark The Final
2016 ★ 6.6
Kaoru Ushijima
Someone
Someone
2016 ★ 6.9
Sawa
Ushijima the Loan Shark Part 3
Ushijima the Loan Shark Part 3
2016 ★ 7.1
Kaoru Ushijima
Terra Formars
Terra Formars
2016 ★ 6.0
Ichiro Hiruma
Nobunaga Concerto: The Movie
Nobunaga Concerto: The Movie
2016 ★ 6.5
Denjiro Tahara
Bakuman
Bakuman
2015 ★ 6.4
Akira Hattori
Shinjuku Swan
Shinjuku Swan
2015 ★ 5.5
Hideyoshi Minami
Monsterz
Monsterz
2014 ★ 5.6
Shuichi Tanaka
Ushijima the Loan Shark Part 2
Ushijima the Loan Shark Part 2
2014 ★ 7.2
Kaoru ushijima
The Mole Song: Undercover Agent Reiji
The Mole Song: Undercover Agent Reiji
2013 ★ 6.2
Shun Tsukihara
The Devil's Path
The Devil's Path
2013 ★ 6.5
Shuichi Fujii
I'll Give It My All ... Tomorrow
I'll Give It My All ... Tomorrow
2013 ★ 6.4
Shuichi Ichinosawa
The Rakugo Movie
The Rakugo Movie
2013 ★ 3.5
The Samurai That Night
The Samurai That Night
2012 ★ 5.2
Hiroshi Kijima
Lesson of the Evil
Lesson of the Evil
2012 ★ 6.6
Tetsuro Shibahara
The Floating Castle
The Floating Castle
2012 ★ 7.4
Yoshitsugu Otani
Bungo: Stories of Desire
Bungo: Stories of Desire
2012 ★ 6.5
Ushijima the Loan Shark
Ushijima the Loan Shark
2012 ★ 6.8
Kaoru Ushijima
Arakawa Under the Bridge
Arakawa Under the Bridge
2012 ★ 6.8
Hoshi
Looking for a True Fiancée
Looking for a True Fiancée
2011 ★ 2.7
Teruhiko Katayama
UNFAIR: the answer
UNFAIR: the answer
2011 ★ 6.4
Katsuaki Murakami
Gantz: Perfect Answer
Gantz: Perfect Answer
2011 ★ 6.7
Masamitsu Shigeta
Milocrorze: A Love Story
Milocrorze: A Love Story
2011 ★ 6.4
Besson Kumagai / Tamon / Ovreneli Vreneligare
Oba: The Last Samurai
Oba: The Last Samurai
2011 ★ 6.1
Toshio Kitami
Gantz
Gantz
2010 ★ 6.5
Masamitsu Shigeta
Vengeance Can Wait
Vengeance Can Wait
2010 ★ 6.2
Banjo Takai
13 Assassins
13 Assassins
2010 ★ 7.3
Shinrokuro Shimada
The Seaside Motel
The Seaside Motel
2010 ★ 6.2
Yosuke Asakura
Chasing My Girl
Chasing My Girl
2009 ★ 4.2
Sugimoto
MW
MW
2009 ★ 6.3
Yutaro Garai
Kamogawa Horumo: Battle League in Kyoto
Kamogawa Horumo: Battle League in Kyoto
2009 ★ 6.0
Akira Abe
Crows Zero II
Crows Zero II
2009 ★ 7.2
Tamao Serizawa
252: Signal of Life
252: Signal of Life
2008 ★ 6.0
Makoto Shigemura
Ikigami: The Ultimate Limit
Ikigami: The Ultimate Limit
2008 ★ 6.5
Satoshi Iizuka
Crows Zero
Crows Zero
2007 ★ 7.1
Tamao Serizawa
Maiko Haaaan!!!
Maiko Haaaan!!!
2007 ★ 6.5
Student on field trip (cameo)
Say Hello for Me
Say Hello for Me
2007 ★ 6.5
Satoshi Toyama
The Letters
The Letters
2006 ★ 6.5
Naotaka Takeshima
Train Man
Train Man
2005 ★ 6.1
Densha otoko
Jenifa
Jenifa
2004
Dragon Head
Dragon Head
2003 ★ 5.5
Nobuo Takahashi
The Cat Returns
The Cat Returns
2002 ★ 7.1
Lune (voice)

TV Series

Last Samurai Standing
Last Samurai Standing
2025 ★ 7.8
Ando Jinbe
1 Episode
Tokyo Swindlers
Tokyo Swindlers
2024 ★ 6.8
Narrator (voice)
7 Episodes
Land of Tanabata
Land of Tanabata
2024 ★ 7.4
10 Episodes
House of Ninjas
House of Ninjas
2024 ★ 7.2
Yosuke Tsujioka
8 Episodes
Yomawari Neko
Yomawari Neko
2023 ★ 5.0
Heizō Endō (voice)
15 Episodes
Japan's Got Talent
Japan's Got Talent
2023 ★ 8.0
3 Episodes
What Will You Do, Ieyasu?
What Will You Do, Ieyasu?
2023 ★ 7.7
Hattori Hanzo
50 Episodes
GAME GENOME
GAME GENOME
2022 ★ 8.3
1 Episode
Rilakkuma's Theme Park Adventure
Rilakkuma's Theme Park Adventure
2022 ★ 7.6
Hayate (voice)
8 Episodes
Mitsuhide no Sumaho
Mitsuhide no Sumaho
2020
Akechi Mitsuhide
6 Episodes
Marumaru no Smartphone
Marumaru no Smartphone
2020
49 Episodes
What's So Wrong with "Azatoi"?
What's So Wrong with "Azatoi"?
2020 ★ 9.5
Guest
1 Episode
夢の本屋をめぐる冒険
夢の本屋をめぐる冒険
2020
2 Episodes
The Naked Director
The Naked Director
2019 ★ 7.3
Toru Muranishi
16 Episodes
Rilakkuma and Kaoru
Rilakkuma and Kaoru
2019 ★ 7.4
Hayate (voice)
13 Episodes
From Today, It's My Turn!!
From Today, It's My Turn!!
2018 ★ 7.7
1 Episode
dele
dele
2018 ★ 7.8
Keiji Sakagami
8 Episodes
The Could've-Gone-All-the-Way Committee
The Could've-Gone-All-the-Way Committee
2018 ★ 5.9
Oashisu / Oasis
9 Episodes
Takayuki Yamada at Cannes Film Festival
Takayuki Yamada at Cannes Film Festival
2017
12 Episodes
Brave Yoshihiko and the Seven Driven People
Brave Yoshihiko and the Seven Driven People
2016 ★ 8.0
ヨシヒコ
12 Episodes
映像の世紀プレミアム
映像の世紀プレミアム
2016
語り
21 Episodes
A Century on Film
A Century on Film
2015 ★ 7.6
語り
6 Episodes
REPLAY&DESTROY
REPLAY&DESTROY
2015 ★ 7.0
Kaname Yokoyama
8 Episodes
Nobunaga Concerto
Nobunaga Concerto
2014 ★ 7.5
Denjiro Tahara
11 Episodes
Ushijima the Loan Shark: Super Taxi-kun
Ushijima the Loan Shark: Super Taxi-kun
2014 ★ 7.0
丑嶋馨
8 Episodes
Brave Yoshihiko and the Demon's Key
Brave Yoshihiko and the Demon's Key
2012 ★ 7.7
ヨシヒコ/勇者
11 Episodes
BAZOOKA!!!
BAZOOKA!!!
2011 ★ 8.3
1 Episode
Arakawa Under the Bridge
Arakawa Under the Bridge
2011 ★ 4.8
Hoshi
10 Episodes
The Brave 'Yoshihiko'
The Brave 'Yoshihiko'
2011 ★ 7.6
Yoshihiko
35 Episodes
Ushijima the Loan Shark
Ushijima the Loan Shark
2010 ★ 8.7
Kaoru Ushijima
27 Episodes
The History of Our Family
The History of Our Family
2010 ★ 7.0
Tatsuya Nakadai
3 Episodes
BOSS
BOSS
2009 ★ 6.7
Tajima Shingo
2 Episodes
A Song to the Sun
A Song to the Sun
2006 ★ 7.6
Fujishiro Koji
10 Episodes
Into the White Night
Into the White Night
2006 ★ 7.3
Ryoji Kirihara
11 Episodes
H2: The Days with You
H2: The Days with You
2005 ★ 7.3
Kunimi Hiro
11 Episodes
Crying Out Love, in the Center of the World
Crying Out Love, in the Center of the World
2004 ★ 8.3
Matsumoto Sakutaro
11 Episodes
Fire Boys
Fire Boys
2004
Asahina Daigo (18)
11 Episodes
Water Boys
Water Boys
2003 ★ 7.2
Kankuro Shindo
11 Episodes
Onmyoji Abe no Seimei
Onmyoji Abe no Seimei
2002 ★ 6.0
1 Episode
Onmyoji Abe no Seimei
Onmyoji Abe no Seimei
2002
5 Episodes
Lunch Queen
Lunch Queen
2002 ★ 7.4
Ushijima Minoru
12 Episodes
Long Love Letter
Long Love Letter
2002 ★ 6.3
Takamatsu Sho
11 Episodes
I Wanna Fall in Love
I Wanna Fall in Love
2001
Aoshima Wataru
11 Episodes
Churasan
Churasan
2001 ★ 9.7
Kohagura Keitatsu
169 Episodes
Sayoko is Back
Sayoko is Back
2000 ★ 5.0
Shū Sekine
12 Episodes
Quiztopia
Quiztopia