Biography and filmography

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 (86)

Darwin's Amazing Animals: Cats Around the World

Darwin's Amazing Animals: Cats Around the World

2026

Sgt. Frog

Sgt. Frog

2026 · Yoshihiko (voice)

New Interpretation of the End of Edo Period

New Interpretation of the End of Edo Period

2025

Good News

Good News

2025 · Shinichi Ishida

Detective Conan: One-Eyed Flashback

Detective Conan: One-Eyed Flashback

2025 · Takashi Otomo (voice)

Blazing Fists

Blazing Fists

2025 · Man in bear suit

Faceless

Faceless

2024 · Detective Matanuki

11 Rebels

11 Rebels

2024 · Masa

MIMI

MIMI

2024

Weird Ryu

Weird Ryu

2024

The Imaginary

The Imaginary

2023 · Jinzan (voice)

Six Singing Women

Six Singing Women

2023 · Uwajima Ryo, Co-Producer

The Day I Realized I'm in Love

The Day I Realized I'm in Love

2023 · Ippei Miyata

The Man For

The Man For

2022 · Writer, Director

The Confidence Man JP - Episode of the Hero -

The Confidence Man JP - Episode of the Hero -

2022

The Little Star

The Little Star

2022

Inside Zokki

Inside Zokki

2021

ZOKKI

ZOKKI

2021 · Director

Sakura

Sakura

2021

The Untold Tale of the Three Kingdoms

The Untold Tale of the Three Kingdoms

2020 · Yellow Turban

Step

Step

2020 · Kenichi Takeda

Saint Young Men 3

Saint Young Men 3

2020 · Producer

TAKAYUKI YAMADA DOCUMENTARY「No Pain, No Gain」

TAKAYUKI YAMADA DOCUMENTARY「No Pain, No Gain」

2019 · Himself

Brothers in Brothel

Brothers in Brothel

2019 · Mashiba Tokuta

Dragon Quest: Your Story

Dragon Quest: Your Story

2019 · Pankraz (voice)

Saint Young Men 2nd Century

Saint Young Men 2nd Century

2019 · Producer

Day and Night

Day and Night

2019 · Screenplay, Producer

Hard-Core

Hard-Core

2018 · Ukon Gondo

Saint Young Men

Saint Young Men

2018 · Producer

50 First Kisses

50 First Kisses

2018 · Daisuke Yuge

Isla de perros

Isla de perros

2018 · 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 · 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 · Anjuro Katagiri

Gintama

Gintama

2017 · Elizabeth (voice)

Takayuki Yamada in 3D

Takayuki Yamada in 3D

2017 · Himself

Prison Break

Prison Break

2017

Shinjuku Swan II

Shinjuku Swan II

2017

Ushijima the Loan Shark The Final

Ushijima the Loan Shark The Final

2016 · Kaoru Ushijima

Someone

Someone

2016 · Sawa

Ushijima the Loan Shark Part 3

Ushijima the Loan Shark Part 3

2016 · Kaoru Ushijima

Terra Formars

Terra Formars

2016 · Ichiro Hiruma

Nobunaga Concerto: The Movie

Nobunaga Concerto: The Movie

2016 · Denjiro Tahara

Bakuman

Bakuman

2015 · Akira Hattori

Shinjuku Swan

Shinjuku Swan

2015 · Hideyoshi Minami

Monsterz

Monsterz

2014 · Shuichi Tanaka

Ushijima the Loan Shark Part 2

Ushijima the Loan Shark Part 2

2014 · Kaoru ushijima

The Mole Song: Undercover Agent Reiji

The Mole Song: Undercover Agent Reiji

2013 · Shun Tsukihara

The Devil's Path

The Devil's Path

2013 · Shuichi Fujii

I'll Give It My All ... Tomorrow

I'll Give It My All ... Tomorrow

2013 · Shuichi Ichinosawa

The Rakugo Movie

The Rakugo Movie

2013

The Samurai That Night

The Samurai That Night

2012 · Hiroshi Kijima

Lesson of the Evil

Lesson of the Evil

2012 · Tetsuro Shibahara

The Floating Castle

The Floating Castle

2012 · Yoshitsugu Otani

Bungo: Stories of Desire

Bungo: Stories of Desire

2012

Ushijima the Loan Shark

Ushijima the Loan Shark

2012 · Kaoru Ushijima

Arakawa Under the Bridge

Arakawa Under the Bridge

2012 · Hoshi

Looking for a True Fiancée

Looking for a True Fiancée

2011 · Teruhiko Katayama

UNFAIR: the answer

UNFAIR: the answer

2011 · Katsuaki Murakami

Gantz 2

Gantz 2

2011 · Masamitsu Shigeta

Milocrorze: A Love Story

Milocrorze: A Love Story

2011 · Besson Kumagai / Tamon / Ovreneli Vreneligare

Oba: The Last Samurai

Oba: The Last Samurai

2011 · Toshio Kitami

Gantz

Gantz

2010 · Masamitsu Shigeta

Vengeance Can Wait

Vengeance Can Wait

2010 · Banjo Takai

13 Assassins

13 Assassins

2010 · Shinrokuro Shimada

The Seaside Motel

The Seaside Motel

2010 · Yosuke Asakura

Chasing My Girl

Chasing My Girl

2009 · Sugimoto

MW

MW

2009 · Yutaro Garai

Kamogawa Horumo: Battle League in Kyoto

Kamogawa Horumo: Battle League in Kyoto

2009 · Akira Abe

Crows Zero II

Crows Zero II

2009 · Tamao Serizawa

252: Signal of Life

252: Signal of Life

2008 · Makoto Shigemura

Ikigami: The Ultimate Limit

Ikigami: The Ultimate Limit

2008 · Satoshi Iizuka

Crows Zero

Crows Zero

2007 · Tamao Serizawa

Maiko Haaaan!!!

Maiko Haaaan!!!

2007 · Student on field trip (cameo)

Say Hello for Me

Say Hello for Me

2007 · Satoshi Toyama

The Letters

The Letters

2006 · Naotaka Takeshima

Train Man

Train Man

2005 · Densha otoko

Cycling Chronicles: Landscapes the Boy Saw

Cycling Chronicles: Landscapes the Boy Saw

2004 · Screenplay

Jenifa

Jenifa

2004

Dragon Head

Dragon Head

2003 · Nobuo Takahashi

Hokkaido Yakuza War: Elegy of the North Sea

Hokkaido Yakuza War: Elegy of the North Sea

2003 · Screenplay

The Cat Returns

The Cat Returns

2002 · Lune (voice)

Tanabata: The Evening of the Seventh

Tanabata: The Evening of the Seventh

· Takayuki

TV shows (50)

Quiztopia

Quiztopia

2026

Last Samurai Standing

Last Samurai Standing

2025 · Ando Jinbe

Glass Heart

Glass Heart

2025

Tokyo Swindlers

Tokyo Swindlers

2024 · Narrator (voice)

Land of Tanabata

Land of Tanabata

2024

House of Ninjas

House of Ninjas

2024 · Yosuke Tsujioka

Yomawari Neko

Yomawari Neko

2023 · Heizō Endō (voice)

Japan's Got Talent

Japan's Got Talent

2023

What Will You Do, Ieyasu?

What Will You Do, Ieyasu?

2023 · Hattori Hanzo

GAME GENOME

GAME GENOME

2022

Rilakkuma's Theme Park Adventure

Rilakkuma's Theme Park Adventure

2022 · Hayate (voice)

Mitsuhide no Sumaho

Mitsuhide no Sumaho

2020 · Akechi Mitsuhide

Marumaru no Smartphone

Marumaru no Smartphone

2020

What's So Wrong with "Azatoi"?

What's So Wrong with "Azatoi"?

2020 · Guest

夢の本屋をめぐる冒険

夢の本屋をめぐる冒険

2020

The Naked Director

The Naked Director

2019 · Toru Muranishi

Rilakkuma and Kaoru

Rilakkuma and Kaoru

2019 · Hayate (voice)

From Today, It's My Turn!!

From Today, It's My Turn!!

2018

dele

dele

2018 · Keiji Sakagami

The Could've-Gone-All-the-Way Committee

The Could've-Gone-All-the-Way Committee

2018 · Oashisu / Oasis

Takayuki Yamada at Cannes Film Festival

Takayuki Yamada at Cannes Film Festival

2017

Brave Yoshihiko and the Seven Driven People

Brave Yoshihiko and the Seven Driven People

2016 · ヨシヒコ

映像の世紀プレミアム

映像の世紀プレミアム

2016 · 語り

A Century on Film

A Century on Film

2015 · 語り

REPLAY&DESTROY

REPLAY&DESTROY

2015 · Kaname Yokoyama

Yamada Takayuki in Akabane, Kita, Tokyo

Yamada Takayuki in Akabane, Kita, Tokyo

2015 · himself

Nobunaga Concerto

Nobunaga Concerto

2014 · Denjiro Tahara

Ushijima the Loan Shark: Super Taxi-kun

Ushijima the Loan Shark: Super Taxi-kun

2014 · 丑嶋馨

Brave Yoshihiko and the Demon's Key

Brave Yoshihiko and the Demon's Key

2012 · ヨシヒコ/勇者

Mitsuaki Iwago's World “Cats” Travelogue

Mitsuaki Iwago's World “Cats” Travelogue

2012 · Self - Narrator (voice)

BAZOOKA!!!

BAZOOKA!!!

2011

Arakawa Under the Bridge

Arakawa Under the Bridge

2011 · Hoshi

The Brave 'Yoshihiko'

The Brave 'Yoshihiko'

2011 · Yoshihiko

Ushijima the Loan Shark

Ushijima the Loan Shark

2010 · Kaoru Ushijima

The History of Our Family

The History of Our Family

2010 · Tatsuya Nakadai

BOSS

BOSS

2009 · Tajima Shingo

A Song to the Sun

A Song to the Sun

2006 · Fujishiro Koji

Into the White Night

Into the White Night

2006 · Ryoji Kirihara

H2: The Days with You

H2: The Days with You

2005 · Kunimi Hiro

Crying Out Love, in the Center of the World

Crying Out Love, in the Center of the World

2004 · Matsumoto Sakutaro

Fire Boys

Fire Boys

2004 · Asahina Daigo (18)

Water Boys

Water Boys

2003 · Kankuro Shindo

Onmyoji Abe no Seimei

Onmyoji Abe no Seimei

2002

Onmyoji Abe no Seimei

Onmyoji Abe no Seimei

2002

The Queen of Lunchtime Cuisine

The Queen of Lunchtime Cuisine

2002 · Ushijima Minoru

Long Love Letter

Long Love Letter

2002 · Takamatsu Sho

I Wanna Fall in Love

I Wanna Fall in Love

2001 · Aoshima Wataru

Churasan

Churasan

2001 · Kohagura Keitatsu

Sayoko is Back

Sayoko is Back

2000 · Shū Sekine

Night Tales Club

Night Tales Club