Kotaro Koizumi

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Kotaro Koizumi (小泉 孝太郎 Koizumi Kōtarō, born July 10, 1978 in Yokosuka, Kanagawa Prefecture) is a Japanese actor and the eldest son of the former Japanese Prime Minister, Junichiro Koizumi, and Kayoko Miyamoto.

Kotaro Koizumi has two younger brothers, Shinjiro Koizumi, and Yoshinaga Miyamoto, who was not born at the time of his parents' divorce in 1982. Junichiro Koizumi was awarded custody of Kotaro and Shinjiro while Kayoko Miyamoto was awarded custody of Yoshinaga.

Kotaro attended Nihon University. Kotaro and his brother aspire to be actors.

Japanese press reports say that one of Junichiro Koizumi's sisters raised Kotaro and Shinjiro.

Kotaro got his own weekly show on Fuji TV called "Kōtarō ga Yuku" (Kotaro Goes). He has also acted in TV dramas, and is considered a rising star in the acting business.

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