Kenichi Yajima
Kenichi Yajima | |
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Born |
Gifu, Japan | March 1, 1956
Occupation | Actor |
Years active | 1981–present |
Kenichi Yajima (矢島 健一 Yajima Ken'ichi, born March 1, 1965 in Gifu) is a Japanese actor.
Career
Graduating from Meiji Gakuin University, Yajima debuted as an actor in 1981.[1][2] A frequent player in the films of Masato Harada, Yajima often plays yakuza and other bad guys, but can also do comic relief.[2] He has appeared in over 200 TV dramas and 70 films.[1]
Filmography
Film
Year | Title | Role | Director |
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1993 | Sonatine | Takahashi | Takeshi Kitano |
1995 | Kamikaze Taxi | Ishida | Masato Harada |
1997 | Hana-bi | Doctor | Takeshi Kitano |
1999 | Spellbound | Takuya Ishii | Masato Harada |
2001 | Onmyoji | Fujiwara no Morosuke | Yōjirō Takita |
2004 | Lady Joker | Hidetsugu Kanzaki | Hideyuki Hirayama |
Kagen no Tsuki | Sayaka's father | Ken Nikai | |
2006 | Tokyo Friends: The Movie | Kitahara | Kozo Nagayama |
The Uchōten Hotel | Arai | Kōki Mitani | |
Nihon Chinbotsu | Minister for Foreign Affairs | Shinji Higuchi | |
Strawberry Shortcakes | Ōsaki | Hitoshi Yazaki | |
2007 | Densen Uta | Yorii | Masato Harada |
2008 | Climber's High | Moriya | Masato Harada |
10 Promises to My Dog | Dr. Sakamoto | Katsuhide Motoki | |
2009 | Shizumanu Taiyō | Taketarō Aoyama | Setsurō Wakamatsu |
2010 | Sword of Desperation | Yabe Magochiyo | Hideyuki Hirayama |
2012 | Lesson of the Evil | Detective Shimozuru | Takashi Miike |
2014 | A Samurai Chronicle | Takashi Koizumi | |
2015 | Ryuzo 7 | Hōjō | Takeshi Kitano |
Television
Year | Title | Role | Network | Notes |
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1981 | Omoide Zukuri | Okazaki | TBS | Debut role |
1984 | Romance | NHK | Asadora | |
1989 | Kasuga no Tsubone | Fukushima Masanori | NHK | Taiga drama |
1990 | Wataru Seken wa Oni Bakari | Narita | TBS | |
1999 | Keizoku | Seiichi Hayashida | TBS | |
2004 | Itoshi Kimi e | Yukihiko Ogasawara | CX | |
Shinsengumi! | Hirosawa Tomijirō | NHK | Taiga drama | |
2008 | Atsuhime | Matsudaira Yoshinaga | NHK | Taiga drama |
2010 | Sunao ni Narenakute | Tomohiko Yamamoto | CX | |
Hammer Session! | Suguru Kai | TBS | ||
2011 | Ohisama | Hagiwara | NHK | Asadora |
2012 | Taira no Kiyomori | Fujiwara no Norinaga | NHK | Taiga drama |
Jun to Ai | Masakuni Yoneda | NHK | Asadora | |
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 "Yajima Ken'ichi-san to Santa". Opi-rina (in Japanese). Chunichi Shimbun. Retrieved 29 September 2014.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 "Yajima Ken'ichi". Kinenote (in Japanese). Kinema Junpō. Retrieved 29 September 2014.