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Director
Takayuki Yamada
Acting
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Directed movies: 1Directed series: 0All crew credits: 9
TMDB ID: 74377
IMDb ID: nm1303233
Known for: Acting
Born: October 20, 1983
Age: 42
Place of birth: Naha, Okinawa, Japan
Gender: Male
Adult content flag: No
Career span: 2000 - 2025
Years active: 26
Average TMDB rating: 6.82
Wikidata: Q1151148
Also known as
تاکایوکی یامادا
Frequent jobs
Director (1)Producer (3)Screenplay (3)Co-Producer (1)Writer (1)
Biography
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. Description above from the Wikipedia article Takayuki Yamada, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
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Movies
Directed Movies
Movies directed by Takayuki Yamada.
Movies
Top Rated Movies
Highest rated movies linked with Takayuki Yamada.
7.8
Isle of Dogs
as Junior Scientist 1 (voice)
2018 Movie
7.7
The Imaginary
as Jinzan (voice)
2023 Movie
7.3
13 Assassins
as Shinrokuro Shimada
2010 Movie
7.2
Crows Zero II
as Tamao Serizawa
2009 Movie
7.1
The Cat Returns
as Lune (voice)
2002 Movie
7.1
Crows Zero
as Tamao Serizawa
2007 Movie
6.8
Gintama
as Elizabeth (voice)
2017 Movie
6.7
Dragon Quest: Your Story
as Pankraz (voice)
2019 Movie
6.7
Lesson of the Evil
as Tetsuro Shibahara
2012 Movie
6.7
Gantz: Perfect Answer
as Masamitsu Shigeta
2011 Movie
6.6
JoJo's Bizarre Adventure: Diamond Is Unbreakable – Chapter 1
as Anjuro Katagiri
2017 Movie
6.5
Gantz
as Masamitsu Shigeta
2010 Movie
Series
Top Rated Series
Highest rated series linked with Takayuki Yamada.
Movies
Most Popular Movies
Most viewed movie titles linked with Takayuki Yamada.
7.8
Isle of Dogs
as Junior Scientist 1 (voice)
2018 Movie
7.1
Crows Zero
as Tamao Serizawa
2007 Movie
7.4
Detective Conan: One-Eyed Flashback
as Takashi Otomo (voice)
2025 Movie
7.3
13 Assassins
as Shinrokuro Shimada
2010 Movie
7.1
The Cat Returns
as Lune (voice)
2002 Movie
6.5
Bungo: Stories of Desire
2012 Movie
7.0
Good News
as Shinichi Ishida
2025 Movie
Series
Most Popular Series
Most viewed series linked with Takayuki Yamada.
7.8
Last Samurai Standing
as Ando Jinbe • 1 eps
2025 Series
9.3
Mitsuaki Iwago's World “Cats” Travelogue
as Self - Narrator (voice) • 6 eps
2012 Series
7.3
The Naked Director
as Toru Muranishi • 16 eps
2019 Series
9.7
Churasan
as Kohagura Keitatsu • 169 eps
2001 Series
7.7
What Will You Do, Ieyasu?
as Hattori Hanzo • 50 eps
2023 Series
7.2
House of Ninjas
as Yosuke Tsujioka • 8 eps
2024 Series
6.8
Tokyo Swindlers
as Narrator (voice) • 7 eps
2024 Series
7.8
From Today, It's My Turn!!
1 eps
2018 Series
7.6
The Brave 'Yoshihiko'
as Yoshihiko • 35 eps
2011 Series
8.7
Ushijima the Loan Shark
as Kaoru Ushijima • 27 eps
2010 Series
9.5
What's So Wrong with "Azatoi"?
as Guest • 1 eps
2020 Series
6.7
BOSS
as Tajima Shingo • 2 eps
2009 Series
Movies
Other Crew Work in Movies
Additional movie credits for Takayuki Yamada.
7.2
Six Singing Women
Co-Producer
2023 Movie
Sarah's Holiday
Writer
2022 Movie
6.0
Saint Young Men 3
Producer
2020 Movie
6.0
Saint Young Men 2nd Century
Producer
2019 Movie
6.2
Day and Night
Screenplay
2019 Movie
3.7
Saint Young Men
Producer
2018 Movie
3.6
Cycling Chronicles: Landscapes the Boy Saw
Screenplay
2004 Movie
Hokkaido Yakuza War: Elegy of the North Sea
Screenplay
2003 Movie
Movies
Acting Appearances in Movies
Movie cast credits for Takayuki Yamada.
New Interpretation of the End of Edo Period
2025 Movie
7.0
Good News
as Shinichi Ishida
2025 Movie
7.4
Detective Conan: One-Eyed Flashback
as Takashi Otomo (voice)
2025 Movie
3.0
Blazing Fists
2025 Movie
6.4
Faceless
as Detective Matanuki
2024 Movie
7.1
11 Rebels
as Masa
2024 Movie
MIMI
2024 Movie
Weird Ryu
2024 Movie
7.7
The Imaginary
as Jinzan (voice)
2023 Movie
7.2
Six Singing Women
as Uwajima Ryo
2023 Movie
The Day I Realized I'm in Love
as Ippei Miyata
2023 Movie
The Little Star
2022 Movie
Series
Acting Appearances in Series
Series cast credits for Takayuki Yamada.
7.8
Last Samurai Standing
as Ando Jinbe • 1 eps
2025 Series
6.8
Tokyo Swindlers
as Narrator (voice) • 7 eps
2024 Series
7.4
Land of Tanabata
10 eps
2024 Series
7.2
House of Ninjas
as Yosuke Tsujioka • 8 eps
2024 Series
5.0
Yomawari Neko
as Heizō Endō (voice) • 15 eps
2023 Series
8.0
Japan's Got Talent
3 eps
2023 Series
7.7
What Will You Do, Ieyasu?
as Hattori Hanzo • 50 eps
2023 Series
8.3
GAME GENOME
1 eps
2022 Series
7.7
Rilakkuma's Theme Park Adventure
as Hayate (voice) • 8 eps
2022 Series
Mitsuhide no Sumaho
as Akechi Mitsuhide • 6 eps
2020 Series
Marumaru no Smartphone
49 eps
2020 Series
9.5
What's So Wrong with "Azatoi"?
as Guest • 1 eps
2020 Series