Kenichi Yajima (矢島 健一, Yajima Ken'ichi, born March 1, 1956 in Gifu) is a Japanese actor.
Kenichi Yajima | |
|---|---|
| Born | March 1, 1956 Gifu, Japan |
| Occupation | Actor |
| Years active | 1981–present |
Career
editGraduating 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
editFilm
edit| Year | Title | Role | Notes | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1993 | Sonatine | Takahashi | ||
| 1995 | Kamikaze Taxi | Ishida | ||
| 1997 | Hana-bi | Doctor | ||
| 1999 | Spellbound | Takuya Ishii | ||
| 2001 | Onmyoji | Fujiwara no Morosuke | ||
| 2004 | Lady Joker | Hidetsugu Kanzaki | ||
| Kagen no Tsuki | Sayaka's father | |||
| 2006 | Tokyo Friends: The Movie | Kitahara | ||
| The Uchōten Hotel | Arai | |||
| Sinking of Japan | Minister for Foreign Affairs | |||
| Strawberry Shortcakes | Ōsaki | |||
| 2007 | Densen Uta | Yorii | ||
| 2008 | Climber's High | Moriya | ||
| 10 Promises to My Dog | Dr. Sakamoto | |||
| 2009 | Shizumanu Taiyō | Taketarō Aoyama | ||
| 2010 | Sword of Desperation | Yabe Magochiyo | ||
| 2012 | Lesson of the Evil | Detective Shimozuru | ||
| 2014 | A Samurai Chronicle | |||
| 2015 | Ryuzo and the Seven Henchmen | Hōjō | ||
| Flying Colors | ||||
| The Emperor in August | Kōichi Kido | |||
| 2016 | Fueled: The Man They Called Pirate | |||
| Shin Godzilla | Minister of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism | |||
| 2017 | Reminiscence | |||
| Manhunt | Chinese film | |||
| 2018 | Killing for the Prosecution | Takashima | ||
| Recall | Manabe | |||
| The Blood of Wolves | Keiji Tomotake | [3] | ||
| My Friend "A" | [4] | |||
| Last Winter, We Parted | [5] | |||
| 2020 | Fukushima 50 | [6] | ||
| All About March | [7] | |||
| 2021 | Last of the Wolves | Keiji Tomotake | [3] | |
| 2022 | The Pass: Last Days of the Samurai | Matsudaira Sadaaki | [8] | |
| Akira and Akira | [9] | |||
| The Lines That Define Me | Kunieda | [10] | ||
| 2023 | Kubi | Honda Tadakatsu | [11] | |
| 2025 | Muromachi Outsiders | [12] | ||
| Snowflowers: Seeds of Hope | [13] |
Television
edit| Year | Title | Role | Notes | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1981 | Omoide Zukuri | Okazaki | Debut role | [14] |
| 1984 | Romance | Asadora | ||
| 1989 | Kasuga no Tsubone | Fukushima Masanori | Taiga drama | [15] |
| 1990 | Wataru Seken wa Oni Bakari | Narita | ||
| 1999 | Keizoku | Seiichi Hayashida | ||
| 2004 | Itoshi Kimi e | Yukihiko Ogasawara | ||
| Shinsengumi! | Hirosawa Tomijirō | Taiga drama | [16] | |
| 2006 | Kōmyō ga Tsuji | Naoe Kanetsugu | Taiga drama | [17] |
| 2008 | Atsuhime | Matsudaira Yoshinaga | Taiga drama | [18] |
| 2010 | Sunao ni Narenakute | Tomohiko Yamamoto | ||
| Hammer Session! | Suguru Kai | |||
| 2011 | Ohisama | Hagiwara | Asadora | |
| 2012 | Taira no Kiyomori | Fujiwara no Norinaga | Taiga drama | [19] |
| Jun and Ai | Masakuni Yoneda | Asadora | ||
| 2017 | Naotora: The Lady Warlord | Sekiguchi Ujitsune | Taiga drama | [20] |
| 2023 | What Will You Do, Ieyasu? | Kira Yoshiakira | Taiga drama | [21] |
| 2024 | Laughing Matryoshka | Ikuo Morohashi | [22] |
References
edit- ^ a b "Yajima Ken'ichi-san to Santa". Opi-rina (in Japanese). Chunichi Shimbun. Retrieved 29 September 2014.
- ^ a b "Yajima Ken'ichi". Kinenote (in Japanese). Kinema Junpō. Retrieved 29 September 2014.
- ^ a b "「孤狼の血」続編に滝藤賢一、中村獅童、矢島健一が再集結、音尾琢真は「真珠縛り」". Natalie. Retrieved March 4, 2021.
- ^ "友罪". eiga.com. Retrieved 14 September 2024.
- ^ "去年の冬、きみと別れ". Yahoo! Movie. Retrieved December 17, 2021.
- ^ "Fukushima 50". eiga.com. Retrieved 14 September 2024.
- ^ "弥生、三月 君を愛した30年". eiga.com. Retrieved 14 September 2024.
- ^ "峠 最後のサムライ". eiga.com. Retrieved February 22, 2021.
- ^ "竹内涼真×横浜流星「アキラとあきら」特報解禁、計22名の新キャストも明らかに". Natalie. Retrieved April 20, 2022.
- ^ "横浜流星×清原果耶、映画『線は、僕を描く』メイキング映像解禁 細田佳央太、河合優実ら出演者も発表". Oricon. Retrieved June 21, 2022.
- ^ "徳川軍 相関図". X. Retrieved November 25, 2023.
- ^ "室町無頼". eiga.com. Retrieved May 1, 2024.
- ^ "雪の花 ともに在りて". eiga.com. Retrieved 14 September 2024.
- ^ "想い出づくり。". TBS. Retrieved 14 September 2024.
- ^ "春日局". Haiyaku Jiten. Retrieved 14 September 2024.
- ^ "新選組！". Haiyaku Jiten. Retrieved 14 September 2024.
- ^ "功名が辻". Haiyaku Jiten. Retrieved 14 September 2024.
- ^ "篤姫". Haiyaku Jiten. Retrieved 14 September 2024.
- ^ "平清盛". Haiyaku Jiten. Retrieved 14 September 2024.
- ^ "おんな城主直虎". Haiyaku Jiten. Retrieved 14 September 2024.
- ^ "どうする家康:戦国大河が本気出してきた 松本潤"元康"のつらい決断 駿府の三河衆が次々…本当の地獄は「これから」". Mantan-web. Retrieved January 25, 2023.
- ^ "笑うマトリョーシカ Cast & Staff". TBS Warau Matryoshka official site (in Japanese). Archived from the original on 7 June 2024. Retrieved 7 June 2024.
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