Takayuki Yamada

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Takayuki Yamada (山田 孝之, Yamada Takayuki, born October 20, 1983) is a Japanese actor, singer, and producer. He is best known for his role as Sakutaro Matsumoto in TV drama Socrates in Love and as Densha Otoko in the 2005 film of the same name.[1] Yamada gained international popularity through his portrayal as Tamao Serizawa in Crows Zero film series. Japanese media often dubs him as chameleon actor for his wide acting spectrum throughout his career. He began venturing as producer with live-action web series Saint Young Men. Since 2018 he releases music as the lead singer of band The XXXXXX.

Takayuki Yamada
山田 孝之
Yamada in 2011
Born (1983-10-20) October 20, 1983 (age 40)
Naha, Okinawa, Japan
Occupations
  • Actor
  • singer
  • producer
Years active1998–present
AgentStardust Promotion
Children2

Personal life

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Yamada was born in Naha, Okinawa but raised in Satsumasendai, Kagoshima until the age of 15. He is the youngest of three siblings. His two older sisters, Kaori and Sayuki, worked as models for teen magazines in late 1990s. His parents own a coffee shop.[2]

By the age of 21, around the year 2004, Yamada had been dating actress and model Chiho Oyama. From their relationship, a child was born. This was discovered and reported by Sponichi in 2006. Yamada, Oyama and her family had many discussions about his inability to continue in the entertainment world and be a father at the same time, so they agreed that the child would be raised by the mother, with Yamada paying child support and living expenses until the child reached adulthood. Oyama continued writing on her blog about her love of being a mother to her child (a boy), even if it had to be done as a single mother.

Yamada was seen dating a non-celebrity woman around 2010. 2 years later, news of his marriage to a non-celebrity woman 7 years his senior was reported as happening 1 January 2012. On 20 October of the same year, the news of a pregnancy was reported. In early March 2013, his office reported that their son was born. A photo of Yamada wearing a wedding ring, which he posted in his Instagram on 9 December, 2016, was like a confirmation to fans that he was married.[3][4][5][6][7]

Career

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Yamada got scouted after shopping with his sisters in front of Laforet Harajuku. After being scouted, in his third year of middle school he moved from Kagoshima to Tokyo. Yamada graduated from a middle school in Tokyo but did not go to high school to focus on his acting career.

He made his debut in 1999 by starring in TV drama Psychometrer Eiji 2. He also had a significant role in the NHK Asadora: Churasan (ちゅらさん) in 2001. His breakout was the 2003 TV drama about men synchronized swimming Water Boys, taking the lead role as Kankuro Shindo. He was chosen to portray Shindo through audition among hundreds of young actors. Yamada continued his success in leading role with Socrates in Love as Sakutaro Matsumoto the year after. In the same year, he got Newcomer Award at 2004 Elan d'or Awards and was appointed as first image character of newly reformed Tokyo Metro. As of 2017, Yamada was the only male image character Tokyo Metro has ever had. After his triumphant breakout on television, he got his first movie lead role in Densha Otoko which later became Japan's 14th best selling movie of 2005.

In 2002 he released 真夏の天使~All I want for this Summer is you~ a CD with a couple of songs (with the backup versions), as well as a DVD with the musical video for the theme song.[8][9]
He collaborated with Jin Akanishi in August 2016 to form the unit called "Jintaka",[10] which disbanded 2 months later.[11] And in 2018, together with Gō Ayano (guitar), and Asahi Uchida (synthesizer), forms the unit "The xxxxxx" (read as: "The Six") (Yamada is vocals).[12][13]

It was reported that Yamada had closed down his Instagram (@takayukiyamadaphoto), much to the surprise of the fans. On his Twitter, he confirmed the reason for doing so is that he became overwhelmed with the quantity of followers, but that he is "fine and full of energy, that it seems it is about to burst both physically and mentally".[14][15]

Filmography

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Series

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Year Title Role Notes Ref.
1999 Psychometrer Eiji 2 Takayuki Debut role
2000 Rokubanme no Sayoko Shu Sekine
Aoi Tokugawa Sandai Takechiyo Taiga drama [16]
2001 Churasan Keitatsu Kohagura Asadora
Jidan Kosho Jinnai Tamako Ura File
Koi ga Shitai x3 Wataru Aoshima
2002 The Long Love Letter Sho Takamatsu
Jidan Kosho Jinnai Tamako Ura File 2
Akahige
Onmyoji Abe no Seimei Toya
Lunch no Joō Minoru Ushijima
2003 Hatachi Ryuji Shindo Lead role
Water Boys Kankuro Shindo
2004 Socrates in Love Sakutaro Matsumoto Lead role
Fire Boys Daigo Asahina Lead role
Jidan Kosho Jinnai Tamako Ura File 3
2005 H2 Hiro Kunimi Lead role
Densha Otoko cameo; ep. 1
Start Line Jun Imai TV movie
2006 Journey Under the Midnight Sun Ryoji Kirihara Lead role
Taiyou no Uta Kouji Fujishiro Lead role
2009 Boss Shingo Tajima
2010–16 Ushijima the Loan Shark Kaoru Ushijima Lead role; 3 seasons
2010 Wagaya no Rekishi Tatsuya Nakadai Mini-series [17]
2011 Arakawa Under the Bridge Hoshi [18]
2011–16 The Brave Yoshihiko Yoshihiko Lead role; 3 seasons [19]
2014 Nobunaga Concerto Denjiro/ Hideyoshi Hashiba [20]
2015 Replay and Destroy Kaname Yokoyama Lead role [21]
2017 Hagoku Seitaro Sakuma TV movie [22]
2018 Dele Keishi Sakagami Lead role [23]
Yareta Kamo Iinkai Oasis [24]
2019–21 The Naked Director Toru Muranishi Lead role; 2 seasons [25]
2023 What Will You Do, Ieyasu? Hattori Hanzō Taiga drama [26]
Yomawari Neko Heizō Endō Lead role [27]
2024 House of Ninjas Yosuke Tsujioke [28]
Tanabata no Kuni Yoriyuki Marukami [29]
Tokyo Swindlers Narrator [30]

Film

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Year Title Role Notes Ref.
2002 The Cat Returns Lune (voice)
2003 Dragon Head Nobuo Takahashi
2004 Jennifer Takashi Lead role
2005 Densha Otoko Densha Otoko Lead role
2006 The Letters (Tegami) Naotaka Takeshima Lead role
2007 Crows Zero Tamao Serizawa
Say Hello For Me Satoshi Toyama Lead role
Maiko Haaaan!!! Cameo
2008 Ikigami Satoshi Izuka
252: Signal of Life Makoto Shigemura
2009 Battle League Horumo Akira Abe Lead role
MW Yutaro Garai Lead role
Crows Zero 2 Tamao Serizawa
Chasing My Girl Sugimoto Lead role
2010 Seaside Motel Yosuke Asakura
13 Assassins Shinrokuro Shimada
Vengeance Can Wait Takao Banue
2011 Gantz Masamitsu Shigeta
Oba: The Last Samurai Toshio Kitami
Gantz: Perfect Answer Masamitsu Shigeta
Unfair 2: The Answer Katsuaki Murakami
Looking for a True Fiancee Teruhiko Katayama Lead role
2012 Arakawa Under the Bridge Hoshi [18]
The Floating Castle Yoshitsugu Otani
The Samurai That Night Hiroshi Kijima
Bungo: Stories of Desire Matsuo segment Nigitta Te
Ushijima the Loan Shark Kaoru Ushijima Lead role
Lesson of the Evil Tetsuro Shibahara
Milocrorze – A Love Story Ovreneli Vreneligare/ Besson Kumagai/ Tamon Lead role
2013 I'll Give It My All... Tomorrow Shuichi Ichinosawa
The Devil's Path Shuichi Fujii Lead role
Rakugo Eiga Raifu Reto
2014 Ushijima the Loan Shark Part 2 Kaoru Ushijima Lead role
The Mole Song: Undercover Agent Reiji Shun Tsukihara
Monsterz Shuichi Tanaka
2015 Bakuman Akira Hattori
Shinjuku Swan Hideyoshi Minami
2016 Nobunaga Concerto Hideyoshi Hashiba [20]
Terra Formars Ichiro Hiruma
Ushijima the Loan Shark Part 3 Kaoru Ushijima Lead role
Someone Sawa
Ushijima the Loan Shark The Final Kaoru Ushijima Lead role
2017 Gintama Elizabeth (voice)
Cinema Fighters Toru segment Parallel World
Takayuki Yamada 3D The Movie Himself Lead role
JoJo's Bizarre Adventure: Diamond Is Unbreakable Chapter I Angelo Katagiri
DC Super Heroes vs. Eagle Talon Batman/Bruce Wayne (voice)
2018 Ten Takashi short movie
50 First Kisses Daisuke Yuge Lead role
Hardcore Ukon Gondō Lead role; also producer [31]
2019 Dragon Quest: Your Story Papasu (voice) [32]
2020 Step Ken'ichi Lead role [33]
The Untold Tale of the Three Kingdoms Yellow Turban [34]
2021 Brothers in Brothel Tokuta Lead role [35]
2023 Six Singing Women Uwajima Lead role [36]
The Imaginary Jinzan (voice) [37]
2024 11 Rebels Masa Lead role [38]
Faceless Seigo Matanuki [39]

Japanese dub

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Year Title Role Notes Ref.
2006 Eragon Eragon [40]
2017 Loving Vincent Armand Roulin [41]

Video games

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2016 Dragon Quest Heroes II Cesare [42]

Others

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Year Title Notes Ref.
2018–20 Saint Young Men Executive producer [43]
2019 Day and Night Producer, screenwriter [44]

Commercials

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Year Title Notes Ref.
2002 Coca-Cola "No Reason" campaign celebrating 2002 World Cup [45][46]
2003 Japanese Red Cross Society "20-year-old's blood donation" campaign
2004 Toyo Suisan "Maruchan Yakisoba, Yakiudon"
Tokyo Metro First campaign image character
2005 Tokyo Electric Power Company "TEPCO Hikari" [47]
2010 - 2011 Movaslo "Evangelion ~Shinjitsu no Tsubasa~" [48]
2011 Asahi Food and Healthcare "Cream Genmai Bran" [49]
Fields "We are all challengers" campaign [50]
2014 – 2023 The Coca-Cola Company Japan "Georgia" main image character [51]
Storia "MARO" main image character [52]
2015 – Sony Interactive Entertainment "PlayStation 4" main image character [53][54]
2016 Frima "Fril" flea marketplace application
2017 – Fujitsu "Arrows" with Shun Oguri [55]

Discography

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Year Title Release Label Peak chart position Notes
2002 真夏の天使~All I want for this Summer is you~ August 10, 2002 Universal Music Group Sold in CD, and DVD of the Music video
2016 Choo Choo SHITAIN September 21, 2016 Go Good Records 4th (October 3, 2016)[56] CD, CD + DVD / As "Jintaka"
2018 Seeds (single) November 30, 2018 THE XXXXXX Digital release / As "The xxxxxx"
Zealot (single) December 21, 2018 THE XXXXXX Digital release / As "The xxxxxx"
2019 "THE XXXXXX" (album)[57] April 5, 2019 THE XXXXXX Digital release / As "The xxxxxx"
"deep breath" (single)[58] May 31, 2019 THE XXXXXX Digital release / As "The xxxxxx"

Other Musical Collaborations

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  • Directed music video for "Tee"'s song 恋のはじまり, and makes a cameo appearance in it (May 31, 2016).[59]
  • カンヌの休日 feat. 山田孝之 (Cannes no Kyuujitsu feat. Yamada Takayuki), Fujifabric's single (February 2, 2017)[60]

Awards and nominations

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Awards

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