Kenichi Yajima

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Kenichi Yajima
Born (1956-03-01) March 1, 1956 (age 68)
Gifu, Japan
OccupationActor
Years active1981–present

Kenichi Yajima (矢島 健一, Yajima Ken'ichi, born March 1, 1956 in Gifu) is a Japanese actor.

Career

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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

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Film

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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

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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

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  1. ^ a b "Yajima Ken'ichi-san to Santa". Opi-rina (in Japanese). Chunichi Shimbun. Retrieved 29 September 2014.
  2. ^ a b "Yajima Ken'ichi". Kinenote (in Japanese). Kinema Junpō. Retrieved 29 September 2014.
  3. ^ 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.
  4. ^ "友罪". eiga.com. Retrieved 14 September 2024.
  5. ^ "去年の冬、きみと別れ". Yahoo! Movie. Retrieved December 17, 2021.
  6. ^ "Fukushima 50". eiga.com. Retrieved 14 September 2024.
  7. ^ "弥生、三月 君を愛した30年". eiga.com. Retrieved 14 September 2024.
  8. ^ "峠 最後のサムライ". eiga.com. Retrieved February 22, 2021.
  9. ^ "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.
  10. ^ "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.
  11. ^ "徳川軍 相関図". X. Retrieved November 25, 2023.
  12. ^ "室町無頼". eiga.com. Retrieved May 1, 2024.
  13. ^ "雪の花 ともに在りて". eiga.com. Retrieved 14 September 2024.
  14. ^ "想い出づくり。". TBS. Retrieved 14 September 2024.
  15. ^ "春日局". Haiyaku Jiten. Retrieved 14 September 2024.
  16. ^ "新選組！". Haiyaku Jiten. Retrieved 14 September 2024.
  17. ^ "功名が辻". Haiyaku Jiten. Retrieved 14 September 2024.
  18. ^ "篤姫". Haiyaku Jiten. Retrieved 14 September 2024.
  19. ^ "平清盛". Haiyaku Jiten. Retrieved 14 September 2024.
  20. ^ "おんな城主直虎". Haiyaku Jiten. Retrieved 14 September 2024.
  21. ^ "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.
  22. ^ "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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