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.
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Movies
Crows Zero II Tamao Serizawa
Train Man Densha otoko
MW Yutaro Garai
Dragon Head Nobuo Takahashi
CINEMA FIGHTERS Toru
Crows Zero Tamao Serizawa
The Cat Returns Lune (voice)
The Day I Realized I’m in Love Ippei Miyata
Ikigami: The Ultimate Limit Satoshi Iizuka
252: Signal of Life Makoto Shigemura
Gantz: Perfect Answer Masamitsu Shigeta
Kamogawa Horumo: Battle League in Kyoto Akira Abe
The Seaside Motel Yosuke Asakura
13 Assassins Shinrokuro Shimada
Lesson of the Evil Tetsuro Shibahara
Milocrorze: A Love Story Besson Kumagai / Tamon / Ovreneli Vreneligare
Chasing My Girl Sugimoto
Unfair: the answer Katsuaki Murakami
Say Hello for Me Satoshi Toyama
Six Singing Women Uwajima Ryo
Inside Zokki
Vengeance Can Wait Banjo Takai
The Letters Naotaka Takeshima
The Imaginary Jinzan (voice)
The Mole Song: Undercover Agent Reiji Shun Tsukihara
The Samurai That Night Hiroshi Kijima
The Devil's Path Shuichi Fujii
Monsterz Shuichi Tanaka
Shinjuku Swan Hideyoshi Minami
Maiko Haaaan!!! Student on field trip (cameo)
Oba: The Last Samurai Toshio Kitami
The Floating Castle Yoshitsugu Otani
Ushijima the Loan Shark Kaoru Ushijima
Ushijima the Loan Shark Part 2 Kaoru ushijima
Arakawa Under the Bridge Hoshi
Looking for a True Fiancée Teruhiko Katayama
Jenifa
Bungo: Stories of Desire
The Rakugo Movie
I'll Give It My All ... Tomorrow Shuichi Ichinosawa
Nobunaga Concerto: The Movie Denjiro Tahara
Terra Formars Ichiro Hiruma
Bakuman Akira Hattori
Gantz Masamitsu Shigeta
Someone Sawa
11 Rebels Masa
JoJo's Bizarre Adventure: Diamond is Unbreakable – Chapter 1 Anjūrō Katagiri
Sakura,
The Little Star
Ushijima the Loan Shark Part 3 Kaoru Ushijima
Ushijima the Loan Shark The Final Kaoru Ushijima
Prison Break
Hard-Core Ukon Gondo
DC Super Heroes vs. Eagle Talon Batman (voice)
Takayuki Yamada in 3D Himself
Isle of Dogs Junior Scientist 1 (voice)
50 First Kisses Daisuke Yuge
Ten Takashi
Gintama Elizabeth (voice)
Dragon Quest: Your Story Pankraz (voice)
TAKAYUKI YAMADA DOCUMENTARY「No Pain, No Gain」 Himself
Parallel World Toru
Brothers in Brothel Mashiba Tokuta
The Untold Tale of the Three Kingdoms Yellow Turban
Step Kenichi Takeda
Tokyo Black Hole: Year Zero in Post-WWII Japan
Faceless Detective Matanuki
MIMI
変哲の竜
Shows
Water Boys Kankuro Shindo
Onmyouji☆Abenoseimei ～Outo Ayakashi Kitan～
Long Love Letter Takamatsu Sho
Churasan Kohagura Keitatsu
闇金ウシジマくん スーパータクシーくん編 丑嶋馨
Fire Boys Asahina Daigo (18)
I Wanna Fall in Love Aoshima Wataru
Onmyoji Abe no Seimei
Ushijima the Loan Shark Kaoru Ushijima
The Brave 'Yoshihiko' Yoshihiko
A Song to the Sun Fujishiro Koji
Into the White Night Ryoji Kirihara
映像の世紀プレミアム 語り
Crying Out Love, in the Center of the World Matsumoto Sakutaro
BOSS Tajima Shingo
H2: The Days with You Kunimi Hiro
The History of Our Family Tatsuya Nakadai
Nobunaga Concerto Denjiro Tahara
Yamada Takayuki in Akabane, Kita, Tokyo himself
Sayoko is Back Shū Sekine
Lunch Queen Ushijima Minoru
Arakawa Under the Bridge Hoshi
Replay & Destroy Kaname Yokoyama
What's So Wrong with "Azatoi"? Guest
勇者ヨシヒコと導かれし七人 ヨシヒコ
Mitsuhide no Sumaho Akechi Mitsuhide
A Century on Film 語り
BAZOOKA!!!
dele Keiji Sakagami
From Today, It's My Turn!!
House of Ninjas Yosuke Tsujioka
Japan's Got Talent
Rilakkuma and Kaoru Hayate (voice)
What Will You Do, Ieyasu? Hattori Hanzo
The Naked Director Toru Muranishi
The Could've-Gone-All-the-Way Committee Oashisu / Oasis
山田孝之のカンヌ映画祭
Rilakkuma's Theme Park Adventure Hayate (voice)
GAME GENOME
勇者ヨシヒコと悪霊の鍵 ヨシヒコ/勇者
Land of Tanabata
Yomawari Neko Heizō Endō (voice)
夢の本屋をめぐる冒険
Takayuki Yamada at Cannes Film Festival self
Tokyo Swindlers Narrator (voice)
Marumaru no Smartphone
