Ainosuke Kataoka
The 6th generation Kataoka Ainosuke is Yamamoto Hiroyuki. Yamamoto Hiroyuki was born on March 4, 1972, in Jinnanbe-cho, Sakai-ku, Sakai-shi, Osaka. His parents ran a manufacturing business in Sakai, Osaka and did not have any association with the world of Kabuki. At the age of 5, Hiroyuki passed the audition for child actor held by Shochiku Geino and started receiving acting lessons and stage experience. His first screen TV appearance was child role for a drama in NHK's Galaxy TV Novel program. At the same time, he began appearing on Kabuki stage with his birth name. His talent was noticed by Kataoka Jinzaemon XIII in 1983, and also received the invitation for apprentice from Kataoka Hidetaro II. He then took the names Kataoka Chiyonosuke (real name of Kataoka Nizaemon XIII) and Kataoka Chiyomaru, and performed his first major Kabuki act "Kanjincho" in Kyoto Minamiza . Kataoka Hidetaro II adopted him to the family as his successor in 1993. The same year, he played the role of Sugawa Jiro in the "Kanjincho" staged at Nakaza in Osaka. He was promoted to the title of Kataoka Ainosuke VI in 1994. Kataoka Ainosuke VI is married to actress Fujiwara Norika since September 23, 2016.
Known For
Credits
- 2024 · Cells at Work! as Pneumonia Coccus
- 2024 · Lupin the Third: Kabuki as Arsène Lupin III
- 2024 · Who Were We? as
- 2024 · Stage Play "Journey to the West" as Son Goku
- 2023 · Fly Me to the Saitama: From Biwa Lake with Love as
- 2023 · Kingdom III: The Flame of Destiny as Fuu Ki (Feng Ji)
- 2023 · シリーズ御堂筋線モダン建築でたどる大阪100年 as
- 2023 · Baian the Assassin, M.D.: Part 2 as Hikojiro
- 2023 · Baian the Assassin, M.D.: Part1 as Hikojiro
- 2023 · Ooku: The Inner Chambers as Fujinami
- 2021 · London no Yamamoto Isoroku as
- 2021 · First Gentleman as
- 2021 · Kabuki Kool as
- 2021 · The Romance Manga Artist as Kogo Tatsuya
- 2020 · God of Novels as
- 2019 · Whistleblower as Nobuhiko Sakado
- 2018 · We Rent Tsukumogami as Narration (voice)
- 2018 · Fuunjitachi ~ Rangaku Kakumei-hen as Maeno Ryotaku
- 2016 · Onihei side story: The Final Chapter - The Fourth Wife as Inomatsu
- 2015 · The Land of Rain Trees as Toru Sawai
- 2015 · Keiji 7-nin as Takumi Yamashita
- 2015 · Aruhi, Ahiru Bus as
- 2014 · Yo-kai Watch: The Movie as Tokio Ubaune (voice)
- 2014 · Mother as
- 2014 · Making of KAMEN RIDER GAIM : Soccer Grand Final! Golden Fruit Contest! Hero Japan's National Team Summer as
- 2014 · Kamen Rider Gaim the Movie: The Great Soccer Match! The Golden Fruit Cup! as Kogane / Kamen Rider Mars
- 2014 · Jekyll & Hyde & Tears & Liquor as
- 2014 · Kabukicho High School as
- 2014 · KABUKI KOOL as Himself
- 2013 · Hanzawa Naoki as Shunichi Kurosaki
- 2011 · At River's Edge as Morie Sakuma
- 2010 · Two Portraits of MIYAGINO as Yataro
- 2009 · Raise the Castle! as
- 2008 · I Want to Be a Shellfish as Captain Hidaka
- 2008 · Beauty as Yukio Katsuragi
- 2006 · 新選組!! 土方歳三 最期の一日 as Enomoto Takeaki
- 2003 · Night Cherry Blossom Dyeing as Otoji no Hayate
- 1971 · Kamen Rider as Kamen Rider Mars (voiec)