| Kenichi Yajima | |
|---|---|
| Born | (1956-03-01) March 1, 1956 (age 68) Gifu, Japan |
| Occupation | Actor |
| Years active | 1981–present |
Kenichi Yajima (矢島 健一, Yajima Ken'ichi, born March 1, 1956 in Gifu) is a Japanese actor.
Career
Graduating from Meiji Gakuin University, Yajima debuted as an actor in 1981. A frequent player in the films of Masato Harada, Yajima often plays yakuza and other bad guys, but can also do comic relief. He has appeared in over 200 TV dramas and 70 films.
Filmography
Film
| 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 | |||
| My Friend "A" | ||||
| Last Winter, We Parted | ||||
| 2020 | Fukushima 50 | |||
| All About March | ||||
| 2021 | Last of the Wolves | Keiji Tomotake | ||
| 2022 | The Pass: Last Days of the Samurai | Matsudaira Sadaaki | ||
| Akira and Akira | ||||
| The Lines That Define Me | Kunieda | |||
| 2023 | Kubi | Honda Tadakatsu | ||
| 2025 | Muromachi Outsiders | Ise Sadachika | ||
| Snowflowers: Seeds of Hope |
Television
| Year | Title | Role | Notes | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1981 | Omoide Zukuri | Okazaki | Debut role | |
| 1984 | Romance | Asadora | ||
| 1989 | Kasuga no Tsubone | Fukushima Masanori | Taiga drama | |
| 1990 | Wataru Seken wa Oni Bakari | Narita | ||
| 1999 | Keizoku | Seiichi Hayashida | ||
| 2004 | Itoshi Kimi e | Yukihiko Ogasawara | ||
| Shinsengumi! | Hirosawa Tomijirō | Taiga drama | ||
| 2006 | Kōmyō ga Tsuji | Naoe Kanetsugu | Taiga drama | |
| 2008 | Atsuhime | Matsudaira Yoshinaga | Taiga drama | |
| 2010 | Sunao ni Narenakute | Tomohiko Yamamoto | ||
| Hammer Session! | Suguru Kai | |||
| 2011 | Ohisama | Hagiwara | Asadora | |
| 2012 | Taira no Kiyomori | Fujiwara no Norinaga | Taiga drama | |
| Jun and Ai | Masakuni Yoneda | Asadora | ||
| 2017 | Naotora: The Lady Warlord | Sekiguchi Ujitsune | Taiga drama | |
| 2023 | What Will You Do, Ieyasu? | Kira Yoshiakira | Taiga drama | |
| 2024 | Laughing Matryoshka | Ikuo Morohashi |
References
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- ^ "Yajima Ken'ichi". Kinenote (in Japanese). Kinema Junpō. Retrieved 29 September 2014.
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- "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.
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- "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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