Kōsuke Toyohara
Japanese actor and singer (born 1965)
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Kōsuke Toyohara (豊原 功補, Toyohara Kōsuke; born 25 September 1965) is a Japanese actor and singer who has appeared in more than 80 films since 1982. He serves as head representative of Headrock Inc.
Kōsuke Toyohara | |
|---|---|
| 豊原 功補 | |
| Born | 25 September 1965 Shinjuku, Tokyo, Japan |
| Citizenship | South Korea[citation needed] → Japan |
| Occupations | Actor, singer |
| Years active | 1982–present |
| Website | www |
Career
Toyohara graduated from Nakano High School (part-time). He began appearing on television in his teenage years but primarily established himself as an actor through V-cinema.[1] He later appeared in Junji Sakamoto's films, such as Aegis and Chameleon. In 2007, he won the Best Actor Award at the 5th Monaco International Film Festival for Cinderella Formula.[1] In 2012, he starred in the film A Gentle Rain Falls for Fukushima. In 2017, he planned, wrote, directed and starred in his first stage production of the theatrical comedy Meijin Chōji. In February 2018, he went public with his affair with Kyōko Koizumi, with whom he had been working closely for a long time, despite being married and with children.
Selected filmography
Films
| Year | Title | Role | Notes | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1989 | Godzilla vs. Biollante | |||
| 1991 | Godzilla vs. King Ghidorah | |||
| 1992 | Mr. Baseball | Yamashita | American film | |
| 2005 | Into the Sun | Fudomyo-o | American film | |
| 2006 | Unholy Women | Akira Tasaki | ||
| 2007 | Sad Vacation | |||
| 2008 | Komori Seikatsu Kojo Club | |||
| Chameleon | ||||
| 2014 | Bilocation | [2] | ||
| 2015 | A Sower of Seeds 2 | Tsumori | [3] | |
| 2020 | Deliver Us From Evil | Koraeda | [4] | |
| 2021 | A Family | Masatoshi Katō | [5] | |
| 2022 | Tombi: Father and Son | [6] | ||
| The Fish Tale | [7] | |||
| 2023 | September 1923 | [8] | ||
| Kyrie | [9] | |||
| 2024 | Sakura | Kōsuke Kajiyama | [10] | |
| The Young Strangers | Ryosuke | [11] | ||
| 2025 | Strangers in Kyoto | Taro Ueda | [12] | |
Television
| Year | Title | Role | Notes | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1983 | Tokugawa Ieyasu | Young Ii Naomasa | Taiga drama | [13] |
| 2008 | Innocent Love | |||
| 2010 | Bad Guy | South Korean television series | ||
| 2012 | Taira no Kiyomori | Taira no Tadamasa | Taiga drama | [14] |
| 2015 | Doraemon Haha ni Naru: Ōyama Nobuyo Monogatari | Keisuke Sagawa | ||
| 2016 | Midnight Diner: Tokyo Stories | |||
| 2022 | Tokyo Vice | American television series | [15] | |
| 2025 | Gannibal Season 2 | Kinji Gotō | [16] | |