Yoshiyoshi Arakawa
Japanese actor
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Yoshiyoshi Arakawa (荒川 良々, Arakawa Yoshiyoshi; born 18 January 1974,[1] in Ogi, Saga) is a Japanese actor. His real name is Yoshitomo Arakawa (荒川 良友, Arakawa Yoshitomo). He is represented with Otona Keikaku. He graduated from Ryukoku High School.
18 January 1974
Yoshiyoshi Arakawa | |
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荒川 良々 | |
| Born | Yoshitomo Arakawa 18 January 1974 |
| Other name | Jozu Arakawa (former stage name) |
| Citizenship | Japan |
| Occupation | Actor |
| Years active | 1999–present |
| Agent | Otona Keikaku |
| Notable work | Fine, Totally Fine |
| Television | Amachan |
| Website | Official profile |
Biography
Arakawa's parents are drapers. He is an individualist actor who plays an active part in the appearance of chubby body form and round cut, and he was named Jozu Arakawa (荒川 上手, Arakawa Jōzu), but due to depending on circumstances such as many misreading of names, he took a kanji letter from his real name, and renamed it to his current name (both of his names are presided by Otona Keikaku and named by Suzuki Matsuo).[citation needed]
Arakawa had made many appearances in films, dramas and advertisements. He played his first leading role in the film Fine, Totally Fine released in 2008.[2]
Filmography
Films
| Year | Title | Role | Notes | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2004 | Kamikaze Girls | Greengrocer | [3] | |
| 2006 | Memories of Matsuko | Kenji Shimazu | [4] | |
| 2008 | Fine, Totally Fine | Teruo Toyama | Lead role | [2] |
| 2012 | Key of Life | Junichi Kudo | [5] | |
| 2019 | The 47 Ronin in Debt | Horibe Yasubei | [6] | |
| 2023 | One Second Ahead, One Second Behind | Bus driver | [7] | |
| Kubi | Shimizu Muneharu | [8] | ||
| 2024 | Cloud | Takimoto | [9] | |
| At the Bench | Lead role; anthology film | [10] | ||
| 2026 | Kokurojo: The Samurai and the Prisoner | Muhen | [11] | |
TV dramas
| Year | Title | Role | Notes | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 | Amachan | Masayoshi Yoshida | Asadora | [12] |
| 2016 | Kazoku no Katachi | Shuichi Sasaki | [13] | |
| Jūhan Shuttai! | Heita Mibu | [14] | ||
| 2017 | The Supporting Actors | Himself | [15] | |
| 2019 | Idaten | Imamatsu | Taiga drama | [16] |
| 2021 | Ann's Lyrics: Ann Sakuragi's Haiku Lessons | Ann's father | Miniseries | [17] |
| 2022 | Uzukawamura Jiken | Tadahiko Yoshimi | [18] | |
| 2025 | Dr. Ashura | Tarou Bonten | [19] | |
| 2027 | Gyakuzoku no Bakushin | Minomura Rizaemon | Taiga drama | [20] |
Stage
| Year | Title | Role | Notes | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | Vinyl no Shiro | Tar | [21] | |
Documentaries
| Year | Title | Notes | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | ETV Tokushū | [22] |