Koji Yamamoto (山本 耕史, Yamamoto Kōji; born 31 October 1976) is a Japanese actor and singer, who was born in Tokyo, Japan.
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Career
He began his career as a baby model at under one year of age. He also played Gavroche in the original Japanese cast and later Marius in the Japanese TOHO production of Les Misérables and appears on the 2003 "green" cast recording. His first major role was in 2004 in Shinsengumi!, as Hijikata Toshizō, a role he reprised for the 2006 sequel. This sequel portrays the last day of Hijikata Toshizō, Vice Commander of Shinsengumi and he reprised the role in Asa ga Kita eleven years later. In 2022 he also played Alien Mefilas in Shinji Higuchi's critically acclaimed tokusatsu superhero film Shin Ultraman.
Personal life
Yamamoto married actress Maki Horikita on 22 August 2015, and their first child was born in December 2016. The couple became close in May 2015 when playing the role of lovers in the theatrical production Arashi ga Oka (Wuthering Heights), commenced dating in June 2015, and married in August 2015.
Filmography
Film
Tales of the Unusual (2000)
Yumejūya (2007), Natsume Sōseki
I Just Didn't Do It (2007), Tatsuo
The Majic Hour (2008)
Higanjima (2010)
A Ghost of a Chance (2011)
Ninja Kids!!! (2011)
Galaxy Turnpike (2015), Tobe Shinzaemon
Pretty Cure All Stars: Singing with Everyone Miraculous Magic! (2016), Trauuma (voice)
Touken Ranbu (2019), Oda Nobunaga
Hitotsubu no Mugi (2019), Yukiyoshi Shikata
Startup Girls (2019), Mizuki
Talking the Pictures (2019), Shōzō Makino
Kamen Rider Reiwa: The First Generation (2019), Soreo Hiden / Kamen Rider Ichi-gata
Extro (2020), Himself
What Did You Eat Yesterday? (2021), Daisaku Kohinata
Kappei (2022), Masayoshi
Shin Ultraman (2022), Alien Mefilas
Fullmetal Alchemist: The Revenge of Scar (2022), Alex Louis Armstrong
Fullmetal Alchemist: The Final Alchemy (2022), Alex Louis Armstrong
Television
Under the Same Roof (1993–97), Fumiya Kashiwagi
Boys Over Flowers (1996–97), Rui Hanazawa (voice)
Shinsengumi! (2004), Hijikata Toshizō
Shinsengumi!: Hijikata Toshizo Saigo no Ichinichi (2006), Hijikata Toshizō
The Family (2007), Ginpei Manpyō
Kagerō no Tsuji Inemuri Iwane Edo Zōshi (2007–17), Sakazaki Iwane
Atashinchi no Danshi (2009), Shuji Tokita
Jin (2009–10), Noguchi
Wagaya no Rekishi (2010), Mitsunari Ano
Mother (2010), Shunsuke Fujiyoshi
Taira no Kiyomori (2012), Fujiwara no Yorinaga
Asa ga Kita (2015), Hijikata Toshizō
Sanada Maru (2016), Ishida Mitsunari
Thrill (2017), Shin'nosuke Shirai
Totto-chan! (2017), Moritsuna Kuroyanagi
Hitoshi Ueki and Nobosemon (2017), Hitoshi Ueki
Fūunji tachi (2018), Hiraga Gennai
Naruto Hitchō (2018), Norizuki Gennojō
Kishū Hanshu Tokugawa Yoshimune (2019), Tokugawa Yoshimune
Theatre
Les Misérables – Gavroche (Original cast (1987–1988)), Marius (2003–2004)
Stand by Me – Chris (1991), Ace (1994)
RENT – Mark (1998–1999)
Cyrano – Christian de Neuvillette (2000–2001)
Romeo and Juliet – Romeo (2001)
The Pitchfork Disney – Cosmo (2002)
Godspell – Jesus (2001–2010)
Thank you! Broadway! Vol.2 (2002)
The Pilgrim – Naotaro (2003)
Tick, Tick... Boom! – Jon (2003–2006)
Broadway Gala Concert 2005 (2005)
Little Shop of Horrors – Seymour Krelborn (2005)
The Last Five Years – Jamie (2005–2010)
Hedwig and the Angry Inch – Hedwig (2007–2009)
The Picture of Dorian Gray – Dorian (2009)
Usani – Snake (2012)
Mozart L'Opera Rock – Mozart / Salieri (2013)
Napoleon – Montholon Earl (2013)
Memphis – Huey Calhoun (2015)
Wuthering Heights – Heathcliff (2015)
Anastasia – Gleb (2020)
Video games
Lost Judgment (2021) – Jin Kuwana
Dubbing
Live-action
Jurassic World (2017 NTV edition), Owen Grady (Chris Pratt)
Pinocchio, Jiminy Cricket (Joseph Gordon-Levitt)
Animation
Puss in Boots: The Last Wish, Puss in Boots
The Lion King II: Simba's Pride, Kovu
