Kōsuke Toyohara

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 (1965-09-25) 25 September 1965
Shinjuku, Tokyo, Japan
CitizenshipSouth Korea → Japan
Occupation(s)Actor, singer
Years active1982–present
Height179 cm (5 ft 10 in)
Websitewww.headrockinc.com

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
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]
2020 Deliver Us From Evil Koraeda [3]
2021 A Family Masatoshi Katō [4]
2022 Tombi: Father and Son [5]
The Fish Tale [6]
2023 September 1923 [7]
Kyrie [8]

Television
Year Title Role Notes
1983 Tokugawa Ieyasu Young Ii Naomasa Taiga drama
2008 Innocent Love
2010 Bad Guy South Korean television series
2012 Taira no Kiyomori Taira no Tadamasa Taiga drama
2015 Doraemon Haha ni Naru: Ōyama Nobuyo Monogatari Keisuke Sagawa
2016 Midnight Diner: Tokyo Stories
2022 Tokyo Vice American television series[9]

References
  1. Hatamoto, Kōji (27 August 2014). ""Mujun" aete kaishō shinai: Toyohara Kōsuke". Yomiuri Shinbun (in Japanese). Retrieved 19 February 2015.
  2. "バイロケーション". eiga.com. Retrieved 15 July 2021.
  3. "HWANG Jung-min and LEE Jung-jae to DELIVER US FROM EVIL". Korean Film Biz Zone. 3 October 2019.
  4. "綾野剛×舘ひろし「ヤクザと家族 The Family」映像初公開！尾野真千子＆北村有起哉＆市原隼人も参戦". eiga.com. Retrieved 24 August 2020.
  5. "阿部寛×北村匠海『とんび』、薬師丸ひろ子、杏ら父子を見守る豪華キャスト発表". Crank-in!. Retrieved 19 October 2021.
  6. "さかなのこ". eiga.com. Retrieved 1 June 2022.
  7. "福田村事件(仮題)". eiga.com. Retrieved 29 September 2022.
  8. "キリエのうた". eiga.com. Retrieved 14 July 2023.
  9. "マイケル・マン監督×渡辺謙、山下智久ら出演 製作費88億円の大型ドラマ『TOKYO VICE』放送決定". Crank-in!. Retrieved 16 September 2021.
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