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Ainosuke Kataoka

Ainosuke Kataoka

Birthday: 1972-03-04 | Place of Birth: Sakai, Osaka, Japan

The 6th generation Kataoka Ainosuke is Yamamoto Hiroyuki. Yamamoto Hiroyuki was born on March 4, 1972, in Jinnanbe-cho, Sakai-ku, Sakai-shi, Osaka. His parents ran a manufacturing business in Sakai, Osaka and did not have any association with the world of Kabuki. At the age of 5, Hiroyuki passed the audition for child actor held by Shochiku Geino and started receiving acting lessons and stage experience. His first screen TV appearance was child role for a drama in NHK's Galaxy TV Novel program. At the same time, he began appearing on Kabuki stage with his birth name. His talent was noticed by Kataoka Jinzaemon XIII in 1983, and also received the invitation for apprentice from Kataoka Hidetaro II. He then took the names Kataoka Chiyonosuke (real name of Kataoka Nizaemon XIII) and Kataoka Chiyomaru, and performed his first major Kabuki act "Kanjincho" in Kyoto Minamiza . Kataoka Hidetaro II adopted him to the family as his successor in 1993. The same year, he played the role of Sugawa Jiro in the "Kanjincho" staged at Nakaza in Osaka. He was promoted to the title of Kataoka Ainosuke VI in 1994. Kataoka Ainosuke VI is married to actress Fujiwara Norika since September 23, 2016.

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Known For

Acting

Year
Title

Role

2025
Unbound

as    Urokogataya Magobe

2024
Lupin the Third: Kabuki

as    Arsène Lupin III

2024
2023
2023
2021
The Romance Manga Artist

as    Kogo Tatsuya

2019
Whistleblower

as    Nobuhiko Sakado

2018
Fuunjitachi ~ Rangaku Kakumei-hen

as    Maeno Ryotaku

2018
We Rent Tsukumogami

as    Narration (voice)

2015
The Land of Rain Trees

as    Toru Sawai

2014
KABUKI KOOL

as    Himself

2014
The Woman Without a Shadow

as    Kyosuke Kamitsu

2014
Yo-kai Watch: The Movie

as    Tokio Ubaune (voice)

2013
Hanzawa Naoki

as    Shunichi Kurosaki

2011
At River's Edge

as    Morie Sakuma

2010
Two Portraits of MIYAGINO

as    Yataro