Yōsuke Eguchi

Yōsuke Eguchi
江口洋介
Eguchi in 2014
Born (1967-12-31) December 31, 1967 (age 58)
Kita-ku, Tokyo, Japan
OccupationsActor, singer
Years active1986–present
Spouse
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(m. 1999)​
Children2

Yōsuke Eguchi (江口 洋介, Eguchi Yōsuke; born December 31, 1967) is a Japanese actor and singer. Since 1986, he has appeared in a number of television series and movies.

Personal life

He is married to the singer-songwriter Chisato Moritaka, with whom he has a son and a daughter.

Filmography

Film

Year Film Role Notes Ref(s)
1986 Onyanko the Movie Kiki ippatu! Marathon Boy
1987 Shonan bakusozoku: Bomber Bikers of Shonan Yōsuke Eguchi Lead role
1992 Shichi-nin no otaku: cult seven Takashi Tagawa
1994 Hero Interview Mizushima
1996 The Legend of Homo-Aquarellius Haoka
Swallowtail Ryou Ryanki
1998 April Story Oda Nobunaga
1999 Shooting Star Kawasaki
2000 Another Heaven Manabu Hayase Lead role
2002 Ryoma's Wife, Her Husband and Her Lover Torazo
Madness in Bloom Sweeper Saburo
2005 Synesthesia Shinsuke Hayama Lead role
Samurai Commando: Mission 1549 Yusuke Kashima Lead role
2006 Silk Hashimoto Taiwanese film
2007 Tonari machi sensō Shuji Kitahara Lead role
Unfair: The Movie Jin Saiki
The Haunted Samurai Katsu Kaishū
2008 Shaolin Girl Kenji Iwai
Children of the Dark Hiroyuki Nanbu Lead role
2009 Goemon Goemon Ishikawa Lead role
2010 Permanent Nobara Kashima
2011 Patisserie Coin de rue Ryōtarō Tomura Lead role
2012 Rurouni Kenshin Saitō Hajime
2014 Rurouni Kenshin: Kyoto Inferno Saitō Hajime
Rurouni Kenshin: The Legend Ends Saitō Hajime
2015 The Big Bee Kazuaki Yuhara Lead role
2016 A Living Promise Tetsuya Watanabe
2017 Napping Princess Momotarō Morikawa Voice
2018 The Blood of Wolves Moritaka Ichinose
Bleach Isshin Kurosaki
2019 The Confidence Man JP: The Movie Eisuke Akaboshi
2020 The Confidence Man JP: Episode of the Princess Eisuke Akaboshi
I Never Shot Anyone Shūhei Moriyama
2021 Rurouni Kenshin: The Final Saitō Hajime
Rurouni Kenshin: The Beginning Saitō Hajime
2022 The Confidence Man JP: Episode of the Hero Eisuke Akaboshi
Akira and Akira Kōji Fudō
7 Secretaries: The Movie Keitarō Ban
The Lines That Define Me Nishihama
2023 Nemesis: The Mystery of the Golden Spiral Kazuaki Kurita
The Silent Service Wataru Unabara
Kyrie Kazuhiko Shiomi
2024 Teasing Master Takagi-san Movie Mr. Tanabe
Gold Boy Iwao
2025 Under the Big Onion Radio personality
The Silent Service: The Battle of the Arctic Ocean Wataru Unabara
Tokyo MER: Mobile Emergency Room – Nankai Mission Hidemi Makishi
2026 Tokyo MER: Mobile Emergency Room – Capital Crisis Hidemi Makishi
The Secret Battlefield Yoshiho Nishimura

Television

Year Film Role Notes Ref(s)
1989 Kasuga no Tsubone Tokugawa Iemitsu Taiga drama
1991 Tokyo Love Story Ken'ichi Mikami
101st Marriage Proposal Junpei
1992 In the Name of Love Tokio Jinno
1993–1997 Under the Same Roof Tatsuya Kashiwagi Lead role; 2 seasons
1995 Love Us Harumi Ide Lead role
1999–2026 Emergency Room 24 Hours Kazuo Shindo Lead role; 5 seasons
2000 Ai o kudasai Nagasawa
Namida o fuite Katsuo Ohnishi Lead role
Monariza no hohoemi Masakyuki Tachibana Lead role
2002 The Queen of Lunchtime Cuisine Yujiro Nabeshima
2003 The Great White Tower Shuji Satomi
2004 Shinsengumi! Sakamoto Ryōma Taiga drama
2006 Unfair: Code Breaking Jin Saiki
Walkers Lead role
2009 Triangle Ryoji Goda
The Policeman's Lineage Anjo Seiji
2011 School Seichiro Naruse Lead role
2014 Gunshi Kanbei Oda Nobunaga Taiga drama
2015 Shingari Kajii
Lady Girls Takayama Fumio
2017 Black Leather Notebook Tomio Yasujima
Ishitsubute Teruaki Saimi
Chiisana Hashi de
2018 BG: Personal Bodyguard Yoshiaki Ochiai
The Confidence Man JP Eisuke Akaboshi
2019 The Eternal Nispa Ōkubo Toshimichi TV movie
2020 Cold Case Season 3 Hideki Hyūga Episodes 1 and 2
7 Secretaries Keitarō Ban
2021 Nemesis Kazuaki Kurita
2024 House of Ninjas Soichi Tawara
Teasing Master Takagi-san Mr. Tanabe
Someone in This Town Yūichi Masaki Lead role; miniseries
2024–2027 The Silent Service Wataru Unabara 2 seasons
2025 Simulation: Defeat in the Summer of 1941 Yoshiho Nishimura Miniseries

Japanese dub

Year Film Role Notes Ref(s)
2019 The Lion King Scar

Awards and nominations

Year Award Category Work(s) Result Ref.
1992 1st TV Life Annual Drama Awards Best Supporting Actor Tokyo Love Story Won

References

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