Actor
山田孝之
- Born: 20 October 1983, Okinawa, Japan
- Estimated net worth: 5 million USD
山田孝之 is a versatile Japanese actor known for his roles in both film and television. He gained widespread recognition for his performances in works such as 'Crows Zero' and 'The Last Cop.' With a career spanning over two decades, he is celebrated for his…
山田孝之: best films and shows
About 山田孝之
山田孝之 is a versatile Japanese actor known for his roles in both film and television. He gained widespread recognition for his performances in works such as 'Crows Zero' and 'The Last Cop.' With a career spanning over two decades, he is celebrated for his ability to portray complex characters across various genres, often noted for his distinctive voice and emotional depth in acting.
- Born
- 20 October 1983, Okinawa, Japan
- Known for
- Acting
- Height
- 5 ft 7 in (1.70 m)
- Children
- One child, name not publicly known
- Parents
- Yoshihiro Yamada, Akiko Yamada
- Estimated net worth
- 5 million USD
Fun facts about 山田孝之
- 山田孝之 has a background in martial arts, which he often incorporates into his action roles.
- He is also known for his work as a voice actor, lending his voice to several animated projects.
Famous 山田孝之 quotes
“You have to fight to be free.”
“I will protect what is precious to me.”
“Life is about making choices.”
山田孝之: coming up
- Quiztopia (TV)17 December 2026
Credits and dates: TMDB.
山田孝之 filmography
Cast (127)
| Year | Title | Character | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Quiztopia TV | Unknown character | |
| 2026 | Darwin's Amazing Animals: Cats Around the World Movie | Unknown character | |
| 2026 | Sgt. Frog Movie | Yoshihiko (voice) | |
| 2025 | New Interpretation of the End of Edo Period Movie | Unknown character | 5.0 |
| 2025 | Last Samurai Standing TV | Ando Jinbe | 7.8 |
| 2025 | Good News Movie | Shinichi Ishida | 7.0 |
| 2025 | Glass Heart TV | Unknown character | 8.3 |
| 2025 | Detective Conan: One-Eyed Flashback Movie | Takashi Otomo (voice) | 7.2 |
| 2025 | Blazing Fists Movie | Man in bear suit | 4.4 |
| 2024 | Faceless Movie | Detective Matanuki | 6.6 |
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| Year | Title | Character | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 11 Rebels Movie | Masa | 6.9 |
| 2024 | Tokyo Swindlers TV | Narrator (voice) | 7.0 |
| 2024 | Land of Tanabata TV | Unknown character | 7.4 |
| 2024 | MIMI Movie | Unknown character | |
| 2024 | Weird Ryu Movie | Unknown character | |
| 2024 | House of Ninjas TV | Yosuke Tsujioka | 7.2 |
| 2023 | The Imaginary Movie | Jinzan (voice) | 7.6 |
| 2023 | Six Singing Women Movie | Uwajima Ryo | 7.4 |
| 2023 | The Day I Realized I'm in Love Movie | Ippei Miyata | |
| 2023 | Yomawari Neko TV | Heizō Endō (voice) | 5.0 |
| 2023 | Japan's Got Talent TV | Unknown character | 8.0 |
| 2023 | What Will You Do, Ieyasu? TV | Hattori Hanzo | 7.9 |
| 2022 | GAME GENOME TV | Unknown character | 8.3 |
| 2022 | Rilakkuma's Theme Park Adventure TV | Hayate (voice) | 7.7 |
| 2022 | The Confidence Man JP - Episode of the Hero - Movie | Unknown character | 6.4 |
| 2022 | The Little Star Movie | Unknown character | |
| 2021 | Inside Zokki Movie | Unknown character | |
| 2021 | Sakura Movie | Unknown character | |
| 2020 | The Untold Tale of the Three Kingdoms Movie | Yellow Turban | 5.4 |
| 2020 | Marumaru no Smartphone TV | Unknown character | |
| 2020 | Mitsuhide no Sumaho TV | Akechi Mitsuhide | |
| 2020 | What's So Wrong with "Azatoi"? TV | Guest | 9.5 |
| 2020 | 夢の本屋をめぐる冒険 TV | Unknown character | |
| 2020 | Step Movie | Kenichi Takeda | 7.1 |
| 2019 | TAKAYUKI YAMADA DOCUMENTARY「No Pain, No Gain」 Movie | Himself | |
| 2019 | Brothers in Brothel Movie | Mashiba Tokuta | 2.5 |
| 2019 | The Naked Director TV | Toru Muranishi | 7.3 |
| 2019 | Dragon Quest: Your Story Movie | Pankraz (voice) | 6.8 |
| 2019 | Rilakkuma and Kaoru TV | Hayate (voice) | 7.5 |
| 2018 | Hard-Core Movie | Ukon Gondo | 6.2 |
| 2018 | From Today, It's My Turn!! TV | Unknown character | 7.9 |
| 2018 | dele TV | Keiji Sakagami | 7.7 |
| 2018 | 50 First Kisses Movie | Daisuke Yuge | 7.0 |
| 2018 | The Could've-Gone-All-the-Way Committee TV | Oashisu / Oasis | 5.8 |
| 2018 | Isle of Dogs Movie | Junior Scientist 1 (voice) | 7.8 |
| 2018 | Cinema Fighters Movie | Toru | |
| 2018 | Parallel World Movie | Toru | |
| 2017 | DC Super Heroes vs. Eagle Talon Movie | Batman (voice) | 6.9 |
| 2017 | Ten Movie | Takashi | |
| 2017 | Tokyo Black Hole: Year Zero in Post-WWII Japan Movie | Unknown character | |
| 2017 | JoJo's Bizarre Adventure: Diamond Is Unbreakable - Chapter 1 Movie | Anjuro Katagiri | 6.6 |
| 2017 | Gintama Movie | Elizabeth (voice) | 6.8 |
| 2017 | Takayuki Yamada in 3D Movie | Himself | |
| 2017 | Prison Break Movie | Unknown character | 5.8 |
| 2017 | Shinjuku Swan II Movie | Unknown character | 4.8 |
| 2017 | Takayuki Yamada at Cannes Film Festival TV | Unknown character | |
| 2016 | Ushijima the Loan Shark The Final Movie | Kaoru Ushijima | 6.6 |
| 2016 | Someone Movie | Sawa | 6.8 |
| 2016 | Brave Yoshihiko and the Seven Driven People TV | ヨシヒコ | 7.3 |
| 2016 | Ushijima the Loan Shark Part 3 Movie | Kaoru Ushijima | 7.1 |
| 2016 | 映像の世紀プレミアム TV | 語り | |
| 2016 | Terra Formars Movie | Ichiro Hiruma | 6.1 |
| 2016 | Nobunaga Concerto: The Movie Movie | Denjiro Tahara | 6.4 |
| 2015 | A Century on Film TV | 語り | 7.6 |
| 2015 | Bakuman Movie | Akira Hattori | 6.4 |
| 2015 | Shinjuku Swan Movie | Hideyoshi Minami | 5.5 |
| 2015 | REPLAY＆DESTROY TV | Kaname Yokoyama | 7.0 |
| 2015 | Yamada Takayuki in Akabane, Kita, Tokyo TV | himself | 6.0 |
| 2014 | Nobunaga Concerto TV | Denjiro Tahara | 7.5 |
| 2014 | Monsterz Movie | Shuichi Tanaka | 5.6 |
| 2014 | Ushijima the Loan Shark Part 2 Movie | Kaoru ushijima | 7.2 |
| 2014 | Ushijima the Loan Shark: Super Taxi-kun TV | 丑嶋馨 | 7.0 |
| 2013 | The Mole Song: Undercover Agent Reiji Movie | Shun Tsukihara | 6.2 |
| 2013 | The Devil's Path Movie | Shuichi Fujii | 6.4 |
| 2013 | I'll Give It My All ... Tomorrow Movie | Shuichi Ichinosawa | 6.7 |
| 2013 | The Rakugo Movie Movie | Unknown character | 3.5 |
| 2012 | The Samurai That Night Movie | Hiroshi Kijima | 5.0 |
| 2012 | Lesson of the Evil Movie | Tetsuro Shibahara | 6.7 |
| 2012 | The Floating Castle Movie | Yoshitsugu Otani | 7.2 |
| 2012 | Brave Yoshihiko and the Demon's Key TV | ヨシヒコ/勇者 | 7.2 |
| 2012 | Bungo: Stories of Desire Movie | Unknown character | 6.5 |
| 2012 | Ushijima the Loan Shark Movie | Kaoru Ushijima | 6.8 |
| 2012 | Mitsuaki Iwago's World “Cats” Travelogue TV | Self - Narrator (voice) | 9.3 |
| 2012 | Arakawa Under the Bridge Movie | Hoshi | 6.8 |
| 2011 | Looking for a True Fiancée Movie | Teruhiko Katayama | 2.7 |
| 2011 | BAZOOKA!!! TV | Unknown character | 8.3 |
| 2011 | UNFAIR: the answer Movie | Katsuaki Murakami | 6.3 |
| 2011 | Arakawa Under the Bridge TV | Hoshi | 4.8 |
| 2011 | The Brave 'Yoshihiko' TV | Yoshihiko | 7.6 |
| 2011 | Gantz: Perfect Answer Movie | Masamitsu Shigeta | 6.6 |
| 2011 | Milocrorze: A Love Story Movie | Besson Kumagai / Tamon / Ovreneli Vreneligare | 6.4 |
| 2011 | Oba: The Last Samurai Movie | Toshio Kitami | 6.3 |
| 2010 | Gantz Movie | Masamitsu Shigeta | 6.5 |
| 2010 | Ushijima the Loan Shark TV | Kaoru Ushijima | 8.6 |
| 2010 | Vengeance Can Wait Movie | Banjo Takai | 5.8 |
| 2010 | 13 Assassins Movie | Shinrokuro Shimada | 7.3 |
| 2010 | The Seaside Motel Movie | Yosuke Asakura | 6.4 |
| 2010 | The History of Our Family TV | Tatsuya Nakadai | 6.7 |
| 2009 | Chasing My Girl Movie | Sugimoto | 4.9 |
| 2009 | MW Movie | Yutaro Garai | 6.4 |
| 2009 | Kamogawa Horumo: Battle League in Kyoto Movie | Akira Abe | 6.1 |
| 2009 | BOSS TV | Tajima Shingo | 6.7 |
| 2009 | Crows Zero II Movie | Tamao Serizawa | 7.2 |
| 2008 | 252: Signal of Life Movie | Makoto Shigemura | 6.0 |
| 2008 | Ikigami: The Ultimate Limit Movie | Satoshi Iizuka | 6.6 |
| 2007 | Crows Zero Movie | Tamao Serizawa | 7.1 |
| 2007 | Maiko Haaaan!!! Movie | Student on field trip (cameo) | 6.5 |
| 2007 | Say Hello for Me Movie | Satoshi Toyama | 6.5 |
| 2006 | The Letters Movie | Naotaka Takeshima | 6.5 |
| 2006 | A Song to the Sun TV | Fujishiro Koji | 7.6 |
| 2006 | Into the White Night TV | Ryoji Kirihara | 7.4 |
| 2005 | Train Man Movie | Densha otoko | 6.2 |
| 2005 | H2: The Days with You TV | Kunimi Hiro | 7.8 |
| 2004 | Crying Out Love, in the Center of the World TV | Matsumoto Sakutaro | 8.4 |
| 2004 | Jenifa Movie | Unknown character | 7.0 |
| 2004 | Fire Boys TV | Asahina Daigo (18) | |
| 2003 | Dragon Head Movie | Nobuo Takahashi | 5.6 |
| 2003 | Water Boys TV | Kankuro Shindo | 7.2 |
| 2002 | The Cat Returns Movie | Lune (voice) | 7.1 |
| 2002 | Onmyoji Abe no Seimei TV | Unknown character | |
| 2002 | Onmyoji Abe no Seimei TV | Unknown character | 6.0 |
| 2002 | The Queen of Lunchtime Cuisine TV | Ushijima Minoru | 7.4 |
| 2002 | Long Love Letter TV | Takamatsu Sho | 6.5 |
| 2001 | I Wanna Fall in Love TV | Aoshima Wataru | 7.0 |
| 2001 | Churasan TV | Kohagura Keitatsu | 9.7 |
| 2000 | Sayoko is Back TV | Shū Sekine | 5.0 |
| TBA | Tanabata: The Evening of the Seventh Movie | Takayuki |
Crew (11)
| Year | Title | Role | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | Six Singing Women Movie | Co-Producer · Production | 7.4 |
| 2022 | The Man For Movie | Director · Directing | |
| 2022 | The Man For Movie | Writer · Writing | |
| 2021 | ZOKKI Movie | Director · Directing | 7.3 |
| 2020 | Saint Young Men 3 Movie | Producer · Production | 6.0 |
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| Year | Title | Role | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | Saint Young Men 2nd Century Movie | Producer · Production | 6.0 |
| 2019 | Day and Night Movie | Screenplay · Writing | 6.2 |
| 2019 | Day and Night Movie | Producer · Production | 6.2 |
| 2018 | Saint Young Men Movie | Producer · Production | 3.7 |
| 2004 | Cycling Chronicles: Landscapes the Boy Saw Movie | Screenplay · Writing | 4.7 |
| 2003 | Hokkaido Yakuza War: Elegy of the North Sea Movie | Screenplay · Writing |
Latest releases
- Darwin's Amazing Animals: Cats Around the World2026
- Sgt. Frog2026
- New Interpretation of the End of Edo Period2025 / TMDB 5.0
- Good News2025 / TMDB 7.0
- Detective Conan: One-Eyed Flashback2025 / TMDB 7.2
- Blazing Fists2025 / TMDB 4.4
Questions about 山田孝之
What are some of 山田孝之's most successful films?
山田孝之 has starred in several successful films including 'Crows Zero,' 'Crows Zero II,' and 'The Last Cop.' His performances have garnered critical acclaim and a large fan following.
Has 山田孝之 won any awards?
Yes, 山田孝之 has received multiple awards throughout his career, including the Best Supporting Actor award at the 30th Japan Academy Prize for his role in 'The Last Cop.'
What was 山田孝之's first film?
山田孝之 made his film debut in 'Shinsei Shoujo Shoujo' in 2000, which marked the beginning of his acting career.
How many children does 山田孝之 have?
山田孝之 has one child, whose name has not been publicly disclosed.
What is 山田孝之's estimated net worth?
山田孝之's estimated net worth is approximately 5 million USD, reflecting his successful career in the entertainment industry.
What are some highlights of 山田孝之's career?
山田孝之's career highlights include his iconic roles in 'Crows Zero' and 'The Last Cop,' showcasing his range as an actor and his ability to connect with audiences.
What genres does 山田孝之 typically work in?
山田孝之 typically works in action, drama, and comedy genres, demonstrating his versatility and appeal across different types of storytelling.
Is 山田孝之 active in television as well?
Yes, 山田孝之 is active in television, with notable roles in series such as 'The Last Cop' and various dramas, further solidifying his reputation as a talented actor.