Taro Yamamoto

From Eigapedia

Taro Yamamoto (山本太郎, Yamamoto Tarou) is a Japanese actor. Although Yamamoto has played many roles in his 10+ year career, he best known for playing Kawada in the 2000 Kinji Fukasaku film Battle Royale. He is currently represented by SIS Company management.

Contents 1 Profile 2 Awards 3 Filmography 3.1 Movies 3.2 Television 4 External Links

[edit] Profile

• Name: Taro Yamamoto (山本太郎, Yamamoto Tarou)
• Birth date: November 24, 1974
• Birthplace: Hyogo Prefecture, Japan
• Blood type: A

[edit] Awards

• 2004 Blue Ribbon Awards
  • Best Supporting Actor for Moon Child and Get Up! (won)

[edit] Filmography

[edit] Movies

• [1996] Seventh of July, Sunny Day ... Kimihiko Ikeda
• [1996] That's Cunning! Shijo Saidai no Sakusen ... Rikimaru
• [1997] Hotaru no Yado
• [1997] Marutai no Onna ... Nakamura
• [1998] Love Letter ... Satoshi Nakayama
• [1999] Big Show! Hawaii ni Utaeba ... Shinji
• [2000] Battle Royale ... Shougo Kawada, boys #5
• [2001] Hashire! Ichiro
• [2001] Go ... Tawake
• [2001] Rain of Light ... Kurashige, head of "red partisan"
• [2001] Genji: A Thousand-Year Love ... Fujiwara no Koremitsu
• [2002] Through the Night
• [2003] Moon Child ... Toshi
• [2003] Get Up! ... Taro
• [2003] Perfect Education 4: Secret Basement ... Takeru
• [2003] Shoro Nagashi ... Yoji Ikeda
• [2004] A Day on the Planet ... Yamada
• [2004] Akai Tsuki ... Makita Shoichi
• [2004] Izo
• [2005] Princess Raccoon
• [2005] Under the Same Moon
• [2005] School Daze
• [2006] Shinsengumi!! Hijikata Toshizo Saigo no Ichi-nichi ... Sanosuke Harada
• [2006] Granny Gabai ... Teacher Nakano
• [2007] Kodoku no Utagoe
• [2008] Orochi ... Kazusa's boyfriend

[edit] Television

• [1995] Sankaku Haato ... Takuya Morisawa
• [1997] Beach Boys ... Shimizu
• [2003] Top Runner ... Emcee
• [2004] Shinsengumi! ... Harada Sanosuke
• [2004] Medaka ... Yabe
• [2006] Kami wa Saikoro wo Furanai: Kimi wo Wasurenai ... Kiuchi Tetsuya
• [2006] Hyo'heki
• [2006] Jiro Cho Seoi Fuji

[edit] External Links

• Taro Yamamoto at the Internet Movie Database
• Taro Yamamoto at the Japanese Movie Database
• Official Website
• Taro Yamamoto at Wikipedia
• Taro Yamamoto at Japanese Wikipedia
• Taro Yamamoto profile at SIS Company