Kenichi Yajima
Appearance
Kenichi Yajima | |
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Occupation | Actor |
Years active | 1981–present |
Kenichi Yajima (矢島 健一, Yajima Ken'ichi, born March 1, 1956 in Gifu) is a Japanese actor.
Career
Graduating from Meiji Gakuin University, Yajima debuted as an actor in 1981.[1][2] A frequent player in the films of Masato Harada, Yajima often plays yakuza and other bad guys, but can also do comic relief.[2] He has appeared in over 200 TV dramas and 70 films.[1]
Filmography
Film
Television
Year | Title | Role | Network | Notes |
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1981 | Omoide Zukuri | Okazaki | TBS | Debut role |
1984 | Romance | NHK | Asadora | |
1989 | Kasuga no Tsubone | Fukushima Masanori | NHK | Taiga drama |
1990 | Wataru Seken wa Oni Bakari | Narita | TBS | |
1999 | Keizoku | Seiichi Hayashida | TBS | |
2004 | Itoshi Kimi e | Yukihiko Ogasawara | CX | |
Shinsengumi! | Hirosawa Tomijirō | NHK | Taiga drama | |
2006 | Kōmyō ga Tsuji | Naoe Kanetsugu | NHK | Taiga drama |
2008 | Atsuhime | Matsudaira Yoshinaga | NHK | Taiga drama |
2010 | Sunao ni Narenakute | Tomohiko Yamamoto | CX | |
Hammer Session! | Suguru Kai | TBS | ||
2011 | Ohisama | Hagiwara | NHK | Asadora |
2012 | Taira no Kiyomori | Fujiwara no Norinaga | NHK | Taiga drama |
Jun to Ai | Masakuni Yoneda | NHK | Asadora | |
2015 | Shingari | Nakanishi | Wowow | |
2017 | Naotora: The Lady Warlord | Sekiguchi Ujitsune | NHK | Taiga drama |
Ishitsubute | Kunitomo | Wowow |
References
- ^ a b "Yajima Ken'ichi-san to Santa". Opi-rina (in Japanese). Chunichi Shimbun. Retrieved 29 September 2014.
- ^ a b "Yajima Ken'ichi". Kinenote (in Japanese). Kinema Junpō. Retrieved 29 September 2014.
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