Born in Tokyo on January 2, 1971, Yutaka Takenouchi is a Japanese actor with 68 credits in film and television. Among his widely known roles is Shinji Hayama in Long Vacation, the 1996 TV drama. He was named Best Actor at the Blue Ribbon Awards in 2012.
On the big screen, he has played Captain Oba in Oba: The Last Samurai (2011), Masanomi Minoa in The Apology King (2013), and Hideki Akasaka, special advisor to the prime minister, in Shin Godzilla (2016). Other films include The Last Recipe (2017), The Blood of Wolves (2018) and April, Come She Will (2024), where he plays Mamoru Iyoda. On TV, he appears as Maekawa in THE DAYS (2023), and his newest listed project is the 2026 series Human Vapor, in the role of Yasutoshi Mori.
TV series
- THE DAYS (2023) · as Maekawa
- Human Vapor (2026) · as Yasutoshi Mori
Frequent co-stars
- Hidetoshi Nishijima · 2 films together: Shin Ultraman, The Last Recipe
- Denden · 2 films together: Spirit World, A Honeymoon in Hell: Mr. & Mrs. Oki's Fabulous Trip
- Haru Kuroki · 2 films together: Ichikei’s Crow Special, Ichikei's Crow The Movie
- Yutaka Takenouchi · 2 films together: The Blood of Wolves, Birds Without Names
- Takumi Saitoh · 2 films together: Shin Ultraman, Ichikei's Crow The Movie
- Ikusaburo Yamazaki · 2 films together: Ichikei’s Crow Special, Ichikei's Crow The Movie
Awards won
- Blue Ribbon Awards for Best Actor (2012)
Career at a glance
First credit: Boku no Shushoku (1994) · Credits: 68
Roles played
Titles reviewed on Drama4U
Human Vapor2026 · Yasutoshi MoriReviewed
THE DAYS2023 · MaekawaReviewed
Other work
Children Untold2026 · Koichi Kayano
YUKIKAZE2025
Anpan2025 · Hiroshi Yanai
Spirit World2025 · Hayato Nobusawa
Shin Kamen Rider: Episode Format Version2024 · Tobei Tachibana
April, Come She Will2024 · Mamoru Iyoda
Six Singing Women2023 · Kayajima Moriichiro
Life of Mariko in Kabukicho2023 · Masaya
Shin Kamen Rider2023 · Tobei Tachibana
Ichikei’s Crow Special2023 · Iruma Michio
Ichikei's Crow The Movie2023 · Michio Iruma
Shin Ultraman2022 · Government Personnel
The Hovering Blade2021 · Nagamine Shigeki
Ichikei's Crow2021 · Iruma Michio
Talking the Pictures2019 · Tadayoshi Kimura
Idaten: Tokyo Olympics Story2019 · 大森兵藏
Stepmom and Daughter Blues2018 · Ryoichi Miyamoto
The Blood of Wolves2018 · Kosuke Nozaki
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ミッドナイト・ジャーナル 消えた誘拐犯を追え2018
The Last Recipe2017 · Taizo Miyake
Birds Without Names2017 · Shunichi Kurosaki
My Voice for You2017
Shin Godzilla2016 · Hideki Akasaka : Special Advisor to the Prime Minister
Good Partner2016 · Kento Sakisaka
素敵な選TAXI SPECIAL〜湯けむり連続選択肢〜2016
A Living Promise2016 · Yuma Nakahara
At Home2015 · Kazuhiko Moriyama
Great Selection Taxi2014 · Edawakare
The Tale of Nishino2014 · Yukihiko Nishino
Olympic Ransom2013
The Apology King2013 · Masanomi Minoa
Will You Marry Me…Again?2012 · Miyamoto Haru
A Honeymoon in Hell: Mr. & Mrs. Oki's Fabulous Trip2011 · Nobuyoshi Oki
Oba: The Last Samurai2011 · Captain Oba
Shooting Star2010 · Kengo Okada
Wasted Land2009 · Shinichiro Hyodo
The Hovering Blade2009 · Takashi Oribe
BOSS2009 · Shinjiro Nodate
Tomorrow2008 · Moriyama Kohei
Wenny Has Wings2008 · Masato Fukazawa
Best Wishes for Tomorrow2007 · Narrator (voice)
Family: Absence of the Wife, Existence of the Husband2006
Rondo2006 · Sho Nishijima
Ruri's Island2005 · Tatsuya Kawashima / Makoto Takahara
Proof of the Man2004
Divorce Lawyer2004 · Yoshiyuki Hirosawa
Princess Hiro2003 · Fuketsu Aishinkakura
Drop-out Teacher Returns to School2003 · Shinya Yoshimori
Time Limit2003
Psycho Doctor2002 · Kyosuke Kai
Toshiie and Matsu2002 · Yoshiyuki Sawaki (Ryosuke)
Between Calmness and Passion2001 · Agata Junsei
Shotgun Marriage2001 · Ryunosuke Hirao- 裸にしたい男2001
Merry Christmas in Summer2000 · Kinoshita Ryou
Ice World1999 · Hirokawa Eiki
The Last Song1998 · Wataru Noa
With Love1998 · Takashi Hasegawa
Beach Boys Special1998 · Kaito Suzuki
Beach Boys1997 · Kaito Suzuki
Risou no Kekkon1997 · Tsutomu Otaki
Long Vacation1996 · Shinji Hayama- Love Still Hasn't Begun1995
Heaven's Coin1995
Tokyo Daigaku Monogatari1994 · Kôichi Asakura- Boku no Shushoku1994
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