Ainosuke Kataoka
Known for Acting · 42 credits
- Born
- 1972-03-04 (age 54)
- Place of birth
- Sakai, Osaka, Japan
- Also known as
- 片岡愛之助 · 六代目 片岡 愛之助 · 山元寛之 · Kataoka Hiroyuki · Kataoka Chiyomaru · Kataoka Chiyonosuke
Biography
The 6th generation Kataoka Ainosuke is Yamamoto Hiroyuki.
Yamamoto Hiroyuki was born on March 4, 1972, in Jinnanbe-cho, Sakai-ku, Sakai-shi, Osaka. His parents ran a manufacturing business in Sakai, Osaka and did not have any association with the world of Kabuki. At the age of 5, Hiroyuki passed the audition for child actor held by Shochiku Geino and started receiving acting lessons and stage experience. His first screen TV appearance was child role for a drama in NHK's Galaxy TV Novel program. At the same time, he began appearing on Kabuki stage with his birth name.
His talent was noticed by Kataoka Jinzaemon XIII in 1983, and also received the invitation for apprentice from Kataoka Hidetaro II. He then took the names Kataoka Chiyonosuke (real name of Kataoka Nizaemon XIII) and Kataoka Chiyomaru, and performed his first major Kabuki act "Kanjincho" in Kyoto Minamiza .
Kataoka Hidetaro II adopted him to the family as his successor in 1993. The same year, he played the role of Sugawa Jiro in the "Kanjincho" staged at Nakaza in Osaka. He was promoted to the title of Kataoka Ainosuke VI in 1994.
Kataoka Ainosuke VI is married to actress Fujiwara Norika since September 23, 2016.
Known For
TV Shows (12)
Kamen Rider
1971
as Kamen Rider Mars (voiec)
Seven Detectives
2015
as Takumi Yamashita
Hanzawa Naoki
2013
as Shunichi Kurosaki
We Rent Tsukumogami
2018
as Narration (voice)
Unbound
2025
as Urokogataya Magobe
Ooku: The Inner Chambers
2023
as Fujinami
The Romance Manga Artist
2021
as Kogo Tatsuya
Stage Play "Journey to the West"
2024
as Son Goku
Night Cherry Blossom Dyeing
2003
as Otoji no Hayate
Aruhi, Ahiru Bus
2015
KABUKI KOOL
2014
as Himself
シリーズ御堂筋線モダン建築でたどる大阪100年
2023
Movies (30)
Cells at Work!
2024
as Pneumonia Coccus
Kingdom: Return of the Great General
2024
as Fuukii (Feng Ji)
Kingdom III: The Flame of Destiny
2023
as Fuu Ki (Feng Ji)
LUPIN THE IIIRD: The Movie - The Immortal Bloodline
2025
as Muom (voice)
Yo-kai Watch: The Movie
2014
as Tokio Ubaune (voice)
Kamen Rider Gaim the Movie: The Great Soccer Match! The Golden Fruit Cup!
2014
as Kogane / Kamen Rider Mars
I Want to Be a Shellfish
2008
as Captain Hidaka
Whistleblower
2019
as Nobuhiko Sakado
The Land of Rain Trees
2015
as Toru Sawai
Baian the Assassin, M.D.: Part 1
2023
as Hikojiro
London no Yamamoto Isoroku
2021
Baian the Assassin, M.D.: Part 2
2023
as Hikojiro
At River's Edge
2011
as Morie Sakuma
God of Novels
2020
First Gentleman
2021
Fuunjitachi ~ Rangaku Kakumei-hen
2018
as Maeno Ryotaku
Fly Me to the Saitama: From Biwa Lake with Love
2023
Mother
2014
Two Portraits of MIYAGINO
2010
as Yataro
Beauty
2008
as Yukio Katsuragi
新選組!! 土方歳三 最期の一日
2006
as Enomoto Takeaki
Lupin the Third: Kabuki
2024
as Arsène Lupin III
Onihei side story: The Final Chapter - The Fourth Wife
2016
as Inomatsu
Making of KAMEN RIDER GAIM : Soccer Grand Final! Golden Fruit Contest! Hero Japan's National Team Summer
2014
Kabukicho High School
2014
Jekyll & Hyde & Tears & Liquor
2014
Raise the Castle!
2009
The Woman Without a Shadow
2014
as Kyosuke Kamitsu
Kabuki Kool
2021
Cinema Kabuki Ghost Story: Peony Lantern
2009
About Ainosuke Kataoka
The 6th generation Kataoka Ainosuke is Yamamoto Hiroyuki. Yamamoto Hiroyuki was born on March 4, 1972, in Jinnanbe-cho, Sakai-ku, Sakai-shi, Osaka. His parents ran a manufacturing business in Sakai, Osaka and did not have any association with the world of Kabuki. At the age of 5, Hiroyuki passed the audition for child actor held by Shochiku Geino and started receiving acting lessons and stage experience. His first screen TV appearance was child role for a drama in NHK's Galaxy TV Novel program. At the same time, he began appearing on Kabuki st… With 42 credits spanning from 1971 to 2025, Ainosuke Kataoka has appeared in 30 films and 12 TV shows.
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Most Popular Ainosuke Kataoka Movies
- Cells at Work! (2024) — as Pneumonia Coccus
- Kingdom: Return of the Great General (2024) — as Fuukii (Feng Ji)
- Kingdom III: The Flame of Destiny (2023) — as Fuu Ki (Feng Ji)
- LUPIN THE IIIRD: The Movie - The Immortal Bloodline (2025) — as Muom (voice)
- Yo-kai Watch: The Movie (2014) — as Tokio Ubaune (voice)
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