Kenichi Yajima | |
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Born | Gifu, Japan | March 1, 1956
Occupation | Actor |
Years active | 1981–present |
Height | 176 cm (5 ft 9 in) |
Kenichi Yajima (矢島 健一, Yajima Ken'ichi, born March 1, 1956 in Gifu) is a Japanese actor.
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]
Year | Title | Role | Network | Notes | Ref. |
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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 and Ai | Masakuni Yoneda | NHK | Asadora | ||
2015 | Shingari | Nakanishi | Wowow | ||
2017 | Naotora: The Lady Warlord | Sekiguchi Ujitsune | NHK | Taiga drama | |
Ishitsubute | Kunitomo | Wowow | |||
2023 | What Will You Do, Ieyasu? | Kira Yoshiakira | NHK | Taiga drama | [9] |