Kōji Ishizaka

Kōji Ishizaka
Born	石坂 浩二 20 June 1941 Kyōbashi-ku, Tokyo City, Tokyo Prefecture, Japan (now Chūō, Tokyo, Japan)
Nationality	Japan
Alma mater	Keio University
Occupation	Actor
Years active	1958–present
Height	1.77 m (5 ft 9 ^1⁄2 in)
Spouse(s)	Ruriko Asaoka (m. 1971–2000)

Kōji Ishizaka (石坂 浩二 Ishizaka Kōji, born 20 June 1941 in Tokyo) is a Japanese actor.^[1][2]

Ishizaka graduated from Keio University with a B.L. degree.^[3]

He starred as Kindaichi in the 1970s series of Kindaichi films.^[3]

Filmography

Film

• Kindaichi series
  • The Inugamis (1976) – Kosuke Kindaichi
  • Akuma no temari-uta (1976) – Kosuke Kindaichi
  • Gokumon-to (1977) – Kosuke Kindaichi
  • Queen Bee (1977) – Kosuke Kindaichi
  • Byoinzaka no kubikukuri no ie (1979) – Kosuke Kindaichi
  • The Inugamis (2006) – Kosuke Kindaichi
• The Makioka Sisters (1983) – Teinosuke
• Ohan (1984) – Ohan's husband
• The Return of Godzilla (1984) – A reactor operator
• The Burmese Harp (1985) – Inoue
• Princess from the Moon (1987) – Mikado
• 47 Ronin (1994) – Yanagisawa Yoshiyasu
• Ultraman Cosmos: The First Contact (2001) – Narrator
• Ultraman Cosmos 2: The Blue Planet (2002) – Narrator
• Japan Sinks (2006) – Prime Minister Yamamoto
• Pokémon: The Rise of Darkrai (2007) – Darkrai (voice)
• Superior Ultraman 8 Brothers (2008) – Narrator
• Suspect X (2008) – A pundit
• Shizumanu Taiyō (2009) – Masayuki Kunimi
• Ultraman Zero: The Revenge of Belial (2010) – Narrator
• Toshokan Sensō (2013) – Gen Nishina^[4]

Television

• Taiga drama series
  • Hana no Shōgai (1963)
  • Akō Rōshi (1964)
  • Taikōki (1965) – Ishida Mitsunari
  • Ten to Chi to (1969) – Uesugi Kenshin
  • Genroku Taiheiki (1975) – Yanagisawa Yoshiyasu
  • Kusa Moeru (1979) – Minamoto no Yoritomo
  • Tokugawa Ieyasu (1983) – Naya Shōan
  • Hachidai Shōgun Yoshimune (1995) – Manabe Akifusa
  • Genroku Ryōran (1999) – Kira Kōzuke no suke
  • Shinsengumi! (2004) – Sakuma Shōzan
  • Gō (2011) – Sen no Rikyū
• Mito Komon (2001–2002) – Tokugawa Mitsukuni
• Shiroi Kyotō (2003) – Professor Azuma
• Furuhata Ninzaburō: Final (2006) – Kyōsuke Tenma
• Saka no Ue no Kumo (2009–2011) – Yamamoto Gonbei
• Wagaya no Rekishi (2010) – Kafū Nagai

References

1. "Kōji Ishizaka". Nihon jinmei daijiten+Plus (in Japanese). Kōdansha. Retrieved 5 September 2012.
2. "Koji Ishizaka, Actor". Keio University. Retrieved 5 September 2012.
3. Wilce, Matt. "Big in Japan: Koji Ishizaka". Metropolis Magazine. Japan: Metropolis KK. Retrieved 5 September 2012.
4. "Library War Live-Action Film's Promo Aired (Updated)". Anime News Network. 2013-02-11. Retrieved 2012-02-11.

External links

• Yahoo talent profile (Japanese)
• Kōji Ishizaka at the Internet Movie Database