Ainosuke Kataoka

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 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.

  • Title: Ainosuke Kataoka
  • Popularity: 4.727
  • Known For: Acting
  • Birthday: 1972-03-04
  • Place of Birth: Sakai, Osaka, Japan
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  • 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, Kataoka Ainosuke VI, 代目片岡愛之助, 片岡千代丸, 片岡千代之助
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Ainosuke Kataoka Movies

  • 2018
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    Fuunjitachi ~ Rangaku Kakumei-hen

    Fuunjitachi ~ Rangaku Kakumei-hen

    1 2018 HD

    Maeno Ryotaku (Kataoka Ainosuke) is a doctor of Buzen Province, Nakatsu domain. Aspiring to learn Western knowledge, he comes across a Dutch-language...

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  • 2023
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    Baian the Assassin, M.D.: Part1

    Baian the Assassin, M.D.: Part1

    7.6 2023 HD

    Baian Fujieda, an assassin for hire, got an unusual job from his usual fixer to end up with an unexpected twist of destiny from the past.

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  • 2014
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    Jekyll & Hyde & Tears & Liquor

    Jekyll & Hyde & Tears & Liquor

    1 2014 HD

    An adaptation of Robert Louis Stevenson's novel "Strange Case of Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde" tells the story of Dr. Jekyll, who wants to invent a drug to...

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  • 2023
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    Baian the Assassin, M.D.: Part 2

    Baian the Assassin, M.D.: Part 2

    8 2023 HD

    The main character, Baian Fujieda, is a dark hero who has two faces: one as a skilled acupuncturist who saves lives, and the other as a criminal who...

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  • 2021
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    London no Yamamoto Isoroku

    London no Yamamoto Isoroku

    1 2021 HD

    In 1934 (Showa 9), Maj. Gen. Yamamoto Isoroku was ordered to be the chief representative of the preliminary negotiations for the Disarmament...

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  • 2021
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    First Gentleman

    First Gentleman

    4.5 2021 HD

    Hiyori (Kei Tanaka) is an ornithologist (expert on birds). His wife is Rinko (Miki Nakatani). She is the leader the minority opposition party. One...

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  • 2023
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    Fly Me to the Saitama: From Biwa Lake with Love

    Fly Me to the Saitama: From Biwa Lake with Love

    6.5 2023 HD

    People of Saitama Prefecture, who have been persecuted by Tokyoites for a long time, stand up for their freedom. Thanks to Momomi Hakuhodo (Fumi...

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  • 2023
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    Kingdom III: The Flame of Destiny

    Kingdom III: The Flame of Destiny

    7.517 2023 HD

    To defend their kingdom against a sudden invasion, a mighty general returns to the battlefield alongside a war orphan, now grown up, who dreams of...

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  • 2016
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    Onihei side story: The Final Chapter - The Fourth Wife

    Onihei side story: The Final Chapter - The Fourth Wife

    1 2016 HD

    Inomatsu, a carpenter with a reputation as a skilled craftsman, has a wife named Oritsu. Oritsu is deeply in love with Inomatsu and believes that the...

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  • 2014
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    Mother

    Mother

    5 2014 HD

    A publishing company is working on a book about Umezu’s life. The lead editor, Sakura, knows that Umezu’s late mother Ichie was very...

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  • 2008
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    I Want to Be a Shellfish

    I Want to Be a Shellfish

    8.3 2008 HD

    1944, in the depths of World War II. Toyomatsu Shimizu is a completely typical barber from a remote sea-side town who lives frugally but happily with...

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  • 2011
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    At River's Edge

    At River's Edge

    8.5 2011 HD

    A samurai Sakunosuke gets an order from clan chamberlain to kill another samurai who is married with his own younger sister. As a loyal samurai he...

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  • 2006
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    新選組!! 土方歳三 最期の一日

    新選組!! 土方歳三 最期の一日

    7 2006 HD

    Follows the final days of the shogunate and Shinsengumi's Vice-Comander Hijikata Toshizo along with his fellow anti-imperialist group.

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  • 2014
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    Kabukicho High School

    Kabukicho High School

    1 2014 HD

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  • 2021
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    Kabuki Kool

    Kabuki Kool

    1 2021 HD

    Actor Kataoka Ainosuke explores a kabuki dance in which 2 actors play a total of 8 different roles featuring Tokyo’s famous Sanja Festival. The...

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  • 2024
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    Lupin the Third: Kabuki

    Lupin the Third: Kabuki

    1 2024 HD

    Set in the Azuchi Monoyama period (the last third of the 16th century) when Goemon Ishikawa lived, it portrays Lupin and other characters boldly...

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  • 2024
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    Who Were We?

    Who Were We?

    1 2024 HD

    On Sado Island, Kii works as a cleaner at a gold mine. One day, she finds a collapsed woman in the facility and takes the woman to her home. The...

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  • 2015
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    The Land of Rain Trees

    The Land of Rain Trees

    6.6 2015 HD

    Nobuyuki Sakisaka (Yuta Tamamori) is a salaryman. When he was in middle school student, he read light novel "Fairy Game”. He still has that...

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  • 2024
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    Cells at Work!

    Cells at Work!

    1 2024 HD

    The smallest protagonist in film history - a human cell! There are a staggering 37 trillion cells in the human body. Red blood cells that carry...

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  • 2014
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    Kamen Rider Gaim the Movie: The Great Soccer Match! The Golden Fruit Cup!

    Kamen Rider Gaim the Movie: The Great Soccer Match! The Golden Fruit Cup!

    5.9 2014 HD

    Kouta is taken into a new version of Zawame, where soccer teams aim to win the All Rider Cup. The reward: The golden fruit. A strange man named...

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  • 2014
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    Yo-kai Watch: The Movie

    Yo-kai Watch: The Movie

    7.2 2014 HD

    When the evil Yo-Kai Kin, Gin and Bronzlow makes the Yo-Kai Watch disappear from time so they can help Dame Dedtime prevent humans and Yo-Kai from...

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  • 2009
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    Raise the Castle!

    Raise the Castle!

    4.5 2009 HD

    Three men are possessed by the spirits of ancient samurai determined to build their master's castle, even if they must use cardboard.

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  • 2019
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    Whistleblower

    Whistleblower

    8 2019 HD

    A seemingly lazy salaryman is tasked with managing a company secret.

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  • 2020
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    God of Novels

    God of Novels

    6.4 2020 HD

    Ichiya Chitani (Taiki Sato) made his debut as a novelist when he was in middle school. His novels received severe criticisms and were not popular....

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  • 2014
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    Making of KAMEN RIDER GAIM : Soccer Grand Final! Golden Fruit Contest! Hero Japan's National Team Summer

    Making of KAMEN RIDER GAIM : Soccer Grand Final! Golden Fruit Contest! Hero Japan's National Team Summer

    3.5 2014 HD

    Making-of DVD for a film of tokusatsu series "Kamen Rider Gaim" starting to be shown at theaters from July 2014. Includes a documentary of the...

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  • 2010
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    Two Portraits of MIYAGINO

    Two Portraits of MIYAGINO

    7.5 2010 HD

    In Edo-era Japan, a ukiyo-e artist languishes in his master’s shadow. Creatively stifled, he finds consolation in the company of a prostitute,...

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  • 2008
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    Beauty

    Beauty

    1 2008 HD

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  • 2024
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    Lupin the Third: Kabuki

    Lupin the Third: Kabuki

    1 2024 HD

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  • 2021
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    The Romance Manga Artist

    The Romance Manga Artist

    6.2 2021 HD

    Aiko goes to the funeral of her ex, Jun, where she is approached by his older brother Seiichirou, a reclusive romance manga creator, who asks her to...

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  • 2015
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    Keiji 7-nin

    Keiji 7-nin

    7.143 2015 HD

    Amagi Yu is a slightly eccentric detective who has been assigned to the Twelfth Section of the Tokyo Metropolitan Police Department’s First...

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  • 1971
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    Kamen Rider

    Kamen Rider

    6.3 1971 HD

    Takeshi Hongo is a promising young man with a passion for motorcycle racing. However, his dreams are suddenly ruined when he gets kidnapped by...

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  • 2023
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    Ooku: The Inner Chambers

    Ooku: The Inner Chambers

    8.2 2023 HD

    In an alternative feudal Japan, a strange disease that only affects males caused a massive population reduction, leaving females to fill the vacant...

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  • 2023
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    シリーズ御堂筋線モダン建築でたどる大阪100年

    シリーズ御堂筋線モダン建築でたどる大阪100年

    1 2023 HD

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  • 2015
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    Aruhi, Ahiru Bus

    Aruhi, Ahiru Bus

    9 2015 HD

    40-year-old Asakura Hazuki works for a big publishing company and is the editor of the female magazine ‘Us’. However, the magazine is...

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  • 2003
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    Night Cherry Blossom Dyeing

    Night Cherry Blossom Dyeing

    1 2003 HD

    Osome is an ex-actress who lost her parents in a fire when she was 6-years old. She then is separated from her older brother, who goes missing. While...

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  • 2024
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    Stage Play "Journey to the West"

    Stage Play "Journey to the West"

    1 2024 HD

    Born from the stone egg of Mount Huaguo, Son Goku (played by Ainosuke Kataoka) wreaks havoc in the Heavenly Realm, earning the wrath of the Jade...

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  • 2018
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    We Rent Tsukumogami

    We Rent Tsukumogami

    7.5 2018 HD

    A pair of adopted siblings run a rental shop in old Edo where fire and flooding is prevalent and everyday items are rented out to not impede when...

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  • 2014
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    KABUKI KOOL

    KABUKI KOOL

    1 2014 HD

    Kabuki is a world-class theater with a history of over 400 years, but is also exciting entertainment. What is the secret of its enduring attraction?...

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  • 2013
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    Hanzawa Naoki

    Hanzawa Naoki

    8.2 2013 HD

    Hanzawa Naoki works as a loan manager at the Osaka Nishi branch of Tokyo Central Bank. One day, Hanzawa makes a loan contract for 500 million yen...

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