Kenichi Yajima
Actor
70 years (Mar 1, 1956)Gifu, Japan
Kenichi Yajima reached veteran standing the slow way, as a Japanese actor whose career has outlived most of the formats it was recorded on. Whatever else appears, action runs right through the filmography. Careers that pass the 43-year mark are a small club. Of everything on the filmography, 'Shin Godzilla' is the work that traveled the furthest. 'Fireworks' belongs on any short list of his work.
Kenichi Yajima
Actor
Kenichi Yajima reached veteran standing the slow way, as a Japanese actor whose career has outlived most of the formats it was recorded on. Whatever else appears, action runs right through the filmography. Careers that pass the 43-year mark are a small club. Of everything on the filmography, 'Shin Godzilla' is the work that traveled the furthest. 'Fireworks' belongs on any short list of his work.
35 Movies
Plays Yanagihara : Minister of land, infrastructure and transportation
Shin Godzilla
2016
Plays Doctor
Fireworks
1997
Plays Yasutake Doto
Manhunt
2017
Plays Todakatsu Honda
Kubi
2023
Plays Takahashi
Sonatine
1993
Plays Suzuko & Takuya's Father
One Million Yen Girl
2008
Plays Director of Nuclear and Industrial Safety Agency
Fukushima 50
2020
Plays Orihara
Music of Remembrance -Gb-
2002
Plays High School Principal
Flying Colors
2015
Plays Keiji Tomotake
The Blood of Wolves
2018
Plays Susumu Takashima
Killing for the Prosecution
2018
Plays Fujiwara no Morosuke
Onmyoji
2001
Plays Toshiaki Manabe
Recall
2018
Plays Hojo
Ryuzo and the Seven Henchmen
2015
Plays Minister for Foreign Affairs
Japan Sinks
2006
Plays Naidaijin Kōichi Kido
The Emperor in August
2015
Plays Keiji Tomotake
Last of the Wolves
2021
Plays Michio Bonomiya
Inugami
2001
Plays Magochiyo Yabe
Sword of Desperation
2010
Plays Baseball man
Detective in the Bar
2013
Plays Masashi Moriya
Climber's High
2008
Plays 菅野部長
The Suspect: Muroi Shinji
2005
Plays Director Murakami
My Friend "A"
2018
Plays Takuya Ishii
Jubaku: Spellbound
1999
Plays Yasuo Kitamura
Star Reformer
2006
Plays Kaoru Yasuike
The Files of Young Kindaichi: The Legendary Vampire Murders
2005
Plays Kenjiro Hitomi
The Land of Rain Trees
2015
Plays Saburo Murakami
A Lone Scalpel
2010
Plays Ishida
Kamikaze Taxi
1995
Plays Sasagawa
The Clone Returns Home
2008
Plays Museum director
The Lines That Define Me
2022
40 TV Shows
Plays Yano Ryoji
Mampuku
2018
Plays Iwanaga Hisashi
Tokkai: Furyousaiken Tokubetsu Kaishubu
2021
Plays Judge
Our Textbook
2007
Plays Takao Kakutaka
Top Caster
2006
Plays Seiichi Hayashida
Keizoku: Unsolved Cases
1999
Plays Takahashi
As Tears Go By
2000
Plays Yukihiko Ogasawara
To the One I Love
2004
Plays Ken Kameda（亀田 賢）
Kao
2003
Plays Sasaki Katsunori
Detective versus Detectives
2015
Plays Atsushi Sasaki
夜王 〜YAOH〜
2006
Plays Masashi Iwaki
Life
2007
Plays Ikuo Morohashi
Smiling Matryoshka
2024
Plays Katagiri
Hello, Detective Hedgehog
2017
Plays Uzue
Gonzo: The Legendary Detective
2008
Plays Mr. Konishi
Cross of Roses
2002
Plays Masanori Takamiya
That Idiot Swan: A Romance on a 30,000-Yen Allowance
2007
Plays Kinnosuke
Doctor-X: Surgeon Michiko Daimon
2012
Plays Toru Haraguchi
A Family Goes Job Hunting
2017
Plays Morishita Sakuji
Prism
2022
Plays Honma Masahiko
Rescue: Pride of Orange
2009
Plays Mikio Nakanishi
しんがり〜山一證券 最後の聖戦〜
2015
Plays 미츠노 카즈시
再生の町
2009
Plays Ikuta Tomochika
Hokuto: Some Murderer's Conversion
2017
Plays Fujio Yamashita
Tokusou
2014
Plays Takashi Shiina
Inpei Shirei
2009
Plays Nobuhiro Tajima
A Sinner's Lie
2014
Plays Satoshi Hiraga
Keisei Saimin no Otoko
2015
Plays Yuuichi Kawashima
Stock Price Crash
2014
Plays Ooda
Haru and Natsu
2005
Plays 河上省造
七つの会議
2013
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Samurai Fury
Full Filmography
Smiling Matryoshka
Ikuo Morohashi · 11 episodes
2024–
Kubi
Todakatsu Honda
2023
Angel Flight
Satoshi Kamakura
2023Season 1
The Lines That Define Me
Museum director
2022
Prism
Morishita Sakuji · 9 episodes
2022–
Last of the Wolves
Keiji Tomotake
2021
Tokkai: Furyousaiken Tokubetsu Kaishubu
Iwanaga Hisashi · 12 episodes
2021–
Fukushima 50
Director of Nuclear and Industrial Safety Agency
2020
Cold Case: Door of Truth
Yasuno
2018Season 2
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Frequently Asked Questions
How old is Kenichi Yajima and where are they from?
Kenichi Yajima is 70 years old, born on March 1, 1956 in Gifu, Japan.
What are the most famous roles of Kenichi Yajima?
Kenichi Yajima is best known for roles in Shin Godzilla, Fireworks, Sonatine.
How many movies has Kenichi Yajima been in?
Over a 43-year career (since 1983), Kenichi Yajima has appeared in 35 movies and 39 TV shows.
What was Kenichi Yajima's first movie?
The career of Kenichi Yajima began with Afternoon of the Evil Spirits (1983).
What is Kenichi Yajima's most recent movie or series?
Kenichi Yajima's most recent release is The Specials, which premiered on March 6, 2026.
What TV shows has Kenichi Yajima appeared in?
On television, Kenichi Yajima has appeared in Doctor-X: Surgeon Michiko Daimon, Trick, Furuhata Ninzaburo, AIBOU: Tokyo Detective Duo.
Kenichi Yajima
1956-03-01 · Gifu, Japan
Kenichi Yajima reached veteran standing the slow way, as a Japanese actor whose career has outlived most of the formats it was recorded on. Whatever else appears, action runs right through the filmography. Careers that pass the 43-year mark are a small club. Of everything on the filmography, 'Shin Godzilla' is the work that traveled the furthest. 'Fireworks' belongs on any short list of his work.