Goro Inagaki
Biography
Goro Inagaki is a Japanese actor and musician born on December 8, 1973, in Itabashi, Tokyo, Japan, and is a member of the Japanese pop group SMAP. His career in the entertainment industry began while he was in junior high school after his sister submitted his picture to a talent company, leading to his selection for SMAP. Inagaki secured his first major acting role in the 1990 motion picture Saraba itoshino yakuza. He later made his international film debut in the romantic comedy Private Lessons II, playing the male lead role of a Japanese student who falls for his tutor. The film also starred SMAP lead vocalist Masahiro Nakai. Additionally, he is known for his work in the films Warai no daigaku, Osin, and 13 Assassins.
Career overview
Goro Inagaki is a Japanese actor and musician born on December 8, 1973, in Itabashi, Tokyo, Japan. His career in the entertainment industry began while he was in junior high school after his sister submitted his picture to a talent company. This led to him being chosen to join the Japanese pop group SMAP, which maintains a considerable following in Japan. Along with his music career with SMAP, Inagaki established an acting career spanning film and television, with a filmography that includes appearances in works such as Warai no daigaku, Osin, and 13 Assassins.
Inagaki secured his first major acting role in the motion picture Saraba itoshino yakuza, which was released in 1990. He later made his international film debut in the romantic comedy Private Lessons II. In this international project, he played the male lead role of a Japanese student who falls for his tutor. The film also starred fellow SMAP member and lead vocalist Masahiro Nakai.
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98 titles- バナ穴 BANA_ANA (2026) as Himself
- Legal Beat (2026) as Hideyuki Hoshi
- School Lawyer: Finding the Colors of the Stars (2025) as Misao Ozaki
- Brighter Days (2025) as Makoto Saji
- The Swallows Don't Come Back (2024)
- A Girl Named Ann (2024)
- Honto ni Atta Kowai Hanashi: 25 Shuunen Tokubetsu-hen (2024)
- Yu Yu Hakusho (2023) as Sakyo
- (Ab)normal Desire (2023) as Hiroki Terai
- Honto ni Atta Kowai Hanashi: Summer Special 2023 (2023)
- Mischievous Kids Assemble! (2022)
- The Wind, The Storm (2022) as 辻潤
- Honto ni Atta Kowai Hanashi: Summer Special 2022 (2022)
- By the Window (2022) as Shigemi Ichikawa
- The Country of Beauty (2021)
- Peep Time (2020)
- Labyrinth of Cinema (2020) as Toshimichi Okubo
- Tezuka's Barbara (2020) as Yosuke Mikura
- Honto Ni Atta Kowai Hanashi: 2020 Tokubetsu-hen (2020)
- Children of the Sea (2019) as Masaaki Azumi (voice)
- Unavoidable Research (2019) as Host
- 7.2 New Another Window (2018) as Host
- Another World (2018) as Hiroshi Takamura
- The Bastard and the Beautiful World (2018) as Goro (segment: Don't Shoot the Pianist!)
- The Bastard and the Beautiful World (2018) Producer
- IQ246: The Cases of a Royal Genius (2016)
- Displeased Fruit (2016) as 水越航一
- Night's Tightrope (2016) as Takao
- Mission Commander Ayaka Goma (2016) as Tetsuya Kunii
- HEAT (2015) as Jin Hibino
- Tales of the Bizarre 25th Anniversary Spring Special: Popular Manga Artist Competition (2015)
- Fukuie Keibuho no Aisatsu (2014) as Inspector Ishimatsu
- The Knife and the Sword (2013) as Mitsuhide Akechi
- Take Five: Should we Steal for Love? (2013) as Iwatsuki Kai
- Oshin (2013) as Sakuzo Tanimura
- Orpheus' Lyre (2013) as Nobuki
- Shinryochu In The Room (2013) as Ryo Tenma
- Ojamap!! (2012)
- Hungry! (2012) as Tokio Aso
- Dr. Attorney Morohashi (2012)
- Gift of SMAP (2012)
- Bull Doctor (2011) as Junnosuke Nakura
- Goro Deluxe (2011) as Host
- Honto ni Atta Kowai Hanashi: Summer Special 2011 (2011)
- 13 Assassins (2010) as Lord Naritsugu Matsudaira
- GI Goro (2010) as Host
- Shooting Star (2010) as Shûichi Makihara
- Honto ni Atta Kowai Hanashi ~ 2010 Summer Special: AKB48 Marugoto Jourei Special (2010)
- Bayside Shakedown 3: Set the Guys Loose (2010) as Kyôichi Kagami
- SMAPに内緒でドラマ作っちゃいましたSP ~毒トマト殺人事件 (2010)
- 毛骨悚然撞鬼经 2010夏季特别篇 (2010)
- Triangle (2009) as Kuroki Shun
- Kamen Rider G (2009) as Goro / Kamen Rider G
- The Battle of Mr. and Mrs. Sasaki (2008) as Norimichi Sasaki
- HANA-KIMI (2007) as Kitahama Noburo
- Baby SMAP (2007)
- Kindachi Kosuke: The Devil Comes and Blows the Whistle (2007)
- One Piece: Giant Mecha Soldier of Karakuri Castle (2006) as Dr. Rachet (voice)
- Cherry Girl (2006)
- In Love with Eyes of an Ugly Girl (2006) as Yamaguchi Osamu
- Kindachi Kosuke: The Queen Bee (2006) as Kosuke Kindaichi
- The Tragedy of M (2005)
- Asuka e, Soshite Mada Minu Ko e (2005)
- 稲垣吾郎の金田一耕助シリーズ (2004) as Kōsuke Kindaichi
- Honto ni Atta Kowai Hanashi (2004) as Host
- University of Laughs (2004) as Hajime Tsubaki
- 八つ墓村 (2004) as 金田一耕助
- Kosuke Kindaichi: Inugami Family (2004)
- 世にも奇妙な物語 春の特別編 (2003)
- Smap! Tour! 2002! (2003)
- Tales of the Bizarre: 2003 Spring Special (2003)
- Love Quotient (2002)
- Tales of the Bizarre: SMAP Special (2001) as Katsuya Tashiro
- Saimin (2000) as Toshiya Saga
- Dangerous Relationship (1999)
- Hypnosis (1999) as Toshiya Saga
- Furuhata Ninzaburo vs SMAP (1999) as Goro Inagaki
- Honto ni Atta Kowai Hanashi - Special 1 (1999)
- Somurie: Grape Wine Expert (1998) as Joe Sataki
- Let's Go to School! (1997)
- Kare (1997)
- Parasite Eve (1997) as Tatsuro Ohno
- Because I Am Me (1997)
- Bayside Shakedown: Year-End Special Alert (1997) as Kyoichi Kagami
- One Way Ticket to Love (1997)
- SMAP×SMAP (1996) as Host
- Super Scandal (1996) as Toshiya Ota
- Saikou no Koibito (1995)
- Tokyo Daigaku Monogatari (1994) as Murakami Naoki
- Shoot! (1994) as Umahori
- SEXY SIX SHOW (1994)
- SMAP VIDEO Hajimete no natsu (1993) as Kentaro Eda
- Private Lessons II (1993) as Ken Soto
- Promise at 20 years (1992) as 赤木纯平
- 1992.1 SMAP 1st LIVE "Come on New Year !!" Concert (1992)
- Yonimo Kimyou na Monogatari Tokubetsuhen (1990)
- Good-bye Dear Friend (1990)
- Seishun kazoku (1989) as 阿川大地（咲の弟）
Frequently Asked Questions
What movies or TV shows is Goro Inagaki best known for?
Goro Inagaki is widely recognized for notable roles and projects including バナ穴 BANA_ANA (2026), Yu Yu Hakusho (2023), Children of the Sea (2019), Tales of the Bizarre 25th Anniversary Spring Special: Popular Manga Artist Competition (2015).
When and where was Goro Inagaki born?
Goro Inagaki was born on December 8, 1973 in Tokyo, Japan.
How many credits does Goro Inagaki have?
Goro Inagaki has accumulated over 98 film and television credits across a career spanning from 1989 to 2026.
What is Goro Inagaki's background in cinema and television?
Goro Inagaki is a Japanese actor and musician born on December 8, 1973, in Itabashi, Tokyo, Japan, and is a member of the Japanese pop group SMAP. His career in the entertainment industry began while he was in junior high school after his sister submitted his picture to a talent company, leading to his selection for SM...
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Age in their best-rated roles
- Yonimo Kimyou na Monogatari Tokubetsuhen (1990) — aged about 16
- Tales of the Bizarre: SMAP Special (2001) as Katsuya Tashiro — aged about 27
- Yu Yu Hakusho (2023) as Sakyo — aged about 49
- HANA-KIMI (2007) as Kitahama Noburo — aged about 33
- 13 Assassins (2010) as Lord Naritsugu Matsudaira — aged about 36
- Children of the Sea (2019) as Masaaki Azumi (voice) — aged about 45
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