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Takato Yonemoto

Acting Born Mar 9, 1979 Sendai, Miyagi, Japan 24 credits

Biography

While eating ramen noodles for lunch at a Japanese market in Los Angeles, Takato Yonemoto was approached by a talent scout, and in less than a week, he auditioned for the $225 million, 3D epic 47 Ronin. Just a few weeks later, without any acting background, he found himself in Europe on a five-month shoot, as a principal actor in 47 Ronin, starring in one-on-one scenes with Keanu Reeves! Japanese-born Yonemoto is a classic Hollywood miracle. Educated in Japan, he worked in a mental hospital before coming to study in the U.S. A long-term film buff, Yonemoto now appears on the big-screen himself, for a worldwide audience, and today is one of the premiere up-and-coming Asian stars on the global scene.

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Known for

The Good Place

as Daisuke
Film

Godzilla Minus One

as (voice)
Film

47 Ronin

as Basho

Full filmography

  • The Good Place (2016) as Daisuke
  • Godzilla Minus One (2023) as (voice)
  • Gannibal (2022) as Goto Makoto
  • 47 Ronin (2013) as Basho
  • Sunny (2024) as Festival Organizer
  • Nanba MG5 (2022)
  • Romantics Anonymous (2025)
  • The Forest of Love: Deep Cut (2020) as Goto
  • Ameku M.D.: Doctor Detective (2025) as Daijiro Kumakawa
  • Part Timers (2016)
  • Goodbye My Dear (2022) as Hirotaka Sakuraba
  • Queen of Mars (2025)
  • Prisoners of the Ghostland (2021) as Sheriff Takato
  • The Forest of Love (2019) as Goto
  • Lemon-Colored Dream (2023) as Umeki Samon / Umeki Uma
  • Handsome: A Netflix Mystery Movie (2017) as Japanese Tourist #1
  • Moon Manor (2022) as Japanese Audio Teacher
  • Angel Flight THE MOVIE (2026)
  • Bond of Justice: Kizuna Part I - Encounter (2023) as Yasu
  • Toshie The Nihilist (2021) as Bad Influence
  • Berebut Jenazah (2025) as The Interpreter
  • Okamoto (2024)
  • The Kids Are Back (2017) as Takumi
  • Storage Man (2022) as Katsutoshi Sato