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Yoshiyoshi Arakawa

Acting Born Jan 18, 1974 Ogi, Saga Prefecture, Japan 117 credits
117
Total Credits
1999–2026
28 Years Career Span
14
Vault Titles
10
Key Co-Stars

Biography

Yoshiyoshi Arakawa, born Yoshitomo Arakawa on 18 January 1974 in Ogi, Saga Prefecture, Japan, is a Japanese male actor represented by the talent agency Otona Keikaku. Working under the stage name 荒川良々, he has accumulated more than one hundred credited performances across film and television. His filmography includes appearances in Survive Style 5+ (2004), Fine, Totally Fine (2008) – in which he received his first leading role – and Cloud (2024). Arakawa has maintained a steady presence in Japanese television dramas from the mid‑2000s to recent projects such as Dr. Ashura (2025). He is also known by the alternate renderings 荒川良友, 荒川上手, and 아라카와 요시요시.

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Career

Career overview

Yoshiyoshi Arakawa is a Japanese actor born on January 18, 1974, in Ogi, Saga Prefecture, Japan. He has built a career in Japanese film and television, with notable roles in several movies and dramas. His film credits include Survive Style 5+, released in 2004, Fine, Totally Fine, released in 2008, and Cloud, released in 2024. In Fine, Totally Fine, he played his first leading role.

In addition to his film work, Yoshiyoshi Arakawa has also appeared in Japanese television dramas. His credits in television span from the mid-2000s to recent projects, including Dr. Ashura, released in 2025. Throughout his career, he has accumulated 117 known credits.

Yoshiyoshi Arakawa's career has been marked by his versatility in playing various roles in film and television. His experience in both mediums has allowed him to establish himself as a notable figure in Japanese entertainment.

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Known for

Film

The Samurai and the Prisoner

as Muhen

Goodbye, Noir

as Eiji Kuwabara

Ju-On: Origins

as Yasuo Odajima
Film

Ci hai rotto papà

1993
Film

Love Is a Funny Thing

as Tatsuki Gohara
Film

The Sword

as Banpei Tatara
Film

I Do...Knot

as Minoru Komatsu

Amachan

as Masayoshi Yoshida

The Winchesters

as Junichi Kudo
Film

Miss Potter

as Yuichi Nishida
Film

Akihabara@DEEP

as Taiko
Film

Kamikaze Girls

as Grocery Store Manager

Frequent co-stars

Hairi Katagiri 2 shared titles
Ikkei Watanabe 2 shared titles
Non 1 shared title
Ai Hashimoto 1 shared title
Nobuko Miyamoto 1 shared title
Kyoko Koizumi 1 shared title
Kasumi Arimura 1 shared title
Hiroko Yakushimaru 1 shared title
Tetta Sugimoto 1 shared title
Masahiro Higashide 1 shared title

Career timeline

The Samurai and the PrisonerCanned Mackerel Heads to SpaceGoodbye, Noir
大パルコ人⑤オカタイロックオペラ「雨の傍聴席、おんなは裸足…」
CloudDouble Cheat: Itsuwari no KeikanfukusukeAt the BenchThe Cherry Orchard
The Greatest TeacherA Town Without SeasonsWhy Didn't I Tell You a Million Times?KubiOne Second Ahead, One Second Behind
Hoshi Shinichi no Fushigina Fushigina Tanpen DoramaUzukawamura IncidentTall Order
Story of My Family!!!An no Lyric -Sakuragi An, Haiku Hajimetemimashita-３年Ｂ組皆川先生～２．５時幻目～白昼夢
Today's NekomuraJu-On: Origins劇場の灯を消すな！Ｂｕｎｋａｍｕｒａシアターコクーン編劇場の灯を消すな！本多劇場編大人計画ウーマンリブvol.14「もうがまんできない」
Fruits Delivery ServiceThe 47 Rōnin in DebtKirei 〜 The Woman Who Met Up With God 〜A Murder Is Announced
Legal VSurvival WeddingThe Mirror Crack'd from Side to SideHard-Core
My High School BusinessThe Anthem of the HeartAnd Then There Were None
Chef: Three Star School LunchSleepeeer Hit!Too Young To Die!
Angels and Demons: The Cold Case UnitProphecyA Farewell to JinuWife of a Kamikaze
Oh, Love HotelJudge!Fukuchan of Fukufuku Flats
AmachanClinic on the SeaThe Apology King
Resident: Story of 5 InternsKey of Life大人計画「ウェルカム・ニッポン」Ikkyu-san
The Full Throttle GirlBartenderHappy Together –All About My Dog–A Honeymoon in Hell: Mr. & Mrs. Oki's Fabulous Trip大人計画ウーマンリブｖｏｌ．１２「サッドソング・フォー・アグリードーター」
Detective LovesickLiar Game: The Final Stage大人計画「母を逃がす」
Mission To KillKamogawa Horumo: Battle League in Kyoto
Tokyo!I Want to Be a ShellfishThe Taste of FishFine, Totally Fine
Liar GameTokyo Towers: Mom and Me, and Sometimes DadYakuza: Like a DragonGanjisu-gawa de batafurai
Akihabara@DEEPMemories of MatsukoMiracle Zoo ~ The Asahiyama Zoo Story ~ManjiHappy!
Tiger and DragonYaji & Kita: The Midnight PilgrimsSummer of UbumeAll About My Dog
Drugstore GirlKamikaze Girls愛情イッポン！Survive Style 5+大人計画「ドライブイン　カリフォルニア」
Josee, the Tiger and the FishRobot Contest大人計画ウーマンリブｖｏｌ．７「熊沢パンキース０３」JAPANESE NAKED TRIBEA Larva to Love
The Private Detective MikeParco FictionPing Pong大人計画「春子ブックセンター」The Choice of Hercules
School Teachers大人計画ウーマンリブｖｏｌ．６「キラークイーン６６６」大人計画「エロスの果て」Gore from Outer SpaceKirei kamisama to machiawase shita on'na
Another Heaven
大人計画ウーマンリブｖｏｌ．４「ウーマンリブ発射！」

Full Filmography

117 titles
  • The Samurai and the Prisoner (2026) as Muhen
  • Canned Mackerel Heads to Space (2026) as Masaki Kurose
  • Goodbye, Noir (2026) as Eiji Kuwabara
  • 大パルコ人⑤オカタイロックオペラ「雨の傍聴席、おんなは裸足…」 (2025)
  • Cloud (2024) as Ichiro Takimoto
  • Double Cheat: Itsuwari no Keikan (2024) as Yashiba Toru
  • fukusuke (2024)
  • At the Bench (2024)
  • The Cherry Orchard (2024)
  • 唐茄子屋 不思議国之若旦那 (2024)
  • The Greatest Teacher (2023) as Gashuin Manabu
  • A Town Without Seasons (2023) as Kawaguchi Hatsutaro
  • Why Didn't I Tell You a Million Times? (2023) as Ikezawa Eisuke
  • Kubi (2023) as Shimizu Muneharu
  • One Second Ahead, One Second Behind (2023) as Ken Mikurube
  • ドクター皆川～手術成功5秒前～ (2023)
  • Woman’s Lib Vol. 15 ”Mo Gaman Dekinai” (2023)
  • Hoshi Shinichi no Fushigina Fushigina Tanpen Dorama (2022)
  • Uzukawamura Incident (2022) as Yoshimi Tadahiko
  • Tall Order (2022) as Tsuyoshi Miyauchi（宮内 剛）
  • Story of My Family!!! (2021) as Ryoichi Suehiro
  • An no Lyric -Sakuragi An, Haiku Hajimetemimashita- (2021)
  • ３年Ｂ組皆川先生～２．５時幻目～ (2021)
  • 白昼夢 (2021)
  • Today's Nekomura (2020) as Fish shop owner
  • Ju-On: Origins (2020) as Yasuo Odajima
  • 劇場の灯を消すな！Ｂｕｎｋａｍｕｒａシアターコクーン編 (2020)
  • 劇場の灯を消すな！本多劇場編 (2020)
  • 大人計画ウーマンリブvol.14「もうがまんできない」 (2020)
  • Touban Bengoshi (2020)
  • Fruits Delivery Service (2019) as Masakane
  • The 47 Rōnin in Debt (2019) as Yasubei Horibe
  • Kirei 〜 The Woman Who Met Up With God 〜 (2019)
  • A Murder Is Announced (2019) as Tatara Banpei
  • Legal V (2018) as Yuichi Baba
  • Survival Wedding (2018) as Master
  • The Mirror Crack'd from Side to Side (2018) as Banpei Tatara
  • Hard-Core (2018) as Ushiyama
  • My High School Business (2017) as Tatsuki Gohara
  • The Anthem of the Heart (2017) as Kazuki Joshima
  • And Then There Were None (2017) as Banpei Tatara
  • Chef: Three Star School Lunch (2016) as Minoru Komatsu
  • Sleepeeer Hit! (2016) as Heita Mibu
  • Too Young To Die! (2016) as Hotoke
  • Angels and Demons: The Cold Case Unit (2015) as Tadaomi Ano
  • Prophecy (2015) as Metabo / Shinichi Terahara
  • A Farewell to Jinu (2015) as Aoki
  • Wife of a Kamikaze (2015) as Koguma Isamu
  • Oh, Love Hotel (2014)
  • Judge! (2014) as Carlos
  • Fukuchan of Fukufuku Flats (2014) as Shimacchi (Takuro Shimaki)
  • Amachan (2013) as Masayoshi Yoshida
  • Clinic on the Sea (2013) as Akira Hiuchi
  • The Apology King (2013) as Gosaku Wada
  • Resident: Story of 5 Interns (2012) as Maeda Ippei
  • Key of Life (2012) as Junichi Kudo
  • 大人計画「ウェルカム・ニッポン」 (2012)
  • Ikkyu-san (2012) as New fake Ikkyu
  • The Full Throttle Girl (2011) as Hayashi Samao
  • Bartender (2011) as Sugiyama Kaoru
  • Happy Together –All About My Dog– (2011) as Voice of Koro
  • A Honeymoon in Hell: Mr. & Mrs. Oki's Fabulous Trip (2011) as Iijima
  • 大人計画ウーマンリブｖｏｌ．１２「サッドソング・フォー・アグリードーター」 (2011)
  • Quirky Guys and Gals (2011) as Masuteo
  • Detective Lovesick (2010) as Masaru Saeki
  • Liar Game: The Final Stage (2010) as Jiro Nishida
  • 大人計画「母を逃がす」 (2010)
  • Mission To Kill (2009)
  • Kamogawa Horumo: Battle League in Kyoto (2009) as Makoto Sugawara
  • Tokyo! (2008) as Pizza Delivery Girl's Neighbor (segment "Shaking Tokyo")
  • I Want to Be a Shellfish (2008) as Private Takita
  • The Taste of Fish (2008) as Takuya
  • Fine, Totally Fine (2008) as Teruo Toyama
  • Liar Game (2007) as Yuichi Nishida
  • Tokyo Towers: Mom and Me, and Sometimes Dad (2007) as Enomoto
  • Yakuza: Like a Dragon (2007) as Gun Seller
  • Ganjisu-gawa de batafurai (2007) as Takano Akinori
  • Akihabara@DEEP (2006) as Taiko
  • Memories of Matsuko (2006) as Kenji Shimazu
  • Miracle Zoo ~ The Asahiyama Zoo Story ~ (2006) as 佐々木征也
  • Manji (2006) as Eijiro
  • Happy! (2006) as 海野家康
  • 大人計画ウーマンリブｖｏｌ．１０「ウーマンリブ先生」 (2006)
  • 大人計画「まとまったお金の唄」 (2006)
  • Tiger and Dragon (2005) as Yukio Awashima
  • Yaji & Kita: The Midnight Pilgrims (2005) as Spirit of the Dead
  • Summer of Ubume (2005) as Kazutora
  • All About My Dog (2005) as Koro (voice)
  • Drugstore Girl (2004) as Shinji
  • Kamikaze Girls (2004) as Grocery Store Manager
  • 愛情イッポン！ (2004) as Saieunji Teruo
  • Survive Style 5+ (2004) as Killer's Translator
  • 大人計画「ドライブイン　カリフォルニア」 (2004)
  • Aka-sen (2004)
  • Josee, the Tiger and the Fish (2003) as Bookstore Clerk
  • Robot Contest (2003) as Gohara
  • 大人計画ウーマンリブｖｏｌ．７「熊沢パンキース０３」 (2003)
  • JAPANESE NAKED TRIBE (2003)
  • A Larva to Love (2003) as Fumio Nishio
  • The Private Detective Mike (2002)
  • Parco Fiction (2002) as Kanzo Osu
  • Ping Pong (2002) as Ota
  • 大人計画「春子ブックセンター」 (2002)
  • The Choice of Hercules (2002)
  • Tales of the Bizarre: 2002 Spring Special (2002)
  • The Labor Cop (2002)
  • School Teachers (2001) as Saburo
  • 大人計画ウーマンリブｖｏｌ．６「キラークイーン６６６」 (2001)
  • 大人計画「エロスの果て」 (2001)
  • Gore from Outer Space (2001) as Taxi Driver
  • Kirei kamisama to machiawase shita on'na (2001)
  • エロスの果て (2001)
  • Another Heaven (2000) as Survivor
  • 大人計画ウーマンリブｖｏｌ．４「ウーマンリブ発射！」 (1999)
  • 3年B組皆川先生～2.5時幻目～
  • あぶない刑事にヨロシク
  • 愛が世界を救います

Frequently Asked Questions

What movies or TV shows is Yoshiyoshi Arakawa best known for?

Yoshiyoshi Arakawa is widely recognized for notable roles and projects including The Samurai and the Prisoner (2026), Goodbye, Noir (2026), Ju-On: Origins (2020), Ci hai rotto papà (1993).

When and where was Yoshiyoshi Arakawa born?

Yoshiyoshi Arakawa was born on January 18, 1974 in Ogi, Saga Prefecture, Japan.

How many credits does Yoshiyoshi Arakawa have?

Yoshiyoshi Arakawa has accumulated over 117 film and television credits across a career spanning from 1999 to 2026.

What is Yoshiyoshi Arakawa's background in cinema and television?

Yoshiyoshi Arakawa, born Yoshitomo Arakawa on 18 January 1974 in Ogi, Saga Prefecture, Japan, is a Japanese male actor represented by the talent agency Otona Keikaku. Working under the stage name 荒川良々, he has accumulated more than one hundred credited performances across film and television. His filmography includes ap...