--- name: "Yutaka Takenouchi" canonical: "https://film.one/person/yutaka-takenouchi" fi1m_id: "yutaka-takenouchi" imdb_id: "nm0847570" tmdb_id: 588403 wikidata_id: "Q1193035" roles: ["Actor"] born: "2 January 1971" reviewed_on_fi1m: 1 average_as: "actor" average_over: 1 updated: "2026-09-28T21:10:16.412831+00:00" licence: "© Fi1m Ltd. Written by AI under a human editor; checked against sources before publication. Quote with attribution and a link to the canonical URL." --- # Yutaka Takenouchi ## Identity Yutaka Takenouchi - **Canonical:** https://film.one/person/yutaka-takenouchi - **Type:** Person - **Fi1m ID:** yutaka-takenouchi - **IMDb ID:** nm0847570 - **TMDB ID:** 588403 - **Wikidata ID:** Q1193035 - **Same entity:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yutaka_Takenouchi, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1193035, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0847570/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/588403 Actor. Born 2 January 1971 in Tokyo, Japan. ## Details - **Work:** Actor - **Born:** 2 January 1971, Tokyo, Japan - **Also known as:** یوتوکا تاکه‌نوچی - **Elsewhere:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yutaka_Takenouchi, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1193035, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0847570/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/588403 ## Coming up - *Children Untold* (2026-10-16), as Koichi Kayano ## Streaming the US now - **HBO Max:** [*Shin Godzilla*](https://film.one/film/shin-godzilla.md) (74) For United States; add `?region=XX` for another country. ## Biography Yutaka Takenouchi is a Japanese actor. Born on 2 January 1971 in Tokyo, he began his career as a model after winning a contest and made his acting debut in the 1994 television drama *My First Job*. He is known for his role as Hideki Akasaka, Special Advisor to the Prime Minister, in *Shin Godzilla* (2016). Other credits include *Shin Ultraman* (2022) as a government official, *Shin Kamen Rider* (2023) as Tobei Tachibana, *The Days* (2023) as Maekawa, and earlier television work such as *Long Vacation* (1996). *Sources: en.wikipedia.org, imdb.com.* ## On Fi1m (1) - *Shin Godzilla* (2016), Fi1m 74, as Hideki Akasaka : Special Advisor to the Prime Minister — [page](https://film.one/film/shin-godzilla.md) ## Complete filmography (69) Every credit, newest first. Titles without a page can be requested for review on the HTML page. - *Children Untold* (2026), as Koichi Kayano - *Human Vapor* (2026), series, as Yasutoshi Mori - *YUKIKAZE* (2025), Actor - *Anpan* (2025), series, as Hiroshi Yanai - *Spirit World* (2025), as Hayato Nobusawa - *Shin Kamen Rider: Episode Format Version* (2024), series, as Tobei Tachibana - *April, Come She Will* (2024), as Mamoru Iyoda - *Six Singing Women* (2023), as Kayajima Moriichiro - *Life of Mariko in Kabukicho* (2023), as Masaya - *THE DAYS* (2023), series, as Maekawa - *Shin Kamen Rider* (2023), as Tobei Tachibana - *Ichikei’s Crow Special* (2023), as Iruma Michio - *Ichikei's Crow The Movie* (2023), as Michio Iruma - *Shin Ultraman* (2022), as Government Personnel - *The Hovering Blade* (2021), series, as Nagamine Shigeki - *Ichikei's Crow* (2021), series, as Iruma Michio - *Talking the Pictures* (2019), as Tadayoshi Kimura - *Idaten: Tokyo Olympics Story* (2019), series, as 大森兵藏 - *Stepmom and Daughter Blues* (2018), series, as Ryoichi Miyamoto - *The Blood of Wolves* (2018), as Kosuke Nozaki - *ミッドナイト・ジャーナル 消えた誘拐犯を追え* (2018), Actor - *The Last Recipe* (2017), as Taizo Miyake - *Birds Without Names* (2017), as Shunichi Kurosaki - *My Voice for You* (2017), series, Actor - *Shin Godzilla* (2016), as Hideki Akasaka : Special Advisor to the Prime Minister — Fi1m 74, [page](https://film.one/film/shin-godzilla.md) - *Good Partner* (2016), series, as Kento Sakisaka - *素敵な選TAXI SPECIAL〜湯けむり連続選択肢〜* (2016), Actor - *A Living Promise* (2016), as Yuma Nakahara - *At Home* (2015), as Kazuhiko Moriyama - *Great Selection Taxi* (2014), series, as Edawakare - *The Tale of Nishino* (2014), as Yukihiko Nishino - *Olympic Ransom* (2013), series, Actor - *The Apology King* (2013), as Masanomi Minoa - *Will You Marry Me…Again?* (2012), series, as Miyamoto Haru - *A Honeymoon in Hell: Mr. & Mrs. Oki's Fabulous Trip* (2011), as Nobuyoshi Oki - *Oba: The Last Samurai* (2011), as Captain Oba - *Shooting Star* (2010), series, as Kengo Okada - *Wasted Land* (2009), series, as Shinichiro Hyodo - *The Hovering Blade* (2009), as Takashi Oribe - *BOSS* (2009), series, as Shinjiro Nodate - *Tomorrow* (2008), series, as Moriyama Kohei - *Wenny Has Wings* (2008), as Masato Fukazawa - *Best Wishes for Tomorrow* (2007), as Narrator (voice) - *Family: Absence of the Wife, Existence of the Husband* (2006), series, Actor - *Rondo* (2006), series, as Sho Nishijima - *Ruri's Island* (2005), series, as Tatsuya Kawashima / Makoto Takahara - *Proof of the Man* (2004), series, Actor - *Divorce Lawyer* (2004), series, as Yoshiyuki Hirosawa - *Princess Hiro* (2003), series, as Fuketsu Aishinkakura - *Drop-out Teacher Returns to School* (2003), series, as Shinya Yoshimori - *Time Limit* (2003), Actor - *Psycho Doctor* (2002), series, as Kyosuke Kai - *Toshiie and Matsu* (2002), series, as Yoshiyuki Sawaki (Ryosuke) - *Between Calmness and Passion* (2001), as Agata Junsei - *Shotgun Marriage* (2001), series, as Ryunosuke Hirao - *Shotgun Marriage Special* (2001), Actor - *裸にしたい男* (2001), series, Actor - *Merry Christmas in Summer* (2000), series, as Kinoshita Ryou - *Ice World* (1999), series, as Hirokawa Eiki - *The Last Song* (1998), series, as Wataru Noa - *With Love* (1998), series, as Takashi Hasegawa - *Beach Boys Special* (1998), as Kaito Suzuki - *Beach Boys* (1997), series, as Kaito Suzuki - *Risou no Kekkon* (1997), series, as Tsutomu Otaki - *Long Vacation* (1996), series, as Shinji Hayama - *Love Still Hasn't Begun* (1995), series, Actor - *Heaven's Coin* (1995), series, as Takumi Nagai - *Tokyo Daigaku Monogatari* (1994), series, as Kôichi Asakura - *Boku no Shushoku* (1994), series, Actor ## Gallery - ![Yutaka Takenouchi](https://film.one/media/person/4097757/gallery-2f7790b2d131.jpg) Yutaka Takenouchi — Dick Thomas Johnson, CC BY 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons (https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/0/04/Godzilla_Resurgence_World_Premiere_Red_Carpet-_Takenouchi_Yutaka.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail_unscaled) - ![シン・ゴジラ ワールドプレミア レッドカーペットイベント 長谷川博己 竹野内豊 石原さとみ 大杉漣 庵野秀明 樋口真嗣 尾上克郎 (2016)](https://film.one/media/person/4097757/gallery-be8c31925a86.jpg) シン・ゴジラ ワールドプレミア レッドカーペットイベント 長谷川博己 竹野内豊 石原さとみ 大杉漣 庵野秀明 樋口真嗣 尾上克郎 (2016) — Dick Thomas Johnson from Tokyo, Japan, CC BY 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons (https://thumb.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d2/Godzilla_Resurgence_World_Premiere_Red_Carpet-_Hasegawa_Hiroki%2C_Takenouchi_Yutaka%2C_Ishihara_Satomi%2C_Osugi_Ren%2C_Anno_Hideaki%2C_Higuchi_Shinji_%26_Onoue_Katsuro_%2828526483901%29.jpg/1280px-thumbnail.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail) - ![Yutaka Takenouchi](https://film.one/media/person/4097757/gallery-e30ea4eb30e4.jpg) Yutaka Takenouchi — Image via TMDB ## Awards ### Other awards — 1 won - Blue Ribbon Awards for Best Actor 2012: Blue Ribbon Awards for Best Actor (won), for *Oba: The Last Samurai* *From Wikidata, which records wins more completely than nominations.* --- © Fi1m Ltd. 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