Yoshiyoshi Arakawa

Actor

Yoshiyoshi Arakawa

Born January 18, 1974 in Ogi, Saga Prefecture, Japan64 films

Yoshiyoshi Arakawa is a Japanese actor born on January 18, 1974, in Ogi, Saga Prefecture, Japan. His real name is Yoshitomo Arakawa, and he is represented by the talent agency Otona Keikaku. He is known for his roles in films like Survive Style 5+ (2004), Fine, Totally Fine (2008), and Cloud (2024). He played his first leading role in Fine, Totally Fine, released in 2008. Beyond film, he's also built a steady career in Japanese television dramas, with credits spanning from the mid-2000s through recent projects like Dr. Ashura (2025).

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Key of Life posterFirst watchKey of Life20127.5as Junichi KudoA major role.A failed actor switches identities with a stranger at a bath house thinking it is his way out of his life of misery but only to find himself filling the shoes of an elite assassin.View film

Essential films

Ranked by role, acclaim and reach
Yakuza: Like a Dragon poster6.5Yakuza: Like a Dragon2007Kamikaze Girls poster7.1Kamikaze Girls2004Ping Pong poster7.1Ping Pong2002Memories of Matsuko poster7.8Memories of Matsuko2006Survive Style 5+ poster7.3Survive Style 5+2004Tokyo! poster6.9Tokyo!2008Cloud poster6.7Cloud2024Josee, the Tiger and the Fish poster6.9Josee, the Tiger and the Fish2003

Filmography

64 films as actor
  1. TBAあぶない刑事にヨロシク
  2. TBA愛が世界を救います
  3. TBA3年B組皆川先生～2.5時幻目～
  4. 2026The Samurai and the PrisonerMuhen
  5. 2025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…」
  6. 2024The Cherry Orchard
  7. 2024At the Bench
  8. 2024CloudIchiro Takimoto
  9. 2024fukusuke
  10. 2024唐茄子屋 不思議国之若旦那
  11. 2023KubiShimizu Muneharu
  12. 2023ドクター皆川～手術成功5秒前～
  13. 2023One Second Ahead, One Second BehindKen Mikurube
  14. 2023Woman’s Lib Vol. 15 ”Mo Gaman Dekinai”
  15. 2021白昼夢
  16. 2020大人計画ウーマンリブvol.14「もうがまんできない」
  17. 2019The 47 Rōnin in DebtYasubei Horibe
  18. 2019A Murder Is AnnouncedTatara Banpei
  19. 2018Hard-CoreUshiyama
  20. 2018The Mirror Crack'd from Side to SideBanpei Tatara
  21. 2017The Anthem of the HeartKazuki Joshima
  22. 2016Too Young To Die!Hotoke
  23. 2015Wife of a KamikazeKoguma Isamu
  24. 2015ProphecyMetabo / Shinichi Terahara
  25. 2015A Farewell to JinuAoki
  26. 2014Fukuchan of Fukufuku FlatsShimacchi (Takuro Shimaki)
  27. 2014Judge!Carlos
  28. 2013The Apology KingGosaku Wada
  29. 2012Key of LifeJunichi Kudo
  30. 2012Ikkyu-sanNew fake Ikkyu
  31. 2011A Honeymoon in Hell: Mr. & Mrs. Oki's Fabulous TripIijima
  32. 2011Happy Together –All About My Dog–Voice of Koro
  33. 2011Quirky Guys and GalsMasuteo
  34. 2010Liar Game: The Final StageJiro Nishida
  35. 2009Kamogawa Horumo: Battle League in KyotoMakoto Sugawara
  36. 2008I Want to Be a ShellfishPrivate Takita
  37. 2008Tokyo!Pizza Delivery Girl's Neighbor (segment "Shaking Tokyo")
  38. 2008The Taste of FishTakuya
  39. 2008Fine, Totally FineTeruo Toyama
  40. 2007Tokyo Towers: Mom and Me, and Sometimes DadEnomoto
  41. 2007Yakuza: Like a DragonGun Seller
  42. 2006Akihabara@DEEPTaiko
  43. 2006Memories of MatsukoKenji Shimazu
  44. 2006ManjiEijiro
  45. 2005Summer of UbumeKazutora
  46. 2005Yaji & Kita: The Midnight PilgrimsSpirit of the Dead
  47. 2005All About My DogKoro (voice)
  48. 2004Survive Style 5+Killer's Translator
  49. 2004Aka-sen
  50. 2004Kamikaze GirlsGrocery Store Manager
  51. 2004Drugstore GirlShinji
  52. 2003Josee, the Tiger and the FishBookstore Clerk
  53. 2003JAPANESE NAKED TRIBE
  54. 2003Robot ContestGohara
  55. 2003A Larva to LoveFumio Nishio
  56. 2002Ping PongOta
  57. 2002Parco FictionKanzo Osu
  58. 2002The Choice of Hercules
  59. 2002The Labor Cop
  60. 2002Tales of the Bizarre: 2002 Spring Special
  61. 2001Kirei kamisama to machiawase shita on'na
  62. 2001エロスの果て
  63. 2001Gore from Outer SpaceTaxi Driver
  64. 2000Another HeavenSurvivor