Yoshiyoshi Arakawa
Born: 1974-01-18 in Ogi, Saga Prefecture, Japan
Known For: Acting
Biography
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).
Filmography
2026
- The Samurai and the Prisoner as Muhen
- Canned Mackerel Heads to Space as Masaki Kurose
- Goodbye Noir as Eiji Kuwabara
2024
- Double Cheat: Itsuwari no Keikan as Yashiba Toru
- Cloud as Ichiro Takimoto
- fukusuke
- At the Bench
- The Cherry Orchard
- 唐茄子屋 不思議国之若旦那
2023
- The Greatest Teacher as Gashuin Manabu
- A Town Without Seasons as Kawaguchi Hatsutaro
- Why Didn't I Tell You a Million Times? as Ikezawa Eisuke
- Kubi as Shimizu Muneharu
- One Second Ahead, One Second Behind as Ken Mikurube
- Woman’s Lib Vol. 15 ”Mo Gaman Dekinai”
- ドクター皆川～手術成功5秒前～
2022
- Hoshi Shinichi no Fushigina Fushigina Tanpen Dorama
- Uzukawamura Incident as Yoshimi Tadahiko
- Tall Order as Tsuyoshi Miyauchi（宮内 剛）
2021
2020
- Ju-On: Origins as Yasuo Odajima
- Today's Nekomura as Fish shop owner
- 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
- Touban Bengoshi
- 大人計画ウーマンリブvol.14「もうがまんできない」
2019
- Fruits Delivery Service as Masakane
- Kirei 〜 The Woman Who Met Up With God 〜
- The 47 Rōnin in Debt as Yasubei Horibe
- A Murder Is Announced as Tatara Banpei
2018
- Legal V as Yuichi Baba
- Survival Wedding as Master
- Hard-Core as Ushiyama
- The Mirror Crack'd from Side to Side as Banpei Tatara
2017
- My High School Business as Tatsuki Gohara
- And Then There Were None as Banpei Tatara
- The Anthem of the Heart as Kazuki Joshima
2016
- Sleepeeer Hit! as Heita Mibu
- Chef: Three Star School Lunch as Minoru Komatsu
- Too Young To Die! as Hotoke
2015
- Angels and Demons: The Cold Case Unit as Tadaomi Ano
- Prophecy as Metabo / Shinichi Terahara
- A Farewell to Jinu as Aoki
- Wife of a Kamikaze as Koguma Isamu
2014
- Oh, Love Hotel
- Judge! as Carlos
- Fukuchan of Fukufuku Flats as Shimacchi (Takuro Shimaki)
2013
- Amachan as Masayoshi Yoshida
- Clinic on the Sea as Akira Hiuchi
- The Apology King as Gosaku Wada
2012
- Resident: Story of 5 Interns as Maeda Ippei
- Key of Life as Junichi Kudo
- 大人計画「ウェルカム・ニッポン」
- Ikkyu-san as New fake Ikkyu
2011
- The Full Throttle Girl as Hayashi Samao
- Bartender as Sugiyama Kaoru
- Happy Together –All About My Dog– as Voice of Koro
- 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」
- A Honeymoon in Hell: Mr. & Mrs. Oki's Fabulous Trip as Iijima
- Quirky Guys and Gals as Masuteo
2010
- Detective Lovesick as Masaru Saeki
- Liar Game: The Final Stage as Jiro Nishida
- 大人計画「母を逃がす」
2009
- Mission To Kill
- Kamogawa Horumo: Battle League in Kyoto as Makoto Sugawara
2008
- Tokyo! as Pizza Delivery Girl's Neighbor (segment "Shaking Tokyo")
- Fine, Totally Fine as Teruo Toyama
- I Want to Be a Shellfish as Private Takita
- The Taste of Fish as Takuya
2007
- Liar Game as Yuichi Nishida
- Tokyo Towers: Mom and Me, and Sometimes Dad as Enomoto
- Yakuza: Like a Dragon as Gun Seller
- Ganjisu-gawa de batafurai as Takano Akinori
2006
- Memories of Matsuko as Kenji Shimazu
- Happy! as 海野家康
- Miracle Zoo ~ The Asahiyama Zoo Story ~ as 佐々木征也
- Manji as Eijiro
- Akihabara@DEEP as Taiko
- 大人計画ウーマンリブｖｏｌ．１０「ウーマンリブ先生」
- 大人計画「まとまったお金の唄」
2005
- Tiger and Dragon as Yukio Awashima
- Summer of Ubume as Kazutora
- All About My Dog as Koro (voice)
- Yaji & Kita: The Midnight Pilgrims as Spirit of the Dead
2004
- Kamikaze Girls as Grocery Store Manager
- 愛情イッポン！ as Saieunji Teruo
- Drugstore Girl as Shinji
- Survive Style 5+ as Killer's Translator
- 大人計画「ドライブイン カリフォルニア」
- Aka-sen
2003
- Josee, the Tiger and the Fish as Bookstore Clerk
- Robot Contest as Gohara
- 大人計画ウーマンリブｖｏｌ．７「熊沢パンキース０３」
- A Larva to Love as Fumio Nishio
- JAPANESE NAKED TRIBE
2002
2001
2000
- Another Heaven as Survivor