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