Seiji Rokkaku

Japanese actor

Seiji Rokkaku
六角精児
Born	(1962-06-24) June 24, 1962 (age 61) Himeji, Hyōgo Prefecture, Japan
Occupation	Actor
Years active	1990–present
Agent	Gekidan Tobiraza
Website	tobiraza.co.jp/actors/rokkaku-seiji

Seiji Rokkaku (六角精児, Rokkaku Seiji, born June 24, 1962) is a Japanese actor from Hyōgo Prefecture.^[1]^[2]^[3] He was born in Himeji and raised in Takasago.^[4] Rokkaku is the vocalist of Rokkaku Seiji Band.^[5] He dropped out of Gakushuin University.^[2]

Rokkaku became famous in Japan for his role as Mamoru Yonezawa in Aibou Series.^[6] He landed the lead role in AIBOU Series: Yonezawa Mamoru no Jikenbo spin-off film of AIBOU series.^[6]

Selected filmography

Film

One Missed Call (2003)
Hinokio (2005)
Tokyo Tower: Mom and Me, and Sometimes Dad (2007) as Editor-in-chief
AIBOU: The Movie (2008) as Mamoru Yonezawa
AIBOU Series: Yonezawa Mamoru no Jikenbo (2009) as Mamoru Yonezawa
AIBOU: The Movie II (2010) as Mamoru Yonezawa
13 Assassins (2010) as Otake Mosuke
Leonie (2010) as Postman
Gekkō no Kamen (2012) as Morinoya Kinta
Samurai Hustle (2014) as Imamura Seizaemon
Partners: The Movie III (2014) as Mamoru Yonezawa
Samurai Hustle Returns (2016) as Imamura Seizaemon
Gintama (2017) as Char Aznable
Under the Open Sky (2021) as Ryōsuke Matsumoto^[7]
Wedding High (2022) as Daizō Nitta^[8]
What to Do with the Dead Kaiju? (2022) as the Chief Cabinet Secretary^[9]
Anime Supremacy! (2022) as Seki^[10]
Convenience Story (2022), Nagumo^[11]
Baian the Assassin, M.D. (2023) as Tamekichi^[12]
Oi Handsome!! (2024) as Takao's father^[13]

Television

Carnation (2012) as Megumi Matsuda
AIBOU: Tokyo Detective Duo (2000–2017) as Mamoru Yonezawa
Mare (2015) as Anzai Hayato
Naotora: The Lady Warlord (2017) as Honda Masanobu
Half Blue Sky (2018) as Mitsuru Saionj
Ochoyan (2020) as Katagane Heihachi
24 Japan (2020) as Banba Eiiji
Lost Man Found (2022) as Arita^[14]
Gannibal (2022), Kiyoshi Gotō^[15]
Elpis (2022)^[16]

Culture program

Rokkaku Seiji no Nomitetsu Honsen Nihontabi (2015–present)

Theatre

Les Miserables (2021) as Thenardier

References

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^ ^a ^b "六角精児、16年間レギュラー「相棒」降板したワケ　水谷豊から「気持ちわかる」と" (in Japanese). Sponichi. Retrieved November 19, 2021.
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^ "Live-Action Film of Risa Itou's Hey Hey Pitan! Manga Reveals More Cast, New Trailer". Anime News Network. May 9, 2024. Retrieved May 9, 2024.
^ "「拾われた男」に薬師丸ひろ子、北村有起哉、要潤、田辺桃子、夏帆ら19名出演". Natalie. Retrieved May 24, 2022.
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