Yoshikazu Kotani

Yoshikazu Kotani is a musician and actor most known for his roles in the Boys Love movies, The Prince of Tennis, and the Kamen Rider television series. Yoshikazu Kotani is a Japanese actor and singer from Tokyo. He is known most notably for his role as Takashi Kawamura in The Prince of Tennis musical series, Tenimyu, and the live film adaptation. Kotani has appeared in a various number of TV shows and movies. He has also appeared in commercials for Pocky (January 2005) and Asahi Beer (December 17–25, 2004). On October 18 and 19, 2003, Kotani appeared in the 2-day staging of ANGEL29x99. He began dating former Morning Musume member Risa Niigaki after they starred in the stage play Absolute Boyfriend in 2013. After two years of dating, they married on July 11, 2016. On January 6, 2018, they announced in their blogs that they were filing for divorce.

The Prince of Tennis (2006)

Twelve year old tennis prodigy, Ryoma Echizen attends the distinguished school of Seishun Academy Middle School with his eyes set on being on the regulars team of the tennis club, which the school is famous for.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Yuichi Abe
CAST:  Yu Shirota  •  Hiroki Aiba  •  Hiroki Suzuki  •  Osamu Adachi

Twelve year old tennis prodigy, Ryoma Echizen attends the distinguished school of Seishun Academy Middle School with his eyes set on being on the regulars team of the tennis club, which the school is famous for.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Yuichi Abe
CAST:  Yu Shirota  •  Hiroki Aiba  •  Hiroki Suzuki  •  Osamu Adachi

Boys Love (2006)

Magazine editor Taishin Mamiya interviews high school model Noeru Kisaragi. Despite Noeru's bad attitude, his painting of an ocean intrigues Mamiya and leads to a dinner, during which Noeru solicits Mamiya sexually. Soon Mamiya sees Noeru with another man, and he ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Kotaro Terauchi
CAST:  Atsumi Kanno  •  Yoshikazu Kotani  •  Hiroya Matsumoto  •  Takumi Saitoh

Magazine editor Taishin Mamiya interviews high school model Noeru Kisaragi. Despite Noeru's bad attitude, his painting of an ocean intrigues Mamiya and leads to a dinner, during which Noeru solicits Mamiya sexually. Soon Mamiya sees Noeru with another man, and he ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Kotaro Terauchi
CAST:  Atsumi Kanno  •  Yoshikazu Kotani  •  Hiroya Matsumoto  •  Takumi Saitoh

Schoolboy Crush (2007)

Kairo Aoi, a young teacher with striking good looks, has just learned that his new student, Sora Amakami, is the alluring teen prostitute he once hired. Here the nightmare begins. As the walls of the prestigious academy become a percolating hotbed of sexual ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Kotaro Terauchi
CAST:  Yoshikazu Kotani  •  Atsumi Kanno  •  Yuuki Kawakubo  •  Kazunori Tani

Kairo Aoi, a young teacher with striking good looks, has just learned that his new student, Sora Amakami, is the alluring teen prostitute he once hired. Here the nightmare begins. As the walls of the prestigious academy become a percolating hotbed of sexual ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Kotaro Terauchi
CAST:  Yoshikazu Kotani  •  Atsumi Kanno  •  Yuuki Kawakubo  •  Kazunori Tani

The Many Faces of Chika (2005)

When her husband is hospitalized with tuberculosis, Chika has a series of three relationships: with a teacher in her hometown, with a student in Tokyo, and with an aging gangster.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Kazuo Hara
CAST:  Kaori Momoi  •  Minoru Tanaka  •  Makiko Watanabe  •  Daisuke Iijima

When her husband is hospitalized with tuberculosis, Chika has a series of three relationships: with a teacher in her hometown, with a student in Tokyo, and with an aging gangster.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Kazuo Hara
CAST:  Kaori Momoi  •  Minoru Tanaka  •  Makiko Watanabe  •  Daisuke Iijima

Same Difference (2014)

Two businessmen from the same company, Ozaki and Tsuburuya, make everyone swoon with their pretty looks and charming traits. Ozaki, a man who induces irresistible pheromones, and Tsuburuya, an intelligent but sadistic prince charming. Rivalry is what describes ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Hidenori Uehara
CAST:  Shou Tomita  •  Yoshikazu Kotani  •  Masafumi Yokoyama  •  Toshihiko Tanaka

Two businessmen from the same company, Ozaki and Tsuburuya, make everyone swoon with their pretty looks and charming traits. Ozaki, a man who induces irresistible pheromones, and Tsuburuya, an intelligent but sadistic prince charming. Rivalry is what describes ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Hidenori Uehara
CAST:  Shou Tomita  •  Yoshikazu Kotani  •  Masafumi Yokoyama  •  Toshihiko Tanaka

Oh! Invisible Man - Invisible Girl Appears!? (2014)

National charisma comic legend! Sexy comedy "Oh! The Invisible Man" miracle of a movie again! ! Gene of salmon roe is stir up is ... father and daughter double Invisible Man that was also passed on to daughter delightful comedy! !  (more)

DIRECTION:  Masakazu Migita
CAST:  Kazuki Iio  •  Asuka Kishi  •  Misato Hirata  •  Yoshikazu Kotani

National charisma comic legend! Sexy comedy "Oh! The Invisible Man" miracle of a movie again! ! Gene of salmon roe is stir up is ... father and daughter double Invisible Man that was also passed on to daughter delightful comedy! !  (more)

DIRECTION:  Masakazu Migita
CAST:  Kazuki Iio  •  Asuka Kishi  •  Misato Hirata  •  Yoshikazu Kotani

Drift Falcon IV (2007)

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DIRECTION:  Futoshi Jinno
CAST:  Handa Kento  •  Igarashi Shunji  •  Yu Yoshioka  •  Emi Kobayashi

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DIRECTION:  Futoshi Jinno
CAST:  Handa Kento  •  Igarashi Shunji  •  Yu Yoshioka  •  Emi Kobayashi

Stories of Apparitions (2006)

A horror anthology focusing on various groups of people who encounter haunted photographs.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Koji Shiraishi  •  Kotaro Terauchi  •  Kiyoshi Yamamoto
CAST:  Ruria Nakamura  •  Yoshikazu Kotani  •  Kana Tsugihara  •  Mami Matsuyama

A horror anthology focusing on various groups of people who encounter haunted photographs.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Koji Shiraishi  •  Kotaro Terauchi  •  Kiyoshi Yamamoto
CAST:  Ruria Nakamura  •  Yoshikazu Kotani  •  Kana Tsugihara  •  Mami Matsuyama

Tokyo Ghost Trip (2008)

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DIRECTION:  Ryuichi Ichino
CAST:  Ren Yagami  •  Renn Kiriyama  •  Yoshikazu Kotani  •  Sakamoto Naoya

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DIRECTION:  Ryuichi Ichino
CAST:  Ren Yagami  •  Renn Kiriyama  •  Yoshikazu Kotani  •  Sakamoto Naoya

Ikemen Bank The Movie (2009)

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DIRECTION:  Kotaro Terauchi
CAST:  Kotaro Yanagi  •  Haru  •  Yoshikazu Kotani  •  Yukihiro Takiguchi

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DIRECTION:  Kotaro Terauchi
CAST:  Kotaro Yanagi  •  Haru  •  Yoshikazu Kotani  •  Yukihiro Takiguchi

Drift 3 Hawk (2007)

The third film in the 'Drift' series.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Futoshi Jinno
CAST:  Kento Handa  •  Shunji Igarashi  •  Chisato Morishita  •  Mikie Hara

The third film in the 'Drift' series.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Futoshi Jinno
CAST:  Kento Handa  •  Shunji Igarashi  •  Chisato Morishita  •  Mikie Hara