Kataoka Ainosuke VI

In this Japanese name, the surname is Kataoka.

Kataoka Ainosuke VI (Japanese: 六代目 片岡 愛之助, Hepburn: Rokudaime Kataoka Ainosuke, born March 4, 1972) is a Japanese actor, kabuki actor and TV host.^[4][1][2] His yagō is matsushimaya.^[4] His mon is the Oikake Go-mai Ichō. His current stage name is Ainosuke Kataoka. He is a renowned tachiyaku, specializing in both the aragoto and wagoto styles, which is rare, considering he hails from the Kansai area, where most kabuki actors specialize in the wagoto style.^[5]

Kataoka Ainosuke VI
六代目 片岡 愛之助
Born	Hiroyuki Yamamoto (山元 寛之, Yamamoto Hiroyuki)[a] (1972-03-04) March 4, 1972 (age 52) Sakai, Osaka, Japan
Nationality	Japanese
Other names	Kataoka Chiyomaru Kataoka Hiroyuki Umemoto Senshō III
Occupation(s)	Actor TV Host[1][2]
Years active	1979–present
Spouse	Norika Fujiwara ​ (m. 2016)​
Children	1
Parent(s)	Kataoka Hidetarō II (adoptive father)[b][3] Jōkō Yamamoto (biological mother)[c] Toshimitsu Yamamoto (biological father)[d]
Relatives	Izumi Yamamoto (younger sister) Kataoka Gatō V (uncle) Kataoka Nizaemon XV (uncle) Kataoka Takatarō I (cousin)[e] Kataoka Shinnosuke I (cousin)[f] Kataoka Sennosuke I (cousin)[g]
Website	Official website

Filmography

Television

Year	Title	Role	Notes	Ref.
2013–20	Hanzawa Naoki	Shunichi Kurosaki	2 seasons	[6]
2015–19	Seven Detectives	Takumi Yamashita	5 seasons	[7]
2016	Sanada Maru	Ōtani Yoshitsugu	Taiga drama	[8]
2018	Manpuku	Keisuke Kajitani	Asadora	[9]
2020	Awaiting Kirin	Imagawa Yoshimoto	Taiga drama	[10]
2021	Isoroku Yamamoto in London	Teikichi Hori	TV movie	[11]
2022	The 13 Lords of the Shogun	Hōjō Munetoki	Taiga drama	[12]
2025	Unbound	Urokogataya Magobei	Taiga drama	[13]

Film

Year	Title	Role	Notes	Ref.
2014	Mother	Kazuo Umezu		[14]
2015	The Land of Rain Trees	Toru Sawai		[15]
2019	Whistleblower	Nobuhiko Sakado		[16]
2021	First Gentleman	Tayori Sōma		[17]
2023	Baian the Assassin, M.D.	Hikojirō		[18]
	Baian the Assassin, M.D. 2	Hikojirō		[18]
	Kingdom 3: The Flame of Destiny	Feng Ji		[19]
	Fly Me to the Saitama: From Biwa Lake with Love	Akira Kashōji		[20]
2024	Cells at Work!	Streptococcus pneumoniae		[21]

Dubbing

Live-action

Year	Title	Character	Voice dub for	Notes	Ref.
2021	Venom: Let There Be Carnage	Carnage	Woody Harrelson	Cletus Kasady voiced by Naoya Uchida	[22]
2023	Haunted Mansion	Father Kent	Owen Wilson		[23]

Animation

Year	Title	Character	Notes	Ref.
2024	Despicable Me 4	Maxime Le Mal		[24]

Awards

Year	Award	Category	Work(s)	Result	Ref.
2014	17th Nikkan Sports Drama Grand Prix	Best Supporting Actor	Hanzawa Naoki	Won	[6]