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]
2021	First Gentleman	Tayori Sōma		[16]
2023	Baian the Assassin, M.D.	Hikojirō		[17]
	Baian the Assassin, M.D. 2	Hikojirō		[17]
	Kingdom 3: The Flame of Destiny	Feng Ji		[18]
	Fly Me to the Saitama: From Biwa Lake with Love	Akira Kashōji		[19]
2024	Cells at Work!	Streptococcus pneumoniae		[20]

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	[21]
2023	Haunted Mansion	Father Kent	Owen Wilson		[22]

Animation

Year	Title	Character	Notes	Ref.
2024	Despicable Me 4	Maxime Le Mal		[23]

Awards

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

References

1. "The 8th season of "KABUKI KOOL" is now on air!". KABUKI WEB. Retrieved December 15, 2022.
2. "Kabuki Kool". NHK WORLD-JAPAN. Retrieved December 15, 2022.
3. Kabuki 21: KATAOKA AINOSUKE VI
4. "歌舞伎俳優名鑑 現在の俳優篇 / 片岡愛之助（六代目）" (in Japanese). Kabuki on the Web. Retrieved October 14, 2021.
5. Kataoka Ainosuke Official Site: Profile: 六代目 片岡 愛之助
6. "片岡愛之助、オネエキャラで助演男優賞". Nikkan Sports. Retrieved August 8, 2023.
7. "東山紀之、テレ朝"水9"刑事ドラマ枠初登場 豪華共演者にうれしい悲鳴" (in Japanese). Oricon. May 25, 2015. Retrieved March 3, 2016.
8. "『真田丸』石田三成役に山本耕史、大谷吉継役に片岡愛之助" (in Japanese). Oricon. September 24, 2015. Retrieved March 3, 2015.
9. "まんぷくの出演者・キャスト一覧". The Television. Retrieved May 20, 2024.
10. "【麒麟がくる】片岡愛之助、最期まで「力強い今川義元」を". Oricon. Retrieved August 8, 2023.
11. "香取慎吾主演『倫敦ノ山本五十六』追加キャストに高良健吾&片岡愛之助ら メインビジュアルも公開". Oricon. December 2021. Retrieved December 9, 2021.
12. "鎌倉殿の13人". TV drama database. Retrieved December 25, 2022.
13. "べらぼう ～蔦重栄華乃夢噺～:25年大河 田沼意次役に渡辺謙 染谷将太、片岡愛之助も出演 宮沢氷魚が初の大河ドラマ". Mantan-web. 5 October 2023. Retrieved October 5, 2023.
14. Loo, Egan (12 December 2013). "Horror Manga Creator Kazuo Umezu Helms 1st Feature Film". Anime News Network. Kadokawa Corporation. Retrieved 6 August 2024.
15. "キスマイ玉森、大阪弁初挑戦に、ネイティブの片岡愛之助がアドバイス！" (in Japanese). Cinema Today. April 20, 2015. Retrieved March 3, 2016.
16. "田中圭×中谷美紀「総理の夫」の公開日決定、新キャスト9人や映像も解禁". Natalie. Retrieved March 25, 2021.
17. "映画「仕掛人・藤枝梅安」彦次郎役は片岡愛之助、豊川悦司とのタッグに期待". Natalie. Retrieved January 4, 2022.
18. "「キングダム 運命の炎」山田裕貴、片岡愛之助、山本耕史が趙国の武将役で出演". Natalie. Retrieved April 7, 2023.
19. "翔んで埼玉 琵琶湖より愛をこめて". eiga.com. Retrieved August 8, 2023.
20. "はたらく細胞". eiga.com. Retrieved 20 August 2024.
21. "ヴェノム：レット・ゼア・ビー・カーネイジ －日本語吹き替え版". Fukikaeru. Retrieved December 3, 2021.
22. "「ホーンテッドマンション」声のキャストに片岡愛之助、土屋アンナ、八代拓、温水洋一". Natalie. August 4, 2023. Retrieved August 3, 2023.
23. "片岡愛之助「怪盗グルーのミニオン超変身」でライバル役、山田杏奈は大悪党を夢見る少女に". Natalie. Retrieved May 22, 2024.

Notes

1. While the stage names of all kabuki actors have retained traditional order (Surname-Givenname) on Wikipedia, birth names of those born after the Meiji Restoration are in Western order (Givenname-Surname).
2. Son of Kataoka Nizaemon XIII, he was the younger brother of Kataoka Gatō V and the older brother of Kataoka Nizaemon XV and the only one of the three brothers who acted as Onnagata (i.e. he was a Kabuki actor who specialized in female roles).
3. She and Toshimitsu Yamamoto were Ainosuke VI's biological parents and both owned a screw manufacturing factory in Sakai, Osaka (Ainosuke VI's hometown). Unfortunately, she died from an unspecified terminal cancer in 1999.
4. He and Jōkō Yamamoto were Ainosuke VI's biological parents and both owned a screw-making factory in Sakai (Ainosuke VI's hometown). Unfortunately, he died of subarachnoid hemorrhage, a rare bleeding disease, in 2000 (one year after the death of his wife Jōkō).
5. Eldest son of Kataoka Nizaemon XV.
6. Son of Kataoka Gatō V.
7. Eldest son of Kataoka Takatarō I.

External links

• Official website (in Japanese)