Kotaro Koizumi

Kotaro Koizumi (小泉 孝太郎, Koizumi Kōtarō, born July 10, 1978 in Yokosuka, Kanagawa) is a Japanese actor and the eldest son of the 56th Japanese Prime Minister, Junichirō Koizumi, and Kayoko Miyamoto.

Kotaro Koizumi
小泉孝太郎
Koizumi in 2014
Born	(1978-07-10) July 10, 1978 (age 46) Yokosuka, Kanagawa, Japan
Occupation	Actor
Years active	2001–present
Height	1.77 m (5 ft 9+1⁄2 in)
Parent(s)	Junichiro Koizumi Kayoko Miyamoto
Relatives	Shinjirō Koizumi (brother) Jun'ya Koizumi (grandfather) Yoshie Koizumi (grandmother) Koizumi Matajirō (great-grandfather)

He studied economics at night classes of Nihon University, but dropped out.

Filmography

Television

• Who Wants to Be a Millionaire? – won the maximum ten million yen on a celebrity special
• Ninomiya Kotaro (Fuji, July 2024) (co-starring with Kazunari Ninomiya)^[1]

TV dramas

• Nurseman (2002)
• Hatsu Taiken (2002)
• Shiawase No Shippo (2002)
• Kurutta Kajitsu 2002 (2002)
• Home & Away (2002)
• Boku dake no Madonna (2003)
• Korogashi Ogin (2003)
• Igi Ari, Onna Bengoshi Oka Norie (2004)
• Division 1 \"Pink Hip Girl\" (Fuji TV, 2004)
• Yoshitsune (2005) – Taira no Sukemori
• Slow Dance (2005)
• Tokyo Wonder Tours (2005)
• Gachi Baka (2006)
• Attention Please (2006)
• Fushin no Toki (2006)
• Haken no Hinkaku (2007)
• Attention Please SP (2007)
• Hanayome to Papa (2007)
• Otoko no Kosodate (2007)
• Gokusen 3 (2008)
• Yae's Sakura (2013) – Tokugawa Yoshinobu
• Age Harassment (2015)
• Akira and Akira (2017)
• Black Pean (2018) – Takashina Gonta^[2]
• The Good Wife (2019)^[3]
• The 13 Lords of the Shogun (2022) – Taira no Munemori^[4]
• Fixer (2023) – Kōji Itakura^[5]
• Black Pean Season 2 (2024) – Takashina Gonta^[6]

Films

• Bayside Shakedown 2 (2003) – Shigeru Koike
• Koshonin Mashita Masayoshi (2005) – Shigeru Koike
• Kamen Rider Hibiki & The Seven Fighting Demons (2005) – Takeshi
• Udon (2006) – Udon shop customers
• Bayside Shakedown 3 (2010) – Shigeru Koike^[7]
• Whistleblower (2019) – Shōhei Nagura
• You're Not Normal, Either (2021) – Miyamoto^[8]
• The Hound of the Baskervilles: Sherlock the Movie (2022) – Haruto Sutei^[9]
• Oshorin (2023)^[10]
• Rude to Love (2024) – Mamoru^[11]

Ancestry

Ancestors of Kotaro Koizumi
8. Samejima Yazaemon 4. Jun'ya Koizumi 2. Junichirō Koizumi 10. Koizumi Matajirō 5. Yoshie Koizumi 11. Ishikawa Katsu 1. Kotaro Koizumi 3. Kayoko Miyamoto

References

1. "二宮和也＆小泉孝太郎、オーストラリアに突然放置・"もしもな場面"に遭遇「二宮孝太郎」放送決定". Model Press (in Japanese). 23 June 2024. Archived from the original on 24 June 2024. Retrieved 23 June 2024.
2. "葵わかな、朝ドラ後は『日曜劇場』で看護師役 二宮、竹内涼真らと共演". Oricon (in Japanese). 21 February 2018. Archived from the original on 12 June 2024. Retrieved 12 June 2024.
3. "出演者 | TBSテレビ：日曜劇場『グッドワイフ』" [Cast | TBS TV: Sunday Theater "Good Wife"] (in Japanese). Tokyo Broadcasting System Television. Retrieved 2019-05-03.
4. "小泉孝太郎、22年大河ドラマで平清盛の息子宗盛役". Nikkan Sports. Retrieved October 18, 2021.
5. "「連続ドラマW フィクサー」ビジュアル＆予告、唐沢寿明が政界を舞台に暗躍". Natalie. Retrieved April 21, 2023.
6. "二宮和也が演じる主人公は前作とは別人！「ブラックペアン」シーズン2で竹内涼真、葵わかな、小泉孝太郎、内野聖陽も続投". TV Guide Japan (in Japanese). 13 May 2024. Archived from the original on 13 May 2024. Retrieved 13 May 2024.
7. "踊る大捜査線 THE MOVIE3 ヤツらを解放せよ！". WOWOW (in Japanese). Archived from the original on 12 October 2024. Retrieved 12 October 2024.
8. "まともじゃないのは君も一緒". eiga.com. Retrieved January 21, 2021.
9. "バスカヴィル家の犬 シャーロック劇場版". eiga.com. Retrieved January 6, 2022.
10. "おしょりん". eiga.com. Retrieved April 21, 2023.
11. "愛に乱暴". eiga.com. Retrieved February 21, 2024.

External links

• Official agency profile Archived 2016-10-30 at the Wayback Machine (in Japanese)
• JDORama Site (in Japanese)