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Yôsuke Kubozuka

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  • Director
  • Writer
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Yôsuke Kubozuka
A cruise ship carrying 3,700 people docks in Yokohama after a coronavirus case. DMAT responds as infections spread, despite limited virus expertise. Yuki and Tatematsu lead while Dr. Sendo's team boards.
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Frontline - Yokohama Bay (2025)
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Debut as an actor in Japanese TV series "The Kindaichi Case Files" (1995). Gained success with the performance in "Ikebukuro West Gate Park" (2000). Awarded Japan Academy Prize for both Best Newcomer and Best Actor in 2001, youngest ever at the time. First Hollywood film appearance in Martin Scorsese's "Silence" and played a role as "Kichijiro" which was one of the key character of the story. In 2019 co-starred in BBC/Netflix series "Giri/Haji" which was filmed in in both Japan and UK. In 2023, made appearance in Japan-Korea produced film "Knuckle Girl" and "Tokyo Vice - Season 2" airing on MAX from February 2024.

Many appearances in both domestic and International films as well as many more to be released. Critically acclaimed stage performance for theater director Yukio Ninagawa and Toshiaki Toyoda. Well-known for his multiple talent as a Fashion Model and Writer. Also known to produces his own YouTube Channel and Golf Apparel brand.
BornMay 7, 1979
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BornMay 7, 1979
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    • Awards
      • 9 wins total

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    Known for

    Liam Neeson in Silence (2016)
    Silence
    7.2
    • Kichijiro(as Yosuke Kubozuka)
    • 2016
    Go (2001)
    Go
    7.4
    • Sugihara
    • 2001
    Samurai Resurrection (2003)
    Samurai Resurrection
    5.1
    • Amakusa Shiro Tokisada
    • 2003
    GTO: Great Teacher Onizuka (1998)
    GTO: Great Teacher Onizuka
    8.4
    TV Series
    • Kikuchi Yoshito
    • Yoshito Kikuchi

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    Actor



    • Frontline - Yokohama Bay (2025)
      Frontline - Yokohama Bay
      6.6
      • Yukiyoshi Sendo
      • 2025
    • Yôsuke Kubozuka in Transcending Dimensions (2025)
      Transcending Dimensions
      6.2
      • Rôsuke
      • 2025
    • Kazuya Kamenashi and Yôsuke Kubozuka in The Dogs of Karma (2024)
      The Dogs of Karma
      8.1
      TV Series
      • Takeshi Kamonome
      • 2024–2025
    • The Killer Goldfish (2024)
      The Killer Goldfish
      6.0
      • 2024
    • Rinko Kikuchi, Ken Watanabe, Rachel Keller, Ansel Elgort, and Shô Kasamatsu in Tokyo Vice (2022)
      Tokyo Vice
      8.1
      TV Series
      • Naoki Hayama
      • 2024
    • Knuckle Girl (2023)
      Knuckle Girl
      5.4
      • Seiichiro Shiraishi
      • 2023
    • Phoenix: Reminiscence of Flower (2023)
      Phoenix: Reminiscence of Flower
      6.2
      • George (voice)
      • 2023
    • Phoenix: Eden17 (2023)
      Phoenix: Eden17
      6.6
      TV Mini Series
      • George (voice)
      • 2023
    • Home Sweet Home (2023)
      Home Sweet Home
      5.4
      • Satoshi Kiyosawa
      • 2023
    • Sin Clock (2023)
      Sin Clock
      6.4
      • Shinji Takagi
      • 2023
    • Hoshi Shinichi no Fushigina Fushigina Tanpen Dorama (2022)
      Hoshi Shinichi no Fushigina Fushigina Tanpen Dorama
      6.3
      TV Mini Series
      • 2022
    • DIVOC-12 (2021)
      DIVOC-12
      • 2021
    • Joge Kankei
      TV Mini Series
      • 2021
    • Zenin seppuku (2021)
      Zenin seppuku
      6.6
      Short
      • Ronin
      • 2021
    • First Love (2021)
      First Love
      6.1
      • Gamon Makabe
      • 2021

    Director



    • City Lives (2023)
      City Lives
      TV Mini Series
      • Director
      • 2023

    Writer



    • City Lives (2023)
      City Lives
      TV Mini Series
      • Writer
      • 2023

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    Silence
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    Silence
    Silence
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    Silence
    Silence
    Clip 1:10
    Silence
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    Trailer 1:48
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    • Alternative names
      • Yosuke Kubozuka
    • Height
      • 5′ 9¾″ (1.77 m)
    • Born
      • May 7, 1979
      • Yokosuka, Japan
    • Spouses
        Yuka Sugawara2015 - present (1 child)
    • Children
      • Airu Kubozuka
    • Relatives
        Shunsuke Kubozuka(Sibling)

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      Japanese actor, reggae musician, music video director & camera operator.

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