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Home/People/Yoshikazu Kotani
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Born
Mar 25, 1982
Age 43
Place of Birth
Tokyo, Japan
Known For
Acting
Gender
Male

Career Highlights

13
Movies
5
TV Shows
Also Known As
こたに よしかず
Konii
IMDb Profile

Yoshikazu Kotani

Acting

Biography
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.
Same Difference poster

Same Difference

as Tsuburaya
2014
Oh! Invisible Man - Invisible Girl Appears!? poster

Oh! Invisible Man - Invisible Girl Appears!?

as Todo
2014
Nihon de Ichiban Kowai Hanashi Edo Kaidan poster

Nihon de Ichiban Kowai Hanashi Edo Kaidan

as (segment "Ubume")
2011
Ikemen Bank The Movie poster

Ikemen Bank The Movie

Cast
2009
Tokyo Ghost Trip poster

Tokyo Ghost Trip

as Inui Koumyou
2008
Wild Knight: Succession Arc poster

Wild Knight: Succession Arc

Cast
2007
Schoolboy Crush poster

Schoolboy Crush

as Kaori Aoi
2007
Drift Falcon IV poster

Drift Falcon IV

Cast
2007
Drift 3 Hawk poster

Drift 3 Hawk

Cast
2007
Boys Love poster

Boys Love

as Taishin Mamiya
2006
Stories of Apparitions poster

Stories of Apparitions

Cast
2006
The Prince of Tennis poster

The Prince of Tennis

as Takashi Kawamura
2006
The Many Faces of Chika poster

The Many Faces of Chika

as Koji
2005