Age: 42
male
Takayuki Yamada (山田 孝之 Yamada Takayuki, born October 20, 1983) is a Japanese actor and singer. He has two elder sisters and one son. At age 15, he was discovered by talent agency Stardust and made his debut in his acting career in the TV drama Psychometrer Eiji 2 in 1999. One of his first big roles was starring as Matsumoto Sakutaro in Sekai no Chuushin de, Ai wo Sakebu in the 2004 TBS series. In 2005, he made his name known with the movie Densha Otoko. His recent projects include Taiyou no Uta and the Japanese movie The Letter (Tegami) with co-star Erika Sawajiri. Description above from the Wikipedia article Takayuki Yamada, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
Takayuki Yamada
Kotetsu
for Kotetsu in Naruto (Live-Action) Movie Cast
Suggested by bcrazy713
Live action Hollywood Movie (Lionsgate) Trying to vote on good casting fits with the following in mind: Favoring Actor/Actresses of Asian Descent Favoring Actor/Actresses with Martial Arts experience where able Favoring Actor/Actresses with American cinema experience (English speaking) Also some Concepts for Diversity without Compromising Asian cast too much: Naruto is in a fictional setting, not technically Japan (obviously heavily influenced) Hidden Sand- Has Arab Influence, so Arab descent considered Hidden Cloud- Has western Influence (Especially African-American), so African descent considered Hidden Leaf- Has strongest Japanese influence Hidden Mist- Has story similarities to USSR/Russia, descent considered Hidden Mist-Also has reminiscence of Polynesian culture (Geography/ Water Abilities), descent considered Senju Clan- Lots of references to Buddhism and Hinduism (symbol resembles Vajra, Tsunade Forehead mark, Hashirama's Sev. 1000 hands=Buddhist "Senju Kannon")...Indian descent considered Jashinism (Hidan)- Similarities to Thuggee beliefs, Indian descent considered Uzumaki Clan- Red Hair of great significance, Red Heads considered Inuzuka Clan- Indigenous evoking characteristics, descent considered
