Inoue Yoshio

Name: Inoue Yoshio
Native name: 井上芳雄
Also Known as: いのうえよしお,
Nationality: Japanese
Gender: Male
Born: July 6, 1979
Age: 47

Inoue Yoshio is a Japanese musical actor from Fukuoka, Japan. He graduated from Vocal Music Department, Faculty of Music, Tokyo University of the Arts. He made his debut in 2000 while still a college student, playing the role of Crown Prince Rudolf in the musical 'Elisabeth'. He played his first leading role in musical as Wolfgang Mozart in the musical 'Mozart!' in 2002 and reprised the role until 2015.

He has won numerous national awards for his performances in musicals and stage plays, including the Award of Excellence at Matsuo Performing Arts Award in 2015. Besides his career in theatre world, he has also appeared regularly in television dramas and variety shows.

In 2016, he got married to actress and singer Chinen Rina. Edit Biography

Year	Title	Type	Rating
2026	Canned Mackerel Heads to Space	Drama	7.6

Year	Title	#	Role	Rating
2026	Canned Mackerel Heads to Space Japanese Drama, 2026, 11 eps Manaka Shinobu (Ep. 10-11) (Guest Role)	11	Manaka Shinobu (Ep. 10-11) Guest Role	7.6
2025	Unbound Japanese Drama, 2025, 48 eps Shigeta Sadakazu (Support Role)	48	Shigeta Sadakazu Support Role	7.6
2020	Hanzawa Naoki Season 2 Japanese Drama, 2020, 10 eps Kano Issei [Co-founder, Spiral] (Ep.1,10) (Guest Role)	10	Kano Issei [Co-founder, Spiral] (Ep.1,10) Guest Role	8.4
2018	Cold Case: Shinjitsu no Tobira Season 2 Japanese Drama, 2018, 10 eps Kanbayashi Isamu (Ep. 7) (Guest Role)	10	Kanbayashi Isamu (Ep. 7) Guest Role	8.1
2017	Little Giants Japanese Drama, 2017, 10 eps Yokozawa Yūichi (Support Role)	10	Yokozawa Yūichi Support Role	7.5
2017	Naotora: The Lady Warlord Japanese Drama, 2017, 50 eps Ono Genba (Support Role)	50	Ono Genba Support Role	7.7
2016	It's Not That I Can't Marry. I Don't Marry. Japanese Drama, 2016, 10 eps Tsuyama Takeshi (Ep. 2) (Guest Role)	10	Tsuyama Takeshi (Ep. 2) Guest Role	7.3
2016	Watashi wo Hanasanaide Japanese Drama, 2016, 10 eps Tachibana Kousuke (Support Role)	10	Tachibana Kousuke Support Role	7.8
2015	Umi ni Furu Japanese Drama, 2015, 6 eps Takamine Koji (Support Role)	6	Takamine Koji Support Role	7.3
2014	Soko wo Nantoka Season 2 Japanese Drama, 2014, 8 eps Nishibeppu Tetsuya (Support Role)	8	Nishibeppu Tetsuya Support Role	7.3
2009	Ikemen Shin Sobaya Tantei: Iin da Ze! Japanese Drama, 2009, 12 eps Yoshio [Yakuza] (Ep. 10) (Guest Role)	12	Yoshio [Yakuza] (Ep. 10) Guest Role	4.0
2008	OL Nippon Japanese Drama, 2008, 10 eps Tsuru Kosuke (Support Role)	10	Tsuru Kosuke Support Role	6.6

Year	Title	Role	Rating
2012	Space Brothers Japanese Movie, 2012, Makabe Kenji (Support Role)	Makabe Kenji Support Role	7.5
2008	Yume no Mani Mani Japanese Movie, 2008, Murakami Daisuke (Support Role)	Murakami Daisuke Support Role	6.0

Year	Title	#	Role	Rating
2020	Hanzawa Naoki Iya Kinen - Episodo Zero Japanese Special, 2020, 1 eps Kano Issei (Guest Role)	1	Kano Issei Guest Role	7.4
2015	Keisei Saimin no Otoko - Kobayashi Ichizou Japanese Special, 2015, 2 eps Kobayashi Fusao (Support Role)	2	Kobayashi Fusao Support Role	6.0

Year	Title	#	Role	Rating
2023	Kintore Japanese TV Show, 2023, 127 eps (Ep. 21) (Guest)	127	(Ep. 21) Guest	0.0
2022	Girl's Barking Night Japanese TV Show, 2022, 130 eps (Ep. 5, 49) (Guest)	130	(Ep. 5, 49) Guest	0.0
2016	Utacon Japanese TV Show, 2016, 330 eps (Ep. 8, 58, 63, 73, 79, 81, 89, 99, 111, 117, 129, 140, 149, 165, 196, 210, 231, 244) (Guest)	330	(Ep. 8, 58, 63, 73, 79, 81, 89, 99, 111, 117, 129, 140, 149, 165, 196, 210, 231, 244) Guest	6.0
2015	Dare mo Shiranai Akashiya Sanma Japanese TV Show, 2015, 10 eps (Ep. 9-10) (Guest)	10	(Ep. 9-10) Guest	0.0
2015	EIGHT-JAM Japanese TV Show, 2015, 430 eps (Ep. 35, 50, 110) (Guest)	430	(Ep. 35, 50, 110) Guest	0.0
2014	KinKi Kids no BunBuBoon Japanese TV Show, 2014, 417 eps (Ep.151, 415-417) (Guest)	417	(Ep.151, 415-417) Guest	8.7
2013	Ninosan Japanese TV Show, 2013, 577 eps (Ep. 454) (Guest)	577	(Ep. 454) Guest	8.1
2011	ZIP! Japanese TV Show, 2011, 1560 eps [Friday Personality May 2022] (Regular Member)	1560	[Friday Personality May 2022] Regular Member	0.0
2009	A-Studio+ Japanese TV Show, 2009, 890 eps (Ep. 775) (Guest)	890	(Ep. 775) Guest	10.0
2008	Shabekuri 007 Japanese TV Show, 2008, 610 eps (Ep. 383) (Guest)	610	(Ep. 383) Guest	8.2
2008	Vs Arashi Japanese TV Show, 2008, 561 eps (Ep. 172) (Guest)	561	(Ep. 172) Guest	8.4
2007	Bokura no Jidai Japanese TV Show, 2007, 900 eps (Guest)	900	Guest	0.0
2002	Gyoretsuno Dekiru Horitsu Sodanjo Japanese TV Show, 2002, 865 eps (2022~) (Main Host)	865	(2022~) Main Host	6.0
1998	Jounetsu Tairiku Japanese TV Show, 1998, 1331 eps (Ep. 915) {July 31, 2016} (Guest)	1331	(Ep. 915) {July 31, 2016} Guest	8.0
1964	Music Fair Japanese TV Show, 1964, 3000 eps (Guest)	3000	Guest	7.0

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