Yanagi Kotaro

Name: Yanagi Kotaro
Native name: 柳浩太郎
Given name: Yanagi Kotaro
Nationality: Japanese
Gender: Male
Born: December 21, 1985
Age: 40

Yanagi Kotaro is a Japanese actor who plays in various movies, dramas, and stage events. He's most commonly referred to as "Yanagi", although he sometimes shortens it to "Yana" or "Nagi.". He is also part of a young men's stage acting troupe, D-BOYS, which perform in various skit-like performances, and is currently the group's sub-leader.

Yanagi was born on December 21, 1985, in Berlin, Germany. He stayed in Germany for three years before moving back with his family to Japan. On the first semester of elementary school, his father has to work in India and the family moved once again. Until third grade, Yanagi stayed with his parents and attended a nearby school. However, from fourth to sixth grade he attended an American boarding school further away, which is where he learned English. Yanagi's family moved back to Japan where he finished school.

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Year	Title	#	Role	Rating
2012	Traces Japanese Drama, 2012, 4 eps [Internet cafe employee] (Support Role)	4	[Internet cafe employee] Support Role	6.0
2008	Tadashii Ouji no Tsukurikata Japanese Drama, 2008, 12 eps Tatsuya Shinozaki (Main Role)	12	Tatsuya Shinozaki Main Role	6.5
2007	Puzzle Japanese Drama, 2007, 4 eps Yuasa Shigeo (Main Role)	4	Yuasa Shigeo Main Role	6.6
2006	Rocket Boys Japanese Drama, 2006, 12 eps Makino Ryu (Support Role)	12	Makino Ryu Support Role	7.4

Year	Title	Role	Rating
2010	Perfect Education 7: Maid for You Japanese Movie, 2010, Kabashima (Main Role)	Kabashima Main Role	6.4
2009	Ikemen Baiku the Movie Japanese Movie, 2009, Kanezoko Nashitaro (Main Role)	Kanezoko Nashitaro Main Role	10.0
2005	Molester Man Japanese Movie, 2005, Tanaka Kinta (Main Role)	Tanaka Kinta Main Role	5.3
2004	Ah! House Collapses! Japanese Movie, 2004, Akira (Support Role)	Akira Support Role	6.0

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