Kōji Ishizaka

Kōji Ishizaka (石坂 浩二, Ishizaka Kōji; born 20 June 1941 in Tokyo as Heikichi Mutō (武藤 兵吉, Mutō Heikichi)) is a Japanese actor.^[1][2]

Kōji Ishizaka
Born	Heikichi Mutō (1941-06-20) 20 June 1941 (age 84) Kyōbashi-ku, Tokyo City, Tokyo Prefecture, Japan (now Chūō, Tokyo, Japan)
Nationality	Japanese
Alma mater	Keio University
Occupation	Actor
Years active	1958–present
Spouse	Ruriko Asaoka ​ ​ (m. 1971; ann. 2000)​

Ishizaka graduated from Keio University with a B.L. degree.^[3] He serves as a special advisor for the Japan Plamodel Industry Association, and on 23 February 2009, he founded Rowguanes, a plastic model enthusiast group for the baby boomers.

He starred as Kosuke Kindaichi in the 1970s series of Kindaichi films.^[3]

Filmography

Film

• Kindaichi series
  • The Inugami Family (1976) – Kosuke Kindaichi
  • Akuma no temari-uta (1977) – Kosuke Kindaichi
  • Gokumon-to (1977) – Kosuke Kindaichi
  • Queen Bee (1978) – Kosuke Kindaichi
  • Byoinzaka no Kubikukuri no Ie (1979) – Kosuke Kindaichi
  • The Inugamis (2006) – Kosuke Kindaichi
• The Makioka Sisters (1983) – Teinosuke
• Ohan (1984) – Ohan's husband
• The Return of Godzilla (1984) – A reactor operator
• The Burmese Harp (1985) – Inoue
• Bakumatsu Seishun Graffiti: Ronin Sakamoto Ryōma (1986) – Katsu Kaishū
• Princess from the Moon (1987) – Mikado
• Ultra Q The Movie: Legend of the Stars (1990) – Narrator
• 47 Ronin (1994) – Yanagisawa Yoshiyasu
• Ultraman Cosmos: The First Contact (2001) – Narrator
• Ultraman Cosmos 2: The Blue Planet (2002) – Narrator
• Japan Sinks (2006) – Prime Minister Yamamoto
• Pokémon: The Rise of Darkrai (2007) – Darkrai (voice)
• Superior Ultraman 8 Brothers (2008) – Narrator
• Suspect X (2008) – A pundit
• Shizumanu Taiyō (2009) – Masayuki Kunimi
• Ultraman Zero: The Revenge of Belial (2010) – Narrator
• Library Wars (2013) – Gen Nishina^[4]
• Library Wars: The Last Mission (2015) – Gen Nishina
• Tannisho (2019) – Shinran (voice)
• Mio's Cookbook (2020)^[5]
• Zokki (2021)^[6]
• The Floor Plan (2024)^[7]
• Silence of the Sea (2024) – Shuzo Tamura^[8]

Television

• Taiga drama series
  • Hana no Shōgai (1963)
  • Akō Rōshi (1964)
  • Taikōki (1965) – Ishida Mitsunari^[9]
  • Ten to Chi to (1969) – Nagao Kagetora^[10]
  • Genroku Taiheiki (1975) – Yanagisawa Yoshiyasu^[10]
  • Kusa Moeru (1979) – Minamoto no Yoritomo^[10]
  • Tokugawa Ieyasu (1983) – Naya Shōan^[11]
  • Hachidai Shōgun Yoshimune (1995) – Manabe Akifusa
  • Genroku Ryōran (1999) – Kira Kōzuke no suke^[10]
  • Shinsengumi! (2004) – Sakuma Shōzan^[12]
  • Gō (2011) – Sen no Rikyū^[10]
  • Unbound (2025) – Matsudaira Takechika^[13]
• Ultra Q (1966) – Narrator
• Kurayami Shitomenin (1974) – Itoi Mitsugu
• Sekigahara (1981) – Narrator
• Bakumatsu Seishun Graffiti: Sakamoto Ryōma (1982) – Katsu Kaishū
• Miyamoto Musashi (1984–85) – Hon'ami Kōetsu^[14]
• Bakumatsu Seishun Graffiti: Fukuzawa Yukichi (1985) – Katsu Kaishū
• Onna tachi no Hyakuman goku (1988) – Maeda Toshinaga
• Wataru Seken wa Oni Bakari (1990–2015) – Narrator
• Mito Komon (2001–2002) – Tokugawa Mitsukuni
• The Great White Tower (2003) – Professor Azuma^[15]
• Furuhata Ninzaburō: Final (2006) – Kyōsuke Tenma
• Clouds Over the Hill (2009–2011) – Yamamoto Gonbei^[10]
• Wagaya no Rekishi (2010) – Kafū Nagai^[16]
• AIBOU: Tokyo Detective Duo (2012–present) - Mineaki Kai
• Yasuragi no Sato (2017) – Sakae Kikumura
• Rakuen (2017) – Kazuo Kanekawa
• Yasuragi no Toki: Michi (2019–20) – Sakae Kikumura
• The Grand Family (2021) – Finance minister Nagata^[17]
• Fixer season 3 (2023)^[18]