Kōji Ishizaka

Kōji Ishizaka
Born	Heikichi Mutō (1941-06-20) 20 June 1941 (age 82) 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)

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]

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 Inugamis (1976) – Kosuke Kindaichi
- Akuma no temari-uta (1977) – Kosuke Kindaichi
- Gokumon-to (1977) – Kosuke Kindaichi
- Rhyme of Vengeance (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]

Television

Taiga drama series
- Hana no Shōgai (1963)
- Akō Rōshi (1964)
- Taikōki (1965) – Ishida Mitsunari^[8]
- Ten to Chi to (1969) – Nagao Kagetora^[9]
- Genroku Taiheiki (1975) – Yanagisawa Yoshiyasu^[9]
- Kusa Moeru (1979) – Minamoto no Yoritomo^[9]
- Tokugawa Ieyasu (1983) – Naya Shōan
- Hachidai Shōgun Yoshimune (1995) – Manabe Akifusa
- Genroku Ryōran (1999) – Kira Kōzuke no suke^[9]
- Shinsengumi! (2004) – Sakuma Shōzan
- Gō (2011) – Sen no Rikyū^[9]
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^[10]
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
Shiroi Kyotō (2003) – Professor Azuma^[11]
Furuhata Ninzaburō: Final (2006) – Kyōsuke Tenma
Saka no Ue no Kumo (2009–2011) – Yamamoto Gonbei^[9]
Wagaya no Rekishi (2010) – Kafū Nagai^[12]
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^[13]
Fixer season 3 (2023)^[14]