Kohei Otomo

Kohei Otomo 大友 康平
Born	(1956-01-01) January 1, 1956 (age 68) Shiogama, Miyagi Prefecture, Japan
Genres	Rock
Occupation(s)	Singer, actor, tarento
Years active	1980–present
Labels	Indies
Member of	Hound Dog

Kohei Otomo (大友 康平, Ōtomo Kōhei, born January 1, 1956 in Shiogama, Miyagi Prefecture, Japan)^[1] is a Japanese vocalist, actor, and tarento represented by Iehokku. His maternal uncle is Naoki Prize writer Hideo Osabe. His wife is model Keiko Kinoshita.

Discography

Year	Title	Notes
1997	"Heaven"	Solo debut single
	Heaven	First solo album
1999	"Take Me Out to the Ball Game: Boku o Yakyū ni Tsuretette"
2001	"Yume no Betsu no Namae"
	"Starting Over"	Cancelled
2008	"Rise"
	J-Standard 70's	Cover album
2010	"Hana wa Saku"

Music provision

Title	Notes
Kayoco "Knockin' My Heart"	Composer
Naomi Kawashima "School Scandal"	Composer
Hiromoto Okubo "Diamond Hero"	Lyrics
Ryosuke Miki "Story: Kimi ni Au Tame no"	Lyrics
Monomane All Stars "I.D. Imitation Diamond"	Lyrics

Filmography

Film

Year	Title	Role	Notes	Ref.
1990	Gold Rush	Junichi Muraki	Lead role; First lead role
1999	Nodo Jiman	Keisuke Araki	Lead role
2004	Break Through!	Radio station director
2005	Aterui	Aterui		[2]
	Irasshai mase, Kanja-sama.	Akio Onchi
2007	Love Death
	Speed Master	Tatsuji Sakurai
2008	Jirō Naga Sangokushi	Sataro's numazu
2009	Warau Keikan	Master Yasuda
2011	Assassin
2020	Not Quite Dead Yet	Yūichi Ayukawa
	Under the Stars	Yūzō		[3]
2021	The Master Plan	Miyazawa		[4]

Drama

Year	Title	Role	Network	Notes
2000	Fly Kōkū Gakuen Graffiti	Takumi Hara	NHK	Lead role
2001	Josi Ana	Shinichi Takamizawa	Fuji TV
2004	Return Match: Haisha Fukkatsu-sen		Fuji TV	Lead role
2007	O Banzai!	Toosu Yamagata	MBS
	Benkyō Shite Itai!	Kosaku Ide	NHK
2008	Yonmojinosatsui Hime-goto	Shinichi Kajiwara	TV Tokyo
	Gosan	Toyama-bengoshi	TV Tokyo
	Cat Street	Film director	NHK
2009	Hōigaku Kyōshitsu no Jiken File	Tsutomu Matsuba	TV Asahi
	Gekai Shugoro Hatomura	Koichi Ogasawara	Fuji TV
2010	Akai Reikyūsha Series	Tadashi Yona	Fuji TV
	Freeter, Ie wo Kau	Sadao Daietsu	Fuji TV
2011	Bartender	Seiji Yamanouchi	TV Asahi	Episode 6
	Garo: Makai Senki	Shigezo Igari	TV Tokyo	Episode 8
2012	Saiko no Jinsei	Eisuke Tanaka	TBS
	Joi Shoko Kuraishi Series	Kazuyoshi Akai	Fuji TV
	Soko o Nantoka	Kotaro Sugawara	NHK BS Premium
2013	Garo: Yami o Terasu Mono	Burai	TV Tokyo
	Kumo no Kaidan	Eiji Muraki	NTV
	Oh, My Dad!!	Kawabe	Fuji TV	Episode 8
	Katsuo	Takeo Yamamura	NHK	Lead role
2014	Konya wa Kokoro Dake Daite	Yukio Fukao	NHK BS Premium
2015	Keiseizaimin no Otoko	Tanaka Giichi	NHK	Lead role
	44-sai no Cheerleader!!	Haruhiko Onodera	NHK BS Premium
2016	Never Let Me Go	Vintage clothes store manager	TBS	Episode 5
2019	Sherlock: Untold Stories	Tomoji Koga	Fuji TV	Episode 9[5]
2024	House of the Owl		Disney+	[6]

Other television

Year	Title	Network	Notes
2007	Ongaku Variety Nagira TV Ano Jidai o Katare!	Kayo Pops Channel
2009	Nanmon Kaiketsu! Go Kinjo no Sokojikara	NHK G
	Iitabi Yume Kibun	TV Tokyo
	Sports Tairiku: Tokyo Yakult Swallows, Ryoji Aikawa	NHK	Narration
2011	Gyōretsu no Dekiru Horitsu Sōdansho	NTV
	Matsumoto Hitoshi no MaruMaru na Hanashi	Fuji TV	Narrator
	J-Pop Seishun no '80	NHK BS Premium	Moderator
	Athlete no Tamashī	NHK G	Narrator
2012	NHK Special	NHK G	Narrator

Radio series

Year	Title	Network	Notes
1980	Meiji Seika Teikyō The Beatles	NCB
1986	School's Out	NCB
2005	Kohei Otomo no Music Camp	NBS

Advertisements

Year	Title	Notes
1998	Kikkoman "Triangle"
2007	Dainihon Jochugiku "Katorisu"
2011	NTT East "Hikari i Frame 2"
2016	JA Bank "Nenkin Kōza Senior Ōen"

References

1. "新 家の履歴書". Shukan Bunshun. 30 Jan 2014. p. 96–99.
2. "主な登場人物紹介" (in Japanese). Cinema Tohoku. Retrieved 26 Jun 2016.
3. "芦田愛菜主演「星の子」に岡田将生、大友康平、高良健吾、黒木華らが出演！ 本予告も完成". eiga.com. Retrieved August 19, 2020.
4. "岩田剛典と新田真剣佑の仲睦まじい様子やシリアスな表情 『名も無き世界のエンドロール』特報公開". Real Sound. 17 September 2020. Retrieved September 17, 2020.
5. "月9「シャーロック」に大友康平、ブリリアン・コージら総勢11人がゲスト出演". Sports Hochi (in Japanese). 2019-11-25. Retrieved 2021-08-28.
6. "「フクロウと呼ばれた男」の新キャストに萬田久子、安藤政信、長谷川京子ら". Natalie. Retrieved April 7, 2024.

External links

• allcinema profile (in Japanese)