Takayuki Yamada plays loan shark in "Ushijima-kun" drama series
Wed, August 11, 2010 (7:11pm EDT)
Actor Takayuki Yamada has not had a lead role in a television drama since 2006, but that will change this fall. He has been cast as the star of TBS's "Yamikin Ushijima-kun" ("Ushijima the Loan Shark"), based on Shohei Manabe's manga of the same name.

Yamada will take on a fierce look as he plays Ushijima, the head of a ruthless black market lending operation, which charges as much as 50% interest every ten days. Although he is the central character, the series focuses on the stories of the loan borrowers who have to deal with their debt problems.

Yamada's supporting cast includes Nana Katase as a new employee at Ushijima's company, a character new to the drama version. Kyosuke Yabe and Hiromi Sakimoto will also appear, as well as adult film stars Miyuki Yokoyama, Risa Kasumi, and Jessica Kizaki.

TBS plans to air the series late at night, but the day and time are still unknown. The first episode is scheduled for October.

I miss seeing him in dramas, so yeah, this is good news for me!
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yay now a drama i can relate to

so good to see him back on drama scene!

any ideas on the ratings?

yt wrote:

yay now a drama i can relate to so good to see him back on drama scene! any ideas on the ratings?

It's a midnight drama, so apparently it's difficult to find the ratings.
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Takayuki Yamada to star in "Yubiwa wo Hametai"
Sun, January 16, 2011
Actor Takayuki Yamada has been chosen to star in the upcoming movie "Yubiwa wo Hametai," directed by Yuki Iwata. The film is based on a novel by Takami Ito, who won the prestigious Akutagawa Prize in 2006 for "Hachigatsu no Rojo ni Suteru."

In the movie, Yamada plays a three-timing scumbag who loses part of his memory in an accident. The three girlfriends, who all have different personalities, begin pressuring him about marriage. He realizes that he had bought an engagement ring before the accident, but he can't remember which one he was planning to marry.

His choices are an intellectual senior co-worker, a light-hearted girl working in the sex trade, and a woman who fits the "Yamato nadeshiko" ideal. The actresses playing these roles will be announced in the near future.

"Yubi wo Hametai" is planned for release this fall.

Takayuki Yamada stars in Yoshimasa Ishibashi's "Milocrorze"
Mon, February 14, 2011 (8:55pm EST)
Actor Takayuki Yamada (27) is taking on three roles in a movie called "Milocrorze," directed by Yoshimasa Ishibashi ("COLOR OF LIFE"). Some details about the story were released today, as it was also announced that the film will be screened at the 35th Hong Kong International Film Festival (March 20-April 5) and at the Yebisu International Festival for Art & Alternate Visions (February 18-27).

"Milocrorze" is described as a "love fantasy" about a man who meets his ideal woman and falls in love, but she suddenly dies not long after that. Chasing his lost happiness, he wanders across time and space in a three-part adventure that has him playing a blond-haired foreigner, a ronin, and a love preacher.

After its screening in Hong Kong, "Milocrorze" will have a theatrical release in Japan this year.

Besides his film work, Ishibashi is best known for creating the TV Tokyo comedy series "Oh! Mikey," which makes use of mannequins for the entire cast. The show is also known as "The Fuccons" in the United States.

http://www.tokyograph.com/news/id-7463

Yamada Takayuki levels up for RPG-themed drama
May 16, 2011

Yamada Takayuki will soon be on a quest as an RPG hero, playing the lead role in a Dragon Quest-inspired live-action series called “Yuusha Yoshihiko to Maou no Shiro.” The show is an original project by multimedia creator and writer Fukuda Yuichi (“33-pun Tantei”), who is also taking on director duties.

The story is set in an ancient time, when the whole country was covered in thick forests. A mysterious plague breaks out, resulting in countless deaths. A pure young man named Yoshihiko becomes chosen as a hero, and he sets out on a journey in order to save a village. He has two goals; to bring back the legendary plant that can cure the plague, and to rescue his father Teruhiko who left to find the plant but never returned.

Yamada is playing the role of Yoshihiko. The supporting cast includes Kinami Haruka as an unreliable companion that Yoshihiko meets during his journey, Muro Tsuyoshi as a wizard whose skills are limited to weak magic, Takuma Shin as a hot-blooded warrior, and Okamoto Azusa in a currently unknown role.

The series will be broadcast by TV Tokyo in the “Drama 24” time slot (Friday nights at 12:12am), starting on July 8.

Sources:
Anime News Network
Oricon

Yamada Takayuki marries

January 1, 2012

Popular actor Yamada Takayuki reportedly got married today (January 1st) to a 35-year-old woman not in show business. The two are said to have originally been friends, and they began dating about two years ago.

Newspapers report that Yamada and the woman do not yet have plans for a wedding ceremony or a honeymoon.

Yamada’s relationship with the woman was first reported in February 2010 by a weekly magazine, when it was revealed that the couple were partly living together. Further reports in December of that year indicated that their relationship was progressing well.

Source:
Sankei Sports