Hidetaka Yoshioka

Hidetaka Yoshioka is proof that child actors can grow into something durable. He was working on screen as a boy, played Tora-san's nephew through the long Otoko wa Tsurai yo series, appeared for Akira Kurosawa in Rhapsody in August and Madadayo, and later became the island doctor everyone recognises from Dr. Coto's Clinic. What strikes me is his method. He rarely raises his voice or reaches for a big moment. He stands there looking quietly troubled and lets the audience fill in the rest. Actors like that seem replaceable right up until you try to replace them.

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Name (English)

Hidetaka Yoshioka

Name (Japanese)

吉岡秀隆

Reading

よしおか ひでたか

Born

August 12, 1970 (age 56)

Origin

Saitama, Saitama Prefecture, Japan

Height

172 cm

Occupation

actor / singer-songwriter / child actor

Zodiac / Chinese zodiac

Leo / Dog

Blood type

A

Agency

Office Bow!

Active years

1975 -

University

Asia University

Awards & achievements

• 1992 Elan d'or Award for Newcomer of the Year

Spouse

内田有紀

Works summary

Appearances

297 (1970–2026)

By year

1970: 1, 1975: 1, 1976: 4, 1977: 6, 1979: 1, 1980: 2, 1981: 4, 1982: 2, 1983: 3, 1984: 3, 1985: 2, 1986: 2, 1987: 3, 1988: 3, 1989: 4, 1990: 2, 1991: 5, 1992: 2, 1993: 2, 1994: 8, 1995: 2, 1996: 6, 1997: 2, 1998: 3, 1999: 4, 2000: 5, 2001: 2, 2002: 6, 2004: 8, 2005: 9, 2006: 12, 2007: 13, 2008: 7, 2009: 5, 2010: 6, 2011: 4, 2012: 7, 2013: 3, 2014: 6, 2015: 2, 2016: 9, 2017: 3, 2018: 2, 2019: 3, 2020: 4, 2021: 3, 2022: 9, 2023: 5, 2025: 6, 2026: 3

Debut work

1970 ぼくたちの青春

Filmography / notable works

• Official sitehttps://www.yoshiokahidetaka.com/
• Wikipedia (English)https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hidetaka%20Yoshioka
• Wikipedia (Japanese)https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E5%90%89%E5%B2%A1%E7%A7%80%E9%9A%86
• Wikidatahttps://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1189115

Tags

• Saitama Prefecture
• actor
• singer-songwriter
• child actor

Last updated

September 18, 2026

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