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My Take
He won a newcomer award in 1962, barely past twenty. That detail sits with me, because a prize like that is often the high point of a career rather than the start of one. Yamamoto kept working for something close to sixty more years, from that award until his death in 2022 at eighty-one. He was not the sort of actor whose name carries a film on the poster. He was the sort who changes the temperature of a scene from its edge, and he did voice work too, which is where carelessness has nowhere to hide. Born in Ibaraki, Osaka, into a family of actors, he chose a job that punishes anyone waiting to be discovered. Sixty years of showing up is its own kind of talent, and I respect it enormously.
1. Profile
- Name (English)
- Kei Yamamoto
- Name (Japanese)
- 山本圭
- Born
- July 1, 1940 – March 31, 2022
- Zodiac / Chinese zodiac
- Cancer / Dragon
- Origin
- Ibaraki, Osaka Prefecture, Japan
- Height
- 167 cm
- Occupation
- actor / seiyū
2. Background
- University
- Seikei University
Awards & achievements
- 1962 Elan d'or Award for Newcomer of the Year
4. Personality
Motto
Private
6. Links
- Wikipedia (Japanese)https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E5%B1%B1%E6%9C%AC%E5%9C%AD
Frequently asked questions
When was Kei Yamamoto born?
July 1, 1940 – March 31, 2022.
Where is Kei Yamamoto from?
Kei Yamamoto is from Ibaraki, Osaka Prefecture, Japan.
What does Kei Yamamoto do?
Kei Yamamoto works as actor, seiyū.
How tall is Kei Yamamoto?
Kei Yamamoto is 167 cm.
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7. About this entry
Tags
- Last updated
- 2026-07-27
Facts are limited to publicly available information up to 2024; non-public or unconfirmed items are omitted. English text is machine-assisted (facts translated by Sonnet, "My Take" written by Opus 4.8). The Japanese page is the source of record.