Gakudai (Japanese Actor)

Gakudai (Japanese: 画大), also known by his former stage name Gakudai Yamazaki (山崎画大), is a Japanese television and film actor. Born on December 18, 1971, in Japan, he stands 173 cm tall and has blood type A.

Portrait of Japanese actor Gakudai — Gakudai

Television Career

Gakudai has appeared in numerous Japanese television drama series spanning multiple networks such as Fuji TV, Nippon TV, TV Asahi, TBS, and TV Tokyo. His recurring presence in contemporary Japanese television includes supporting and guest roles across procedural dramas, medical series, and miniseries.

Notable television drama appearances in his career include:

It Is My Husband (Fuji TV-KTV, 2026) - Akutsu (ep. 9-10)
Ashita wa Motto, Ii Hi ni Naru (Fuji TV, 2025) - shinto priest (ep. 5)
Shinjuku Field Hospital (Fuji TV, 2024) - Doctor Hiroshige (ep. 2, 7)
JK to Roppouzensho (TV Asahi, 2024) - Hajime Tanaka (ep. 1)
Solo Katsu Joshi no Susume 4 (TV Tokyo, 2024) - 50s husband (ep. 8)
My Lawyer is Not So Easy (Fuji TV, 2023) - Tanaka (ep. 3)
The Killer Inside (Fuji TV, 2022) - police officer (ep. 7)
The First Penguin (NTV, 2022) - Toshie Kaizuka
Guardian of the Market (Fuji TV, 2022) - first investigation division chief (ep. 1)
The Old Dog, New Tricks? (TBS, 2022) - Tamachi (ep. 1, 6)
My Ex-Boyfriend's Last Will (Fuji TV, 2022) - Masao Shindo (ep. 3)
Bad Girl: Glass Ceiling Crushers (NTV, 2022) - Yusuke Motoyama
Shotai (WOWOW, 2022) - Masaharu Shoji (ep. 3)
Duty and Revenge (NTV, 2022) - Samugari (ep. 6-7)
Aibou: Season 20 (TV Asahi, 2021-2022) - Hiroyuki Yoshioka (ep. 9)
School Police (Fuji TV, 2021) - Nimura
Seven Detectives: Season 5 (TV Asahi, 2019) - Takashi Tsushima
Hero (Fuji TV, 2014) - Wataru Saeki (ep. 3)
Toto Nee-Chan: Fatherly Sister (NHK, 2016) - Hakamata