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Akira Koieyama

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Akira Koieyama
Akira Koieyama is known for The Last Samurai (2003), Rush (2013) and Street Fighter: Assassin's Fist (2014).
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Akira Koieyama is from Tokyo. After working as a stage actor at Toho since 1992, he has appeared in movies, TV dramas, and video works in Japan and Hong Kong. Since 2005, he has moved his base to London, England, and has appeared in movies, TV dramas, commercials and voice jobs. Akira Koieyama is known for The Last Samurai (2003), Rush (2013) , Street Fighter: Assassin's Fist (2014).
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    Known for

    Tom Cruise in The Last Samurai (2003)
    The Last Samurai
    7.8
    • Stunts
    • 2003
    Daniel Brühl and Chris Hemsworth in Rush (2013)
    Rush
    8.1
    • Takahara
    • 2013
    Keanu Reeves, Rinko Kikuchi, Neil Fingleton, and Rick Genest in 47 Ronin (2013)
    47 Ronin
    6.2
    • Kira's Spy
    • 2013
    Bae Doona, Max Riemelt, Brian J. Smith, Miguel Ángel Silvestre, Tuppence Middleton, Tina Desai, Jamie Clayton, and Toby Onwumere in Sense8 (2015)
    Sense8
    8.2
    TV Series
    • Maitake

    Credits

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    Actor

    • Risque (2025)
      Risque
      4.9
      • Roka
      • 2025
    • Planet Coaster 2 (2024)
      Planet Coaster 2
      7.5
      Video Game
      • Crowd
      • 2024
    • Rise of the Ronin (2024)
      Rise of the Ronin
      6.7
      Video Game
      • Akikatsu Manabe (voice: English version)
      • 2024
    • Afterglows (2023)
      Afterglows
      6.9
      • Toshihiko Hakamada
      • 2023
    • Mark Dacascos, Aimee Garcia, Akira Koieyama, Tim Kwok, Joseph C. Nemec III, Dustin Nguyen, Dan Southworth, Ron Yuan, Joseph Hahn, Luna Fujimoto, Alec Puro, Charles Norris, L.T. Chang, Mike Moh, Yoshi Sudarso, Chris Pang, A.J. Mendez, John Swetnam, Anna Akana, Teresa Ting, Nino Furuhata, and Chikako Fukuyama in Blade of the 47 Ronin (2022)
      Blade of the 47 Ronin
      4.7
      • Ikeda
      • 2022
    • Tom Clarke Hill in Sniper Elite 5 (2022)
      Sniper Elite 5
      7.1
      Video Game
      • (voice)
      • 2022
    • Radiohead: If You Say the Word (2021)
      Radiohead: If You Say the Word
      7.8
      Music Video
      • Suit
      • 2021
    • Juno Temple and Yumna Marwan in Little Birds (2020)
      Little Birds
      5.9
      TV Series
      • Masato
      • 2020
    • Michael Sheen and David Tennant in Good Omens (2019)
      Good Omens
      8.0
      TV Series
      • Japanese Mate
      • 2019
    • Danny Huston, Etsushi Toyokawa, Munetaka Aoki, Mirai Moriyama, Shôta Sometani, Takeru Satoh, Nana Komatsu, and Yûta Koseki in Samurai Marathon (2019)
      Samurai Marathon
      6.2
      • Shunnosuke Karasawa
      • 2019
    • Redcon-1 (2018)
      Redcon-1
      3.8
      • LIEUT Simon Lau
      • 2018
    • Strange Brigade (2018)
      Strange Brigade
      6.5
      Video Game
      • Hachiro (voice)
      • 2018
    • Bae Doona, Max Riemelt, Brian J. Smith, Miguel Ángel Silvestre, Tuppence Middleton, Tina Desai, Jamie Clayton, and Toby Onwumere in Sense8 (2015)
      Sense8
      8.2
      TV Series
      • Maitake
      • 2017–2018
    • UNIT: The New Series (2015)
      UNIT: The New Series
      6.7
      Podcast Series
      • Chiso
      • Tengobushi Assassins (voice)
      • 2016
    • Jamie Bamber, Robson Green, Daniel MacPherson, Sullivan Stapleton, Philip Winchester, Michelle Lukes, Warren Brown, Alin Sumarwata, and Varada Sethu in Strike Back (2010)
      Strike Back
      8.1
      TV Series
      • Akiyama
      • 2015

    Stunts

    • Spiral
      Short
      • stunt coordinator
      • 2010
    • Tom Cruise in The Last Samurai (2003)
      The Last Samurai
      7.8
      • stunt performer: Battle Corps
      • 2003

    Choreography

    • Spiral
      Short
      • choreographer
      • 2010

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    Personal details

    • Height
      • 6′ (1.83 m)

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