Kohei Yamamoto (actor)

Kohei Yamamoto (山本 康平, Yamamoto Kōhei, born December 23, 1980, in Okayama Prefecture) is a Japanese actor who is affiliated with Ohta Production. He graduated from Komazawa University. He played the role of Kouta Bitou (Hurricane Yellow) in the 2002 Super Sentai TV series Ninpuu Sentai Hurricaneger.

Biography

In 2002, Yamamoto appeared in Ninpuu Sentai Hurricaneger as Kouta Bitou/Hurricane Yellow. In 2005, he starred in the film, Last Dance of August Jitsu the 5th. In 2011, Yamamoto appreared in Kaizoku Sentai Gokaiger as Kouta Bitou/Hurricane Yellow for the first time in seven years with Shun Shioya and Nao Nagasawa.

He was married January 15, 2009 and had a daughter in July 21, he also had a second daughter in April 8, 2013.

At the edge that he was co-starring in Hurricanger, Yamamoto had a friendship with Ryuichiro Nishioka and Yujiro Shirakawa, and had activities such as working for the cloting brand Anunnaki.

In a live event Yellow Festival in Loft Plus One, he was served with Shuhei Izumi, who played Time Yellow in Mirai Sentai Timeranger. Yamamoto had also appeared in other events at Osaka Jungle. He and Izumi, had a private friendship and spent together from New Year's Eve of 2008 until New Year's Day of 2009.^[1]

Yamamoto was the youngest of three brothers.

Filmography

References

External links

• Official profile at Ohta Production (in Japanese)
• Kohei Yamamoto's official website (in Japanese)
• Official profile at Act League (in Japanese)