Takato Yonemoto

Biography

While eating ramen noodles for lunch at a Japanese market in Los Angeles, Takato Yonemoto was approached by a talent scout, and in less than a week, he auditioned for the $225 million, 3D epic 47 Ronin. Just a few weeks later, without any acting background, he found himself in Europe on a five-month shoot, as a principal actor in 47 Ronin, starring in one-on-one scenes with Keanu Reeves! Japanese-born Yonemoto is a classic Hollywood miracle. Educated in Japan, he worked in a mental hospital before coming to study in the U.S. A long-term film buff, Yonemoto now appears on the big-screen himself, for a worldwide audience, and today is one of the premiere up-and-coming Asian stars on the global scene.

Known For

The Good Place

Gannibal

Godzilla Minus One

Sunny

47 Ronin

Nanba MG5

Romantics Anonymous

The Forest of Love: Deep Cut

All Movies (13)

• Angel Flight THE MOVIE2026
• Berebut Jenazah2025 · as The Interpreter
• Okamoto2024
• Godzilla Minus One2023 · as (voice)
• Bond of Justice: Kizuna Part I - Encounter2023 · as Yasu
• Storage Man2022 · as Katsutoshi Sato
• Moon Manor2022 · as Japanese Audio Teacher
• Prisoners of the Ghostland2021 · as Sheriff Takato
• Toshie The Nihilist2021 · as Bad Influence
• The Forest of Love2019 · as Goto
• The Kids Are Back2017 · as Takumi
• Handsome: A Netflix Mystery Movie2017 · as Japanese Tourist #1
• 47 Ronin2013 · as Basho

All TV Shows (11)

• Queen of Mars2025
• Romantics Anonymous2025
• Ameku M.D.: Doctor Detective2025 · as Daijiro Kumakawa
• Sunny2024 · as Festival Organizer
• Lemon-Colored Dream2023 · as Umeki Samon / Umeki Uma
• Gannibal2022 · as Goto Makoto
• Goodbye My Dear2022 · as Hirotaka Sakuraba
• Nanba MG52022
• The Forest of Love: Deep Cut2020 · as Goto
• The Good Place2016 · as Daisuke
• Part Timers2016