TJ Kayama

TJ Kayama

Acting

Known For & Full Filmography8 Titles

#1Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles

Drama Series - 2008, 16 episodes as Minamoto

7.5 / 10
Sci-Fi & FantasyDramaAction & Adventure

The series picks up four years after the events of Terminator 2: Judgment Day with John and Sarah Connor trying to stay under-the-radar from the government, as they plot to destroy the computer network, Skynet, in hopes of preventing Armageddon.

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#2The Stand

Drama Series - 2020, 16 episodes as Heck Drogan

6.8 / 10
Sci-Fi & FantasyDrama

In a world mostly wiped out by the plague and embroiled in an elemental struggle between good and evil, the fate of mankind rests on the frail shoulders of the 108-year-old Mother Abagail and a handful of survivors. Their worst nightmares are embodied in a man with a lethal smile and unspeakable powers: Randall Flagg, the Dark Man.

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#3Zero Contact

Movie - 2022, 2h 15m as Riku

4.0 / 10
Sci-FiThrillerDrama

Produced in 17 different countries entirely virtually during the 2020 global pandemic, the film follows five characters based all over the world, connected only by their devotion to the late founder and tech titan Finley Hart. Forced to work together to shut down Hart’s most secret invention, a machine that is either the solution to mankind’s problems or the end of the earth.

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#4Takamine - The Man By Which Cherry Blossoms Bloomed in America

Movie - 2011, 2h 15m Main Cast Role

8.8 / 10
History

Takamine is a biopic about Dr. Jokichi Takamine, the late biochemist known for successfully crystallizing and isolating adrenaline, which is also called epinephrine. Dubbed the father of modern biotechnology, Takamine also produced Takadiastase, a digestive enzyme still used as an ingredient in medicines. He was also enthusiastic about establishing friendly relations between Japan and the United States. He was responsible for a gift of 3,000 cherry trees in the U.S. capital, Washington D.C.

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#5Ten Warriors of the Underworld

Movie - 2017, 2h 15m Main Cast Role

6.0 / 10

The Kanto-based Aoi-kai seeks nationwide domination and sets its sights on the Nagano-based Taketomi-kai. Tokunaga (Kiyoshi Nakajo), chairman of the Aoi-kai, launches an assault to bring them under his control. Eventually, Taketomi-kai’s leader Katsuo Taketomi (Yuichi Kimura) is gunned down, forcing the group to disband. As a result, Masaki Koda (Koichi Miura), father of Shinichi Koda (ISSA), announces his retirement. Shinichi, once a civilian running a construction business, loses everything as Aoi-kai expands into Nagano. Burdened by a promise to his father, the loss of his work, and his strained relationship with his half-brother Shigekazu (Yoshiyuki Yamaguchi) of the Aoi-kai, Shinichi heads to Kanto to fight back. Determined to live with pride, Shinichi’s resolve draws a group of unique, fearless men around him. Together, they ignite a fierce yakuza battle that marks the beginning of an epic underworld saga.

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#6Ten Warriors of the Underworld: Chapter 2

Movie - 2017, 2h 15m Main Cast Role

5.0 / 10

To crush the Kanto-based Aoi-kai aiming for national domination, Shinichi Koda (ISSA), president of Koda Construction, heads from Nagano to Tokyo. At the request of Asagiri (TJ Kayama), he helps the former Hanazono Union leader, now on the run from the Aoi-kai. Shinichi’s former mentor, Takeharu Mori (Tetsu Watanabe), president of Mori Industries, is being driven to the brink of bankruptcy due to an eviction dispute with the Aoi-kai. Seeking a trigger to start the fight, Shinichi asks Mori for his cooperation. At last, the ten brave men are assembled. With his father's banner—the Koda-gumi—raised high, Shinichi leads them into a fierce war against the mighty Aoi-kai. "Now, brave men... it's time to rise."

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#7When I'm a Moth

Movie - 2019, 2h 15m as Ryohei

4.0 / 10
Drama

An "un-biopic" of the young Hilary Rodham set in 1969, during the unverifiable weeks her autobiography has her working at an Alaskan salmon cannery. A parable about America, political narratives, and the absence of free will.

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#8Ten Warriors of the Underworld: Chapter 3

Movie - 2018, 2h 15m Main Cast Role

8.8 / 10

Here's a slightly shortened version that keeps all key details and emotional beats intact: --- Shinichi Koda (ISSA), president of Koda Construction, continued his retaliation against the Aoi-kai by taking down their Tobita and Nashida factions. In response, Aoi-kai began sending assassins after him. The Saeki-gumi, also under Aoi-kai, kidnapped Kamata (Mizuho Takasugi), a former member now with Koda Construction, hoping to provoke a confrontation. However, their plan failed, and Shinichi successfully rescued Kamata. Enraged, Saeki sent another assassin—this time, Mikami Isao (DAICHI) jumped in to shield Shinichi and was shot in his place. Though rushed to the hospital for emergency surgery, tragedy had struck—Shinichi had lost a comrade. Overwhelmed by guilt, Shinichi prepares for the next stage: the final showdown with the Aoi-kai… and the looming confrontation with his older brother, Toshikazu (Yoshiyuki Yamaguchi). The story of the brave men enters a new chapter.

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