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'', appearing in all 11 episodes broadcast in 2007 and the 2008 special, and receiving an award for his role. He has made numerous other TV appearances.

Filmography

Television

*''Hitoribocchi no Kimi ni as Hibino Yudai'' (TBS, 1998) *''Heisei Meoto Jawan'' (NTV, 2000) *''Zoku Heisei Meoto Jawan'' (NTV, 2002) *''

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7'' as Kano Shintaro (TBS, 2004) *''Taiyo no Uta as Kato Haruo'' (TBS, 2006) *''Teppan Shoujo Akane!!'' as Hamada Shingo (TBS, 2006, ep2) *''Kanojo to no Tadashii Asobikata as Mizuno Hideaki'' (TV Asahi, 2007) *''Sumire no Hana Saku Koro as Takai Yusuke'' (NHK, 2007) *''Loss Time Life Wife of a Mob Member'' (Fuji TV, 2008, Story 7) *''Hachimitsu to Clover as Rokutaro'' (Fuji TV, 2008, ep 8,11) *''

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'' (Fuji TV, 2008) *''33pun Tantei'' (Fuji TV, 2008, ep4) *'' Nene: Onna Taikōki'' (TV Tokyo, 2009) –

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*''Chance!'' (Fuji TV, 2009) *''Ueno Juri to Itsutsu no Kaban Aruasa, Hinata wa Totsuzen ni'' (Wowow, 2009) *''

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, 2009) *'' Code Blue Season 2'' - ep03 (Man whose body pierce by Ski) (Fuji TV, 2010) *'' Taro no To'' (NHK, 2011) – young

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'' (NHK, 2014) – Kuriyama Zenzuke *''

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'' (TV Tokyo, 2015) – Hama-chan *''Totto TV'' (NHK, 2016) – Ijūin *''

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'' (NHK, 2017) – Fūta Takei *'' Solitary Gourmet'' (TV Tokyo, 2017) – Hama-chan *''In Hand'' (TBS, 2019) *''

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'' (NHK, 2020) – Thomas (voice) *''The Supporting Actors 3'' (TV Tokyo, 2021) – Himself *'' Awaiting Kirin'' (NHK, 2021) –

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'' (NHK, 2021) – Santa Tachibana *''

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'' (NTV, 2022) – Kanbei Kuroda *''

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'' (Amazon Prime Video, 2022) – Whale Monster

Films

*'' Ultraman Tiga & Ultraman Dyna & Ultraman Gaia: Battle in Hyperspace'' (1999) *''Shiroi Fune'' (2002) *''The Star of Prefecture Government'' (2006) *''Catch a Wave'' (2006) *''Aoi uta - Nodo jiman Seishun hen'' (2006) *'' Sugar & Spice: Fuumi Zekka'' (2006) *''Ahiru Kamo no Coin Locker'' (2007) *'' Fish Story'' (2009) *'' Kamogawa Horumo'' (2009) *''A Good Husband'' (2010) *''

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'' (2012) *'' See you tomorrow, everyone'' (2013) *''

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'' (2013) *'' Sake-Bomb'' (2013) *'' A Boy Called H'' (2013) *''

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'' (2014) *'' In His Chart 2'' (2014) *''The Great Shu Ra Ra Boom'' (2014) *''

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'' (2015) – Zenjirō Ikeda (voice) *'' Tensai Bakavon: Yomigaeru Flanders no Inu'' (2015) *''

'' (2015) – Daisuke Uno *''Good Morning Show'' (2016) *''

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'' (2016) – Susumu Okada *'' If Cats Disappeared From the World'' (2016) – Tsutaya *''

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'' (2016) – Narrator *'' One Piece Film: Gold'' (2016) – Tanaka (voice) *''

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*'' Pokémon the Movie: Everyone's Story'' (2018) *''

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'' (2019) *''Samurai Shifters'' (2019) *''The 47 Ronin in Debt'' (2019) – Ōtaka Gengo *''The Hikita's Are Expecting!'' (2019) – Sugiura *''A Beloved Wife'' (2020) – Sugiura *''Good-Bye'' (2020) – Nobuhiko Kiyokawa *''The Confidence Man JP: Episode of the Princess'' (2020) – Eugene *''Ora, Ora Be Goin' Alone'' (2020) *''The Supporting Actors: The Movie'' (2021) – Himself *''Every Trick in the Book'' (2021) – Horinouchi *''Shrieking in the Rain'' (2021) – Kaneko *'' What to Do with the Dead Kaiju?'' (2022) – Masahiko Amane *'' Deemo: Memorial Keys'' (2022) – Mirai (voice) *''Tombi: Father and Son'' (2022) *''Homestay'' (2022) *''7 Secretaries: The Movie'' (2022) *''Yudō'' (2023) – Gorō Miura

Awards

* 11th Nikkan Sports Drama Grand Prix (Apr-Jun 2007): Best Supporting Actor for his performance in ''Operation Love''.

Notes

External links

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Gaku Hamada's official blog

at Stardust Promotion
Interview with Gaku Hamada
at the official ''Operation Love'' website 1988 births Living people Male actors from Tokyo Stardust Promotion artists {{Japan-actor-stub