Yûki Kedôin
Actor · Born December 5, 1987 (38) · Kanagawa, Japan
Yuki Kedoin can most recently be seen playing Takemaru in all ten episodes of the FX/Hulu series Shogun. The series won a record 18 Emmys in its first season. He has been honoured with the Screen Actors Guild of America Award for Best Performance by an Ensemble for Shogun. Yuki was born in Yokohama, Japan. He is an actor, samurai sword performer, and choreographer. He has been training in traditional samurai sword fighting techniques for 13 years and has taught these techniques in Canada. Yuki has made notable appearances in films and TV series, including A24's The Smashing Machine, Apple TV's Pachinko Season 2, Assassin's Creed: Shadows, and Netflix's The Naked Director. Yuki started his acting career in theatre, starring in many plays. Before 2020, he played an important role in the Promising Next-Generation Actor Cultivation Program sponsored by the Agency for Cultural Affairs of the Government of Japan. In 2021, Yuki moved to Vancouver, Canada, where he received a 2-year artistic mentorship from Bill Millerd, Artistic Director Emeritus of the Arts Club Theatre Company, one of the largest non-profit Canadian theatre companies. This mentorship was part of the "Emerging Artist Overseas Training Program" by the Agency for Cultural Affairs, Government of Japan. In addition to acting, Yuki has been involved in his own projects as a writer, director, and actor. His most recent work is the short film "IPPO" shot in Vancouver, with spoken languages in English and Japanese. Yuki is based in both Japan and North America.
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Biography from IMDb.
- December 5, 1987 (38)
- Kanagawa, Japan
- Actor
- 4 on MovieCove · 11 credits in all
Known for
What are Yûki Kedôin's films like?
Roles they play
- Tricksteras Takemaru in Shōgun (2024)
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Where can I watch Yûki Kedôin's films?
As of October 24, 2026, 3 of their 4 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service.
Subscription and free streaming for Yûki Kedôin's titles on MovieCove; rent and buy are not counted. Titles are listed by Midcredits score, highest first, at most 12 per service; a dashed chip is a producer credit or a minor one, such as a thanks. A service opens the browse page, which counts movies only, so its number can differ.
Filmography
11 credits, 4 with a MovieCove page.
The Smashing Machine(2025)
Midcredits score: 62nd percentile of all films
Stick(2025)
Midcredits score: 56th percentile of all shows
Shōgun(2024)
Midcredits score: 99th percentile of all shows
Inujima Inuko (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2022)
The Lie Eater(2022)
Midcredits score: 40th percentile of all films
MANGA Girls (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2021)
Tsurezure Kankan (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2021)
Sundome New 2 (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2017)
Sundome New (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2017)
Quite Ordinary (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2012)
Counting Days (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)