Goro Inagaki
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is a Japanese musician and actor from Itabashi, Tokyo
Itabashi, Tokyo
is one of the 23 special wards of Tokyo, Japan. In English, it calls itself Itabashi City. Itabashi has sister-city relations with Burlington, Ontario in Canada; Shijingshan District in Beijing, People's Republic of China; and Bologna in Italy....

, Japan
Japan
Japan is an island nation in East Asia. Located in the Pacific Ocean, it lies to the east of the Sea of Japan, China, North Korea, South Korea and Russia, stretching from the Sea of Okhotsk in the north to the East China Sea and Taiwan in the south...

. Inagaki is a member of the Japanese pop group SMAP
SMAP
SMAP is a Japanese boy band formed by Johnny & Associates. While originally consisting of six members, the current group members are Masahiro Nakai, Takuya Kimura, Goro Inagaki, Tsuyoshi Kusanagi, and Shingo Katori...

. His career began while he was in junior high school, when his sister submitted his picture to a talent company; he was subsequently chosen to join SMAP, which has a considerable following in Japan. Inagaki's first major acting role was in the motion picture Saraba itoshino yakuza, released in 1990. His international film debut was in the romantic comedy Private Lessons II, playing the male lead role of a Japanese student who falls for his tutor. Private Lessons II also starred SMAP lead vocalist Masahiro Nakai
Masahiro Nakai
is a singer, actor and host for music events and variety shows such as the long-running music show Utaban. He is the leader of the Japanese idol group SMAP.-Early life:...

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Personal life

In 2001, Inagaki was involved in a dispute with a police officer over a parking ticket; he was arrested under the charge of violating road traffic laws and obstructing the official duty of a police officer. Inagaki was temporarily suspended
Suspended
Suspended: A Cryogenic Nightmare is an interactive fiction computer game written by Michael Berlyn and published by Infocom in 1983. Like most Infocom titles, it was available on most popular personal computers of the day, such as the Apple II, PC, Atari ST and Commodore 64...

 from all public appearances by his agency, Johnny & Associates
Johnny & Associates
is a talent agency formed by Johnny Kitagawa in 1962. Johnny & Associates trains and promotes groups of male idols, collectively known as , in Japan.-1962–1989:...

, but SMAP itself continued to perform concerts during his suspension. The local police station of the Tokyo Metropolitan Police Department
Tokyo Metropolitan Police Department
The Tokyo Metropolitan Police Department serves as the police force for the entire Tokyo metropolis. Founded in 1874, it is headed by a superintendent general, who is appointed by the National Public Safety Commission and approved by the prime minister.The Metropolitan Police, with a staff of more...

 in Shibuya Special Ward
Shibuya, Tokyo
is one of the 23 special wards of Tokyo, Japan. As of 2008, it has an estimated population of 208,371 and a population density of 13,540 persons per km². The total area is 15.11 km²....

 sent a report to the Tokyo District Prosecutor's Office recommending an additional charge of assault. This charge was not upheld by the prosecutor, and Inagaki paid the fine immediately after release.

Drama

  • Seishun Kazoku (1989)
  • Gakkō e ikō (1991)
  • Hatachi no Yakusoku (1992)
  • Usodemoiikara (1993)
  • Tōkyō Daigaku Monogatari (1994)
  • Saikō no Koibito (1995)
  • Subarashiki Kazokuryokō (1996)
  • Saigo no Kazokuryokō (1996)
  • Kare (1997)
  • Koi no Katamichikippu (1997)
  • Sommelier (1998)
  • Shinshitsusaibō (1998)
  • Kiken na Kankei (1999)
  • Saimin (2000)
  • Onmyōji (2001)
  • Kekkon no Jyōken (2002)
  • Yoisho no Otoko (2002)
  • Ren'ai Hensachi (2002)
  • Hoshi ni Negai o (2004)
  • Inugamike no Ichizoku (The Kindaichi Series) (2004)
  • 9.11 (2004)
  • Yatsuhakamura (The Kindaichi Series) (2004)
  • M no Higeki (2005)
  • Asuka e soshite madaminukoe (2005)
  • Jōōbachi (The Kindaichi Series) (2006)
  • Busu no Hitomi ni Koishiteru (2006)
  • Aakuma ga Kitarite Fue wo Fuku (The Kindaichi Series) (2007)
  • Hanazakari no Kimitachi e
    Hanazakari no Kimitachi e
    , also known as Ike-para, is a Japanese drama produced by Fuji Television and first aired on July 3, 2007. It is based on the comic by Hisaya Nakajo, published in English as Hana-Kimi. Filming locations include the Ryutsu Keizai University....

    (2007) (episode 9)
  • Sasaki Fusai no Jinginaki Tatakai (2008)
  • Akuma no Temariuta (The Kindaichi Series) (2009)
  • Triangle (2009)
  • Kamen Rider G (2009)
  • Nagareboshi (2010)
  • Bull Doctor (2011)

Movies

  • Saraba itoshino yakuza (1990)
  • Private Lessons (1993)
  • Shoot (1994)
  • Super Scandal (1996)
  • Parasite Eve
    Parasite Eve series
    The series began as a novel and was adapted into a film and manga series. It was later expanded into three video games that serve as a sequel to the novel. The video games have also been adapted into a manga series as well.-Novel:...

     (1997)
  • Hypnosis (1999)
  • University of Laughs
    Warai no Daigaku: University of Laughs
    Warai no Daigaku:  University of Laughs is a story by Japanese dramatist Mitani Koki which began as a play in 1997 starring actors Nishimura Masahiko as the Censor and Kondo Yoshimasa as the Playwright...

     (2004)
  • Voice of Ratchet in One Piece
    One Piece
    is a Japanese shōnen manga series written and illustrated by Eiichiro Oda. It has been serialized in Weekly Shōnen Jump since August 4, 1997; the individual chapters are being published in tankōbon volumes by Shueisha, with the first released on December 24, 1997, and the 64th volume released as...

    (Karakurijō no Mecha Kyohei), Movie 7 (2006)
  • Narration for Hokkyoku no Nanu (Japanese release of Arctic Tale
    Arctic Tale
    Arctic Tale is a 2007 documentary film from the National Geographic Society about the life cycle of a walrus and her calf, and a polar bear and her cubs, in a similar vein to the 2005 hit production March of the Penguins, also from National Geographic. It was directed by Adam Ravetch and Sarah...

    ) (2007)
  • Thirteen Assassins
    Thirteen Assassins
    is a 2010 Japanese-British jidaigeki film directed by Takashi Miike.A samurai epic based on a true incident, the film was produced by Toshiaki Nakazawa, who also produced the 2009 Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film Departures...

    (2010)

TV Shows

  • SMAP×SMAP
    SMAP×SMAP
    SMAP×SMAP is an ongoing weekly Japanese variety show on Kansai TV and Fuji TV starring the members of SMAP. The show began on April 15, 1996 and it airs from 22:00 to 22:54 every Monday...

    (1996 - )
  • Aishuutantei 1756 (2010 - )
  • SmaStation (2001 - )
  • G.I.Goro (2010)
  • Goro's bar presents my fair lady (2009–2010)
  • Wasurebumi (2003–2010)
  • Goro's bar (2004–2009)
  • Honto ni atta kowai hanashi (2004–2005)
  • Goro no sonata (2004)
  • Goro no hosomichi (2004)
  • Tokumei research 200X (1997–2004)
  • Inagaki geijutsu kan (2000)
  • WIN (1996–1997)
  • Ai ga mori mori (1992–1995)
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