The 6th generation Kataoka Ainosuke is Yamamoto Hiroyuki.
Yamamoto Hiroyuki was born on March 4, 1972, in Jinnanbe-cho, Sakai-ku, Sakai-shi, Osaka. His parents ran a manufacturing business in Sakai, Osaka and did not have any association with the world of Kabuki. At the age of 5, Hiroyuki passed the audition for child actor held by Shochiku Geino and started receiving acting lessons and stage experience. His first screen TV appearance was child role for a drama in NHK's Galaxy TV Novel program. At the same time, he began appearing on Kabuki stage with his birth name.
His talent was noticed by Kataoka Jinzaemon XIII in 1983, and also received the invitation for apprentice from Kataoka Hidetaro II. He then took the names Kataoka Chiyonosuke (real name of Kataoka Nizaemon XIII) and Kataoka Chiyomaru, and performed his first major Kabuki act "Kanjincho" in Kyoto Minamiza .
Kataoka Hidetaro II adopted him to the family as his successor in 1993. The same year, he played the role of Sugawa Jiro in the "Kanjincho" staged at Nakaza in Osaka. He was promoted to the title of Kataoka Ainosuke VI in 1994.
Kataoka Ainosuke VI is married to actress Fujiwara Norika since September 23, 2016. Ainosuke Kataoka(1972년생, Sakai, Osaka, Japan) 는 배우로, 대표작으로 루팡 3세 더 무비: 불사신의 혈족, 극장판 요괴워치: 탄생의 비밀이다냥!, 築城せよ!가 있으며, 그 외에도 가면라이더, 한자와 나오키, KABUKI KOOL, 만복, 형사 7인, 츠쿠모가미 빌려드립니다, 베라보 ~쓰타주 영화의 꿈 이야기~, 오오쿠, 킹덤 4: 대장군의 귀환, 일하는 세포, 킹덤 3: 운명의 불꽃, 연애 만화가 등 다양한 작품에 출연했다. (오뜨랑에서 실시간으로 번역된 한글 프로필도 확인할 수 있어요) 2026년 ユージニア에서 Teruaki Kuriki 역을 맡았다. 2025년 루팡 3세 더 무비: 불사신의 혈족에서 Muom (voice) 역을 맡았다. 2025년 베라보 ~쓰타주 영화의 꿈 이야기~에서 Urokogataya Magobe 역을 맡았다.