Yoshio Inoue

, is a Japanese actor and singer, best known for his performances in musical theatre.

In 2000 while he was studying Vocal Music in the Tokyo University of the Arts, he made his musical theatre debut as Rudolf in Elisabeth at the Imperial Theatre. He continued to perform in numerous musicals and stage play, including the title role in Mozart! since 2002,

In 2013, he formed StarS, a musical unit with Kenji Urai and Ikusaburo Yamazaki.

Personal life Inoue is married to actress Rina Chinen on 27 July 2016. They have two children, an elder son from Chinen's previous marriage and a second son born on 12 June 2018.

Performance credits

Stage Year Title Role Notes Ref. 2000 Elisabeth Rudolf 2002 Mozart! Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart 2003 Hamlet Hamlet 2004 Miss Saigon Chris 2006 Me and My Girl Bill 2012 Daddy Long Legs Jervis Pendleton 2013 A Tale of Two Cities Sydney Carton 2015 Elisabeth Der Tod 2016 Arcadia Septimus Hodge 2018 Knights' Tale Palamon Musical based on The Two Noble Kinsmen 2022 Guys and Dolls Sky Masterson 2023–2024Moulin RougeChristian

Television Year Title Role Notes Ref. 2025 Unbound Jippensha Ikku Taiga drama

Voice acting Year Title Role Notes Ref. 2017 Sword Art Online The Movie: Ordinal Scale Eiji 2019 My Hero Academia: Heroes Rising Nine 2023 Sword Art Online: Last Recollection Eiji 2024 Sword Art Online: Fractured Daydream Eiji