Hidetaka Yoshioka (吉岡 秀隆, born on August 12, 1970 in Saitama, Japan), is a Japanese actor known for his performance in several movies as a child and lately the award winning TV drama Dr. Koto Shinryojo. He notably played the part of Tora-san's little nephew in the "Otoko wa Tsurai yo" film series, and he appeared in Akira Kurosawa's "Rhapsody in August" and "Madadayo". He won the Japan Academy Award Best Actor in 2006 for "Always - Sunset on Third Street".

He was married to actress Yuki Uchida from 2002 to 2005.

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吉冈秀隆（Hidetaka Yoshioka），日本男演员、创作歌手自由の森学园高等学校毕业，亚细亚大学经济学部2年中退。5岁进入若草剧团，75年参与テレビ东京时代剧《大江戸捜查网》的演出。1977年出演野村芳太郎监督的“八墓村”，饰主人公寺田辰弥的幼年时代。之后在1980年公映的山田洋次监督的‘远山的呼唤’中演出女主角的儿子“武志”一角，继而成为山田洋次的长年御用演员之一。1981年开始出演山田洋次监督的长篇系列电影“男はつらいよ”（‘寅次郎的故事’），从第27部开始一直到最终章出演主人公寅..