Taro Yamamoto (山本太郎 / YAMAMOTO Taro) is a Japanese actor. He was born on November 24, 1974 in Takarazuka, Hyogo Prefecture.

While still in high school, Yamamoto began appearing on the street dancing show “Dance Koshien” in a speedo and yellow swim cap while jumping around yelling “Merorin Q!”. He came up with the otherwise nonsense term as a child during a brief stay in the Philippines from a deep-fried street food called “Banana Q”. He changed “banana” to “melon” and added an extra syllable because it sounded better.

Yamamoto could have easily been dismissed as a variety show one-hit-wonder, but his unique combination of tough guy looks and kind personality made him perfect for a variety of roles in TV dramas and films.

• DVD Release - Kaiji: The Ultimate Gambler (4Digital Asia) (posted on 6/9/2010)
• Trailer - Katen no Shiro [0:47] (posted on 9/22/2009)
• DVD Release - Orochi: Blood (Universe) (posted on 9/3/2009)
• Trailer - Kaiji [1:33] (posted on 8/31/2009)
• Second Teaser - Kaiji [0:32] (posted on 8/27/2009)
• Trailer - Katen no Shiro [1:40] (posted on 8/15/2009)
• DVD Release - 252: Signal Of Life (Kam & Ronson) (posted on 6/17/2009)
• Teaser - Kaiji [0:34] (posted on 6/12/2009)
• Teaser - Katen no Shiro [1:00] (posted on 5/20/2009)
• Trailer - Umi no Ue no Kimi wa, Itsumo Egao [2:14] (posted on 3/27/2009)