is a Japanese stage actor and

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who is best known for his stage works, such as originating

Takeshi Momoshiro ''The Prince of Tennis'' manga and anime series has a large cast of Character (arts), fictional characters created by Takeshi Konomi; many have appeared in the musical and film adaptations. The cast of the series is largely made up of the membe ...

of the first generation

Seigaku ''The Prince of Tennis'' manga and anime series has a large cast of fictional characters created by Takeshi Konomi; many have appeared in the musical and film adaptations. The cast of the series is largely made up of the members of the variou ...

cast of ''

The Prince of Tennis is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Takeshi Konomi. The manga was serialized in Shueisha's ''Weekly Shōnen Jump'' from July 1999 to March 2008, with its chapters collected in forty-two ''tankōbon'' volumes. ...

'' musical series (commonly called ''

Tenimyu , also known as for short, is a series of live action stage musicals directed by Yukio Ueshima based on the manga series ''The Prince of Tennis'' created by Takeshi Konomi and serialized by Shueisha in ''Weekly Shōnen Jump''. The first music ...

''), and as

Renji Abarai Renji (廉侍) is a masculine Japanese given name name. Possible writings Renji can be written in Hiragana as レンジ. In Kanji, it can be alternatively rendered as; *廉侍 "a pure heart, samurai." *蓮司 "lotus, preside over." *蓮治 "lotus ...

in Rock Musical BLEACH series. He is currently employed by Sun Music Group and is also a member of the entertainment group. Moriyama would reprise his role as Momoshiro and reunited with the majority first Seigaku cast to perform in ''Tenimyus ''Dream Live 7th'' concert to celebrate the end of the series' first season. He would return to ''Tenimyu'' years later to play the role of

Nanjiro Echizen ''The Prince of Tennis'' manga and anime series has a large cast of fictional characters created by Takeshi Konomi; many have appeared in the musical and film adaptations. The cast of the series is largely made up of the members of the variou ...

for their second and third seasons.

Acting Roles

Theatre

TENIMYU: THE PRINCE OF TENNIS MUSICAL SERIES (as Takeshi Momoshiro) *''The Prince of Tennis Musical'' (2003) *''The Prince of Tennis Musical'': Remarkable 1st Match Fudomine (2003–2004) *''The Prince of Tennis Musical'': Dream Live 1st (2004) *''The Prince of Tennis Musical'': More Than Limit St. Rudolph Gakuen (2004) *''The Prince of Tennis Musical'': Side Fudomine ~Special Match~ (In Winter of 2004–2005) *''The Prince of Tennis Musical'': Dream Live 7th (2010) Rock Musicals BLEACH (as Renji Abarai) * ''Rock Musical Bleach (2005) * ''Rock Musical Bleach'': Saien (2006) * ''Rock Musical Bleach'': The Dark of the Bleeding Moon (2006) * ''Rock Musical Bleach'': Live Bankai Show Code 001 (2007) * ''Rock Musical Bleach'': No Clouds in the Blue Heavens (2007) * ''Rock Musical Bleach'': The All (2008) * ''Rock Musical Bleach'': Live Bankai Show Code 002 (2008) * ''Rock Musical Bleach'': Live Bankai Show Code 003 (2010) Other * Various Shiro x Kuro productions, as a member * Various productions, as a member and producer * '' Waga Machi'' * ''Towering Life'' * ''Comic Jack'' as Rascal * ''OH! BABY'' as Eiji Sawamura * ''

Moeyo Ken is a novel by Japanese author Ryōtarō Shiba. It dramatizes the life of Hijikata Toshizō, a member of the Shinsengumi, active in Japan during the ''bakumatsu'' (the end of the Tokugawa shogunate). The novel was initially serialized from 1962 ...

'' * ''Hallelujah'' as Eiji * ''ZIPPER'' * ''Angela'' * Jump Festa Stage ''

One Piece ''One Piece'' (stylized in all caps) is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Eiichiro Oda. It has been serialized in Shueisha's ''shōnen'' manga magazine ''Weekly Shōnen Jump'' since July 1997, with its individual chapte ...

'' as Roronoa Zoro * ''Ending Note: Yuruka na Zetsubou'' * ''bambino'' * ''Den'en no Shisu'' * ''30'' * ''bambino 2'' * ''Sukedachi'' * ''abbey'' * ''bambino+'' * ''Shin

Ugetsu Monogatari is a collection of nine supernatural tales first published in 1776. It is the best known work of Japanese author Ueda Akinari. Largely adapted from traditional Japanese and Chinese ghost stories, the collection is among the most important work ...

'' * ''31'' * ''bambino 0'' * ''Every Little Thing'' * ''

Samurai 7 ''Samurai 7'' (stylized as ''SAMURAI 7'') is a 2004 anime television series produced by Gonzo and based on the 1954 Akira Kurosawa was a Japanese filmmaker and painter who directed thirty films in a career spanning over five decades. ...

Cinema

* ''

The Prince of Tennis (film) is a 2006 Japanese sports film based on the manga series of the same name by Takeshi Konomi. The film was directed by Yuichi Abe, written by Abe and Daisuke Habara and stars Kanata Hongo as Ryoma Echizen. It condenses the storyline from when Ryo ...

'' (2006) as Genichirou Sanada (cameo) * ''

Waterboys The Waterboys are a folk rock band formed in Edinburgh in 1983 by Scottish musician Mike Scott. The band's membership, past and present, has been composed mainly of musicians from Scotland, Ireland, Wales and England. Mike Scott has remained ...

'' (2001) as captain of the basketball team

Voice Acting

Anime

* Dr. Rin ni Kiitemite! (TV) as Kanzaki Koumi *

Eyeshield 21 is a Japanese manga series written by Riichiro Inagaki and illustrated by Yusuke Murata. The series tells the story of Sena Kobayakawa, an introverted boy who joins an American football club as a secretary, but after being coerced by quarte ...

(TV) as Kotaro Sasaki *

Good Morning Call is a Japanese ''shōjo'' manga series by Yue Takasuka that ran in the monthly magazine ''Ribon'' from 1997 to 2002. Part of the story has been adapted into an OVA. In 2007, a sequel manga, , was serialized in ''Cookie''. As of December 2 ...

(OAV) as Uehara Hisashi *

(series & OVAs) as Ibu Shinji * The Prince of Tennis: Atobe's Gift (movie) as Ibu Shinji

Game

GetBackers is a Japanese manga series written by Shin Kibayashi, Yuya Aoki and illustrated by Rando Ayamine. The series was serialized in Kodansha's ''Weekly Shōnen Magazine'' from 1999 until 2007, totaling 39 tankōbon, volumes. The plot follows the " ...

: Dakkanya as Midou Ban * The Prince of Tennis series as Ibu Shinji * The Prince of Tennis: SWEAT&TEARS as Toudou Kengo, Ibu Shinji

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