(born 3 July 1985) is a Japanese actor and singer. He is best known for his role as Kunimitsu Tezuka in the ''

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'' musical series,

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 ...

, of the third generation

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cast, Tsurugi Ohtori/HououSoldier in ''

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'', and a live-action portrayal of Fumito Nanahara in ''

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'' series. He is one of

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Career

In 2006, Keisuke won the role of Kunimitsu Tezuka, the stoic captain of

Middle School's tennis club, as part of the third generation Seigaku cast, becoming the fourth actor to play Tezuka in ''

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'' musicals,

. He made his debut as Tezuka on 3 August 2006 in the ''Advancement Match Rokkaku feat. Hyotei Gakuen'' performance in

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. In 2007, after the ''Absolute King Rikkai feat. Rokkaku ~ Second Service performance'', he, along with the majority of the third generation Seigaku cast, graduated from their roles. Since his graduation, the role of Tezuka has been played by

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and Ryoma Baba. In 2015, Minami was cast as Fumito Nanahara in ''

'' anime's stage play, '' Blood-C: The Last Mind''. He later reprised his role for the three live-action films: '' Asura Girl: Blood-C Another Story'' in 2017, '' Blood-Club Dolls 1'' in 2018, and ''

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'' in 2020. In 2017, ten years since his graduation from the TeniMyu musicals, Keisuke would go on to play Tsurugi Ohtori/ Houou Soldier in ''

''.

Filmography

Film

Tokusatsu

*''

'' – as Tsurugi Ohtori/Houou (2017)

Stage Work

*Tenimyu: The Prince of Tennis Musical Series (as Kunimitsu Tezuka) **''The Prince of Tennis Musical'': Advancement Match Rokkaku feat. Hyotei Gakuen (2006) **''The Prince of Tennis Musical'': Absolute King Rikkai feat. Rokkaku ~ First Service (In Winter of 2006–2007) **''The Prince of Tennis Musical'': Dream Live 4th (2007) **''The Prince of Tennis Musical'': Dream Live 4th ~extra~ (2007) **''The Prince of Tennis Musical'': Absolute King Rikkai feat. Rokkaku ~ Second Service (2007) *K The Stage (as Reisi Munakata): **''K The Stage'' (2014) **''K The Stage II -Arousal of King- (2015) *'' Blood-C: The Last Mind'' – as Fumito Nanahara (2015)

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Minami, Keisuke 1985 births Living people Japanese male actors Place of birth missing (living people) Musicians from Kanagawa Prefecture People from Yokohama 21st-century Japanese singers 21st-century Japanese male singers