is a Japanese actor and singer, who was born in Tokyo, Japan.

Career

He began his career as a baby model at under one year of age. He also played Gavroche in the original Japanese cast and later Marius in the Japanese TOHO production of ''

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'' and appears on the 2003 "green" cast recording. His first major role was in 2004 in ''

Shinsengumi! is a 2004 Taiga drama historical fiction television series produced by Japanese broadcaster NHK. It was a popular drama about the Shinsengumi, a Japanese special police force from the Bakumatsu period. Actors include Koji Yamamoto, Tatsuya Fu ...

'', as Hijikata Toshizō, a role he reprised for the 2006 sequel. This sequel portrays the last day of Hijikata Toshizō, Vice Commander of

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he reprised the role eleven years later.

Personal life

He married

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on 22 August 2015. and their first child was born in December 2016.

Filmography

Film

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'' (2000) * ''Yumejūya'' (2007) –

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'' (2007) – Tatsuo * '' The Majic Hour'' (2008) * ''Higanjima'' (2010) * '' A Ghost of a Chance'' (2011) * ''

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'' (2011) * '' Galaxy Turnpike'' (2015) * '' Pretty Cure All Stars'' (2016) – Trauuma (voice) * ''

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'' (2019) – Oda Nobunaga * ''Hitotsubu no Mugi'' (2019) – Yukiyoshi Shikata * ''Startup Girls'' (2019) – Mizuki * ''Talking the Pictures'' (2019) – Shōzō Makino * '' Kamen Rider Reiwa: The First Generation'' (2019) – Soreo Hiden / Kamen Rider Ichi-gata * ''Extro'' (2020) – Himself * '' What Did You Eat Yesterday?'' (2021) – Daisaku Kohinata * ''Kappei'' (2022) – Masayoshi * ''

Shin Ultraman is a 2022 Japanese superhero ''kaiju'' film directed by Shinji Higuchi and written, co-produced, and co-edited by Hideaki Anno. A reimagining of ''Ultraman'', the film is a co-production between Toho Studios and Cine Bazar, and presented b ...

'' (2022) – Alien Mefilas * ''Fullmetal Alchemist: The Revenge of Scar'' (2022) – Alex Louis Armstrong * ''Fullmetal Alchemist: The Final Alchemy'' (2022) – Alex Louis Armstrong

Television

* '' Under One Roof'' (1993) – Fumiya Kashiwagi * '' Boys Over Flowers'' (1996–97) – Rui Hanazawa (voice) * ''Under One Roof 2'' (1997) – Fumiya Kashiwagi * ''

'' (2004) – Hijikata Toshizō * ''Shinsengumi!: Hijikata Toshizo Saigo no Ichinichi'' (2006) – Hijikata Toshizō * ''

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'' (2007) – Ginpei Manpyō * '' Kagerō no Tsuji Inemuri Iwane Edo Zōshi'' (2007–17) – Sakazaki Iwane * '' Atashinchi no Danshi'' (2009) – Shuji Tokita * '' Jin'' (2009–10) – Noguchi * ''

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'' (2010) – Mitsunari Ano * ''

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'' (2010) – Shunsuke Fujiyoshi * '' Taira no Kiyomori (Taiga drama), Taira no Kiyomori'' (2012) –

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'' (2015) – Hijikata Toshizō * ''

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'' (2016) – Ishida Mitsunari * ''Thrill'' (2017) – Shin'nosuke Shirai * ''Totto-chan!'' (2017) – Moritsuna Kuroyanagi * ''Hitoshi Ueki and Nobosemon'' (2017) –

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* ''Fūunji tachi'' (2018) –

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'' (2018) － Norizuki Gennojō * ''Kishū Hanshu Tokugawa Yoshimune'' (2019) －

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* '' What Did You Eat Yesterday?'' (2019) － Daisaku Kohinata * ''

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'' (2019) - Soreo Hiden * ''A Warmed Up Love'' (2020) - Ryō Kamiko * ''

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'' (2020) - Rokuro Koishikawa * ''

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'' (2022) - Miura Yoshimura

Theatre

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'' – Gavroche (Original cast (1987–1988)), Marius (2003–2004) * ''Stand by Me'' – Chris (1991), Ace (1994) * ''

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'' – Mark (1998–1999) * '' Cyrano'' – Christian de Neuvillette (2000–2001) * '' Romeo and Juliet'' – Romeo (2001) * ''

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'' – Cosmo (2002) * ''

Godspell ''Godspell'' is a musical composed by Stephen Schwartz with book by John-Michael Tebelak. The show is structured as a series of parables, primarily based on the Gospel of Matthew, interspersed with music mostly set to lyrics from traditional hym ...

'' – Jesus (2001–2010) * ''Thank you! Broadway! Vol.2'' (2002) * '' The Pilgrim'' – Naotaro (2003) * '' Tick, Tick... Boom!'' – Jon (2003–2006) * ''Broadway Gala Concert 2005'' (2005) * '' Little Shop of Horrors'' – Seymour Krelborn (2005) * ''

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'' – Jamie (2005–2010) * '' Hedwig and the Angry Inch'' – Hedwig (2007–2009) * ''

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'' – Dorian (2009) * ''Usani'' – Snake (2012) * ''Mozart the Rock Opera'' – Mozart / Salieri (2013) * ''Napoleon'' – Montholon Earl (2013) * ''

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'' – Huey Calhoun (2015) * ''

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'' – Heathcliff (2015) * ''

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'' – Gleb (2020)

Video games

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Lost Judgment ''Lost Judgment'' is an action-adventure video game developed by Ryu Ga Gotoku Studio and published by Sega. It was released for PlayStation 4, PlayStation 5, Xbox One and Xbox Series X/S on September 24, 2021, for Amazon Luna on March 31, 2022, ...

'' (2021) – Jin Kuwana

Dubbing

* '' Jurassic World'' (2017 NTV edition), Owen Grady ( Chris Pratt) * ''

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'', Jiminy Cricket (

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Awards

References

External links

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