is a Japanese singer, actor, and member of the idol group

Shonentai was a three-member Japanese idol group under the talent agency Johnny & Associates. They debuted on December 12, 1985. The group lead an annual musical ''Playzone'' from 1986 to 2008 for about 957 performances with a total attendance of over 1 ...

. He is married to actress

Yoshino Kimura is a British-born Japanese actress, voice actress and singer. She appeared on an episode of the Showtime series ''Masters of Horror''. Kimura won the "Rookie of the Year" prize at the 21st Japan Academy Film Prize, Japan Academy Awards for her ...

Filmography

Film

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Love Forever "Love Forever" is Miliyah Kato's 15th single, released on May 13, 2009. It is a collaboration between fellow R&B/J-Pop singer Shota Shimizu, with whom Kato has previously collaborated with on the song "I'm Your Angel" from the album ''Tribute to ...

'' (1983) * ''Aitsu to Lullaby'' (1983) – Hiroshi Machida * '' Nineteen'' (1987) – East * ''Maji!'' (1991) – Motoki Shirogane * ''Tengoku no Taizai'' (1992) – Detective Aoki * ''Makoto'' (2005) – Makoto Shirakawa * ''Yamazakura'' (2008) – Yaichirō Tezuka * ''

Ogawa no Hotori is a 2011 Japanese ''jidaigeki'' film directed by Tetsuo Shinohara. Cast * Noriyuki Higashiyama as Sakunosuke Inui * Rinko Kikuchi as Tazu * Kataoka Ainosuke VI as Morie Sakuma * Ryo Katsuji as Shinzō * Machiko Ono as Ikuhisa * Tatsuya Fuji as ...

'' (2011) – Sakunosuke Inui * '' Genji Monogatari: Sennen no Nazo'' (2011) –

Fujiwara no Michinaga was a Japanese statesman. The Fujiwara clan's control over Japan and its politics reached its zenith under his leadership. Early life Michinaga was born in Kyōto, the son of Kaneiye. Kaneiye had become Regent in 986, holding the position unti ...

* ''

Eight Ranger is a 2012 Japanese film directed by Yukihiko Tsutsumi starring the members of Japanese boy band Kanjani Eight. Cast *You Yokoyama *Subaru Shibutani *Shingo Murakami *Ryuhei Maruyama *Shota Yasuda *Ryo Nishikido *Tadayoshi Okura *Hiroshi Tachi * ...

'' (2012) – Terrorist group leader * '' Trick The Movie: Last Stage'' (2014) – Shinichi Kagami * ''

Eight Ranger 2 is a 2014 Japanese action comedy film directed by Yukihiko Tsutsumi and the second film in the Kanjani Sentai Eightranger film series, following ''Eight Ranger'' (2012). It will be released on 26 July 2014. Cast *You Yokoyama *Subaru Shibutan ...

'' (2014) – Terrorist group leader * ''

Laughing Under the Clouds is a Japanese manga series by Karakara-Kemuri. The manga was serialized by Mag Garden on ''Monthly Comic Avarus'' magazine. The series has been adapted into an anime television series by Doga Kobo. The story follows Tenka Kumō, Soramaru K ...

'' (2018) –

Iwakura Tomomi was a Japanese statesman during the Bakumatsu and Meiji period. He was one of the leading figures of the Meiji Restoration, which saw Japan's transition from feudalism to modernity. Born to a noble family, he was adopted by the influential Iwa ...

* ''Perfect Strangers'' (2021)

Television

* ''Great Magistrate: Tōyama no Kin-san'' (1988–1992) – Mizuki Shingo * ''The Tale of Genji, Volume 1'' (1991) –

Hikaru Genji is the protagonist of Murasaki Shikibu's important Heian-era Japanese novel '' The Tale of Genji''. The story describes him as a superbly handsome man and a genius. Genji is the second son of a Japanese emperor, but he is relegated to civilia ...

* ''Ryūkyū no Kaze'' (1993) – Keitai * ''Genroku Ryōran'' (1999) –

Asano Naganori was the ''daimyō'' of the Akō Domain in Japan (1675–1701). His title was ''Takumi no Kami'' (). He is known as the person who triggered a series of incidents retold in a story known as ''Chūshingura'' (involving the forty-seven rōnin), o ...

* ''Morimura Seiichi no Munesue Keiji'' (2005–2019) – Kōichirō Munesue * '' Kuitan'' (2006–2007) – Seiya Takano * ''Hissatsu Shigotonin'' (2007–2019) – Kogoro Watanabe * '' The Partner'' (2013) – Sakitarō Asaba * ''Ōoka Echizen'' (2013–2019) –

Ōoka Tadasuke was a Japanese samurai in the service of the Tokugawa shogunate. During the reign of Tokugawa Yoshimune, as a magistrate (''machi-bugyō'') of Edo, his roles included chief of police, judge and jury, and Yamada Magistrate ( Yamada bugyō) prio ...

aka Ōoka Echizen * ''Keiji 7-Nin'' (2015–present) – Yū Amagi * ''

Hana Moyu is a 2015 Japanese historical drama television series, the 54th NHK ''taiga'' drama. The series stars Mao Inoue as Sugi Fumi, a sister of Meiji Restoration scholar Yoshida Shōin. It premiered on January 4, 2015, and ended on December 13, 201 ...

'' (2015) –

Kido Takayoshi , also known as , was a Japanese statesman, samurai and '' shishi'' who is considered one of the three great nobles who led the Meiji Restoration. Early life Born Wada Kogorō in Hagi, Chōshū Domain (present-day Yamaguchi Prefecture) as ...

* '' Yokokuhan: The Pain'' (2015) – Eiji Sakuma * ''Nobunaga Moyu'' (2016) –

Oda Nobunaga was a Japanese ''daimyō'' and one of the leading figures of the Sengoku period. He is regarded as the first "Great Unifier" of Japan. Nobunaga was head of the very powerful Oda clan, and launched a war against other ''daimyō'' to unify ...

Dubbing

Live-action

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We Bought a Zoo ''We Bought a Zoo'' is a 2011 American family comedy-drama film loosely based on the 2008 memoir of the same name by Benjamin Mee. It was co-written and directed by Cameron Crowe and stars Matt Damon as widowed father Benjamin Mee, who purchas ...

'' – Benjamin Mee (

Matt Damon Matthew Paige Damon (; born October 8, 1970) is an American actor, film producer, and screenwriter. Ranked among ''Forbes'' most bankable stars, the films in which he has appeared have collectively earned over $3.88 billion at the North Americ ...

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Animation

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Brother Bear ''Brother Bear'' is a 2003 American animated musical fantasy comedy-drama film produced by Walt Disney Feature Animation and released by Walt Disney Pictures. The 44th Disney animated feature film, it was directed by Aaron Blaise and Robert Wa ...

'' – Kenai

Stage

References

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