is a Japanese actor and

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. Until January 19, 2007, he was known by his birth name. He belonged to Stardust Promotion until the end of May 2015. He is best known for portraying Kouga Saejima/GARO, the title character from the Japanese

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television series ''

GARO Garo may refer to: People and languages * Garo people, a tribal people in India ** Garo language, the language spoken by the Garo tribe Places * Kingdom of Garo, a former kingdom in southern Ethiopia * Garo, Colorado * Garo Hills, part of the Ga ...

'' from 2005 to 2006, its 2010 film adaptation, '' Garo: Red Requiem'', and the 2011 television series '' Garo: Makai Senki'' (which serves as a sequel to the original series).

Filmography

PV (Promotional Video)

*2003 Kou Shibasaki 「nemurenai yoru nemuranai yume」　 *2004 Ruppina 「in the name of love」

Movies

*2004 Toshio no Heya *2006 Luna Heights 2 , Runa haitsu 2 *2008 Heibon Ponch (Good-looking Mashima) *2008 Triple Complex Returns *2009 Hijoshi Zukan (Actor#2) *2009 Hana Guerilla (Yusuke) *2010 '' Garo: Red Requiem'' .... Kouga Saejima/GARO *2013 '' Garo: Soukoku no Maryu'' .... Kouga Saejima/GARO

TV drama

*2003 Modoken Quill no Issho *2003 Victory! Futto Girls no Seishun *2005 ''

'' .... Kouga Saejima/GARO *2006 Komyo ga Tsuji (Takenaka Kyuusaku) *2006 '' Garo Special: Byakuya no Maju'' .... Kouga Saejima/GARO *2007 Koibana *2009 LOVE GAME (Shinozaki) *2011 '' Garo: Makai Senki'' .... Kouga Saejima/GARO

Anime television series (Voice acting roles)

*2004

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( Ōji Karasuma) *2005

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(Pierre, Glace) *2006 G-9 (3-5-10/Sa-go-juu)

Theatre

* The Prince of Tennis Musical (Shinji Ibu) *

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Play ( Kuroro Lucifer) *2007 The Light in the Piazza (Fabrizio Naccarelli) *2007–2009

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(Marius) *2011

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(Jonathan Harker) *2013 Piaf (Charles Aznavour) *2013

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(Gabe) *2014

Thrill Me ''Thrill Me: The Leopold & Loeb Story'' is a musical with a book, music, and lyrics by Stephen Dolginoff. It is based on the true story of Nathan Leopold and Richard Loeb, the so-called "thrill killers" who murdered a young boy in 1924 in order ...

(Richard Loeb) *2017–2020

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(Henry Clerval Dupre, Monster) *2019

Natasha, Pierre and the Great Comet of 1812 ''Natasha, Pierre & The Great Comet of 1812'' (or simply ''The Great Comet'') is a sung-through musical adaptation of a 70-page segment from Leo Tolstoy's 1869 novel ''War and Peace'' written by composer/lyricist Dave Malloy and directed by Rach ...

(Anatole Kuragin) *2021

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Video game

* Dragon Quest Swords: The Masked Queen and the Tower of Mirrors (Dean)

External links

Official blog
* 1982 births Living people Former Stardust Promotion artists Japanese male television actors Japanese male voice actors Male voice actors from Tokyo 21st-century Japanese male actors {{Japan-tv-actor-stub