is a Japanese actor. He debuted when he was 13 months old. He became recognized after his breakthrough role as Higuchi Yoroku (childhood name of

Naoe Kanetsugu was a Japanese samurai of the 16th–17th centuries. The eldest son of Higuchi Kanetoyo, Kanetsugu was famed for his service to two generations of the Uesugi ''daimyōs''. He was also known by his court title, Yamashiro no Kami (山城守) or ...

, as well as Kanetsugu's first son, Takematsu) in ''Tenchijin'' the 2009 edition of

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Taiga Drama. Currently, he is actively appearing in many TV dramas, films, and TV commercials. He will also release a music CD titled on September 2, 2009.

Filmography

Films

* (2005) * (2009) * ''

Zatoichi is a fictional character created by Japanese novelist Kan Shimozawa. He is an itinerant blind masseur and swordsman of Japan's late Edo period (1830s and 1840s). He first appeared in the 1948 essay , part of Shimozawa's ''Futokoro Techō'' serie ...

(2010) * ''

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(film) (2010) * ''

Ninja Kids!!! is a 2011 Japanese family-oriented comedy film directed by Takashi Miike. The film is live-action adaptation of the Japanese anime series ''Nintama Rantarō''. The film stars Seishiro Kato as Rantaro who is sent to a ninja training school by his ...

'' (2011) (Rantarō) * '' Assassination Classroom: Graduation'' (2016) as Itona Horibe * ''Hakubo'' (2019) as Yūsuke (voice) * ''#HandballStrive'' (2020) * ''The Sun Stands Still'' (2021) as Yūji Yanagi

Japanese dubbing of non-Japanese films

* ''

Happy Feet ''Happy Feet'' is a 2006 computer-animated jukebox musical comedy film directed, produced, and co-written by George Miller. It stars the voices of Elijah Wood, Robin Williams, Brittany Murphy, Hugh Jackman, Nicole Kidman, Hugo Weaving, and E.G ...

'' - as Mumble (childhood) * '' The Legend'' - as Ajik * ''

Where the Wild Things Are ''Where the Wild Things Are'' is a 1963 children's picture book written and illustrated by American writer and illustrator Maurice Sendak, originally published in hardcover by Harper & Row. The book has been adapted into other media several tim ...

'' - as Max

TV dramas

* final episode (2003

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) - as Mini Mittan * 4th, 5th, & 10th episodes (2003, TBS) - as Yūya Doigaki * 3rd & 8th episode (2004, TBS) - as Yūichi Yamane * (2005,

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) * (2005, NHK General) - as Daichi Ōtsuki * 24th episode (September 16, 2006 CBC) * (April 7, 2007 NTV) * (2007, NTV) - as Ryōya Kizaki * 9th, 11th, 13th, 15th, and 17th episodes (2007 NHK General, Taiga Drama - as Takeda Tarō (childhood name of

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) * (January 5, 2008, NHK General) - as Kenta Sayama * (2008, NTV) - as Makoto Nakamura * (2008 TBS) - as Manabu * (July 6, 2008,

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) - as Takeshi Toyama * 7th episode (2008, TBS) - as Hiroshi Koizumi * (October 7, 2008

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) - as Atsushi Irie * (2008, NTV) - as Nozomu Yasuno * (2009 NHK Taiga Drama) - 1st & 2nd episodes as Higuchi Yoroku, 23rd episode as Naoe Takematsu * 1st and final episodes (January 12 and March 23, 2009 Fuji TV) - as childhood Daiki Kaji * 1st, 7th and final episodes (January 16, March 6 and 13, 2009

TV Asahi JOEX-DTV (channel 5), branded as (also known as EX and and stylized as TV asahi), is a television station that is owned and operated by the subsidiary of certified broadcasting holding company , itself controlled by The Asahi Shimbun Compan ...

) - as Yōshichi * 4th episode (February 28, 2009,

) - as Kōhei Yokoyama * (2009 Fuji TV) - as Ryōta Hatori * (2010, TBS) - as Nakahara Takeru * (2011,

) * (2012,

) * ''

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'' (2020, NHK) - as Prince Sanehito

Theatre

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- Gavroche (2011-2013) * Elisabeth - Young Rudolf (2012) *

Madama Butterfly ''Madama Butterfly'' (; ''Madame Butterfly'') is an opera in three acts (originally two) by Giacomo Puccini, with an Italian libretto by Luigi Illica and Giuseppe Giacosa. It is based on the short story "Madame Butterfly" (1898) by John Luther ...

- Dolore (2014) * Love Never Dies - Gustave (2014) * Newsies - Davey Jacobs (2020)

References

External links

Official profile at EMI Music Japan
* Yamakoshi, Noriko and Robert Michael Poole.
Seishiro Kato: Popular, charming, talented, successful ... and nine years old
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