is a Japanese actor, best known for the role of

Takeshi Momoshiro ''The Prince of Tennis'' manga and anime series has a large cast of Character (arts), fictional characters created by Takeshi Konomi; many have appeared in the musical and film adaptations. The cast of the series is largely made up of the membe ...

of the fourth generation

Seigaku ''The Prince of Tennis'' manga and anime series has a large cast of fictional characters created by Takeshi Konomi; many have appeared in the musical and film adaptations. The cast of the series is largely made up of the members of the various ...

cast in ''

The Prince of Tennis is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Takeshi Konomi. The manga was serialized in Shueisha's ''Weekly Shōnen Jump'' from July 1999 to March 2008, with its chapters collected in forty-two ''tankōbon'' volumes. ...

'' 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 ...

. Makita was a member of the acting unit

D-Boys D-Boys (stylized as D-BOYS) is a young male actors group affiliated with Watanabe Entertainment. The ''D'' in the group's name stands for "Drama" (acting work), "Dream", "Debut", "Discovery" and "Development" (growth and advancement). Although ...

, produced by

Watanabe Entertainment is a major Japanese entertainment conglomerate and a member of the Watanabe Production Group. Its head office is in Shibuya, Tokyo and the company's principle functions include organizing television and radio programming, managing Japanese entert ...

Career

Makita started his career as a fashion and promotional model, working campaigns for Dariya's Men's Party, Nissen Holdings and NTT DoCoMo, among others. In July 2006 Makita took part in

's 3rd

open audition, winning the second place, after Grand Prix winner

Tomo Yanagishita is a Japanese former actor. He was a member of the acting group D-Boys. Yanagishita joined the unit D-Date (D☆DATE) of the same agency as a new member. It was announced at the last performance of the live tour in Tokyo Dome City Hall on June ...

, as well as De-View Magazine's Oricon Entertainment award. He was formally added to D-Boys in July 2007. Makita's first television role as a regular cast member was in the 2007

tokusatsu is a Japanese term for live action film or television drama that makes heavy use of practical special effects. ''Tokusatsu'' entertainment mainly refers to science fiction, War film, war, fantasy, or Horror film, horror media featuring such te ...

comedy series ''

Bishōjo Celebrity Panchanne is a Japanese tokusatsu comedy series that began airing April 3, 2007 on TV Tokyo. The story follows a nearly 30-year-old housewife contracted to become a bishōjo superheroine by a kami. The series is a parody of an earlier tokusatsu series titl ...

'', in the role of Kiyoshi Shinjō, a young police officer investigating the identity of title heroine Panchanne.

As Takeshi Momoshiro in The Prince of Tennis Musicals

Soon after ''Panchannes end, Makita won the role of

, the friendly 2nd year regular of

Middle School's tennis club, in the ''

Prince of Tennis is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Takeshi Konomi. The manga was serialized in Shueisha's ''Weekly Shōnen Jump'' from July 1999 to March 2008, with its chapters collected in forty-two ''tankōbon'' volumes. ...

'' musical series,

, as part of the fourth generation Seigaku cast. He has become the fourth actor to play Momoshiro, making his debut in ''The Progressive Match Higa Chuu feat. Rikkai'' performance on December 12, 2007. The role was previously played by Shinpei Takagi in third cast and by fellow D-Boys member

Masaki Kaji is a Japanese actor and singer. He is known for his role as Takeshi Momoshiro in the ''Prince of Tennis'' musical series, ''Tenimyu'', and the The Prince of Tennis (film), live film adaptation. He was also part of a young men's stage acting trou ...

in the cast's second formation. Makita graduated from the series in 2009 after the final performance of ''Dream Live 6th''; his role was carried on by actor Toshihiro Nobeyama. In his run of the series, Makita was able to work alongside fellow D-Boys member

Filmography

Television

* ''Shinigami no Ballad'', episodes 2, 5 and 6 (TV Tokyo, 2007) * ''

'', as Kiyoshi Shinjō (TV Tokyo, 2007) * ''

Kamen Rider Decade is the title of the first installment of the 2009 editions of the long-running Kamen Rider Series of tokusatsu dramas. ''Decade'', as its title suggests, is the tenth of the Heisei Rider special anniversary Series, having begun with ''Kamen Rider ...

'', Arata/Kamen Rider Gatack, episodes 16 and 17 (TV Asahi, 2009)

Movies

* '' Takumi-kun Series: Soshite Harukaze ni Sasayaite'' as Daisuke Nozaki (2008) * ''Hoshisuna no Shima no Chiisana Tenshi ~Mermaid Smile~'' (2010) * ''Vampire Stories: CHASERS'' as Asagi (2011) *"Itazura na kiss the movie: proposal (2017)

Other media

Theatre

D-Boys *

Stage Vol.1: Kanbai Onrei (2007) * D-Boys Stage Vol.2: Last Game (2008, in pre-production) Tenimyu: The Prince of Tennis Musical Series (as Takeshi Momoshiro) *''The Prince of Tennis Musical'': Progressive Match Higa feat. Rikkaidai (In Winter of 2007-2008) *''The Prince of Tennis Musical'': Dream Live 5th (2008) *''The Prince of Tennis Musical'': The Imperial Presence Hyotei Gakuen feat. Higa Chuu (2008) *''The Prince of Tennis Musical'': The Treasure Match Shitenhouji feat. Hyotei Gakuen (2008–2009) *''The Prince of Tennis Musical'': Dream Live 6th (2009)

References

External links

Official profile at Haiiro
{{DEFAULTSORT:Makita, Tetsuya 1984 births Living people Japanese male actors Actors from Aichi Prefecture