(born 19 March 1977 in

Ōno, Gifu Ōno Rose Garden is a town located in Ibi District, Gifu Prefecture, Japan. , the town had an estimated population of 23,111 in 7906 households and a population density of 680 persons per km2.The total area of the town was . Geography Ōno i ...

) is a

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. He has starred several TV series such as '' Atsuhime'' (2008) and '' Nobuta. O Produce'' (2005) as well as movies such as ''

Densha otoko is a Japanese movie, television series, manga, novel, and other media, all based on the purportedly true story of a 23-year-old ''otaku'' who intervened when a drunk man started to harass several women on a train. The ''otaku'' ultimate ...

'' (2005). He is a high school graduate and does not have a college degree. He won the award for best supporting actor at the 31st Yokohama Film Festival for ''

Nonchan Noriben is a Japanese manga by Kiwa Irie. It was adapted into two television drama series in 1997 and 1998 and a live-action film in 2009. Awards 31st Yokohama Film Festival *Best Director - Akira Ogata *Best Actress - Manami Konishi *Best Supp ...

''.

Filmography

Film

* ''

Like Grains of Sand is a Japanese drama film released on December 16, 1995 by Toho Company Ltd. The film was directed and written by Ryosuke Hashiguchi and features a lead role played by Japan's highest selling female musician Ayumi Hamasaki. It won three major awa ...

'' (1996) * ''Kisarazu Cat's Eye: Nihon Series'' (2003) as Ucchi * ''

Kamikaze Girls ''Kamikaze Girls'', originally released in Japan as , is a 2002 Japanese light novel written by Novala Takemoto. The story centers on the friendship between two students named Momoko Ryugasaki and Ichigo "Ichiko" Shirayuri. These two are fro ...

'' (2004) * ''

Densha Otoko is a Japanese movie, television series, manga, novel, and other media, all based on the purportedly true story of a 23-year-old ''otaku'' who intervened when a drunk man started to harass several women on a train. The ''otaku'' ultimate ...

'' (2005) * ''Kisarazu Cat's Eye: World Series'' (2006) as Ucchi * '' Fine, Totally Fine'' (2008) * ''

'' (2009) * '' I Am a Hero'' (2016) as Sango * ''The Confidence Man JP: The Movie'' (2019) * ''Three Nobunagas'' (2019) as Oda Nobunaga? * ''Thank you, My Highlight vol.04'' (2019) * '' Your Eyes Tell'' (2020) * ''Daughter of Lupin: The Movie'' (2021) * ''The Three Young-Men in Midnight: The Movie'' (2022) as Mattsun

Television

* '' Iguana Girl'' (1996) * '' Kisarazu Cat's Eye'' (2002) as Ucchi * '' Nobuta. O Produce'' (2005) as Takeshi Yokoyama * ''

Sexy Voice and Robo is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Iou Kuroda. It was originally serialized in the ''seinen'' manga magazine ''Spirits Zōkan Ikki'' (re-branded as ''Monthly Ikki'' in 2003) between November 2000 and December 2002, with i ...

'' (2007) as Hideyoshi Nanashi * ''

Hanazakari no Kimitachi e , also known by the abbreviation IkePara, is a teen romantic-comedy Japanese television drama planned by Hiroyuki Gotō for Fuji TV and Kyodo TV, based on the ''shōjo'' comic series of the same title by Hisaya Nakajo. Filming locations inc ...

'' (2007) as Ashiya Shizuki, Ashiya Mizuki's brother * ''

'' (Special, 2008) as Ashiya Shizuki, Ashiya Mizuki's brother * '' Atsuhime'' (2008) as Shimazu Tadayuki, Atsuhime's brother * '' The Quiz Show'' (2008) * '' 1 Pound no Fukuin'' (2008) as Ueda * '' Atashinchi no Danshi'' (2009) as Ohkura Takeru, Ohkura Shinjo's 2nd son * ''

Todome no Kiss is a 2018 Japanese television drama, starring Kento Yamazaki, Mugi Kadowaki, Mackenyu, Yuko Araki, Jun Shison and Masaki Suda. It airs on every Sundays at 22:30 ( JST) on NTV from January 7, 2018. The short series titled is distributed exclusi ...

'' (2018) as Koichi Nezu * '' Young GTO'' (2020) as Enatsu

References

External links

* 1977 births Living people Male actors from Gifu Prefecture {{Japan-actor-stub