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, and television presenter signed to Ken-On. His second son, Kōta Nomura is also an actor.

Early life and career

Ikki Sawamura was born in

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in 1967. After graduating from the local high school, he moved to Tokyo and started his career as a fashion model. In 1996, Sawamura debuted in a TV drama ''Matsuda no Drama'' as an actor. Since then, he has appeared in many television dramas and commercials. Sawamura married a Japanese ex-model in 2000, and has three sons. In public and some

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s, Sawamura often portrays his character as a sexually perverted personality. He is also a well-known fan of

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. His hobbies are playing tennis, playing billiards and watching movies.

Personal life

In 2000, Sawamura married a former model who is five years his junior. The couple has three sons. Their eldest son is a model, Taiki Nomura, and their second son is actor Kota Nomura, his agency announced the birth of their third child, born on April 18, 2010.

Filmography

Movies

*'' Kamen Rider Ghost: The 100 Eyecons and Ghost's Fated Moment'' (2016) *''Love and the Grand Tug-of-war'' (2021) *'' Masquerade Night'' (2021) *'' Detective Conan: Black Iron Submarine'' (2023), Yōsuke Makino (voice) *'' La Grande Maison Paris'' (2024), Rikutaro Kyono

TV dramas

*'' The Great White Tower'' (2003), Professor Kikukawa *'' La Grande Maison Tokyo'' (2019), Rikutaro Kyono *'' The Files of Young Kindaichi'' (2022), Isamu Kenmochi *'' The Tiger and Her Wings'' (2024), Yoriyasu Kudō *'' Minami-kun ga Koibito!?'' (2024), Haruyuki *'' La Grande Maison Tokyo Special'' (2024), Rikutaro Kyono

Video games

*'' Yakuza 4'' (2010), Hiroaki Arai

Japanese dub

*''

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'' (2008), Prof. Trevor Anderson (

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Other works

TV shows

*''Ururun Taizaiki'' in Germany (September, 1998) *''Ururun Taizaiki'' in China (April, 2001) *''NEO - Office Chuckles'' - main cast (2005-ongoing) *''Ai no Muchi'' - presenter (October–December, 2006) *''The Future Professor Sawamura'' - presenter (October, 2007-April, 2008) *''The Future Professor Sawamura Z'' - presenter (April, 2008-ongoing) *''ITSUZAI'' - presenter (October, 2007-ongoing) *'' Tokyo-Kawaii TV'' - host (April, 2008-ongoing) *'Downtown no Gaki no Tsukai ya Arahende!!- cameo in No-Laughing Spy Batsu game(December 2011)

Commercials

References

External links

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Ikki Sawamura official web site

{{DEFAULTSORT:Sawamura, Ikki 1967 births Living people Actors from Kagoshima Prefecture Japanese male film actors Japanese male television actors Japanese male voice actors Japanese male models Japanese television personalities People from Kagoshima Ken-On artists 20th-century Japanese male actors 21st-century Japanese male actors