Shunsuke Kazama (風間 俊介, Kazama Shunsuke, born June 17, 1983) is a Japanese actor and television personality affiliated with Johnny & Associates.
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Shunsuke Kazama | |
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風間 俊介 | |
Born | (1983-06-17) June 17, 1983 (age 39) Sumida, Tokyo, Japan |
Occupation |
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Years active | 1997–present |
Agent | Johnny & Associates |
Notable work | Yu-Gi-Oh! as Yugi Muto |
Height | 164 cm (5 ft 5 in) |
In 1997, when Kazama was in his second year of junior high school, he entered Johnny & Associates and started activities as a trainee. He made his debut on stage that same year in a Shonentai stage play.[1] In 1999, he played Kenjiro Kanesue in Kinpachi-sensei. His performance earned him the Nikkan Sports Drama Grand Prix award for Best Newcomer.
In 2002, Kazama formed a unit, "4TOPS" with fellow trainees Tomohisa Yamashita, Toma Ikuta, and Jun Hasegawa. The quartet hosted Shounen Club, a Johnny's Jr. variety show. In September 2003, Yamashita was chosen to be a member of a new unit, News. 4TOPS was dissolved with News' debut and the remaining members would focus on acting.[2] In 2011, Kazama won a Television Drama Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor.
Kazama married a non-celebrity woman in 2013, after dating for ten years.[3][4]
He was also a member of TU→YU along with V6's Hiroshi Nagano, NEWS's Takahisa Masuda, Hey! Say! JUMP's Hikaru Yaotome and actor Tatsuya Takeda.
He starred in the feature-length film Maebashi Visual Kei, as a young farmer who tries to make it big in a visual kei band.[5]
On December 22, 2020, Kazama's talent agency, Johnny & Associates, announced that he had tested positive for COVID-19. He made a full recovery on January 4.
Year | Title | Role | Notes | Ref. |
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2011 | Maebashi Visual Kei | Takuji | [6] | |
2012 | Ninkyo Helper | Seiji Yamagiwa | [7] | |
2013 | Suzuki Sensei | Yuji Katsuno | [8] | |
2013 | Petal Dance | Kawada | [9] | |
2015 | Z Island | Shigeru | [10] | |
2016 | Neko Nanka Yondemo Konai | Mitsuo Sugita | Lead role | [11] |
2016 | Everest: The Summit of the Gods | Buntaro Kishi | [12] | |
2016 | Shōjo Tsubaki | Wanda Masamitsu | [13] | |
2016 | Black Widow Business | Hiroshi | [14] | |
2021 | Every Trick in the Book | Hideyoshi Kōchi | [15] | |
Year(s) | Title | Role | Channel | Notes | Ref(s) |
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1998 | Nemureru Mori | Young Keita Nakajima | Fuji TV | 3 episodes | |
1999−2000 2001−2002 2004 |
Kinpachi-sensei | Kenjiro Kanesue | TBS | 47 episodes | |
2001 2011 |
Kinpachi-sensei SP | Kenjiro Kanesue | TBS | Television special | |
2000 | Mach V6 | Shunsuke Kazama | Fuji TV | Television special | |
2000 | Kowai Nichiyōbi | Shunsuke Kazama | NTV | 2 episodes | |
2001 | Shijō Saiaku no Date | Kantarō | NTV | 2 episodes | |
2001 | Shounen wa Tori ni Natta | Koichi Kitazono | TBS | Television special | |
2001 | Zenigetchū! | Akio Morioka | NTV | 6 episodes | |
2001 | Sekai de Ichiban Atsui Natsu | Takashi | TBS | 10 episodes | |
2002 | Engimono: America | Younger brother | Fuji TV | 4 episodes | |
2003 | Taikouki Saru to Yobareta Otoko | Koichiro | Fuji TV | Television special | |
2005 | Gekidan Engimono: Nemureru Mori no Shitai | Osanai | Fuji TV | 4 episodes | |
2003 | Yankee Bokō ni Kaeru | Keiji Mukai | TBS | Television special | |
2005 | Yonaoshi Jyunan! Ninjouken | Fujimori Seizaburō | TV Asahi | 9 episodes | |
2006 | Akihabara@Deep | Page | TBS | 12 episodes | [16] |
2006 | Nekketsu Kaasan Jikenbo 2 | Koji Matsui | TBS | Television special | |
2007 | Sugata Sanshiro | Daizaburo Samonji | TV Asahi | Television special | |
2008 | Sono otoko, Fuku Shocho: Season 2 | Satoshi Ueda | TV Asahi | 1 episode | |
2009 | The Negotiator | Akio Senuma | TV Asahi | Television special | |
2009 | Konkatsu! | Hideo Mogi | Fuji TV | 3 episodes | |
2011 | Lady: The Last Criminal Profile | Kazuma Narumi | TBS | 1 episode | |
2011−2012 | Chūgakusei Nikki | Shunsuke Kanazawa | ETV | 35 episodes | [17] |
2011 | Soredemo, Ikite Yuku | Kenji Amemiya | Fuji TV | 11 episodes | |
2011 | Yōkai Ningen Bem | Teruo Kanbayashi | NTV | 1 episode | |
2012 | Perfect Son | Taka Tennōji | NTV | 1 episode | |
2012 | Ofukuro Sensei no Shinryō Nikki 4 | Eita Hamada | MBS, TBS | Television special | |
2012−2013 | Jun to Ai | Itoshi Machida | NHK | Asadora, 151 episodes | |
2013 | Saiaku no Sotsugyō Shiki | Masaya Murakoshi | NTV | Television special | |
2013 | Kyumei Byoto 24 Ji 5 | Hitoshi Kataoka | Fuji TV | 10 episodes | |
2013 | Dandarin Rules | Umi Kurumizawa | NTV | 11 episodes | |
2013 | Matching Love | Kanata Tokui | TBS | Television special | [18] |
2014 | Boku no Ita Jikan | Mamoru Mizushima | Fuji TV | 11 episodes | [19] |
2014 | Keiji | Kiyoshi Nagai | Fuji TV | Television special | [20] |
2014 | Ginikan | Genbu Takebe | NHK | 3 episodes | |
2014 | Asunaro San San Nana Byoushi | Sho Hosaka | Fuji TV | 9 episodes | [21] |
2014−2015 | Bonkura | Sakichi | NHK | 17 episodes | [22][23] |
2015 | Mondai no Aru Restaurant | Shin Takamura | Fuji TV | 3 episodes | |
2015 | Keisei Saimin no Otoko | Kojima Shingo | NHK | 1 episode | [24] |
2016 | 99.9 Criminal Lawyer | Kazuki Yamashita | TBS | 1 episode | [25] |
2017 | Gekokujo Juken | Narasaki Tetsuya | TBS | 10 episodes | [26] |
2017 | Rikuoh | Taro Sakamoto | TBS | [27] | |
2018 | Segodon | Hashimoto Sanai | NHK | Taiga drama | |
2020−2021 | Kirin ga Kuru | Tokugawa Ieyasu | NHK | Taiga drama | |
2021−2022 | Come Come Everybody | Haruhiko Katagiri | NHK | Asadora | [28] |
Year | Title | Role | Venue |
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1997 | Johnny's Fantasy Kyo to Kyo | ||
2000 | Big: Yume wa Kanau | Billy Copepki | Tokyo International Forum, Tokyo |
2000 | Millennium Shock | Company worker Jun (understudy) |
Imperial Theatre, Tokyo |
2001−2002 | Show-geki Shock | Company worker Jun (understudy) |
Imperial Theatre, Tokyo |
2002 | Playzone 2002: Yoshifumi | Policeman Townsperson (understudy) |
Aoyama Theatre, Tokyo Festival Hall, Osaka |
2003 | Shock is Real Shock | Shunsuke | Imperial Theatre, Tokyo |
2003 | Playzone 2003: Vacation | Local correspondent Terrorist boy Soldier |
Aoyama Theatre, Tokyo Festival Hall, Osaka |
2004 | Shocking Shock | Shunsuke | Imperial Theatre, Tokyo |
2004 | Chikyū Gorgeous Vol 7. "Claudia" | Dragon child | Nissay Theatre, Tokyo Aichi Arts Centre, Nagoya Fukuoka Sunpalace, Fukuoka Festival Hall, Osaka Niigata Terrsa, Niigata |
2004−2005 | West Side Story | Chino[32] | Aoyama Theatre, Tokyo Orix Theater, Osaka |
2004 | Chikyū Gorgeous 10th Anniversary "Claudia" | Dragon child | Aoyama Theatre, Tokyo NHK Osaka Hall, Osaka |
2006 | Fall Guy | Yasu[33] | Aoyama Theatre, Tokyo Theater Brava!, Osaka |
2007 | Takizawa Enbujō 2007 | Saburo | Shinbashi Enbujō, Tokyo |
2008 | Koi wa Comedy | Pierre | Japan Tour |
2008 | Full House | Seiya[34] | Panasonic Globe Theatre, Tokyo Hyogo Performing Arts Center, Nishinomiya |
2008 | Frying Pan and Handgun | Shigeta | Panasonic Globe Theatre, Tokyo Sankei Hall, Osaka |
2009 | Kagotsurube | Rikkyo | Aoyama Theatre, Tokyo NHK Osaka Hall, Osaka |
2010 | Alibi no nai Tenshi | Masashi Tada | Panasonic Globe Theatre, Tokyo Sankei Hall, Osaka |
2010 | Believer | Steven | Setagaya Public Theater, Tokyo Umeda Arts Theater, Osaka Fukuoka Civic Hall, Fukuoka Denryoku Hall, Sendai |
2011 | Watashi wa Dare!? | Kunike Nomura | Mitsukoshi Theater, Tokyo |
2011 | Destiny 30 − Delux The Ninth Live | Aran | Telepia Hall, Nagoya Umeda Arts Theater, Osaka Sunshine Theatre, Tokyo |
2011 | Watashi wa Dare!? Replay | Kunike Nomura | Shin Kabuki-za, Osaka |
2012 | Otoko no Hanamichi | Kosuke Tōdō | Shin Kabuki-za, Osaka Hashima City Arts Centre, Hashima Le Theatre Ginza by Parco, Tokyo |
2014 | Chikyū Gorgeous Vol 13. "Kuzariāna no Tsubasa" | Gankutsu | Akasaka ACT Theater, Tokyo Aichi Arts Centre, Nagoya Canal City Theater, Fukuoka Umeda Arts Theater, Osaka |
2014 | Sakamoto Yūji Rōdoku geki 2014 | [35] | Sogetsu Hall, Tokyo |
2014 | Rōsoku Rōdoku Nakameguro | Woody Theatre, Tokyo | |
2015 | Better Half | Yūta Suwa[36] | Honda Theatre, Tokyo Sankei Hall, Osaka Yomiuri Otemachi Hall, Tokyo |
2015 | Baghdad Zoo no Bengal Tiger | New National Theatre Tokyo | |
2016 | Kokami@network Vol 14. Intolerance no Matsuri | Kengo Sado[37] | Space Zero, Tokyo Theater Brava!, Osaka Yomiuri Otemachi Hall, Tokyo |
2016 | Dragon Quest Live Spectacle Tour | Terry[38] | Saitama Super Arena, Saitama Fukuoka Convention Center, Fukuoka Nippon Gaishi Hall, Nagoya Osaka-jō Hall, Osaka Yokohama Arena, Yokohama |
2017 | Better Half Replay | Yūta Suwa[39] | Honda Theatre, Tokyo Winc Aichi, Aichi Kurume City Plaza, Fukuoka Sankei Hall, Osaka |
Year | Organization | Award | Work | Result |
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2000 | 3rd Nikkan Sports Drama Grand Prix | Best Newcomer | Kinpachi-sensei | Won |
2011 | 70th Television Drama Academy Award | Best Supporting Actor | Soredemo, Ikite Yuku | Won |
2011 | 66th Japan Broadcast Film Arts Award | Best Supporting Actor | Soredemo, Ikite Yuku | Won |