Yasuyuki Maekawa (前川 泰之, Maekawa Yasuyuki, born 26 November 1973[1]) is a Japanese actor and former model. He was born in Adachi, Tokyo,[1] and grew up in Saitama Prefecture. He is represented with the agency Oscar Promotion. He graduated from Meiji Gakuin Senior High School and Aoyama Gakuin University Law school. His wife is former Fuji Television announcer Maya Masai.
Yasuyuki Maekawa | |
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前川 泰之 | |
| Born | (1973-11-26) 26 November 1973 (age 48) Adachi, Tokyo, Japan |
| Occupation | Actor |
| Years active |
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| Agent | Oscar Promotion |
Notable work | Ore wa, Kimi no tameni koso Shini ni iku |
| Height | 186 cm (6 ft 1 in) |
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| Spouse(s) | Maya Masai (m. 2007) |
| Website | Official website |
For eleven years since 1993, he was a model in fashion magazines, etc. He acted as a fashion model at New York City, Paris, Tokyo, and Milan fashion shows.
On 13 April 2005, he declared his acting debut at the "2005 Debut Declaration Announcement Interview" affiliation by Oscar Promotion and turned into an actor. Play the role of a president of an IT company in the Tokyo Broadcasting System Television drama Yume de Aimashou starting on the following day on 14 April.
In 2007, the Toei Company film Ore wa, Kimi no tameni koso Shini ni iku played his first film role.
He received the "Model Star Award" at the "Asia Model Festival Awards" held in South Korea in January 2009
In his private life, he married former Fuji Television announcer Maya Masai on 15 March 2007. Their eldest daughter became their first child on 20 September of the same year, and later a boy who became their second child on 19 March 2011 was born.
His hobbies are going outdoors, fishing, and kickboxing. The "Royal Angler Award" which awarded to fishing enthusiasts in various fields in which he has been awarded in 2014.
| Title | Publisher |
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| Men's Club | Hachette Ladies and Gentlemen |
| Gainer | Kobunsha |
| Men's Ex | World Culture |
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| Hermès |
| Giorgio Armani |
| Dolce & Gabbana |
| Hugo Boss |
He appeared in numerous brands, fashion shows, etc.
| Year | Title | Role | Network | Notes | Ref. |
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| 2005 | Yume de Aimashou | Keiichiro Shinoda | TBS | ||
| Densha Otoko | Naoto Oikawa | CX | |||
| Onna no Ichidaiki | |||||
| Shōakumana Onna ni naru Hōhō | Wakabayashi | KTV | |||
| 2006 | Seicho Matsumoto: Kemono-michi | Tomio Kurotani | EX | ||
| Isshō Wasurenai Monogatari: Soko ni ita Kaze | Keifuto | ||||
| Yakushadamashī! | Norio Yamazaki | CX | |||
| 2007 | Fūrin Kazan | Yamagata Masakage | NHK | Taiga drama | |
| Watashitachi no Kyōkasho | Masafumi Uda | CX | |||
| 2008 | Tokugawa Fūunroku Hachidai Shōgun Yoshimune | Daizen Akagawa | TX | ||
| Honey and Clover | CX | ||||
| Natsukoi | Kosuke Sasaki | MBS | |||
| 2009 | Kīna: Fukanō Hanzai Sōsa-kan | Keisuke Sudo | NTV | Episode 4; guest | |
| Hanchō: Jinnan-sho Asaka Han | TBS | ||||
| Buzzer Beat | Mishima | CX | |||
| 2010 | Tōbō Bengoshi | Detective Izaki | KTV, CX | ||
| Mori no Asagao | Kanshu Goto | TX | |||
| 2011 | Mito Kōmon Part 42 | Inukai Tōma | TBS | Produced by C.A.L; Final Episode "Life Received! Old Aged -Edo-" | |
| Ariadne no Dangan | Examiner | KTV, CX | Episode 2; guest | ||
| Himitsu Chōhō-in: Erika | Kyosuke Nishizaki | YTV, NTV | Episode 7; guest | ||
| 2012 | Saiko no Jinsei | Yoshihiko Takai | TBS | Episode 3; guest | |
| Lucky Seven | Shinsaku Tachifuji | CX | Episode 8; guest | ||
| Kazoku no Uta | Atsushi Fujimori | ||||
| Misa Yamamura Suspense: Kuro no Kassōro 2 | Takao Makimura | ||||
| 2013 | Last Cinderella | Tetsuro Komatsu | Episode 7; guest | ||
| Shiawase ni naru 3ttsu no Kaimono Mansion o Katta Onna | Tetsuya Maeda | KTV | |||
| Shomuni 2013 | Ryota Aoyagi | CX | Episode 4; guest | ||
| Hanzawa Naoki | Motoki Tamiya | TBS | Part 2 | ||
| Olympic no Minoshirokin | Ōba-kai clerk | EX | |||
| 2014 | Kagemusha: Tokugawa Ieyasu | Hideyasu Yuki | TX | ||
| Genjiro Kamiya Torimono Hikae | Hanzo | NHK BS Premium | Episode 1; guest | ||
| Alice no Toge | Keiichi Katsuragi | TBS | |||
| Ore no Dandism | Jiro Date | TX | |||
| Is There a Vet in the House? | Soya Takanashi | YTV, NTV | Episode 11; guest | ||
| Dear Sister | Ryutaro Shimizu | CX | Episode 2; guest | ||
| 2015 | Keibuho Shintaro Sugiyama: Kichijōji-sho Jiken File | Masaya Koga | TBS | Episode 10; guest | |
| Bijo to Danshi | Satoru Ishino | NHK | |||
| Getsuyō Golden SP: Takashi Hachi | Yuichi Satomi | TBS | |||
| Ichi sen Chō-en no Minoshirokin | Yuichi Shinoda | CX | |||
| Black Lizard | KTV, CX | ||||
| 2016 | Sanada Maru | Kasuga Nobutatsu | NHK | Taiga drama | |
| Naomi to Kanako | Saegusa | CX | |||
| Premium Friday Seicho Matsumoto Special Ichinenhanmate | Tetsuya Uchida | ||||
| Kakure Kiku | Shunpei Ueshima | NHK BS Premium | [2] | ||
| 2017 | San-biki no Ossan 3: Seigi no Mikata, mitabi!! | Yukio Araki | TX | Episode 3; guest | |
| Thrill!: Aka no Shō Kuro no Shō | Satoshi Kujo | NHK | |||
| Kamen Rider Build | Souichi Isurugi / Blood Stalk, Evolto (human form) | EX | [3] | ||
| 2020 | Utsubyō 9dan | Yasumitsu Satō | NHK | TV movie | |
| Year | Title | Role | Distributor |
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| 2007 | Ore wa, Kimi no tameni koso Shini ni iku | Kinzan | Toei Company |
| 2015 | The Big Bee | Nuclear Emergency Staff, Shift Control Chair, Central Control Office Nishioka | Shochiku |
| 2016 | Boku no Tsuma to Kekkon shite kudasai. | Takashi Nakajima | Toho |
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| 2019 | I Was a Secret Bitch | Kino Films | |
| 2020 | Fukushima 50 | Kadokawa | |
| Apparel Designer | BS-TBS | ||
| 2021 | 189 | Yasukawa | Aeon Entertainment[4] |
| 2022 | Mr. Osomatsu | Iyami | Toho[5] |
| Year | Title | Role | Website |
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| 2016 | Ultraman Orb: The Origin Saga | Shinra | Amazon Prime Video |
| Year | Title | Network | Notes |
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| 2010 | Ryōma no Angō: Saigo no Tegami ni Kakusa reta Nazo | BS Japan | As Sakamoto Ryōma / programme progression |
| Keizai Documentary Drama: Rubicon no Ketsudan | TX | ||
| 2011 | Shukujo: Season 2 | NHK-G | |
| The Number 2 | BS-TBS | Reporter | |
| Cream Quiz Miracle 9 | EX | Solver |
| Year | Product |
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| 2014 | Volkswagen Golf |
| 2016 | Takeda Pharmaceutical Company "Benza Block L Plus" |