Mirai Moriyama  | |
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| Born | August 20, 1984 | 
| Occupation | Actor | 
| Years active | 1999–present | 
Mirai Moriyama (森山 未來, Moriyama Mirai, born August 20, 1984) is a Japanese actor and dancer.[1]
Life and career
Moriyama started training in dance when he was 5 years old. He trained in jazz dance, tap dance, ballet and hip-hop, and he appeared in several stage roles. He officially made his stage debut with 1999 Boys Time. In 2008, he played the lead character in a Japanese version of the musical RENT.[2]
In the 2004 film Socrates in Love, he played a high school age hero trying to deal with his terminally-ill girlfriend. He also portrayed the character Kakuta in the film 20th Century Boys.
He starred in Kueki Ressha.[3] He also appeared in Kiyoshi Kurosawa's television drama Penance[4] and Junji Sakamoto's film A Chorus of Angels.[5] In July 2021, he performed in the opening ceremony of the Tokyo Olympic Games.[6]
Filmography
Film
- Crying Out Love in the Center of the World (2004)
 - Smile (2007)
 - One Million Yen Girl (2008)
 - 20th Century Boys 1: Beginning of the End (2008)
 - 20th Century Boys 2: The Last Hope (2009)
 - 20th Century Boys 3: Redemption (2009)
 - Fish Story (2009)
 - Moteki (2010)
 - Seiji: Riku no Sakana (2012)
 - The Drudgery Train (2012)
 - A Chorus of Angels (2012)
 - Always: Sunset on Third Street '64 (2012)
 - Saint Young Men (2013)
 - Human Trust (2013)
 - Rage (2016)
 - Vision (2018), Gaku
 - Samurai Marathon (2019)
 - I Was a Secret Bitch (2019), Misawa
 - The Horse Thieves: Roads of Time (2019)
 - Underdog (2020), Suenaga
 - We Couldn't Become Adults (2021), Makoto Satō[7]
 - Inu-Oh (2021), Tomona (voice)[8]
 - Miss Osaka (2022)
 - Mountain Woman (2023), Mountain man[9]
 - Shin Kamen Rider (2023), Ichiro Midorikawa / Kamen Rider No. 0 [10]
 - Shadow of Fire (2023)[11]
 - Great Absence (2024)[12]
 
Television
- Waterboys 2 (2003)
 - Itoshi Kimi e (2004)
 - Kiken na Aneki (2005)
 - Moteki (2010)
 - Penance (2012)
 - Inagakike no Moshu (2017)
 - Miotsukushi Ryōrichō (2017)
 - Idaten (2019), Kōzō Minobe
 - Thus Spoke Kishibe Rohan (2020), Shishi Jūgo[13]
 - Prism (2022), Yūma[14]
 - Ya Boy Kongming! (2023), Owner Kobayashi[15]
 - Kami no Ko wa Tsubuyaku (2023)[16]
 
Video games
- Dragon Quest Heroes II (2016)
 
References
- ↑ "Star actor Mirai Moriyama shares his delight at being 'in a mess'". 22 September 2015.
 - ↑ "Mirai Moriyama's profile (at Office Saku)" (in Japanese). Archived from the original on May 22, 2010. Retrieved March 19, 2010.
 - ↑ Mark Schilling (July 6, 2012). "Kueki Ressha (The Drudgery Train)". The Japan Times.
 - ↑ Andrew Sun (December 13, 2012). "Film review: Penance". South China Morning Post.
 - ↑ Mark Schilling (November 2, 2012). "Kita no Kanariatachi (A Chorus of Angels)". The Japan Times.
 - ↑ "Tokyo Olympic opening ceremony: toil and mourning bloom into sparkling extravaganza". the Guardian. 2021-07-23. Retrieved 2021-07-30.
 - ↑ "伊藤沙莉が『ボクたちはみんな大人になれなかった』に出演!". Cinematoday. Retrieved August 4, 2021.
 - ↑ "犬王". eiga.com. Retrieved July 27, 2021.
 - ↑ "山女". eiga.com. Retrieved September 21, 2022.
 - ↑ "西野七瀬、『シン・仮面ライダー』出演が正式発表 SHOCKER上級構成員のハチオーグ役 森山未來は緑川イチロー役". Oricon. Retrieved February 10, 2023.
 - ↑ "ほかげ". eiga.com. Retrieved July 12, 2023.
 - ↑ "大いなる不在". eiga.com. Retrieved August 3, 2023.
 - ↑ "高橋一生主演×荒木飛呂彦原作ドラマ『岸辺露伴は動かない』12月NHKで放送". Cinra.net. Retrieved October 14, 2020.
 - ↑ "杉咲花、藤原季節、森山未來の思いが交錯するドラマ「プリズム」7月に放送開始". Natalie. Retrieved June 24, 2022.
 - ↑ "「パリピ孔明」に森山未來、菅原小春、宮世琉弥、八木莉可子、関口メンディーが出演". Natalie. Retrieved July 24, 2023.
 - ↑ "河合優実、田中麗奈、根本真陽、森山未來が『NHKスペシャル "宗教2世"を生きる』ドラマ編に出演決定 ドキュメンタリー編と2回シリーズで"宗教2世"に迫る". TV Life. Retrieved October 12, 2023.
 
External links
- Mirai Moriyama at IMDb
 - Mirai Moriyama at the Japanese Movie Database (in Japanese)
 
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