Mirai Moriyama

Mirai Moriyama
Born (1984-08-20) August 20, 1984
Kobe, Hyōgo Prefecture, Japan
Occupation Actor
Years active 1999–present

Mirai Moriyama (森山 未來 Moriyama Mirai, born August 20, 1984 in Kobe, Hyōgo Prefecture) is a Japanese actor.

Biography

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.[1]

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 on the film 20th Century Boys.

He starred in Kueki Ressha.[2] He also appeared in Kiyoshi Kurosawa's television drama Penance[3] and Junji Sakamoto's film A Chorus of Angels.[4]

Filmography

Film

Television

Video games

References

  1. "Mirai Moriyama's profile (at Office Saku)" (in Japanese). Retrieved March 19, 2010.
  2. Mark Schilling (July 6, 2012). "'Kueki Ressha (The Drudgery Train)'". The Japan Times.
  3. Andrew Sun (December 13, 2012). "Film review: Penance". South China Morning Post.
  4. Mark Schilling (November 2, 2012). "'Kita no Kanariatachi (A Chorus of Angels)'". The Japan Times.


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