Ryuji Kamiyama (上山 竜治, Kamiyama Ryūji, born September 10, 1986 in Tokyo) is a Japanese actor and former singer. He was a member of the boy band Run&Gun from 2001 to 2014.
Ryuji Kamiyama | |
|---|---|
| 上山 竜治 | |
| Born | September 10, 1986 Tokyo, Japan |
| Occupation | Actor |
| Spouse | |
| Musical career | |
| Genres | J-pop |
| Years active | 2001–present |
| Website | www |
Career
editIn 2000, at the age of 14, Kamiyama was part of D.A.N.K. (Daisuke Asakura New Kids), a performance troupe produced by Daisuke Asakura.[1] In 2001, he appeared on the audition program Study Park!!, where he was selected as one of the members for the boy band Run&Gun,[2] later debuting on July 4, 2001 with the single "Lay-Up!"[3] During his time with the group, in 2005, Kamiyama also released a solo song titled "Byū Byū Kuru Yasashisa wa" for Run&Gun's first extended play, Hateshinai Tabi no Naka de...[4]
In 2007, Kamiyama was cast as Romeo in the stage play adaptation of Air Gear.[5] In the second installment he took over the lead role of Minami Ikki after Kenta Kamakari fell ill.[citation needed] He broke his arm during the second-to-last showing of the musical; however, he continued performing.[citation needed] In addition to this, Kamiyama also published his first novel, Flying Melon, which was co-written with Kosuke Yonehara.[2] In 2009, Kamiyama starred in the all-male stage adaptation of Fruits Basket as Kyo Soma.[6] In 2014, Kamiyama left Run&Gun to focus on acting full-time.[7]
Personal life
editIn October 2017, Kamiyama married model Kurara Chibana.[8][7]
Discography
editFilmography
editMovie
edit- Route 58 (2003)
- jam filmsシリーズ min.jam第４話 (2005)
- Hashiriya Zero 2 (2009)
TV Drama
edit- クッキングパパ - Cooking papa (2008)
Theatre
edit| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2004 | Into the Woods | Jack | Theatre Debut |
| 2007 | Air Gear | Romeo | [5] |
| 2008 | The Sound of Music | Rolf | — |
| 2009 | Fruits Basket | Kyo Soma | Strawberry Team version; double-cast with Dai Yamazaki[6][9] |
| EVIL DEAD THE MUSICAL | Scott | ||
| Le Rouge et le Noir | Julien Sorel | ||
| 2011 | Dracula, the Musical | John "Jack" Seward, M.D. | |
| 2013 | Merrily We Roll Along | Tyler | |
| 2014-2019 | Black Mary Poppins | Herman | Reprised role in 2016 and 2019 runs[10] |
| 2015 | Hana Yori Dango | Akira Mimasaka | [11] |
| 2015-2019 | Les Misérables | Enjolras | Reprised role in 2017 and 2019 runs, Double-casts with Rio Uehara, Naoto Nojima, Hiroki Aiba and Ryunosuke Onoda[12] |
| 2016 | Vincent van Gogh | Theo | [13] |
| 2019 | West Side Story: Season 1 | Riff | Double-cast with Ryunosuke Onoda[14] |
| 2021 | A Sign of Affection | Kyōya | [15] |
| 2022 | Claudia | Yan | |
| 2022-2023 | Elisabeth | Luigi Lucheni | |
| 2023 | Marie Curie | Pierre Curie |
References
edit- ^ "上山竜治のプロフィール". Oricon (in Japanese). Retrieved 2019-12-22.
- ^ a b "RUN&GUN上山と米原、新感覚小説で作家デビュー!!". Oricon (in Japanese). 2007-05-01. Retrieved 2019-12-22.
- ^ "LAY-UP!". Oricon (in Japanese). Retrieved 2019-12-22.
- ^ "果てしない旅の中で・・・". Oricon (in Japanese). Retrieved 2019-12-22.
- ^ a b "ミュージカル『エア・ギア』". Marvelous (in Japanese). 2011-09-26. Retrieved 2019-12-22.
- ^ a b "「可愛らしい女の子を骨太な僕が…」男優だけで人気マンガ『フルーツバスケット』初舞台化". Oricon (in Japanese). 2009-02-06. Retrieved 2019-12-22.
- ^ a b "知花くらら＆上山竜治、インスタで結婚報告 2014年から交際スタート". Oricon (in Japanese). 2017-10-17. Retrieved 2019-12-22.
- ^ "知花くらら、俳優・上山竜治と結婚 2ショットで報告＜コメント全文＞". Model Press (in Japanese). 2017-10-17. Retrieved 2019-12-22.
- ^ "ジテレビジョン・スタジオライフ・銀河劇場主催～フルーツバスケットのキャストご案内". Gekidan Studio Life (in Japanese). 2009-02-20. Retrieved 2019-04-28.
- ^ "「ブラック メリーポピンズ」中川翔子出演の16年版が衛星劇場に初登場". Natalie (in Japanese). 2019-02-05. Retrieved 2019-12-23.
- ^ "ミュージカル「花より男子」F4に松下優也（X4）、白洲迅、真剣佑、上山竜治". Natalie (in Japanese). 2015-08-20. Retrieved 2019-12-23.
- ^ "「レ・ミゼラブル」2019年キャストに福井晶一が期待「化学反応が楽しみ」". Natalie (in Japanese). 2019-01-24. Retrieved 2019-12-23.
- ^ "橋本さとし＆岸祐二、ゴッホと弟の半生を描く韓国発ミュージカルを日本初演". Natalie (in Japanese). 2016-05-06. Retrieved 2019-12-23.
- ^ "360°劇場での「ウエスト・サイド・ストーリー」に宮野真守、蒼井翔太ほか". Natalie (in Japanese). 2019-06-26. Retrieved 2019-12-23.
- ^ Mateo, Alex (March 12, 2021). "A Sign of Affection Manga Gets Musical in June". Anime News Network. Retrieved May 30, 2021.