Eiji Akaso
Eiji Akaso | |
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赤楚 衛二 | |
Born | |
Other names | Mamoru Akaso (former stage name) |
Occupation |
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Years active | 2010–present |
Agent | Tristone Entertainment |
Height | 178 cm (5 ft 10 in) |
Website | Official website |
Eiji Akaso (赤楚 衛二, Akaso Eiji, born 1 March 1994, in Aichi Prefecture[2]) is a Japanese actor and model, known for playing Ryuga Banjou in Kamen Rider Build.
He is represented with Tristone Entertainment.
Early life & family[]
Due to his father's work, Eiji lived in Wisconsin (USA) when he was 1 year old until he turned 4 years old. His father graduated from University of Wisconsin-Madison. He was a professor at the Faculty of Foreign Studies (Linguistic Department) at Nagoya Gakuin University and recently became the president of Nagoya Gakuin University in April 2020. His mother is a piano teacher.[3] His little brother, who is four years younger than him, is studying film production at Osaka University of Arts.
He was strongly influenced by his academic and artistic parents. He started playing piano at the age of 3 until Junior High School. He graduated from a private high school "Toho High School" in Nagoya. After High School Eiji himself majored in English at the same university, but later dropped out to move to Tokyo.[4]
His desire to become an actor sprouted in the middle school and was also influenced by the habit of his family having a movie night once a month. At the age of 19-20, he went to Tokyo and auditioned for a year. The trigger that lead Eiji to drop out of university and to enter the world of entertainment was a call from the CEO of his current agency in 2014. At that time, he was still in university and he had to make the decision, whether he wants to start after graduation at the age of 23 or now. He made a "now or never" decision and dropped out of university to join Tristone Entertainment.[5]
Biography[]
He belonged to the Nagoya model office "FORM JAPAN" when he was in his teens. He was active as a model and talent under the name Mamoru Akaso (赤楚 衛, Akaso Mamoru).[6] In 2010, he joined the local idol group "BOYS AND MEN" in Nagoya, working on stage performances and regular appearances of variety shows.[7][a] Eiji is said to have left "BOYS AND MEN" in 2011. Originally, he entered the entertainment agency because he wanted to be an actor and not an idol.[9]
He won the Grand Prix at the men's model audition of Samantha Thavasa in 2013, which became the turning point for him to audition in Tokyo at the age of 19.[10][11][12] In 2015, he transferred to his current agency Tristone Entertainment, working as an actor and starring in television dramas and films in his current stage name.
Filmography[]
TV dramas[]
Year | Title | Role | Network | Notes | Ref. |
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2015 | High School Chorus | Sho Ishikawa | TBS | ||
2016 | Never Let Me Go | TBS | Episode 2 | ||
Tokyo Women's Guidebook | Kōhei | Amazon Prime Video | |||
Watashi ni Unmei no Koi nante arienai tte Omotteta | KTV | TV movie | |||
2017 | Frankenstein's Love | NTV | Episode 1 | ||
Samurai Gourmet | [Actor] | Netflix | Episode 5 | ||
Kamen Rider Build | Ryuga Banjo/Kamen Rider Cross-Z | EX | [13] | ||
2018 | Kamen Rider Zi-O | Ryuga Banjo/Kamen Rider Cross-Z | EX | Episodes 1-2 | |
2019 | Innocence, Fight Against False Charges | Tokudori Isawa | NTV | ||
My Husband's Wives | Hideaki Matsuda | NTV, YTV | |||
Hey Teacher, Don't You Know? | Kido Riichi | MBS | Lead role | ||
2020 | Keep Your Hands Off Eizouken! | Kobayashi | |||
Gourmet Detective Goro Akechi | Nonaka | NTV | Episode 3 | ||
Detective Yuri Rintaro | Shota Satsuki | CX, KTV | Episode 2 | ||
Cherry Magic! Thirty Years of Virginity Can Make You a Wizard?! | Kiyoshi Adachi | TX | Lead role | [14] | |
2021 | Cold Case Season 3 | Yōsuke Hirayama | Wowow | Episode 6 | |
Date My Daughter | Yuto | NTV |
Films[]
Year | Title | Role | Notes | Ref. |
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2015 | No Longer Heroine | [10] | ||
Tsūgaku Series: Tsūgaku Densha/Tsūgaku Tochū | Kyosuke | [15] | ||
2016 | Scoop! | |||
2017 | Closest Love to Heaven | |||
Kamen Rider Heisei Generations Final: Build & Ex-Aid with Legend Rider | Ryuga Banjo/Kamen Rider Cross-Z | |||
2018 | Kamen Rider Build the Movie: Be the One | Ryuga Banjo/Kamen Rider Cross-Z | ||
Kamen Rider Heisei Generations Forever | Ryuga Banjo/Kamen Rider Cross-Z | |||
2020 | Love Me, Love Me Not | Kazuomi Inui | Lead role | [16] |
Love Me, Love Me Not: The Animation | A student (voice) | Cameo | [17] | |
Keep Your Hands Off Eizouken! | Kobayashi | [18] | ||
2021 | The Great Yokai War: Guardians | Amanojaku | [19] | |
2022 | The Sunday Runoff | Yūki Iwabuchi | [20] |
Internet dramas[]
Year | Title | Role | Website | Notes | Ref. |
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2015 | AKB Horror Night: Adrenalin no Yoru | TV Asahi Douga | Episode 16 | ||
2017 | Tokyo Joshi Zukan | Kotaira | Amazon Prime Video | ||
Kamen Rider Amazons | Hiroki Nagase | Season 2 | [21] |
Stage[]
Years | Title | Role | Ref. |
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2010–11 | Straight Drive! | [6] | |
2013 | Asu | Scanda | [22] |
2016 | Kuroko's Basketball | Ryo Sakurai | [10] |
Roshutsukurū |
Music Video[]
Years | Title | Artist | Ref. |
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2019 | Masquerade | SHE'S | [23] |
2019 | Letter | SHE'S | [24] |
2019 | Your Song | SHE'S | [25] |
Radio dramas[]
Date | Title | Role | Network | Ref. |
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Feb 2017 | Saturday Drama House Binanshi Gekijō "Ma no tsubuyaki" | Ryo Okada | JFN | [26] |
Advertisements[]
Year | Product | Ref. |
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2016 | Kao Corporation "Ultra Attack Neo" | |
2017 | DK SELECT "The beginning of living together" | [27] |
Modelling[]
Years | Title | Notes | Ref. |
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2010 | Imuraya Confectionery "Nikuman Anman" | Advertisement model | [6] |
2011 | Aoki | ||
2013– | Samantha Thavasa | Men's model | |
2020 | KANGOL REWARD | Collaboration x AM | [28][29][30] |
2021 | A BATHING APE® 2021 SPRING collection | Advertisement model | [31] |
2021 | Disney Pixar 'Toy Story' x Yohji Yamamoto Ground Y | Advertisement model | [32][33] |
Awards and nominations[]
Year | Award | Category | Nominated work | Result | Ref. |
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2021 | WEIBO Account Festival in Tokyo 2020 | Popular Actor (Hot Topic Actor) | Cherry Magic | Won | [34][35] |
References[]
Notes[]
Sources[]
- ^ Akaso, Eiji (12 Jul 2017). "ついに来ました。…" (in Japanese). Twitter. Retrieved 2 Aug 2017.
- ^ "赤楚衛二". Tristone Entertainment. Retrieved 2016-08-16.
- ^ Akaso, Eiji (2020). 1st Photobook "A". Japan: Wanibooks (2020/11/28). ISBN 978-4847083334.
- ^ A : akaso eiji 1st PHOTO BOOK. Tōkyō: Wanibukkusu. 2020. ISBN 978-4-8470-8333-4. OCLC 1224489903.
- ^ Nikkei, BP (2021). Nikkei Trendy February 2021 (Japanese) Magazine – 2021/1/4. Japan: Nikkei BP (2021/1/4). pp. 156–159. ISBN 4910171010219 Check
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value: invalid prefix (help). - ^ Jump up to: a b c "赤楚衛" (in Japanese). Form Japan. Archived from the original on 2013-07-10. Retrieved 2 Aug 2017.
- ^ "スタッフより出演情報". Boys and Men official blog (in Japanese). 18 Mar 2011. Retrieved 2 Aug 2017.
- ^ "BOYS AND MEN メンバー". Boys and Men Official Site (in Japanese). Archived from the original on 2012-03-04. Retrieved 2 Aug 2017.
- ^ "人気は世界規模!?『チェリまほ』赤楚衛二の示す"人たらし力"(FRIDAY)". Yahoo!ニュース (in Japanese). Retrieved 2020-12-26.
- ^ Jump up to: a b c "CAST > 桜井良 役 赤楚衛二". Stage 'Kuroko's Basketball' official site (in Japanese). Archived from the original on 2016-08-22. Retrieved 2 Aug 2017.
- ^ "サマンサタバサ メンズモデルオーディション 初代キング of キング決定!" (in Japanese). Samantha Thavasa Japan Limited. Retrieved 2 Aug 2017.
- ^ "クランクイン! - エンタメの「今」がわかる 映画&エンタメニュース". クランクイン!- エンタメの「今」がわかる 映画&エンタメニュースサイト (in Japanese). Retrieved 2020-12-26.
- ^ "新番組「仮面ライダービルド」ジュノンボーイ犬飼貴丈やアマゾンズ赤楚衛二が出演". Eiga Natalie (in Japanese). Natasha Corporation. 2 Aug 2017. Retrieved 2 Aug 2017.
- ^ "Eiji Akaso & Keita Machida berperan dalam Drama TV Tokyo "30sai made Dotei dato Mahotsukai ni Narerurashii"". Kurisu (in Indonesian). Gwigwi.com. 4 September 2020. Retrieved 11 October 2020.
- ^ "赤楚衛二 のプロフィール" (in Japanese). allcinema. Retrieved 2 Aug 2017.
- ^ "浜辺美波、北村匠海、福本莉子、赤楚衛二が共演「思い、思われ、ふり、ふられ」映画化". Natalie. Retrieved April 23, 2019.
- ^ "浜辺美波&北村匠海らが声優としてアニメ版にカメオ出演!『ふりふら』". Cinema Cafe. Retrieved August 28, 2020.
- ^ "浜辺美波、板垣瑞生、桜田ひより、赤楚衛二…注目の若手俳優4人が実写版『映像研』に参戦!". Movie Walker. Retrieved March 16, 2020.
- ^ "赤楚衛二とSUMIRE「妖怪大戦争」でピュア&武闘派な鬼になる". Natalie. Retrieved February 15, 2021.
- ^ "赤楚衛二、窪田正孝と宮沢りえの"秘書軍団"に!『決戦は日曜日』で「てんやわんやな選挙活動」". Cinema Cafe. Retrieved June 1, 2021.
- ^ "仮面ライダーアマゾンズ シーズン2 Episode2 ORPHANS" (in Japanese). Toei (TV). 14 Jul 2017. Retrieved 2 Aug 2017.
- ^ "加藤沙耶香がラブシーンに挑戦! アクトステージ第4弾公演 舞台「ASU」が8月8日より上演!". GirlsNews (in Japanese). 1 Aug 2013. Retrieved 2 Aug 2017.
- ^ "SHE'S - Masquerade【MV】 - YouTube". www.youtube.com. Retrieved 2020-12-23.
- ^ "SHE'S - Letter【MV】 - YouTube". www.youtube.com. Retrieved 2020-12-23.
- ^ "SHE'S - Your Song 【MV】 - YouTube". www.youtube.com. Retrieved 2020-12-23.
- ^ "サタデードラマハウス - JFN PARK" (in Japanese). Japan FM Network. 3 Feb 2017. Retrieved 2 Aug 2017.
- ^ "Akaso Eiji & Ayako Yoshitani - The beginning of living together - YouTube". www.youtube.com. Retrieved 2020-12-23.
- ^ "赤楚衛二 × KANGOL REWARD Collaboration - YouTube". www.youtube.com. Retrieved 2020-12-27.
- ^ "赤楚衛二×KANGOL REWARDコラボ トレーナー". kangolreward.jp. Retrieved 2020-12-27.
- ^ "赤楚衛二×KANGOL REWARD コラボパーカー". kangolreward.jp. Retrieved 2020-12-27.
- ^ Akaso Eiji, & Rikako Sasaki (2021). BAPE: A BATHING APE® 2021 SPRING COLLECTION. Japan: Takarajimasha. ISBN 978-4299011855.
- ^ "Yohji Yamamoto Ground Y's Latest Capsule Utilizes "Unfinished" 'Toy Story' Sketches". HYPEBEAST. Retrieved 2021-01-16.
- ^ "Ground Yのディズニー&ピクサー映画『トイ・ストーリー』コートやスウェット、フーディーなど". www.fashion-press.net (in Japanese). Retrieved 2021-01-16.
- ^ "赤楚衛二、授賞式後に中国語を披露!「役者やっていてよかった」喜びも語る". マイナビニュース (in Japanese). 2021-02-04. Retrieved 2021-02-04.
- ^ "「チェリまほ」赤楚衛二、"話題俳優賞"受賞に感慨 ファンからの印象深い言葉明かす<WEIBO Account Festival in Tokyo 2020> - モデルプレス". モデルプレス - ライフスタイル・ファッションエンタメニュース (in Japanese). Retrieved 2021-02-04.
External links[]
- Official site by Tristone Entertainment (in Japanese)
- Eiji Akaso on Instagram
- Eiji Akaso on Twitter
- Weibo(in Chinese)
- Japanese male film actors
- Japanese male models
- Japanese male stage actors
- Japanese male television actors
- Actors from Aichi Prefecture
- 1994 births
- Living people
- 21st-century Japanese male actors