Ryo Yoshizawa

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Ryo Yoshizawa
吉沢 亮
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Yoshizawa at 68th Berlin International Film Festival (Berlinale) February 16, 2018
Born (1994-02-01) February 1, 1994 (age 27)
Tokyo, Japan
OccupationActor, Voice actor
Years active2009–present

Ryo Yoshizawa (吉沢 亮, Yoshizawa Ryō, born February 1, 1994) is a Japanese actor. His breakthrough roles includes as Okita Sougo in the Gintama live-action films and as Katagiri Yuichi in the Friends Games live-action films. He is known for his expressive eyes and natural acting style.[1] He is also known for his roles in tokusatsu, including his role as Ryusei Sakuta, the Kamen Rider Meteor in Kamen Rider Fourze.

Career[]

In the beginning of 2011, Yoshizawa made his debut in Sign with other amuse actors like Dori Sakurada and Takuya Uehara. In the second half of that year he starred in Kingyo Club. He went on to portray Ryusei Sakuta in Kamen Rider Fourze,[2] making his debut in the seventeenth episode. Yoshizawa was interviewed on his role by Uchusen, the interview being featured in the 135th issue. Yoshizawa revealed his inspiration behind his character's split personality and his first experience in ADR recording. Yoshizawa compared his character to that of Light Yagami from Death Note. Yoshizawa also watched Bruce Lee films as a reference as his character frequently performed the trademark kiai of Howatchā (ホワッチャーッ) when firing punches or kicks.[3]

In 2017, he portrayed the role of Shinsengumi 1st Division Captain Sougo Okita in the 2017 live-action film of the popular manga series Gintama, and reprised the role in the sequel Gintama 2 in 2018.[4]

Personal life[]

Yoshizawa was born February 1, 1994 in Tokyo, Japan.[5] He has an older brother and two younger brothers. His specialty skills include second-dan in Kendo that he’s been practicing for nine years.

Filmography[]

TV series[]

Year Title Role Network Other notes Ref
2011 Sign Yuuki Nagi MBS
Kingyo Club Sho Yanagihashi NHK
2011–12 Kamen Rider Fourze Ryusei Sakuta / Kamen Rider Meteor TV Asahi Debuts in the episode 17
2012 Please Do Something Keita Yabe NHK Episode 2
2013 3-in-1 House Share Negishi NTV
Bussen Tamura Shosuke TBS
The Liar and His Lover - Sidestory Yuichi Kimijima Fuji TV
2014 Lost Days Natsu Takano Fuji TV
The Man with World's Biggest Potential Ikeda Fuji TV
Water Polo Yankees Shinsuke Kato Fuji TV
Hell Teacher Nube Katsuya Kimura NTV
2015 HEAT Kohei Matsuyama Fuji TV
Ichiro Iemochi Tokugawa NHK Episode 1
Lady Girls Ryosuke Maekawa Fuji TV
2016 Please Love Me! Junta Sano TBS Episode 1
Criminologist Himura and Mystery Writer Arisugawa Eisuke Hata NTV Episode 2
Is It Real That Teacher Hayako Is Going to Marry? Hayato Kitsuregawa Fuji TV Episodes 4-7
Budokan Daichi Mizushima Fuji TV
Cold Case Junichi Kudo Wowow Episode 1
2017 Friends Games Yūichi Katakiri TVK Lead role
Inside Mari Komori Isao Fuji TV
Gintama: Mitsuba hen Sougo Okita dTV
Shimokitazawa Die Hard Kidnapper TV Tokyo Episode 1
Love and Hong Kong Kenta Yamada MBS-TBS Lead role
2018 Survival Wedding Yuichi Kashiwagi NTV
Gintama of the Unusual Sougo Okita dTV Episode 1
Giver: Revenge's Giver Giba TV Tokyo Lead role
2019 Natsuzora Ten'yō Yamada NHK Asadora [6]
2020 Hanzawa Naoki 2: Episode 0 Kei Kōsaka TBS Lead role; TV movie [6]
Hanzawa Naoki 2 Kei Kōsaka TBS Episode 3; cameo [7]
2021 Reach Beyond the Blue Sky Shibusawa Eiichi NHK Lead role; Taiga drama [8]

Films[]

Year Title Role Other notes Ref
2011 Kamen Rider × Kamen Rider Fourze & OOO: Movie War Mega Max Ryusei Sakuta/Kamen Rider Meteor Credited as "Mysterious student"
2012 Kamen Rider × Super Sentai: Super Hero Taisen Ryusei Sakuta/Kamen Rider Meteor
Kamen Rider Fourze the Movie: Space, Here We Come! Ryusei Sakuta/Kamen Rider Meteor
Toei Hero Next 2: The Future I'm Executing Lead role
Kamen Rider × Kamen Rider Wizard & Fourze: Movie War Ultimatum Ryusei Sakuta/Kamen Rider Meteor
2013 Daily Lives of High School Boys Hidenori Tabata
The Liar and His Lover Yuichi Kimijima
2014 Blue Spring Ride Aya Kominato [9]
2016 Wolf Girl and Black Prince Yuu Kusakabe
2017 Gin Tama Sougo Okita
Friends Games Yūichi Katakiri Lead role
Friends Games - Final Movie Yūichi Katakiri Lead role
The Disastrous Life of Saiki K. Shun Kaidō
2018 River's Edge Ichiro Yamada Lead role [10]
Anoko no Toriko Yori Suzuki Lead role
Evil and the Mask Ryōsuke Itō
Marmalade Boy Yuu Matsuura Lead role
Reon Tōru Ichijō
The Cat in Their Arms Cat Yoshio Lead role
Bleach Uryū Ishida
Gintama 2 Sougo Okita
2019 Kingdom Ying Zheng / Piao
Her Blue Sky Shinnosuke Kanamuro / Shinno (voice) Lead role
2020 Not Quite Dead Yet Matsuoka [11]
Sakura Hajime Hasegawa [12]
Blue, Painful, Fragile Kaede Tabata Lead role [13]
Awake Eiichi Lead role [14]
2021 Tokyo Revengers Manjirō Sano [15]
My Hero Academia: World Heroes' Mission Rody Soul (voice) [16]
TBA Kingdom 2 Ying Zheng [17]

Others[]

Year Title Role Network Notes Ref
2020 71st NHK Kōhaku Uta Gassen Judge NHK [18]

Awards[]

Year Award Category Work(s) Result Ref
2019 40th Yokohama Film Festival Best Newcomer River's Edge, Marmalade Boy and Gin Tama 2 Won
42nd Japan Academy Film Prize Newcomer of the Year River's Edge Won
44th Hochi Film Award Best Supporting Actor Kingdom Nominated
32nd Nikkan Sports Film Awards Best Supporting Actor Nominated
2020 62nd Blue Ribbon Awards Best Supporting Actor Won
43rd Japan Academy Film Prize Best Supporting Actor Won
44th Elan d'or Awards Newcomer of the Year Himself Won [19]

References[]

  1. ^ "TV Asahi's official cast and characters of Kamen Rider Fourze page". Retrieved January 20, 2012.
  2. ^ "TV Asahi's official cast and characters of Kamen Rider Fourze page". Retrieved January 20, 2012.
  3. ^ Uchusen, Vol. 135
  4. ^ "Ryo Yoshizawa is Happy to Play Sougo Okita Again in "Gintama"". Crunchyroll. May 25, 2018.
  5. ^ "TV Asahi's official cast and characters of Kamen Rider Fourze page". Retrieved January 20, 2012.
  6. ^ Jump up to: a b "「半沢直樹イヤー記念・エピソードゼロ」吉沢亮ら人気若手俳優たちが年始から"倍返しだ！"". TV guide. Retrieved May 17, 2021.
  7. ^ "吉沢亮「半沢直樹」出演発表！スピンオフに続き凄腕プログラマー役". Cinematoday. Retrieved May 17, 2021.
  8. ^ "2021年大河ドラマ「青天を衝け」 製作開始と主演・吉沢亮さんを発表！". NHK. Retrieved April 13, 2020.
  9. ^ "アオハライド(2014)". allcinema.net (in Japanese). Stingray. Retrieved December 18, 2014.
  10. ^ "岡崎京子「リバーズ・エッジ」映画化！二階堂ふみ×吉沢亮が行定勲監督とタッグ". eiga.com. Retrieved March 23, 2017.
  11. ^ "Not Quite Dead Yet". Shochiku. Retrieved April 16, 2020.
  12. ^ "北村匠海×小松菜奈×吉沢亮がきょうだい 西加奈子原作『さくら』劇中写真". Cinra.net. Retrieved March 30, 2020.
  13. ^ "吉沢亮×杉咲花W主演、住野よるの青春サスペンス「青くて痛くて脆い」映画化". Cinema Cafe. Retrieved March 6, 2020.
  14. ^ "吉沢亮主演、将棋を題材にした映画『AWAKE』公開". Cinema Cafe. Retrieved August 12, 2020.
  15. ^ "北村匠海が実写「東京リベンジャーズ」主演、吉沢亮と山田裕貴は最凶組織のコンビに". Natalie. Retrieved March 3, 2020.
  16. ^ "吉沢亮、劇場版『ヒロアカ』オリジナルキャラで出演決定「ヒロアカ愛語って良かった」". Crank-in!. Retrieved May 19, 2021.
  17. ^ "『キングダム』"続編"製作が決定！山崎賢人＆吉沢亮らが続投". Cinema Cafe. Retrieved May 29, 2020.
  18. ^ "杉咲花、染谷将太、吉沢亮がNHK紅白歌合戦のゲスト審査員に！「エール」特別企画も". Natalie. Retrieved January 7, 2021.
  19. ^ "【写真特集】吉沢亮・横浜流星・橋本環奈ら「2020年 エランドール賞」新人賞受賞で豪華集結". Model Press. Retrieved July 30, 2021.

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