Mirai Moriyama

Mirai Moriyama
Moriyama in 2022
Born	(1984-08-20) August 20, 1984 (age 40) Kobe, Hyōgo Prefecture, Japan
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]
• Ghost Cat Anzu (2024), Anzu (voice)^[13]
• I Ai (2024)^[14]

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^[15]
• Thus Spoke Kishibe Rohan (2020), Shishi Jūgo^[16]
• Prism (2022), Yūma^[17]
• Ya Boy Kongming! (2023), Owner Kobayashi^[18]
• Kami no Ko wa Tsubuyaku (2023)^[19]

Video games

• Dragon Quest Heroes II (2016)

Theatre

• Metamorphosis (2009)

References

1. "Star actor Mirai Moriyama shares his delight at being 'in a mess'". 22 September 2015.
2. "Mirai Moriyama's profile (at Office Saku)" (in Japanese). Archived from the original on May 22, 2010. Retrieved March 19, 2010.
3. Mark Schilling (July 6, 2012). "Kueki Ressha (The Drudgery Train)". The Japan Times.
4. Andrew Sun (December 13, 2012). "Film review: Penance". South China Morning Post.
5. Mark Schilling (November 2, 2012). "Kita no Kanariatachi (A Chorus of Angels)". The Japan Times.
6. "Tokyo Olympic opening ceremony: toil and mourning bloom into sparkling extravaganza". the Guardian. 2021-07-23. Retrieved 2021-07-30.
7. "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.
8. "犬王". eiga.com. Retrieved July 27, 2021.
9. "山女". eiga.com. Retrieved September 21, 2022.
10. "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.
11. "ほかげ". eiga.com. Retrieved July 12, 2023.
12. "大いなる不在". eiga.com. Retrieved August 3, 2023.
13. "化け猫あんずちゃん". eiga.com. Retrieved February 23, 2024.
14. "i ai". eiga.com. Retrieved March 9, 2024.
15. "いだてん〜東京オリムピック噺(ばなし)〜の出演者・キャスト一覧". The Television. Retrieved April 7, 2024.
16. "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.
17. "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.
18. "「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.
19. "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)