Taro Suruga

Taro Suruga
駿河 太郎
Born	(1978-06-05) 5 June 1978 (age 46) Nishinomiya, Hyōgo Prefecture, Japan
Other names	taro
Occupations	Actor musician
Years active	2003–present
Agent	Sticker
Known for	Human Note vocalist and guitarist Former sleepydog vocalist and guitarist
Television	Carnation
Father	Shōfukutei Tsurube II
Website	Official profile

Taro Suruga (駿河 太郎, Suruga Tarō, born 5 June 1978) is a Japanese musician and actor from Nishinomiya, Hyōgo Prefecture.

Biography

His father is rakugo performer Shōfukutei Tsurube II. He graduated from Shinko Gakuen Shinko High School and Osaka University of Arts Junior College. After studying in England for two years, he made his debut music release on the label Polystar as "taro" in 2003. After that, he formed the band "sleepydog", performing vocals and guitar. In 2008, when he became 30 years old, he decided to turn to acting. He has appeared in both films and television dramas.

In February 2011, he finished his "sleepydog" activities and started, along with sleepydog guitarist Takayuki Moriya. a new unit named "Human Note".

From 3 October 2011, he played the main role of Masaru Kawamoto in the Carnation television series (broadcast by NHK Asadora Osaka Broadcasting Station).

In 2013, he played a role in Tokyo Broadcasting System Television's Hanzawa Naoki.^[1][2]

Filmography

Films

• Girl in the Sunny Place (2014) – as Wataru^[a][3]
• A Family (2014) – as Furuya^[4]
• Yume ni–Ai no tobashiri (2016) – Starring-as Yumeji Takehisa^[5]
• Cinderella Game (2016) – as Takimoto^[6]
• Samurai's Promise (2018)^[7]
• A Family (2021)^[8]
• Every Trick in the Book (2021)^[9]
• It's All My Fault (2022) – as Ryo Shiraishi^[10]
• Hard Days (2023)^[11]
• Oshorin (2023)^[12]
• Amalock (2024)^[13]
• Sakura (2024) – as Hiroshi Hyodo^[14]
• 11 Rebels (2024)^[15]
• Faceless (2024)^[16]
• Demon City (2025) – as Fujita^[17]

TV dramas

• Gold Woman (2016) – as Tsutomu Saita^[18]
• Bakumatsu Aibō-den (2022) – as Katsura Kogorō^[19]
• New Nobunaga Chronicle: High School Is a Battlefield (2022) – as Naomasa Ii^[20]
• Fixer (2023) – as Hozumi Murakawa^[21]
• What Will You Do, Ieyasu? (2023) – as Hōjō Ujimasa^[22]
• Tokyo Swindlers (2024)^[23]

Music videos

• Atsuko Maeda "Kimi wa Boku Da" (20 Jun 2012) – as Shinji^[24]
• Osamu Kimura "(Emi)" (14 Nov 2012)^[25]

Discography

As taro

Singles

• Dōshite konna ni Kanashī 'ndarou (25 Sep 2003)*Cover of Takuro Yoshida

Mini albums

• Relationship (5 Feb 2003)
• Loop To The Roots (27 Nov 2003)

With sleepydog

Singles

• Start Line (19 Jul 2006)

Mini albums

• air (22 Apr 2009)

Music provided

• Ken Miyake "Yūgure Orange" (V6's album Voyager's Limited edition B included on its bonus CD)

Notes

1. SSFF&Asia 2014 × Uula short film special production project work.

References

1. "鶴瓶 駿河太郎との親子共演に大照れ「何でこんなことに…」". Sponichi Annex (in Japanese). 2 Oct 2014. Retrieved 24 Feb 2018.
2. "仰天ニュース！鶴瓶と八幡カオル親戚だった" (in Japanese). Nittele News24. 10 Apr 2017. Retrieved 25 Feb 2018.
3. "浜崎あゆみ、絢香らの曲を題材にSSFF & ASIAとUULAがショートフィルムを製作". CDJournal (in Japanese). 12 May 2014. Retrieved 25 Feb 2018.
4. "駿河太郎、ロボコップで役作りも周囲は「神々の遊び」- 1分間の映像初公開". Mynavi News (in Japanese). 12 May 2014. Retrieved 25 Feb 2018.
5. "竹久夢二の本質と、彼に翻弄される3人の女性描く「夢二〜愛のとばしり」7月公開" (in Japanese). Eiga Natalie. 9 Feb 2016. Retrieved 25 Feb 2018.
6. "「ニンニンジャー」山谷花純の初主演作が公開決定、共演にあちなみや其原有沙". Eiga Natalie (in Japanese). 18 Aug 2016. Retrieved 25 Feb 2018.
7. "岡田准一と西島秀俊が時代劇で初共演、木村大作の監督3作目「散り椿」" (in Japanese). Eiga Natalie. 24 May 2017. Retrieved 25 Feb 2018.
8. "綾野剛×舘ひろし「ヤクザと家族 The Family」映像初公開！尾野真千子＆北村有起哉＆市原隼人も参戦". eiga.com. Retrieved August 24, 2020.
9. "藤原竜也が天才作家演じる「鳩の撃退法」、リリー・フランキーら出演者11名解禁". Natalie. Retrieved May 17, 2021.
10. "ぜんぶ、ボクのせい". eiga.com. Retrieved May 27, 2022.
11. "最後まで行く". eiga.com. Retrieved January 31, 2023.
12. "おしょりん". eiga.com. Retrieved April 21, 2023.
13. "あまろっく". eiga.com. Retrieved January 10, 2024.
14. "朽ちないサクラ". eiga.com. Retrieved April 9, 2024.
15. "十一人の賊軍". eiga.com. Retrieved 14 August 2024.
16. "正体". eiga.com. Retrieved 22 August 2024.
17. "Demon City 鬼ゴロシ". eiga.com (in Japanese). Retrieved 19 December 2024.
18. "小雪が孤高の"キャリアウーマン"を熱演！". News Walker (in Japanese). 24 Apr 2016. Retrieved 28 Feb 2018.
19. "永山瑛太×向井理『幕末相棒伝』、追加キャストに佐藤隆太、白洲迅ら発表". Crank-in!. Retrieved October 6, 2021.
20. "ドラマ「新・信長公記」駿河太郎、柳俊太郎、阿部亮平ら11人の武将キャスト発表". Natalie. Retrieved June 24, 2022.
21. "「連続ドラマW フィクサー」ビジュアル＆予告、唐沢寿明が政界を舞台に暗躍". Natalie. Retrieved April 21, 2023.
22. "『どうする家康』"新たな強敵"キャスト9人 注目の"真田親子"に佐藤浩市ら【役柄紹介あり】". Oricon. Retrieved June 16, 2023.
23. "綾野剛×豊川悦司「地面師たち」に北村一輝、小池栄子、ピエール瀧、染谷将太ら出演". Natalie. Retrieved June 15, 2024.
24. "前田敦子、漫才師役挑戦で新境地 相方は鶴瓶長男". Oricon News (in Japanese). 30 May 2012. Retrieved 1 Mar 2018.
25. Suruga, Taro (15 Sep 2012). "木村脩陸（キムラオサム）". Ameba (in Japanese). Retrieved 1 Mar 2018.

External links

• Taro Suruga official blog "Hibi no Sora –step on–" – Ameba Blog (in Japanese)
• humannote's blog (in Japanese)
• Hitori Bocchi – FC2 (former blog) (in Japanese)
• Bklog Hitori Bocchi – FC2 (former blog) (in Japanese)