Mirai Moriyama

Mirai Moriyama
Mirai Moriyama
	Moriyama in 2022
Born	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]
Ya Boy Kongming! The Movie (2025), Owner Kobayashi^[15]

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^[16]
Thus Spoke Kishibe Rohan (2020), Shishi Jūgo^[17]
Prism (2022), Yūma^[18]
Ya Boy Kongming! (2023), Owner Kobayashi^[19]
Kami no Ko wa Tsubuyaku (2023)^[20]

Video games

Dragon Quest Heroes II (2016)

Theatre

Metamorphosis (2009)

References

^ "Star actor Mirai Moriyama shares his delight at being 'in a mess'". 22 September 2015.
^ "Mirai Moriyama's profile (at Office Saku)" (in Japanese). Archived from the original on May 22, 2010. Retrieved March 19, 2010.
^ Mark Schilling (July 6, 2012). "Kueki Ressha (The Drudgery Train)". The Japan Times.
^ Andrew Sun (December 13, 2012). "Film review: Penance". South China Morning Post.
^ Mark Schilling (November 2, 2012). "Kita no Kanariatachi (A Chorus of Angels)". The Japan Times.
^ "Tokyo Olympic opening ceremony: toil and mourning bloom into sparkling extravaganza". the Guardian. 2021-07-23. Retrieved 2021-07-30.
^ "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.
^ "犬王". eiga.com. Retrieved July 27, 2021.
^ "山女". eiga.com. Retrieved September 21, 2022.
^ "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.
^ "ほかげ". eiga.com. Retrieved July 12, 2023.
^ "大いなる不在". eiga.com. Retrieved August 3, 2023.
^ "化け猫あんずちゃん". eiga.com. Retrieved February 23, 2024.
^ "i ai". eiga.com. Retrieved March 9, 2024.
^ "向井理主演「パリピ孔明」が映画化! 上白石萌歌、ディーンらが続投ライバル役で神尾楓珠、詩羽が出演". eiga.com (in Japanese). Retrieved 18 December 2024.
^ "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.
^ "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.
^ "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.
^ "「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.
^ "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)

[1] "Star actor Mirai Moriyama shares his delight at being 'in a mess'". 22 September 2015.

[officesaku-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] "向井理主演「パリピ孔明」が映画化! 上白石萌歌、ディーンらが続投ライバル役で神尾楓珠、詩羽が出演". eiga.com (in Japanese). Retrieved 18 December 2024.

[16] "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.

[17] "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.

[18] "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.

[19] "「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.

[20] "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.

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