Shosuke Tanihara (
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Biography
Early life
Shosuke Tanihara was born on July 8, 1972 in Yokohama, Kanagawa Prefecture, Japan. He graduated from Kanagawa Prefectural Kohoku High School in 1991.
Career
In 1992, he entered the entertainment industry as an exclusive model for Men's Non-no. At the age of twenty-three, Tanihara made his acting debut in Hana Yori Dango (1995). He starred in the film as Tsukasa Domyoji. Tanihara has since expanded his career to television dramas, stage, and hosting.[1][2] The same year he began appearing in minor roles in television dramas.
Personal life
He married Emi Miyake in March 2007,[3] and had their daughter in October. He made the announcement at the 8th Best Formalist Award ceremony.[4] His second daughter was born in April 2009, followed by two sons in October 2010 and February 2012.[5] He announced in January 2015 that he wife was expecting.[6] She gave birth to their third daughter on April 9, 2015.[7] Tanihara also has a stepson (born December 19, 2003) from his wife's previous marriage to Issei Ishida.[8]
Selected filmography
Films
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1995 | Hana Yori Dango | Tsukasa Domyoji | |
| 1996 | Fudoh: The New Generation | Riki Fudoh | |
| 1997 | Deborah ga Rival | Umenosuke Ichimatsu | |
| 2000 | Godzilla vs. Megsguirus | Hajime Kudo | |
| 2003 | Sky High | Kohei Kanzaki | |
| 2004 | Godzilla: Final Wars | ||
| 2006 | Lovely Complex | Kuniumi Maitake | |
| Memories of Matsuko | Shunji Saeki | ||
| 2007 | Vexille | Cdr. Leon Fayden | Voice role |
| 2009 | Tenshi no Koi | Kouki Ozawa | |
| 2011 | Pokémon the Movie: Black—Victini and Reshiram | Reshiram | Voice role |
| Andalucia: Revenge of the Goddess | Naoki Kawashima |
Television dramas
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2005 | Gokusen 2 | Takuma Kujo | |
| 2007 | Furin Kazan | Imagawa Yoshimoto | |
| Watashitachi no Kyokasho | Naoyuki Seri | ||
| 2010 | Ryomaden | Katsura Kogoro | |
| 2011 | Ranma 1/2 | Tofu Ono | Television film |
| 2014 | Gunshi Kanbei | Takenaka Hanbei | |
| Smoking Gun | Kashiwagi Natsuki |
Notes
- Tanihara met the creator of Boys Over Flowers, Yoko Kamio during the production of the movie. At the time, they were filming the last scene at the night club in Roppongi.[9]
References
- ↑ https://www.asahi.com/and_M/20200508/12034217/ (Japanese)
- ↑ https://www.townnews.co.jp/0101/2021/04/01/567836.html (Japanese)
- ↑ Shosuke Tanihara on Japanese Wikipedia
- ↑ http://www.daily.co.jp/gossip/2007/11/08/0000733903.shtml
- ↑ http://www.daily.co.jp/newsflash/gossip/2015/01/07/0007639340.shtml?pg=2 (Japanese)
- ↑ http://thetv.jp/news_detail/54122/ (Japanese)
- ↑ http://www.sponichi.co.jp/entertainment/news/2015/04/10/kiji/K20150410010143580.html (Japanese)
- ↑ Emi Miyake on Japanese Wikipedia
- ↑ Boys Over Flowers volume 12, side columns
- ↑ http://bb.watch.impress.co.jp/cda/news/12410.html (Japanese)
