Shosuke Tanihara (
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.[1]
Career
In 1992, he entered the entertainment industry as a model. His acting career began in the film Hana Yori Dango, in which he starred as Tsukasa Domyoji in 1995.[2] The same year he began appearing in minor roles in television dramas.
Tanihara also hosts a podcast produced by Tokyo FM, titled Tokyo Twenty-Four Living Supported by FLET’S Hikari. It began on January 7, 2006 with the guest, former Yokohama Bay Stars pitcher Takashi Saito.[3]
Personal life
He married Emi Miyake in March 2007,[1] 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
- Before appearing in Hana Yori Dango, he participated in the Men's Non-no model contest with co-stars, Koichi Hashizume and Naohito Fujiki.
- He 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]
- Tanihara appeared in two films of Fuji TV's "Our film series" (
ぼくたちの映画シリーズ ), Hana Yori Dango and Deborah ga Rival (based on a manga by Kaoru Tada). - Yuki Uchida, who played opposite him in the Hana Yori Dango film, also performed in Gunshi Kanbei with him as Nohime.
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Japanese Wikipedia
- ↑ https://www.asahi.com/and_M/20200508/12034217/ (Japanese)
- ↑ http://bb.watch.impress.co.jp/cda/news/12410.html (Japanese)
- ↑ 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
External links
- Shosuke Tanihara profile on Japan Music Entertainment
Shosuke Tanihara on Wikipedia
- Shosuke Tanihara on Japanese Wikipedia
- Shosuke Tanihara at the Anime News Network
- Shosuke Tanihara at the Internet Movie Database
