Ryuji Kamiyama

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Ryuji Kamiyama
上山 竜治
Born (1986-09-10) September 10, 1986 (age 38)
Tokyo, Japan
OccupationActor
Spouse
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(m. 2017)​
Musical career
Genres J-pop
Years active2001–present
Formerly of Run&Gun
Website www.kamiyamaryuji.com

Ryuji Kamiyama (上山 竜治, Kamiyama Ryūji, born September 10, 1986 in Tokyo) is a Japanese actor and former singer. He was a member of the boy band Run&Gun from 2001 to 2014.

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Career

In 2000, at the age of 14, Kamiyama was part of D.A.N.K. (Daisuke Asakura New Kids), a performance troupe produced by Daisuke Asakura. [1] In 2001, he appeared on the audition program Study Park!!, where he was selected as one of the members for the boy band Run&Gun, [2] later debuting on July 4, 2001 with the single "Lay-Up!" [3] During his time with the group, in 2005, Kamiyama also released a solo song titled "Byū Byū Kuru Yasashisa wa" for Run&Gun's first extended play, Hateshinai Tabi no Naka de... [4]

In 2007, Kamiyama was cast as Romeo in the stage play adaptation of Air Gear . [5] In the second installment he took over the lead role of Minami Ikki after Kenta Kamakari fell ill.[ citation needed ] He broke his arm during the second-to-last showing of the musical; however, he continued performing.[ citation needed ] In addition to this, Kamiyama also published his first novel, Flying Melon, which was co-written with Kosuke Yonehara. [2] In 2009, Kamiyama starred in the all-male stage adaptation of Fruits Basket as Kyo Soma. [6] In 2014, Kamiyama left Run&Gun to focus on acting full-time. [7]

Personal life

In October 2017, Kamiyama married model Kurara Chibana. [8] [7]

Discography

Filmography

Movie

TV Drama

Theatre

YearTitleRoleNotes
2004 Into the Woods JackTheatre Debut
2007 Air Gear Romeo [5]
2008 The Sound of Music Rolf—
2009 Fruits Basket Kyo SomaStrawberry Team version; double-cast with Dai Yamazaki [6] [9]
EVIL DEAD THE MUSICALScott
Le Rouge et le Noir Julien Sorel
2011 Dracula, the Musical John "Jack" Seward, M.D.
2013 Merrily We Roll Along Tyler
2014-2019Black Mary PoppinsHermanReprised role in 2016 and 2019 runs [10]
2015 Hana Yori Dango Akira Mimasaka [11]
2015-2019 Les Misérables Enjolras Reprised role in 2017 and 2019 runs, Double-casts with Rio Uehara, Naoto Nojima, Hiroki Aiba and Ryunosuke Onoda [12]
2016Vincent van GoghTheo [13]
2019 West Side Story: Season 1 RiffDouble-cast with Ryunosuke Onoda [14]
2021 A Sign of Affection Kyōya [15]
2022 Claudia Yan
2022-2023 Elisabeth Luigi Lucheni
2023Marie Curie Pierre Curie

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  2. 1 2 "RUN&GUN上山と米原、新感覚小説で作家デビュー!!". Oricon (in Japanese). 2007-05-01. Retrieved 2019-12-22.
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  4. ↑ "果てしない旅の中で・・・". Oricon (in Japanese). Retrieved 2019-12-22.
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