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Keisuke Minami
南 圭介
Keisuke Minami
Born (1985-07-03) 3 July 1985 (age 38)
Yokohama, Japan
NationalityJapanese
OccupationActor
Years active2004–present
Height183 cm (6 ft 0 in)[1]

Keisuke Minami (南 圭介, Minami Keisuke) (born 3 July 1985[1]) is a Japanese actor and singer. He is best known for his role as Kunimitsu Tezuka in the Prince of Tennis musical series, Tenimyu, of the third generation Seigaku cast, Tsurugi Ohtori/HououSoldier in Uchu Sentai Kyuranger, and a live-action portrayal of Fumito Nanahara in Blood-C series. He is one of PureBoys.

Career

In 2006, Keisuke won the role of Kunimitsu Tezuka, the stoic captain of Seigaku Middle School's tennis club, as part of the third generation Seigaku cast, becoming the fourth actor to play Tezuka in The Prince of Tennis musicals, Tenimyu. He made his debut as Tezuka on 3 August 2006 in the Advancement Match Rokkaku feat. Hyotei Gakuen performance in Osaka.

In 2007, after the Absolute King Rikkai feat. Rokkaku ~ Second Service performance, he, along with the majority of the third generation Seigaku cast, graduated from their roles. Since his graduation, the role of Tezuka has been played by Daisuke Watanabe and Ryoma Baba.

In 2015, Minami was cast as Fumito Nanahara in Blood-C anime's stage play, Blood-C: The Last Mind.[2][3] He later reprised his role for the three live-action films: Asura Girl: Blood-C Another Story in 2017, Blood-Club Dolls 1 in 2018, and Blood-Club Dolls 2 in 2020.[4][5][6]

In 2017, ten years since his graduation from the TeniMyu musicals, Keisuke would go on to play Tsurugi Ohtori/Houou Soldier in Uchu Sentai Kyuranger.[7]

Filmography

Film

Year Title Role Note
2017 Asura Girl: Blood-C Another Story Fumito Nanahara [4]
2018 Blood-Club Dolls 1 [5]
2020 Blood-Club Dolls 2 [6]

Tokusatsu

Stage Work

References

  1. ^ a b "公式プロフィール" (in Japanese).
  2. ^ a b "Blood-C: The Last Mind (Cast)". Nega Design Works (in Japanese). Retrieved 16 June 2015.
  3. ^ Loo, Egan (16 June 2015). "Blood-C: The Last Mind Stage Play Unveils New Characters in Costume". Anime News Network. Retrieved 16 June 2015.
  4. ^ a b Yuan, Kevin (6 January 2017). "Blood-C Anime Gets Live-Action Film With New Story This Fall". Anime News Network. Retrieved 6 January 2017.
  5. ^ a b Pineda, Rafael Antonio (7 February 2018). "CLAMP's Blood-C Gets New Live-Action Film This Fall". Anime News Network. Retrieved 7 February 2018.
  6. ^ a b Komatsu, Mikakazu (9 June 2020). "BLOOD-C Franchise's New Live-Action Film BLOOD-CLUB DOLLS 2 Hits Japanese Theaters July 11". Crunchyroll. Retrieved 9 June 2020.
  7. ^ a b "南圭介、10年越しの願いかなう 12人目のキュウレンジャーとして7・9初登場。" (in Japanese). 30 June 2017.
Preceded byYu Shirota Kunimitsu Tezuka in the Prince of Tennis Musicals 2006–2007 Succeeded byDaisuke Watanabe