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Ryuji Kamiyama
上山 竜治
Born (1986-09-10) September 10, 1986 (age 37)
Tokyo, Japan
OccupationActor
Spouse
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(m. 2017)​
Musical career
GenresJ-pop
Years active2001–present
Websitewww.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.

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

Main article: Run&Gun § Discography

Filmography

Movie

TV Drama

Theatre

Year Title Role Notes
2004 Into the Woods Jack Theatre Debut
2007 Air Gear Romeo [5]
2008 The Sound of Music Rolf —
2009 Fruits Basket Kyo Soma Strawberry Team version; double-cast with Dai Yamazaki[6][9]
EVIL DEAD THE MUSICAL Scott
Le Rouge et le Noir Julien Sorel
2011 Dracula, the Musical John "Jack" Seward, M.D.
2013 Merrily We Roll Along Tyler
2014-2019 Black Mary Poppins Herman Reprised 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]
2016 Vincent van Gogh Theo [13]
2019 West Side Story: Season 1 Riff Double-cast with Ryunosuke Onoda[14]
2021 A Sign of Affection Kyōya [15]
2022 Claudia Yan
2022-2023 Elisabeth Luigi Lucheni
2023 Marie Curie Pierre Curie

References

  1. ^ "上山竜治のプロフィール". Oricon (in Japanese). Retrieved 2019-12-22.
  2. ^ a b "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.
  3. ^ "LAY-UP!". Oricon (in Japanese). Retrieved 2019-12-22.
  4. ^ "果てしない旅の中で・・・". Oricon (in Japanese). Retrieved 2019-12-22.
  5. ^ a b "ミュージカル『エア・ギア』". Marvelous (in Japanese). 2011-09-26. Retrieved 2019-12-22.
  6. ^ a b "「可愛らしい女の子を骨太な僕が…」男優だけで人気マンガ『フルーツバスケット』初舞台化". Oricon (in Japanese). 2009-02-06. Retrieved 2019-12-22.
  7. ^ a b "知花くらら＆上山竜治、インスタで結婚報告　2014年から交際スタート". Oricon (in Japanese). 2017-10-17. Retrieved 2019-12-22.
  8. ^ "知花くらら、俳優・上山竜治と結婚 2ショットで報告＜コメント全文＞". Model Press (in Japanese). 2017-10-17. Retrieved 2019-12-22.
  9. ^ "ジテレビジョン・スタジオライフ・銀河劇場主催～フルーツバスケットのキャストご案内". Gekidan Studio Life (in Japanese). 2009-02-20. Retrieved 2019-04-28.
  10. ^ "「ブラック メリーポピンズ」中川翔子出演の16年版が衛星劇場に初登場". Natalie (in Japanese). 2019-02-05. Retrieved 2019-12-23.
  11. ^ "ミュージカル「花より男子」F4に松下優也（X4）、白洲迅、真剣佑、上山竜治". Natalie (in Japanese). 2015-08-20. Retrieved 2019-12-23.
  12. ^ "「レ・ミゼラブル」2019年キャストに福井晶一が期待「化学反応が楽しみ」". Natalie (in Japanese). 2019-01-24. Retrieved 2019-12-23.
  13. ^ "橋本さとし＆岸祐二、ゴッホと弟の半生を描く韓国発ミュージカルを日本初演". Natalie (in Japanese). 2016-05-06. Retrieved 2019-12-23.
  14. ^ "360°劇場での「ウエスト・サイド・ストーリー」に宮野真守、蒼井翔太ほか". Natalie (in Japanese). 2019-06-26. Retrieved 2019-12-23.
  15. ^ Mateo, Alex (March 12, 2021). "A Sign of Affection Manga Gets Musical in June". Anime News Network. Retrieved May 30, 2021.

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