Tomokazu Miura
Born
Minoru Miura

(1952-01-28) January 28, 1952 (age 72)
Enzan, Yamanashi, Japan
OccupationActor
Years active1972–present
Height1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)
Spouse
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    (m. 1980)​
Children

Tomokazu Miura (三浦 友和, Miura Tomokazu, born Miura Minoru (三浦 稔) on January 28, 1952) is a Japanese actor.

Life and career

Miura attended Hino high school in Tokyo. He was originally a member of rock group RC Succession, but was asked to leave the group by their management when they signed a record contract.[1][2] However, impressed by his looks, the management company asked him to try out acting.[1] In 1974 he appeared in an advertisement for Glico with young singer Momoe Yamaguchi. When casting the male lead for her film Izu no Odoriko, they thought of Miura, and he was chosen as the male lead. The popularity of the Miura/Yamaguchi combination led to them starring together in a series of films and television series. They became known as the "Golden Combi". Although Yamaguchi had a separate career as a singer, this was Miura's main form of employment through the 1970s.

In 1980 Miura and Yamaguchi got married, and the 21-year-old Yamaguchi retired from show business. Initially Miura struggled with his acting career, which had consisted of playing Yamaguchi's romantic partner.[3] However, after a few years of struggle, he was able to establish himself as an actor, changing his type from the "clean cut youth" roles he had played with Yamaguchi to "bad boy" roles. He won the award for best supporting actor at the 10th Hochi Film Award[4] and at the 7th Yokohama Film Festival[5] for Typhoon Club.[6]

Miura is a keen pachinko player and was a smoker until he gave it up at the age of 50. Because of his appearance in cigarette advertisements, it was debated in the Japanese diet whether Miura was an "idol" who could be considered to have a strong influence on underage smoking. Due to his wife's relatively greater fame and popularity, he is sometimes referred to as just "Momoe's husband" (Momoe-chan no Danna-san), a name which he dislikes.[1] The couple has two sons, Yutaro, who went on to marry singer and seiyuu Yui Makino, and Takahiro, and has repeatedly been chosen as "the ideal celebrity couple".[7] According to Miura, they have never had a marital quarrel.[3]

Filmography

Film

Year Film Role Notes
1974 Izu no Odoriko with Momoe Yamaguchi.
(After Kawabata Yasunari's The Dancing Girl of Izu)
1975 Aoi Sanmyaku
1976 Shunkinshō Sasuke with Momoe Yamaguchi.
1977 House Auntie's Fiancé
1978 Furimukeba Ai Tetsuo With Momoe Yamaguchi
1979 White Love
1980 Koto with Momoe Yamaguchi.
(After Kawabata Yasunari's The Old Capital)
1984 Sayonara Jupiter Dr. Eiji Honda
Tengoku no Eki: Heavenly Station Kouichi Hashimoto
1985 Typhoon Club Teacher Umemiya
1986 His Motorbike, Her Island Hidemasa Sawada
1990 Tokyo Heaven Takeo [8]
Ruten no umi Mokichi
1991 Deer Friend Masao Yagi[9]
1994 Rampo Producer Tagawa
Chonouryoku-sha Michi Eno Tabibito Hikaru Takatsuka
1998 Wait and See
2004 The Taste of Tea Nobuo Haruno
Survive Style 5+ Doctor Yamauchi
2005 Always Sanchōme no Yūhi Shiro "Akuma" Takuma
2007 Adrift in Tokyo Aiichiro Fukuhara
Always Zoku Sanchōme no Yūhi Dr. Takuma
2008 Flowers in the Shadows Ryōtarō
2009 Heaven's Door Hasegawa
Shizumanu Taiyō Shiro Gyoten
2010 Outrage Kato
The Borrower Arrietty Pod
2012 Outrage Beyond Kato
2016 64: Part I Katsutoshi Matsuoka
64: Part II Katsutoshi Matsuoka
The Katsuragi Murder Case Kiyoshi Katsuragi
2017 Destiny: The Tale of Kamakura Kōtarō Isshiki
2018 A Forest of Wool and Steel Sōichirō Itadori
2020 AI Amok Kyōichi Gōda
Voices in the Wind Kōhei
2021 Detective Chinatown 3 Watanabe Chinese film
2022 Small, Slow But Steady Sasaki [10]
Goodbye Cruel World [11]
The Lines That Define Me Kozan Shinoda [12]
2023 Perfect Days Japanese-German film[13]
Legal Heir Sentarō [14]

Television

Year Title Role Notes
1975-1980 Akai series Various With Momoe Yamaguchi
1981 Sekigahara Ukita Hideie
1982-1983 Seibu Keisatsu Part II Gorou Okita First appeared in Episode 1 of Part II, left after episode 6 of Part III
1987 Hissatsu Shigotonin V Fuunryūkohen Kagetaro Hissatsu series
1987 Dokuganryu Masamune Date Shigezane Taiga drama
1993 Unmeitōge Miyamoto Musashi 3 hours special drama
2002 Toshiie and Matsu Maeda Toshihisa Taiga drama
2004 Socrates in Love Makoto Hirose
2008 Ryusei no Kizuna Yasutaka Kashiwabara
2009 Tokyo Dogs Otomo Kozo
2016 Cold Case Hidetoshi Motoki Remake of U.S. television series "Cold Case"
2022 The Black Swindler Toshio Katsuragi [15]

Japanese dub

Year Title Role Notes
2004 The Incredibles Mr. Incredible/Robert "Bob" Parr his first job as a voice actor
2018 Incredibles 2 Mr. Incredible/Robert "Bob" Parr

Books

Honours

References

  1. ^ a b c Hishatai.
  2. ^ Schilling, Mark (1995). Encyclopedia of Japanese Pop Culture.
  3. ^ a b Aisho.
  4. ^ 報知映画賞ヒストリー (in Japanese). Cinema Hochi. Archived from the original on 2009-01-31. Retrieved 2010-01-24.
  5. ^ 第７回ヨコハマ映画祭 １９８５年日本映画個人賞 (in Japanese). Yokohama Film Festival. Retrieved 2010-01-24.
  6. ^ Brasor, Philip, "Mr. Momoe Yamaguchi finally decides to speak", Japan Times, 11 December 2011, p. 9.
  7. ^ "理想の夫婦」 友和・百恵さん、７年連続１位". Nihon Keizai Shinbun. 2012-11-22. Retrieved 28 December 2012.
  8. ^ "東京上空いらっしゃいませ". eiga.com. Retrieved January 16, 2023.
  9. ^ Galbraith IV 2008, p. 375.
  10. ^ "岸井ゆきの、プロボクサー役に挑戦「かけがえのない時間でした」『ケイコ 目を澄ませて』公開決定". Cinema Cafe. Retrieved January 7, 2022.
  11. ^ "西島秀俊＆斎藤工＆玉城ティナら共演で"強盗団"結成！『グッバイ・クルエル・ワールド』今秋公開". Cinema Cafe. Retrieved February 28, 2022.
  12. ^ "横浜流星×清原果耶、映画『線は、僕を描く』メイキング映像解禁 細田佳央太、河合優実ら出演者も発表". Oricon. Retrieved June 21, 2022.
  13. ^ Wiseman, Andreas (14 April 2023). "The Match Factory To Handle Wim Wenders' Tokyo-Set Cannes Competition Entry 'Perfect Days', Film Details & First-Look Revealed". Deadline. Retrieved 19 April 2023.
  14. ^ "親のお金は誰のもの 法定相続人". eiga.com. Retrieved August 21, 2023.
  15. ^ "【ドラマGP】三浦友和 平野紫耀くんに引っ張られていきました／助演男優賞". Nikkan Sports. Retrieved May 6, 2023.
  16. ^ "旭日大綬章に片山虎之助氏　三浦友和さん、久石譲さんに小綬章―秋の叙勲". Oricon. Retrieved November 3, 2023.

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