Takaya Kamikawa

Takaya Kamikawa
Native name 上川 隆也
Born (1965-05-07) 7 May 1965
Hachiōji, Tokyo, Japan
Occupation Actor
Years active 1989–present
Agent Zero Light Years
Known for
  • Fukurō no Shiro
  • Hanasaki Mai Speaks Out
Height 1.74 m (5 ft 8 12 in)
Website kamikawatakaya.com

Takaya Kamikawa (上川 隆也 Kamikawa Takaya, born May 7, 1965) is a Japanese stage, film, and television actor.[1][2]

Takaya Kamikawa was born in Hachioji, Tokyo in 1965. He graduated from Hachioji-Kita high school in Tokyo. While studying economics in Chuo University, he acted in a minor theatrical group which was touring around Japan and performing at local schools. Kamikawa left Chuo University without a diploma, and joined the group Caramel Box to become a full-time actor.

In 1995, Kamikawa starred in a TV drama by NHK, Daichi no Ko, and played the leading role, Lu Yixin. The original author, Toyoko Yamasaki, initially wanted Masahiro Motoki to play the role. However, since the most of the drama was filmed in China and required a lot of travel, Motoki was not able to meet the tight filming schedule. Then one of the staff found Kamikawa, who was still unknown, in a magazine. Toyoko Yamasaki later commented that Kamikawa had been the right choice.

Kamikawa is nicknamed "cyborg" by his colleagues due to his extraordinary ability to memorize scripts. Although he did not understand or speak Chinese when he was offered the role of Lu Yixin, he somehow memorized all his lines in Chinese by ear for the role.

In 2006, he played Yamauchi Kazutoyo, the leading role of "Koumyou ga Tsuji" in the NHK Taiga drama.

In 2009, he left the group Caramel Box.

On December 4, 2009, he married a former stage actress who was 25 years old then.

He played the Anti-Spiral in Tengen Toppa Gurren Lagann.

Television appearances

Voice Over

TV Animation

Animation Movie

Video Game

Japanese dub

References

  1. 上川隆也のプロフィール [Kamikawa Takaya's Profile] (in Japanese). oricon ME inc. Retrieved 2015-11-04.
  2. 上川隆也 (in Japanese). Yahoo Japan Corporation. Retrieved 2015-11-04.
  3. 実写『エンジェル・ハート』冴羽リョウに上川隆也「やれるだけのことをやろう」 (in Japanese). oricon ME inc. Retrieved 2015-11-04.


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