Central Group (1995–2005) Amuse, Inc. (2006–2021) Co-LaVo (2021–present)[1]
Ryunosuke Kamiki (神木 隆之介, Kamiki Ryūnosuke, born May 19, 1993) is a Japanese actor.[2][3] Starting his career as a
child prodigy, he has garnered critical acclaim and numerous awards for his performances across 25 years in the industry.[4][5][6]
Kamiki has continued to gain fame after his role in Your Name, later collaborating with Shinkai once again on Suzume (2022), for which he provided the voice for a supporting character. In 2023, he co-starred with
Minami Hamabe in the TV drama series
Ranman and
Takashi Yamazaki's Godzilla Minus One.
Personal life
He was fragile in infancy, spending months in intensive care, and at one point was given only a 1% chance of survival. He was not discharged from hospital until he was seven months of age. Doctors believed that even if he survived, he would live his life with
disability. His mother came up with the idea of making him a child actor to leave concrete proof of his existence.[7] His family consists of his grandparents, father, mother, an older sister (11 years older than him) and two nieces. His grandmother died in 2020.[8]
Career
Kamiki began acting as a child actor after entering the Central Group talent agency. His first commercial was for a Toy Box when he was only two years old. He made his television debut with the 1999 drama Good News in a lead role. In 2001, when he was five years old, he was personally scouted by
Hayao Miyazaki. Kamiki went on to voice characters in many of
Studio Ghibli's feature films, giving him the title of the Ghibli Child. In 2004, he led the film Backdrop del mio Papa,[9] for which he won his first award. In the following years, he continued to work both as an actor and voice actor, winning awards every two years. Kamiki won the Rookie Award 2020 at the
Elan d'or Awards, one of the most prestigious awards in Japan.[10]
Kamiki wrote his first book "Master's Cafe: The Fulfillment of Masters' Dreams" in 2015. He approached fifteen professionals who are active on the front lines of various fields.[14] In 2019, he made his stage debut with the play "Beautiful: The Woman Who Met with God", written and directed by
Suzuki Matsuo.[15][16] The following year, he debuted in multiple fields such as a radio host for All Night Nippon 0 (ANN0), direction with the music video for "I Treasure You", and he opened his official
YouTube channel. He was also the official photographer for
Satoh Takeru's 2021 calendar. In 2020, he started to conceptualize his annual calendar.[17]
The 2021 calendar, one part of the 25th anniversary project, was started when "Novel characters I want Kamiki to play" video was posted on his Twitter, urging fans to suggest novel characters for him to portray. Garnering reactions from many celebrities including voice actor
Yuki Kaji and film director
Shunji Iwai, among others. Finally, twelve novels were selected from the retweets to represent the themes for the twelve months. The lineup expanded from classics to more recent pieces. The calendar shot by the renowned photographer and film director
Mika Ninagawa was a new attempt to play different roles for twelve works in the calendar. As Yonosuke in
Ihara Saikaku's The Life of an Amorous Man for August, props such as smoke tubes are used in a colorful set to express the sex appeal of adults that has never been seen before by him, and the novel published in May cover, No Longer Human (as Ōba Yōzō), the darkness of human beings and the beauty of men are produced. Of the twelve novels so far, "Mysterious Weather at Yanaka's Retro Camera Store" (as Imamiya Ryūichi) and Hamlet (as Ophelia), including the prior mentioned works have been confirmed. For this project, Ryu challenged silver hair for the first time, shooting taking two days to complete. The calendar was sold on December 25, 2020, to signify the 25 year anniversary.[18]
Kamiki was invited to be the photographer for Takeru Satoh's 2021 Calendar. The concept of a "photobook-like calendar" featured natural expressions when spending time with friends—with a sense of distance that can be taken by an old friend. It is a special calendar taken in places where Satoh wants to go with Kamiki and where he would like to take pictures of him such as driving the car, in Shibuya and Harajuku, in maid cafes, etc. He took over eight thousand photos. Some are excluded in the desk calendar. He wants to have a photo exhibition and albums.[19][20]
In 2022, Kamiki excavated one of the world's oldest
ichthyosaur fossils in
Minamisanriku in his first fossil excavation during the filming of "From Miyagi". The fossil is on display at the Minasan Museum.[21]
Artistry and public image
In the award-winning The Great Yokai War[22][23] he overcame his fear of swimming. For his role in Kokoro no Ito, he learned sign language and the piano. In 2022, he was voted the Most Powerful Actor in Japan.[24]
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^志田未来、ジブリ新作主演!声優初挑戦「借りぐらしのアリエッティ」 [Mirai Shida stars in new Ghibli release! First time voice acting in The Borrower Arrietty] (in Japanese). 13 April 2010. Archived from
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Archived from the original on 17 October 2015. Retrieved 30 October 2015.
Central Group (1995–2005) Amuse, Inc. (2006–2021) Co-LaVo (2021–present)[1]
Ryunosuke Kamiki (神木 隆之介, Kamiki Ryūnosuke, born May 19, 1993) is a Japanese actor.[2][3] Starting his career as a
child prodigy, he has garnered critical acclaim and numerous awards for his performances across 25 years in the industry.[4][5][6]
Kamiki has continued to gain fame after his role in Your Name, later collaborating with Shinkai once again on Suzume (2022), for which he provided the voice for a supporting character. In 2023, he co-starred with
Minami Hamabe in the TV drama series
Ranman and
Takashi Yamazaki's Godzilla Minus One.
Personal life
He was fragile in infancy, spending months in intensive care, and at one point was given only a 1% chance of survival. He was not discharged from hospital until he was seven months of age. Doctors believed that even if he survived, he would live his life with
disability. His mother came up with the idea of making him a child actor to leave concrete proof of his existence.[7] His family consists of his grandparents, father, mother, an older sister (11 years older than him) and two nieces. His grandmother died in 2020.[8]
Career
Kamiki began acting as a child actor after entering the Central Group talent agency. His first commercial was for a Toy Box when he was only two years old. He made his television debut with the 1999 drama Good News in a lead role. In 2001, when he was five years old, he was personally scouted by
Hayao Miyazaki. Kamiki went on to voice characters in many of
Studio Ghibli's feature films, giving him the title of the Ghibli Child. In 2004, he led the film Backdrop del mio Papa,[9] for which he won his first award. In the following years, he continued to work both as an actor and voice actor, winning awards every two years. Kamiki won the Rookie Award 2020 at the
Elan d'or Awards, one of the most prestigious awards in Japan.[10]
Kamiki wrote his first book "Master's Cafe: The Fulfillment of Masters' Dreams" in 2015. He approached fifteen professionals who are active on the front lines of various fields.[14] In 2019, he made his stage debut with the play "Beautiful: The Woman Who Met with God", written and directed by
Suzuki Matsuo.[15][16] The following year, he debuted in multiple fields such as a radio host for All Night Nippon 0 (ANN0), direction with the music video for "I Treasure You", and he opened his official
YouTube channel. He was also the official photographer for
Satoh Takeru's 2021 calendar. In 2020, he started to conceptualize his annual calendar.[17]
The 2021 calendar, one part of the 25th anniversary project, was started when "Novel characters I want Kamiki to play" video was posted on his Twitter, urging fans to suggest novel characters for him to portray. Garnering reactions from many celebrities including voice actor
Yuki Kaji and film director
Shunji Iwai, among others. Finally, twelve novels were selected from the retweets to represent the themes for the twelve months. The lineup expanded from classics to more recent pieces. The calendar shot by the renowned photographer and film director
Mika Ninagawa was a new attempt to play different roles for twelve works in the calendar. As Yonosuke in
Ihara Saikaku's The Life of an Amorous Man for August, props such as smoke tubes are used in a colorful set to express the sex appeal of adults that has never been seen before by him, and the novel published in May cover, No Longer Human (as Ōba Yōzō), the darkness of human beings and the beauty of men are produced. Of the twelve novels so far, "Mysterious Weather at Yanaka's Retro Camera Store" (as Imamiya Ryūichi) and Hamlet (as Ophelia), including the prior mentioned works have been confirmed. For this project, Ryu challenged silver hair for the first time, shooting taking two days to complete. The calendar was sold on December 25, 2020, to signify the 25 year anniversary.[18]
Kamiki was invited to be the photographer for Takeru Satoh's 2021 Calendar. The concept of a "photobook-like calendar" featured natural expressions when spending time with friends—with a sense of distance that can be taken by an old friend. It is a special calendar taken in places where Satoh wants to go with Kamiki and where he would like to take pictures of him such as driving the car, in Shibuya and Harajuku, in maid cafes, etc. He took over eight thousand photos. Some are excluded in the desk calendar. He wants to have a photo exhibition and albums.[19][20]
In 2022, Kamiki excavated one of the world's oldest
ichthyosaur fossils in
Minamisanriku in his first fossil excavation during the filming of "From Miyagi". The fossil is on display at the Minasan Museum.[21]
Artistry and public image
In the award-winning The Great Yokai War[22][23] he overcame his fear of swimming. For his role in Kokoro no Ito, he learned sign language and the piano. In 2022, he was voted the Most Powerful Actor in Japan.[24]
^ピアノの森 (バップ): 2007 (in Japanese). National Diet Library.
Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 31 October 2015.
^サマーウォーズ (バップ): 2010 (in Japanese). National Diet Library.
Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 31 October 2015.
^志田未来、ジブリ新作主演!声優初挑戦「借りぐらしのアリエッティ」 [Mirai Shida stars in new Ghibli release! First time voice acting in The Borrower Arrietty] (in Japanese). 13 April 2010. Archived from
the original on 16 April 2010. Retrieved 12 April 2010.
^铁甲机三日月 鉄甲機ミカヅキ (in Chinese (China)),
archived from the original on 25 November 2021, retrieved 25 November 2021
^TV 仮面ライダーアギト. allcinema (in Japanese). Stingray.
Archived from the original on 22 July 2017. Retrieved 31 October 2015.
^"医者と患者: 神木隆之介くんブログ". ryunosuke0519.seesaa.net.
Archived from the original on 25 November 2021. Retrieved 25 November 2021.
^No11mirage (No11mirage) (4 May 2011).
"神木隆之介【木の回】 @ 十一番蜃気楼 :: 痞客邦 ::". 十一番蜃気楼 (in Chinese (Taiwan)).
Archived from the original on 25 November 2021. Retrieved 25 November 2021.{{
cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (
link)
^"神木隆之介", Wikipedia (in Japanese), 23 November 2021,
archived from the original on 27 July 2022, retrieved 25 November 2021
^医家姐妹 マリア (in Chinese (China)),
archived from the original on 25 November 2021, retrieved 25 November 2021
^女婿大人 ムコ殿 (in Chinese (China)),
archived from the original on 25 November 2021, retrieved 25 November 2021
^"慎吾ママドラマスペシャル おっはーは世界を救う", Wikipedia (in Japanese), 3 February 2021,
archived from the original on 27 July 2022, retrieved 25 November 2021
^心理医生 サイコドクター (in Chinese (China)),
archived from the original on 25 November 2021, retrieved 25 November 2021
^"探偵家族", Wikipedia (in Japanese), 11 June 2021,
archived from the original on 27 July 2022, retrieved 25 November 2021
^第29回日本アカデミー賞優秀作品 [The 29th Japan Academy Prize] (in Japanese). Japan Academy Prize Association.
Archived from the original on 29 November 2020. Retrieved 31 October 2015.
^日刊スポーツ・ドラマグランプリ 春投票の結果 (in Japanese). Nikkan Sports News.
Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 31 October 2015.
^「ソウルドラマアワード」今年最高のドラマ&男女俳優を発表! (in Japanese). Line Corporation. 10 September 2015.
Archived from the original on 17 October 2015. Retrieved 30 October 2015.