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{{nihongo|'''Kotaro Yanagi'''|柳 浩太郎|Yanagi Kōtarō|born December 21, 1985}} is a Japanese actor. |
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==Early life== |
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{{nihongo|'''Kotaro Yanagi'''|柳 浩太郎|Yanagi Kōtarō}} is a young [[Japanese people|Japanese]] actor who plays in various movies, dramas, and stage events. He's most commonly referred to as "Yanagi", although he sometimes shortens it to "Yana" or "Nagi.". He is also part of a young men's stage acting troupe, D-BOYS, which perform in various skit-like performances. |
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| ⚫ | Yanagi was born on December 21, 1985, in [[Berlin, Germany]]. He lived in Germany for three years before moving back with his family to Japan. His family moved to India for work, and he lived there for three years. However, in the fourth grade, he attended an American boarding school. Yanagi's family moved back to Japan where he finished school. |
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==Biography== |
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| ⚫ | Yanagi was born on December 21, 1985, in [[Berlin, Germany]]. He |
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==Career== |
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===D-BOYS=== |
===D-BOYS=== |
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Yanagi is a member of the young men's stage acting troupe, D-BOYS, which |
Yanagi is a member of the young men's stage acting troupe, D-BOYS, which act in skit-like performances. He acted in the web drama, ''Hice Cool!'' ({{langx|ja|沖縄ボーイズ}}), and had a supporting role in the movie ''Aa~! Izakaya Puroresu'' ({{langx|ja|あゝ！一軒家プロレス}}), a wrestling film. He also acted in the drama ''Rocket Boys''. Yanagi acted in the D-BOYS TV drama ''DD-Boys.''<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.d-boys.com/index.php|title=-俳優集団D-BOYS OFFICIAL SITE-|website=www.d-boys.com|access-date=2019-07-16}}</ref> His first major film role is as the otaku lead character in ''[[Chikan Otoko]]'' ({{langx|ja|痴漢男}}) In 2007, Yanagi acted in a drama named ''Puzzle''({{langx|ja|パズル}}), where he played a prominent role with a couple of other D-boys. |
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In 2007, he appeared as the main character in the musical ''Cooky Clown'' ({{langx|ja|ミュージカル Cooky Clown}}). In March of the same year, he participated as a guest in "Out of Order". |
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===Musicals=== |
=== Musicals === |
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Yanagi originated the role of [[Ryoma Echizen]] in ''[[Musical: The Prince of Tennis]]'' (commonly known as ''Tenimyu'').<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.marv.jp/|title=マーベラス公式ウェブサイト - MARVELOUS!|website=マーベラス公式ウェブサイト - MARVELOUS!|language=ja|access-date=2019-07-16}}</ref> In 2003, after leaving a rehearsal for ''Remarkable 1st Match: Fudomine'', Yanagi was involved in a car accident. He had extensive damage to his body and vocal cords and was in a coma for two weeks.<ref name="accident">{{cite news | first=Sarah | last=Nelkin | url=https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2014-11-10/prince-of-tennis-musical-actor-kotaro-yanagi-takes-long-term-hiatus-due-to-health/.80862 | title=Prince of Tennis Musical Actor Kōtarō Yanagi Takes Long-Term Hiatus Due to Health | work=[[Anime News Network]] | date=2014-11-10 | accessdate=2018-08-28}}</ref> As a result of the accident, Yanagi now walks with a permanent limp, his voice is forever changed, and his speech pattern is slightly slurred.{{citation needed|date=July 2019}} |
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His most famous role, however, was as the [[tennis]] prodigy and lead protagonist [[Ryoma Echizen]] in the ''[[Prince of Tennis]]'' musical series, [[Tenimyu]]. During his run in the musicals, he was able to work with fellow [[D-BOYS]] members [[Yuya Endo]] (whom he shared the role with), [[Masaki Kaji]], [[Hiroki Suzuki]], [[Osamu Adachi]], [[Hirofumi Araki]], [[Masato Wada]], and former members [[Yuu Shirota]] and [[Yamazaki Ichitaro]]. After recovering from his accident (see below), he continued to play his role along with the second generation Seigaku cast, which featured most of the D-BOYS members. On March 29, 2006, Yanagi graduated from the role after his performance in ''Dream Live 3rd'' and has so far been the longest serving actor to play Echizen, as well the second longest serving actor in Tenimyu. Since his graduation, the role of Echizen has been played by [[Dori Sakurada]], [[Shōgo Sakamoto]], [[Ryuuki Takahashi]], [[Yuuki Ogoe]], and by [[Kazuki Furuta]]. |
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After recovering, he continued to play his role along with the second generation Seigaku cast, which featured most of the D-BOYS members. On March 29, 2006, Yanagi graduated from the role after his performance in ''Dream Live 3rd''. Yanagi reprised his role as Echizen{{when|date=July 2019}} and reunited with the first Seigaku cast to perform in ''Tenimyu'''s ''Dream Live 7th'' concert to celebrate the end of the series' first season. |
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Yanagi starred in the stage play ''Taikan Kisetsu''. He is currently the lead character in the drama ''[[Tadashii Ōji no Tsukurikata]]''. |
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In November 2014, Yanagi announced he was taking a long-term hiatus due his health.<ref name="accident"/> |
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Yanagi can currently be seen as the lead character in the drama 'Tadashii Ouji no Tsukurikata' (How to Create the Ideal Prince), shown on TV Tokyo. His co-stars include former Tenimyu castmates Takashi Nagayama, [[Hiroki Aiba]], Takiguchi Yukihiro, Kiriyama Renn, and Takeda Kouhei. (Two D-BOYS members in the drama with smaller roles, Kumai Kohei and Nakagawa Shingo). |
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After leaving a rehearsal for ''Remarkable 1st Match: Fudomine'', less than two weeks before it was due to open, Yanagi was hit by a car. He had extensive damage to his body and vocal cords and was in a coma for two weeks. Doctors predicted he would be bedridden for the rest of his life. After waking up, Yanagi weighed around 30 kg and was unable to get up at all. |
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However, Yanagi was able to make a miraculous recovery and is currently strong enough to act again, although he has difficulty with his dancing and singing. His recovery time prevented him from playing in ''Remarkable 1st'' and the next two ''Prince of Tennis'' musicals; [[J-pop]] singer and co-star [[Kimeru]], who was playing the role of [[Shusuke Fuji]], filled in as Echizen for ''Remarkable 1st'', and fellow D-BOY Yuya Endo was eventually cast as the new Echizen. |
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Yanagi was able to come back and star in the ''Side Fudomine'' musical, and got the chance to perform with his fellow first Seigaku cast members one last time before they graduated out of their roles; he shared the role of Echizen with Endo, but he only acted in stand still scenes while Endo did the dancing and tennis match choreography. He did not appear in the ''Side Yamabuki'' musical. After Endo graduated from the musicals after ''Dream Live 2nd'' (in which he and Yanagi again shared the role), Yanagi continued playing Echizen with the second Seigaku cast up until he and the cast graduated; although he played the tennis matches, his movements were still slow, and many of the dancing skits he was in had limited choreography so he could keep up with the rest of the cast, and vice versa for them. Kimeru, Endo, and [[Takashi Nagayama]] (who played [[Eiji Kikumaru]] in the first Seigaku cast) went to see Yanagi graduate from his role at the final performance of ''Dream Live 3rd''. |
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Because of his accident, Yanagi wasn't able to join his castmates in the [[The Prince of Tennis (film)|live film adaptation of ''The Prince of Tennis'']]. At the same time, the directors wanted to cast someone younger for the role, as Yanagi was twenty years old at the time. Actor [[Kanata Hongo]] was cast as the movie's Echizen. |
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As a result of the accident, Yanagi now walks with a permanent limp, his voice is forever changed, and his speech pattern is slightly slurred. Despite this, Yanagi continues to act and sing. |
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Kimeru, who was close friends with Yanagi, was struck hard by the accident that when he released his third single, '''''OVERLAP''''' (a theme song for the anime [[Yu-Gi-Oh! Duel Monsters]]), he also dedicated its coupling song, '''''OATH IN THE STORM''''', to Yanagi. |
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===Miscellaneous=== |
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Yanagi's hobbies are hanging with friends and karaoke. His major skills, as he personally states, are "street dancing, lock dancing, and pantomime." His dream was to become a professional dancer, however his dancing skills were impeded by his injuries from his accident. |
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===Merchandise=== |
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Yanagi has an Idol DVD released called YA-NA-GI. Beforehand, he has also released a photobook titled "20-2", shortly before he was involved in the accident. |
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Also, Yanagi released his newest photobook/album titled "NAGILAND" in September 2007. |
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==Filmography== |
==Filmography== |
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| 2004–2005 || Aa~! ''Izakaya Puroresu'' || || movie |
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| rowspan="2"| 2006 || Rocket Boys || || TV Tokyo |
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| 2008 || ''Tadashii Oji no Tsukurikata'' || Shinozaki Tatsuya || TV Tokyo |
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| 2009 || ''Ikemen Bank the Movie'' || Nashitaro Kanezoko || movie |
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'''TENIMYU: THE PRINCE OF TENNIS MUSICAL SERIES (as Ryoma Echizen)''' |
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*''The Prince of Tennis Musical'': Side Fudomine ~Special Match~ (alongside fellow D-Boy Yuya Endo, who also played Echizen) (In Winter of 2004-2005) |
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|''The Prince of Tennis Musical'' || 2003 |
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|''The Prince of Tennis Musical: Side Fudomine ~Special Match~'' || 2004–2005 |
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'''OTHER MUSICALS''' |
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*''D-BOYS STAGE'' Musical - Guest Performer (on June 6 and June 9, 2007) |
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|''The Prince of Tennis Musical: The Imperial Match Hyotei Gakuen in Winter'' || 2005–2006 |
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|''D-BOYS STAGE'' || 2007 |
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==References== |
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{{Empty section|date=June 2015}} |
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==External links== |
==External links== |
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*[http://blog.watanabepro.co.jp/yanagikotaro/ Yanagi Kotarou's weblog] |
*[https://web.archive.org/web/20070814124911/http://blog.watanabepro.co.jp/yanagikotaro/ Yanagi Kotarou's weblog (archived)] |
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*[http://www.d-boys.com/index.php D-Boys Official Page] |
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*[http://www.friendster.com/kotaroyanagi Kotaro Yanagi's Official Friendster Page] |
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*[http://www.mmv.co.jp/products/flyer/tennis_musical/ The Prince of Tennis Musical Official Page] |
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*[[:ja:柳浩太郎|Wikipedia Japanese article on 柳浩太郎]] |
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*[http://blog.watanabepro.co.jp/yanagikotaro/ Yanagi's blog] |
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[[Category:1985 births]] |
[[Category:1985 births]] |
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[[Category:Living people]] |
[[Category:Living people]] |
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Latest revision as of 15:01, 28 October 2024
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Kotaro Yanagi | |
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| Born | December 21, 1985 |
| Occupation(s) | Actor, model |
| Years active | 2002-2014, 2019-present |
Kotaro Yanagi (柳 浩太郎, Yanagi Kōtarō, born December 21, 1985) is a Japanese actor.
Early life
[edit]Yanagi was born on December 21, 1985, in Berlin, Germany. He lived in Germany for three years before moving back with his family to Japan. His family moved to India for work, and he lived there for three years. However, in the fourth grade, he attended an American boarding school. Yanagi's family moved back to Japan where he finished school.
Career
[edit]D-BOYS
[edit]Yanagi is a member of the young men's stage acting troupe, D-BOYS, which act in skit-like performances. He acted in the web drama, Hice Cool! (Japanese: 沖縄ボーイズ), and had a supporting role in the movie Aa~! Izakaya Puroresu (Japanese: あゝ！一軒家プロレス), a wrestling film. He also acted in the drama Rocket Boys. Yanagi acted in the D-BOYS TV drama DD-Boys.[1] His first major film role is as the otaku lead character in Chikan Otoko (Japanese: 痴漢男) In 2007, Yanagi acted in a drama named Puzzle(Japanese: パズル), where he played a prominent role with a couple of other D-boys.
In 2007, he appeared as the main character in the musical Cooky Clown (Japanese: ミュージカル Cooky Clown). In March of the same year, he participated as a guest in "Out of Order".
Musicals
[edit]Yanagi originated the role of Ryoma Echizen in Musical: The Prince of Tennis (commonly known as Tenimyu).[2] In 2003, after leaving a rehearsal for Remarkable 1st Match: Fudomine, Yanagi was involved in a car accident. He had extensive damage to his body and vocal cords and was in a coma for two weeks.[3] As a result of the accident, Yanagi now walks with a permanent limp, his voice is forever changed, and his speech pattern is slightly slurred.[citation needed]
After recovering, he continued to play his role along with the second generation Seigaku cast, which featured most of the D-BOYS members. On March 29, 2006, Yanagi graduated from the role after his performance in Dream Live 3rd. Yanagi reprised his role as Echizen[when?] and reunited with the first Seigaku cast to perform in Tenimyu's Dream Live 7th concert to celebrate the end of the series' first season.
Yanagi starred in the stage play Taikan Kisetsu. He is currently the lead character in the drama Tadashii Ōji no Tsukurikata.
In November 2014, Yanagi announced he was taking a long-term hiatus due his health.[3]
Filmography
[edit]Film
[edit]| Year | Title | Role | Other notes |
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| 2004–2005 | Aa~! Izakaya Puroresu | movie | |
| 2005 | Chikan Otoko | movie | |
| 2006 | Rocket Boys | TV Tokyo | |
| DD-Boys | as himself | ||
| 2007 | Puzzle | TV Asahi | |
| 2008 | Tadashii Oji no Tsukurikata | Shinozaki Tatsuya | TV Tokyo |
| 2009 | Ikemen Bank the Movie | Nashitaro Kanezoko | movie |
Theatre
[edit]| Title | Year |
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| The Prince of Tennis Musical | 2003 |
| The Prince of Tennis Musical: Side Fudomine ~Special Match~ | 2004–2005 |
| The Prince of Tennis Musical: Dream Live 2nd | 2005 |
| The Prince of Tennis Musical: The Imperial Match Hyotei Gakuen | 2005 |
| The Prince of Tennis Musical: The Imperial Match Hyotei Gakuen in Winter | 2005–2006 |
| The Prince of Tennis Musical: Dream Live 3rd | 2006 |
| D-BOYS STAGE | 2007 |
| D-BOYS STAGE: The Last Game | 2008 |
| The Prince of Tennis Musical: Dream Live 7th | 2010 |
| The Prince of Tennis Musical: Dream Live | 2013 |
References
[edit]- ^ "-俳優集団D-BOYS OFFICIAL SITE-". www.d-boys.com. Retrieved 2019-07-16.
- ^ "マーベラス公式ウェブサイト - MARVELOUS!". マーベラス公式ウェブサイト - MARVELOUS! (in Japanese). Retrieved 2019-07-16.
- ^ a b Nelkin, Sarah (2014-11-10). "Prince of Tennis Musical Actor Kōtarō Yanagi Takes Long-Term Hiatus Due to Health". Anime News Network. Retrieved 2018-08-28.