Kuranosuke Sasaki
Kuranosuke Sasaki (佐々木 蔵之介, Sasaki Kuranosuke, born February 4, 1968; real name Hideaki Sasaki 佐々木秀明, Sasaki Hideaki) is a Japanese actor, known primary for his roles in Japanese television drama.
Kuranosuke Sasaki | |
|---|---|
佐々木 蔵之介 | |
| Born | Hideaki Sasaki February 4, 1968 Kyoto, Japan |
| Occupation | Actor |
| Years active | 1990–present |
| Height | 1.82 m (5 ft 11 1⁄2 in) |
| Website | www |
Biography
He was born into a family of a sake brewery in Kyoto, Japan. After graduating from Kobe University and resigning from an advertising agency, he played an active part in a Japanese theatrical group called "Planet Pistachio," as a stage actor, from 1990 to 1998.
He later extended the range of activities on TV dramas and movies, and has played important roles on many works in Japan. He made his film debut starring in Mamiya Kyodai in 2006, and his TV series debut starring in Gira Gira in 2008.
When Sasaki was a freshman and received a phone call from his college company to decide on a stage name, his father suggested the name Kuranosuke, with a double meaning; for Kura, a sake cellar/brewery for their sake brewery, and for Ōuchi Kuranosuke, a famous historical drama role.[1]
Sasaki's initial plan was to join the family business of sake brewing as the eldest son when graduated from college. Learning sales strategy at an advertisement company was also part of his plan.[1]
His family was not supportive when he aspired to be an actor, until he played a part in Audrey (NHK, 2000). His father sold sake named "Audrey", and then a premium junmai sake Hancho for a limited period while the TV drama was aired; Kuranosuke played a lead in Hancho.[2]
Selected filmography
TV series
| Year | Title | Role |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | Audrey | Kohtaro Miki |
| 2001 | Handoku!!! | Makoto Takano |
| 2003 | Bijo ka Yajū | Hiroshi Kobukuro |
| Shiroi Kyotō | Yūta Takeuchi | |
| 2004 | Rikon Bengoshi | Toshifumi Yanagida |
| Last Present | Satoshi Oda | |
| 2005 | Roomshare no Onna | Shūhei Sugita |
| M no Higeki | Akira Kubo | |
| Rikon Bengoshi 2 | Toshifumi Yanagida | |
| Kon-ya hitori no bed de | Shunsuke Kuzumi | |
| 2006 | Team Medical Dragon | Keisuke Fujiyoshi |
| Shimokita Sundays | Tsubasa Akutagawa | |
| Boku no aruku michi | Hideharu Ohtake | |
| 2007 | Fūrin Kazan (Taiga drama) | Yukitaka Sanada |
| Bambino! | Atsushi Kuwabara | |
| Team Medical Dragon 2 | Keisuke Fujiyoshi | |
| 2008 | Saitō-san | Tōru Mano |
| Shikaotoko Awaniyoshi | Shigehisa Fukuhara | |
| Absolute Boyfriend | Gaku Namikiri | |
| Monster Parent | Keigo Miura | |
| Gira Gira | Kōhei Nanase | |
| 2009 | Triangle | Ryō Akimoto |
| Hanchō | Tsuyoshi Adumi | |
| Orthros no Inu | Takayuki Sawamura | |
| Fumō Chitai | Seiki Akitsu | |
| Challenged | Keiichirō Hanawa | |
| 2010 | Hanchō 2 | Tsuyoshi Azumi |
| Hanchō 3 | Tsuyoshi Adumi | |
| Himitsu | Heisuke Sugita | |
| Team Medical Dragon 3 | Keisuke Fujiyoshi | |
| 2011 | Hanchō 4 | Tsuyoshi Azumi |
| Boku to Star no 99 Nichi | Yamato Takanabe | |
| 2016 | Kaitō Yamaneko | Shūgo Sekimoto[3] |
| 2017 | Hiyokko | Makino |
| 2019 | Ieyasu, Edo wo Tateru | Ōkubo Tadayuki |
| 2020 | The Man Who Stood for Autonomy of Japan: Prime Minister Yoshida Shigeru | Hayato Ikeda |
| 2020–21 | Kirin ga Kuru | Hashiba Hideyoshi |
Movies
| Year | Title | Role |
|---|---|---|
| 2003 | Bayside Shakedown 2 | |
| Densha Otoko | Hisashi | |
| 2005 | Summer Time Machine Blues | Kōtarō Hoseki |
| 2006 | Kenchō no hoshi | Keita Sakurai |
| Mamiya kyodai | Akinobu Mamiya （lead） | |
| Rainbow Song | Shinsuke Higuchi | |
| 2007 | Tsukigami | Sahei Bessho |
| Tsubaki Sanjūrō | Kimura | |
| 2008 | Bokutachi to chūzai-san no 700-nichi sensō | Chūzai-san |
| After School | Masayuki Kitazawa | |
| 20th Century Boys : Beginning of the End | Fukubē | |
| 2009 | 20th Century Boys 2 : The Last Hope | Fukubē |
| 20th Century Boys 3 : Redemption | Fukubē | |
| Daremo mamotte kurenai | Kōji Umezawa | |
| 2010 | Ōoku | Fujinami |
| 2011 | Gaku | Masato Noda |
| 2013 | A Boy Called H | |
| 2014 | Samurai Hustle | Masaatsu Naito[4] |
| 2015 | Solomon's Perjury | Fujino |
| 2016 | The Inerasable | Yoshiaki Hiraoka |
| 2017 | Flower and Sword | Maeda Toshiie |
| March Comes in Like a Lion | Kai Shimada | |
| Hamon: Yakuza Boogie | Yasuhiko Kuwabara | |
| A Beautiful Star | Katsumi Kuroki | |
| 2018 | We Make Antiques | Sasuke Noda |
| Recall | Hirohisa Aizawa | |
| 2019 | Aircraft Carrier Ibuki | Toshiya Niinami |
| Iwane: Sword of Serenity | Sasaki Reien | |
| We Are Little Zombies | ||
| One Night | Michio Dōshita | |
| 2020 | The Memory Eraser | Takahara |
| We Make Antiques 2 | Sasuke Noda | |
| 2021 | Touge: The Last Samurai | Koyama Ryōun |
Awards
- 2015 the 38th Japan Academy Prize (film award) - the Best Actor, Samurai Hustle[5]
Advertisements
Television
- 2016 Suntory non-alcohol beverage[6]
- 2016 Kansai Electric Power Company[7]
References
- "Watashino chizu - ano bashoe kaeritai" series, No.196, Sasaki Kuranosuke. Shūkan Gendai July 5 issue, 2014: pp.78-80.
- ""A-Studio" program detail for June 5, 2009, 23:00 - 23:30. Sasaki Kuranosuke as a guest" (in Japanese). Kakaku.com, Inc. 2009-06-05. Retrieved 2016-04-04.
- 池内博之『怪盗山猫』で亀梨和也のライバル役に決定. ORICON STYLE (in Japanese). oricon ME Inc. Retrieved 2016-03-13.
- 超高速！参勤交代(2014). allcinema (in Japanese). Stingray. Retrieved 26 June 2014.
- "the 38th Japan Academy Prize was awarded!" (in Japanese). Japan Academy Prize official site. Retrieved 2015-01-16.
- "Kuranosuke Sasaki and Hana Kuroki join for Suntory's veberage". ORICON STYLE (in Japanese). oricon ME Inc. 2016-03-16. Retrieved 2016-03-16.
- "Kansai Electric Power Company resumes its advertisements on television with Kuranosuke Sasaki... against Takao Osawa for Osaka Gas". Sankei WEST (in Japanese). 2016-07-04. Retrieved 2016-07-04.
