Ryunosuke Kamiki

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Ryunosuke Kamiki (神木 隆之介, Kamiki Ryūnosuke; born 19 May 1993) is a Japanese actor. Starting his career as a child prodigy, he has garnered critical acclaim and numerous awards for his performances across 25 years in the industry.[2][3][4]

Born (1993-05-19) 19 May 1993 (age 33)
Fujimi, Saitama, Japan
Occupation
  • Actor
Yearsactive1995–present
Agent(s)Central Group (1995–2005)
Amuse, Inc. (2006–2021)
Co-LaVo (2021–present)[1]
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Ryunosuke Kamiki
神木 隆之介
Kamiki in 2023
Born (1993-05-19) 19 May 1993 (age 33)
Fujimi, Saitama, Japan
Occupation
  • Actor
Years active1995–present
Agent(s)Central Group (1995–2005)
Amuse, Inc. (2006–2021)
Co-LaVo (2021–present)[1]
Spouse
Unknown
(m. 2026)
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Kamiki debuted in a 1995 commercial. Four years later, he had a leading role in the television drama Good News (1999). His early film roles include Spirited Away (2001), Bayside Shakedown 2 (2003), Howl's Moving Castle (2004), Doraemon: Nobita's Dinosaur 2006 (2006) and Big Man Japan (2007). He had his first leading roles in Takashi Miike's The Great Yokai War (2005) and Daihachi Yoshida's The Kirishima Thing (2012) and played supporting characters in Keishi Ōtomo's jidaigeki actioners Rurouni Kenshin: Kyoto Inferno and Rurouni Kenshin: The Legend Ends as well as Miike's horror film As the Gods Will (all 2014).

In 2016, Kamiki voiced the lead in Makoto Shinkai's anime film Your Name, for which he won the Best Actor Award at the 11th Seiyu Awards. After this, he collaborated with Shinkai again on Weathering with You (2019) and Suzume (2022) as supporting characters. Kamiki later co-starred with Minami Hamabe in two productions released in 2023: the TV drama series Ranman and Takashi Yamazaki's Godzilla Minus One. His performance in the latter earned him global critical acclaim and the Blue Ribbon Award for Best Actor.

Biography

Kamiki was born on 19 May 1993, in Saitama Prefecture.[5][6] 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 the 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.[8] His grandmother died in 2020.[9]

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 eight 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,[10] 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.[11]

On 16 March 2021, Kamiki left Amuse and founded Co-LaVo along with Takeru Satoh.[12][13][14]

Other ventures

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.[15] In 2019, he made his stage debut with the play Beautiful: The Woman Who Met with God, written and directed by Suzuki Matsuo.[16][17] The following year, he debuted in multiple fields such as a radio host for All Night Nippon 0 (ANN0), directing the music video for "I Treasure You" and opened his official YouTube channel. He was also the official photographer for Satoh's 2021 calendar. In 2020, he started to conceptualize his annual calendar.[18]

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. It garnered 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, Kamiki sported silver hair for the first time, with shooting taking two days to complete. The calendar was sold on 25 December 2020, to signify the 25 year anniversary.[19]

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.[20][21]

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.[22]

Artistry and public image

In the award-winning The Great Yokai War,[23][24] 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.[25]

Personal life

On February 10, 2026, Kamiki announced his marriage to his non-celebrity girlfriend.[26]

Filmography

Films

Live-action

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2003RockersTaku (young)[27]
Bayside Shakedown 2[28]
2004 Backdrop del mio Papa[10] Kazuo [29]
Ren'ai Shōsetsu ("Love Story")Satoshi Kubo (young)[30]
InstallKazuyoshi Aoki[31]
Survive Style 5+Keiichi Kobayashi[32]
2005Zoo[33]
The Great Yokai WarTadashi Ino[34]
2007Big Man JapanWarabe-no-jū[35]
2008Into the Faraway SkyRyūnosuke Kusunoki[36]
Little DJ: Chiisana Koi no MonogatariTarō Takano[37]
200920th Century Boys 3: RedemptionKatsumata[38]
2012SPEC: Heaven[39]Ninomae Jūichi[40]
The Kirishima ThingRyōya Maeda[41]
2013SPEC: CloseNinomae Jūichi[40]
2014Rurouni Kenshin: Kyoto InfernoSeta Sōjirō[42]
Rurouni Kenshin: The Legend EndsSeta Sōjirō[43]
As the Gods WillTakeru Amaya[44]
2015BakumanAkito Takagi[45]
Poison Berry in My BrainIshibashi[46]
2016The SunTetsuhiko Okudera[47]
Too Young To Die!Daisuke[48]
2017March Comes in Like a LionRei Kiriyama[49]
March Goes Out Like a LambRei Kiriyama[49]
JoJo's Bizarre Adventure: Diamond Is UnbreakableKoichi Hirose[49]
Tales of Chigasaki[50]Jun'ichi Miyaji[51]
2019Fortuna's EyeShin'ichiro Kiyama[52]
Murders at the House of DeathYuzuru Hamura[52]
2020Last LetterKyōshirō Otosaka (young)[53]
2021Rurouni Kenshin: The FinalSeta Sōjirō[54]
The Great Yokai War: GuardiansKatō[55]
2022NoiseShin'ichirō Moriya[56]
xxxHolicKimihiro Watanuki[57]
YokaipediaAntiquarian bookshop owner[58]
Dr. Coto's Clinic 2022[59]Ryūichi Sugimoto[60]
2023We're Broke, My Lord!Matsudaira Koshirō[61]
Godzilla Minus OneKōichi Shikishima[62]
2024Saint Young Men: The MovieJohannes[63]
At the Bench[64]
2026Your Own QuizKizuna Honjo[65]
Godzilla Minus ZeroKōichi Shikishima[66]
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Television

Live-action

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1999 Good News Naoya [81]
2000Aoi Tokugawa SandaiGorōtamaruTaiga drama[82]
Namida o FuiteRyota Fuchigami[83]
Quiz[84]
The Woman of S.R.I. Season 2 Yusuke Episode 2 [85][86]
Tekkoki Mikazuki Fuo Iwado (young) Episode 6 [87]
2001Kamen Rider AgitoOverlord of Darkness (young)
Overload of Light (young)
Dual role[88]
Doctor/Kranke Kenta Oikawa [89][90]
Hamidashi Keiji Jonetsu Kei Season 6 Sakanuma Ryo Episodes 6 and 20 [91]
Maria Kondo Masashi Episode 7 [92]
Mukodono! Arai Tsutomu [93]
Shingo Mama Drama Special Ooh Will Save the World Ken [94]
2002 Psycho Doctor Kitamura Kenta Episode 6 [95]
Tantei Kazoku Tanaka Taro [96]
Wedding Planner Terashima Taku [97]
Omiya Seiichiro [98]
Kanojotachi no Christmas [99]
Emergency Room 24 Hours Special Toinomoto Ryo [100]
2003Bakuryuu Sentai AbarangerKeratoEpisode 36[49]
Boku no MahōtsukaiMichio (young)[101]
Dr. Coto's Clinic Ryuichi Sugimoto Episodes 5, 7, and 11 [102][60]
Shizumanai Hone Shota TV movie [103]
2004ŌokuIemochi Tokugawa[104]
Ōoku 3 SP: Bakumatsu no Onnatachi Tokugawa Iemochi [105]
Re'nai Shōsetsu Kubo Satoshi (young) [106]
Dr. Coto's Clinic 2004 Special Ryuichi Sugimoto [107]
2005 The Life Heritage Ryota Nakajima [108]
Charming[109]Horo Mashiba[110]
YoshitsuneUshiwakamaruTaiga drama[111][112]
2006 Tokyo Tower: Mom and Me, and Sometimes Dad Special Nakagawa Masaya (young) [113]
Detective School Q SpecialRenjō Kyu[114]
2007Dondo HareTomoya AsakuraAsadora[34]
Ruri no Shima Special 2007: HatsukoiMiyahara ShionTV movie[115]
Tantei Gakuen Q Renjo Kyu [116]
Amazing World Yuji [117]
2008Kaze no Gāden[118]
2009Akahana no Sensei[119]
2010Bloody MondayEpisodes 6, 7[120]
Keizoku 2 "Spec"Ninomae Juichi[121]
Kokoro no ItoTV movie[122]
2011Koukousei RestaurantYōsuke Sakamoto[123]
Odd Family Eleven[124]Kazuo Sanada[125]
2012Kiyomori[126]Minamoto no YoshitsuneTaiga drama[127][112]
Blackboard: Teachers Against the Tide of Time[128] Omiya Masaki Episode 3 [129]
SPEC: Life[130] Ninomae Juichi [131]
2013The Family GameShin'ichi Numata[132]
SPEC: Zero[133] Ninomae Juichi [134]
Kogure Shashinkan Hanabishi Eiichi [135]
SPEC: Close – Incarnation Ninomae Juichi [136]
SPEC: Close – Reincarnation Ninomae Juichi [137]
2014HenshinJun'ichi Naruse[138]
Fathers[139]TatsuyaEpisode 9[140]
The Files of Young Kindaichi Neo[141] Kurasuma Hikaru Episode 1 [142]
Tales of the Unusual: Fall 2014 Shirai Naoki [143]
Time Slip! Aoyama Hikaru Web drama [144]
Toki wa Tachidomaranai Hamaguchi Mitsuhiko [145]
2015The Girl's SpeechKei Shizukui[146]
Samurai Teacher[147]Sakamoto Ryōma[148]
2017Detective YugamiHanyu ToaroLead role[149]
Yasuragi no Sato Hamura Shunichiro Week 26 [150]
2018School Lawyer Shotaro Taguchi[151]Shotaro TaguchiLead role[152]
True Horror Stories: Summer 2018 Sasaki Yusuke [153]
2019Idaten: The Epic Marathon to Tokyo[154]GorinTaiga drama[82]
Everyone's Demoted!![155]Kōji Takigawa[156]
2020Bones of SteelHeita TomishimaLead role[53]
Sanjūjinkaku to Mahōtsukai Himself [157]
True Horror Stories: Summer 2020 Ozawa Naoya [158]
2021Ojisama to NekoFukumaru (voice)[159]
Life's PunchlineShunta Asabuki[160]
Life's Punchline's Spinoff Makubes no 23-ji Shunta Asabuki [161]
2022 A Day-Off of Ryunosuke Kamiki Himself Lead role; miniseries [162]
If My Wife Becomes an Elementary School Student. Yūri Koga [163]
2023 Ranman Mantarō Makino Lead role; Asadora [164]
2024 The Diamond Sleeping Under the Sea Teppei Araki / Reo Kusaka Lead role [165]
2025 Pray Speak What Has Happened Shogo Horai [166]
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Television animation

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2021 Ani × Para Yukihiro NHK-BS1 Episode 12 [167]
2021 Ao and Kii Ao NHK-E Lead role [168]
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Theater

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2019 Kirei: Kamisama no machiawase shita onna Harikona [169]
2020 Don't Turn Out the Lights! Bunkamura Theatre Cocoon [169]
2021 Pa Rum Pum Pum Pum Editor [170]
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Dubbing

Live-action
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2004 I, Cesar Cesar Jules Sitruk [171]
2005 March of the Penguins The chicks Jules Sitruk [172]
2021 Parasite Kim Ki-woo Choi Woo-shik NTV edition [173]
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Awards and nominations

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2004 Backdrop del mio Papa[10] The Japanese Movie Critics Awards 2004: Rookie of the Year Won
2006 The Great Yokai War The 29th Japan Academy Film Prize: Newcomers of the Year Won
2007 Tantei Gakuen Q (2007) 54th Japanese Drama Academy Awards: Lead Actor Won[176]
2011 Kokoro no Ito Seoul International Drama Awards: Popular Actor Won
2011 Kokoro no Ito Mipcom Buyers' Award for Japanese Drama Won
2011 Kokoro no Ito 47th Hugo TV Awards Feature Film Category Gold Award Won
2011 Kokoro no Ito 51st Monte-Carlo Television Festival: Best Actor Nominated
2011 Kokoro no Ito 51st Monte-Carlo Television Festival: The AMADE Prize Won
2012 The Kirishima Thing and SPEC: Heaven[39] Tama Cinema Forum: Best Emerging Actor Won
2012 The Kirishima Thing 37th Hochi Film Award: Best Actor Nominated
2014 Fathers Galaxy Monthly Awards: TV Won
2013 The Family Game The 17th Nikkan Sports Drama Grand Prix Spring: Best Supporting Actor Won[177]
The 77th The Television Drama Academy: Best Supporting Actor Won
The 23rd TVLife Drama Award 2013: Best Supporting Actor Won
2015 Poison Berry in My Brain and Bakuman 40th Hochi Film Awards [178][179]
2015 Popularity Seoul International Drama Awards: Asian Stars Won[180]
2015 The Girl's Speech/Samurai Teacher TV Navi's Drama Awards 2015 Won
2016 Too Young to Die! Fantasia Film Festival: Best Asian Feature Silver Won
2016 Too Young To Die! Rotterdam International Film Festival: Netpac Award Nominated
2016 Too Young To Die! New York Asian Film Festival: Audience Award Won
2017 March Comes in Like a Lion 42nd Hochi Film Award: Best Actor Nominated[181]
2017 Your Name The 11th Seiyu Awards: Best Lead Actor Won
2018 Detective Yugami The 10th CONFiDENCE AWARD DRAMA PRIZE: Best Supporting Actor Won
2018 Detective Yugami The 95th Drama Academy Award: Best Supporting Actor Won
2020 Idaten: The Epic Marathon to Tokyo The 44th Elan d'or Awards: Best Producer Won
2020 Idaten: The Epic Marathon to Tokyo and Fortuna's Eye The 44th Elan d'or Awards: Newcomer of the Year Won
2021 Life's Punchline The 108th The Television Drama Academy Awards: Jury Votes Won[182]
2024 Godzilla Minus One The 66th Blue Ribbon Awards: Best Actor Won[183]
The 47th Japan Academy Film Prize: Best Actor Nominated[184]
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Other works

Books

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2005 Photobook My Bōken by Kentaro Atsuchi Kadokawa Shoten 978-4-048-53882-4
Boy Actor vol.1 Cover / Long Gravure Pia 978-4-835-61593-6
2006 BOYS: GRASSROOTS Cover / Main Gravure INFAS Publications 978-4-900-78537-3
2015 Kamiki Ryunosuke's Master's Cafe: The Fulfillment of Masters' Dreams Magazine House Writer 978-4-8387-2800-8 [190]
2017 Sincérité Amuse Photobook
2020 Omote Kamiki / Ura Kamiki Amuse Autobiography [191]
2023 KamikiKochi Co-LaVo
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Magazine serialization

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2013–2015 Kamiki Ryunosuke's Master's Cafe AnAn
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Direction

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"I Treasure You" MV 2019 15th Anniversary SUPER HANDSOME COLLECTION 「JUMP↑」 [192][193]
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Photography

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Takeru Satoh's 2021 calendar 2020 Calendar [194]
Take a breath with this night written by Ichi Kitahara 2020 Book Cover
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Documentary

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2001 Chosuke Ikariya Wild Africa Adventure: Travel 16,000 km with an 8-year-old best friend Guest TV Tokyo [195]
2012 The Future of the Earth! Urgent Report: "Thinking with Seiji Miyane! What is a sustainable world?" Narrator NTV
2012 Newly Discovered Art Variety "Aho! World!" Narrator Fuji TV [196]
2013 Newly Discovered Art Variety "Aho!" Studio Guest, Narrator Fuji TV
2014 Ryunosuke Kamiki 20-year-old trip Going to the Vietnam border railway-in search of the most beautiful terraced rice fields in the world Host BS Japan
2015 NHK Special NEXT WORLD Our Future Host NHK
2020 Coronavirus, Youth, Us: Swimming club's last summer of high school Narrator NHK [197][198]
2021 Butterfly Effect because that day exists, now exists. Narrator NHK General TV [199]
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Narration

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2010 The Legend of Alma: The Story of a Dog You Don't Know Alma's Voice
2013 How Nollywood movies are made. Nigeria's "World's Best Movie City": Dreams and Fervor
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Radio

Program

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2020 Kamiki Ryunosuke All Night Nippon 0 (ZERO) Nippon Broadcasting System [citation needed]
2021 Kamiki Ryunosuke no RADIO MOG STATION presented by Final Fantasy XIV TOKYO FM and other JFN 38 stations nationwide Live Radio YouTube [200]
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Drama

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2005 Bonkura Santaro Odeko ABC Radio [201]
2006 Daily life Santaro Odeko ABC Radio
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Web drama

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2014 Time Slip! Yasubee Horibe Mitsuru Aoyama [202]
2018–ongoing Ishiki takasugi! Takasugi-kun Takasugi-kun CM Series [203]
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Audio drama

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2021 300-Nen Go Nihon Mukashibanashi Riimantaro Numa voicing 7 characters [204][205]
Koi Samurai Ochiai Masayasu is being novelized [204][206]
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Music video appearances

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2004 "Aya-Aja-" Southern All Stars
2004 "Strike" Suneohair
2007 "Sweet Fragrance (Movie Ver.)" Cocco
2012 "The sun rises again" Yu Takahashi
2018 "Sasanqua" Sekai no Owari
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Drama CD

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2003 Lagoon Engine Jin Ragun
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Game

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2010 Zack and Ombra: The Forgotten Amusement Park Zack [207]
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Discography

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2016 "TOO YOUNG TO DIE! Hell's Song Hell" Guitarist
"TOO YOUNG TO DIE!" Vocals
"Heaven" Vocals
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