Ryusei Yokohama
Japanese actor and model (born 1996)
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Ryusei Yokohama (横浜 流星, Yokohama Ryūsei; born September 16, 1996) is a Japanese actor, model, and former singer. He is best known for playing the role of the pink-haired Yuri Kyohei in the 2019 romantic comedy drama A Story to Read When You First Fall in Love, as well as Hikari Nonomura (ToQ 4gou) in the 2014 Super Sentai TV series Ressha Sentai ToQger.
- Actor
- model
- singer
Ryusei Yokohama | |
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横浜流星 | |
Yokohama in 2019 | |
| Born | September 16, 1996 Yokohama, Kanagawa Prefecture, Japan |
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| Years active | 2011–present |
| Agent | Stardust Promotion |
Early life and education
Yokohama Ryūsei was born on September 16, 1996,[1] in Yokohama, Kanagawa Prefecture.[2]
In March 2015, Yokohama graduated from a men's modelling course.[3]
Career
When he was a sixth grader, Yokohama was discovered by a talent scout while with his family on his first trip to the trendy Tokyo neighborhood of Harajuku. He is currently[when?] working under Stardust Promotion.[2][4] He was a former member of the male talent group Ebidan, a group also produced by Stardust Promotion.[5]
Yokohama's first appearance was at a commercial for Eiko Seminar.[6] He served as a male model of the fashion magazine Nikopuchi through a public audition.[7][8] Yokohama was voted as number 1 in Menmo.[3] In the same year, he debuted in Kamen Rider Fourze.[4] In 2013, Yokohama made regular appearances in the drama Real Onigokko The Origin.[9]
In February 2014, he appeared in Ressha Sentai ToQger as Hikari/ToQ 4gou.[4][10][11][12]
Other activities
Filmography
Film
| Year | Title | Role | Notes | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | Wolf Girl and Black Prince | Takeru Hibiya | [14] | |
| 2019 | Aiuta: My Promise to Nakuhito | Tōru Nomiya | Lead role | [15] |
| L-DK: Two Loves, Under One Roof | Reo Kugayama | [16] | ||
| Go Away, Ultramarine | Nanakusa | Lead role | [17] | |
| 2020 | Your Eyes Tell | Rui Shinozaki | Lead role | [18] |
| 2021 | Your Turn to Kill: The Movie | Shinobu Nikaido | [19] | |
| DIVOC-12 | Lead role; anthology film | [20] | ||
| 2022 | Usogui: Lie Eater | Baku Madarame | Lead role | [21] |
| Wandering | Ryo Nakase | [22] | ||
| Akira and Akira | Akira Kaidō | Lead role | [23] | |
| The Lines That Define Me | Sōsuke Aoyama | Lead role | [24] | |
| 2023 | The Village | Yū Katayama | Lead role | [25][26] |
| One Last Bloom | Shōgo Kuroki | Lead role | [27] | |
| 2024 | The Parades | Shōri | [28] | |
| Faceless | Kaburagi | Lead role | [29] | |
| 2025 | Kokuho | Shunsuke Ōgaki | [30] | |
| Unreachable | Tenma Takasugi | [31] | ||
| 2026 | You, Like a Star | Kai Aono | Lead role | [32] |
| Detective Conan: Fallen Angel of the Highway | Kazuaki Omae (voice) | [33] | ||
Television series
| Year | Title | Role | Notes | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | A Story to Read When You First Fall in Love | Kyohei Yuri | [34] | |
| Your Turn to Kill | Shinobu Nikaido | [19] | ||
| Marigold in 4 Minutes | Ai Hanamaki | [35] | ||
| 2020 | Panda Judges the World | Naoki Morishima | Lead role | [36] |
| Cursed in Love | Tsubaki Takatsuki | Lead role | [37] | |
| 2021 | Why I Dress Up for Love | Shun Fujino | [38] | |
| 2022 | The Journalist | Ryo Kinoshita | [39] | |
| DCU: Deep Crime Unit | Haruki Senō | [40] | ||
| 2023 | Informa | Ainosuke Kawamura | [41] | |
| 2025 | Unbound | Tsutaya Jūzaburō | Lead role; Taiga drama | [42] |
| Last Samurai Standing | Toya Tenmyo | [43] | ||
Television shows
| Year | Title | Role | Notes | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 75th NHK Kōhaku Uta Gassen | Judge | [44] | |
Stage
Theatre
| Year | Title | Role | Notes | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 | Moonlight Rambler | Leonardo | [45] | |
| Clock Zero: Final 1-second- A live Moment | The rebellious person | [46] | ||
| 2015 | Samurai Shiroitora -Mononofu Shirokitora- | Ejiro Itou | Lead role | [47] |
| Super Danganronpa 2: Goodbye Academy of Despair: The Stage | Hajime Hinata / Izuru Kamukura | Lead role | [48] | |
| 2016 | Dark Hunter | Kyosuke Garyu | [49] | |
| 2017 | Biohazard the Experience | Karasawa | Lead role | [50] |
| A Moment to Remember (Reading drama) | Kosuke | Lead role | [51] |
Awards
| Year | Award | Category | Work(s) | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 12th Tokyo Drama Awards | Best Supporting Actor | A Story to Read When You First Fall in Love | [52] |
| 100th The Television Drama Academy Awards | [53] | |||
| TV Station Drama Award 2019 | [54] | |||
| 29th TV Life Drama Award 2019 | Newcomer of the Year | [55] | ||
| Nikkei Trendy – Person of the Year 2019 | [56] | |||
| GQ Japan – Men of the Year 2019 | New Generation Actor of the Year | [57] | ||
| 32nd DIME Trend Award | Best Character Award | [58] | ||
| Yahoo! Search Award 2019 | Grand Prize / Actor Grand Prize | [59] | ||
| 2020 | 43rd Japan Academy Film Prize | Newcomer of the Year | Aiuta: My Promise to Nakuhito, Cheer Boys!! and Go Away, Ultramarine | [60] |
| 44th Elan d'or Awards | Newcomer of the Year | Himself | [61] | |
| Seoul International Drama Awards | Asian Star Prize | Your Turn to Kill | [62] | |
| Elle Cinema Award 2020 | Elle Men Award | Your Eyes Tell | [63] | |
| Line News Awards 2020 | The Topic Person – Actor | [64] | ||
| 2022 | 47th Hochi Film Awards | Best Supporting Actor | Wandering | [65] |
| 2023 | 48th Hochi Film Awards | Best Actor | The Village and One Last Bloom | [66] |
| 2024 | 49th Hochi Film Awards | Faceless | [67] | |
| 2025 | 79th Mainichi Film Awards | Best Lead Performance | [68] | |
| 48th Japan Academy Film Prize | Best Actor | [69] | ||
| 2026 | 47th Yokohama Film Festival | Best Actor | [70] | |