Ryuji Kamiyama

Ryuji Kamiyama
Ryuji Kamiyama
上山竜治
Born	September 10, 1986 (age 38); Tokyo, Japan
Occupation	Actor
Spouse	Kurara Chibana (m. 2017)
	Musical career
Genres	J-pop
Years active	2001–present
Formerly of	Run&Gun
Website	www.kamiyamaryuji.com

Ryuji Kamiyama (上山竜治, Kamiyama Ryūji, born September 10, 1986 in Tokyo) is a Japanese actor and former singer. He was a member of the boy band Run&Gun from 2001 to 2014.

Career

In 2000, at the age of 14, Kamiyama was part of D.A.N.K. (Daisuke Asakura New Kids), a performance troupe produced by Daisuke Asakura.^[1] In 2001, he appeared on the audition program Study Park!!, where he was selected as one of the members for the boy band Run&Gun,^[2] later debuting on July 4, 2001 with the single "Lay-Up!"^[3] During his time with the group, in 2005, Kamiyama also released a solo song titled "Byū Byū Kuru Yasashisa wa" for Run&Gun's first extended play, Hateshinai Tabi no Naka de...^[4]

In 2007, Kamiyama was cast as Romeo in the stage play adaptation of Air Gear.^[5] In the second installment he took over the lead role of Minami Ikki after Kenta Kamakari fell ill.^{[citation needed]} He broke his arm during the second-to-last showing of the musical; however, he continued performing.^{[citation needed]} In addition to this, Kamiyama also published his first novel, Flying Melon, which was co-written with Kosuke Yonehara.^[2] In 2009, Kamiyama starred in the all-male stage adaptation of Fruits Basket as Kyo Soma.^[6] In 2014, Kamiyama left Run&Gun to focus on acting full-time.^[7]

Personal life

In October 2017, Kamiyama married model Kurara Chibana.^[8]^[7]

Discography

Filmography

Movie

Route 58 (2003)
jam filmsシリーズ　min.jam第４話 (2005)
Hashiriya Zero 2 (2009)

TV Drama

クッキングパパ - Cooking papa (2008)

Theatre

Year	Title	Role	Notes
2004	Into the Woods	Jack	Theatre Debut
2007	Air Gear	Romeo	^[5]
2008	The Sound of Music	Rolf	—
2009	Fruits Basket	Kyo Soma	Strawberry Team version; double-cast with Dai Yamazaki^[6]^[9]
	EVIL DEAD THE MUSICAL	Scott
	Le Rouge et le Noir	Julien Sorel
2011	Dracula, the Musical	John "Jack" Seward, M.D.
2013	Merrily We Roll Along	Tyler
2014-2019	Black Mary Poppins	Herman	Reprised role in 2016 and 2019 runs^[10]
2015	Hana Yori Dango	Akira Mimasaka	^[11]
2015-2019	Les Misérables	Enjolras	Reprised role in 2017 and 2019 runs, Double-casts with Rio Uehara, Naoto Nojima, Hiroki Aiba and Ryunosuke Onoda^[12]
2016	Vincent van Gogh	Theo	^[13]
2019	West Side Story: Season 1	Riff	Double-cast with Ryunosuke Onoda^[14]
2021	A Sign of Affection	Kyōya	^[15]
2022	Claudia	Yan
2022-2023	Elisabeth	Luigi Lucheni
2023	Marie Curie	Pierre Curie

References

^ "上山竜治のプロフィール". Oricon (in Japanese). Retrieved 2019-12-22.
^ ^a ^b "RUN&GUN上山と米原、新感覚小説で作家デビュー!!". Oricon (in Japanese). 2007-05-01. Retrieved 2019-12-22.
^ "LAY-UP!". Oricon (in Japanese). Retrieved 2019-12-22.
^ "果てしない旅の中で・・・". Oricon (in Japanese). Retrieved 2019-12-22.
^ ^a ^b "ミュージカル『エア・ギア』". Marvelous (in Japanese). 2011-09-26. Retrieved 2019-12-22.
^ ^a ^b "「可愛らしい女の子を骨太な僕が…」男優だけで人気マンガ『フルーツバスケット』初舞台化". Oricon (in Japanese). 2009-02-06. Retrieved 2019-12-22.
^ ^a ^b "知花くらら＆上山竜治、インスタで結婚報告 2014年から交際スタート". Oricon (in Japanese). 2017-10-17. Retrieved 2019-12-22.
^ "知花くらら、俳優・上山竜治と結婚 2ショットで報告＜コメント全文＞". Model Press (in Japanese). 2017-10-17. Retrieved 2019-12-22.
^ "ジテレビジョン・スタジオライフ・銀河劇場主催～フルーツバスケットのキャストご案内". Gekidan Studio Life (in Japanese). 2009-02-20. Retrieved 2019-04-28.
^ "「ブラックメリーポピンズ」中川翔子出演の16年版が衛星劇場に初登場". Natalie (in Japanese). 2019-02-05. Retrieved 2019-12-23.
^ "ミュージカル「花より男子」F4に松下優也（X4）、白洲迅、真剣佑、上山竜治". Natalie (in Japanese). 2015-08-20. Retrieved 2019-12-23.
^ "「レ・ミゼラブル」2019年キャストに福井晶一が期待「化学反応が楽しみ」". Natalie (in Japanese). 2019-01-24. Retrieved 2019-12-23.
^ "橋本さとし＆岸祐二、ゴッホと弟の半生を描く韓国発ミュージカルを日本初演". Natalie (in Japanese). 2016-05-06. Retrieved 2019-12-23.
^ "360°劇場での「ウエスト・サイド・ストーリー」に宮野真守、蒼井翔太ほか". Natalie (in Japanese). 2019-06-26. Retrieved 2019-12-23.
^ Mateo, Alex (March 12, 2021). "A Sign of Affection Manga Gets Musical in June". Anime News Network. Retrieved May 30, 2021.

External links

Official website

[1] "上山竜治のプロフィール". Oricon (in Japanese). Retrieved 2019-12-22.

[oricon_2007-05-01-2] "RUN&GUN上山と米原、新感覚小説で作家デビュー!!". Oricon (in Japanese). 2007-05-01. Retrieved 2019-12-22.

[lay-up-3] "LAY-UP!". Oricon (in Japanese). Retrieved 2019-12-22.

[4] "果てしない旅の中で・・・". Oricon (in Japanese). Retrieved 2019-12-22.

[air_gear-5] "ミュージカル『エア・ギア』". Marvelous (in Japanese). 2011-09-26. Retrieved 2019-12-22.

[oricon_2009-02-06-6] "「可愛らしい女の子を骨太な僕が…」男優だけで人気マンガ『フルーツバスケット』初舞台化". Oricon (in Japanese). 2009-02-06. Retrieved 2019-12-22.

[oricon_2017-10-17-7] "知花くらら＆上山竜治、インスタで結婚報告 2014年から交際スタート". Oricon (in Japanese). 2017-10-17. Retrieved 2019-12-22.

[modelpress_2017-10-17-8] "知花くらら、俳優・上山竜治と結婚 2ショットで報告＜コメント全文＞". Model Press (in Japanese). 2017-10-17. Retrieved 2019-12-22.

[9] "ジテレビジョン・スタジオライフ・銀河劇場主催～フルーツバスケットのキャストご案内". Gekidan Studio Life (in Japanese). 2009-02-20. Retrieved 2019-04-28.

[10] "「ブラックメリーポピンズ」中川翔子出演の16年版が衛星劇場に初登場". Natalie (in Japanese). 2019-02-05. Retrieved 2019-12-23.

[11] "ミュージカル「花より男子」F4に松下優也（X4）、白洲迅、真剣佑、上山竜治". Natalie (in Japanese). 2015-08-20. Retrieved 2019-12-23.

[12] "「レ・ミゼラブル」2019年キャストに福井晶一が期待「化学反応が楽しみ」". Natalie (in Japanese). 2019-01-24. Retrieved 2019-12-23.

[13] "橋本さとし＆岸祐二、ゴッホと弟の半生を描く韓国発ミュージカルを日本初演". Natalie (in Japanese). 2016-05-06. Retrieved 2019-12-23.

[14] "360°劇場での「ウエスト・サイド・ストーリー」に宮野真守、蒼井翔太ほか". Natalie (in Japanese). 2019-06-26. Retrieved 2019-12-23.

[15] Mateo, Alex (March 12, 2021). "A Sign of Affection Manga Gets Musical in June". Anime News Network. Retrieved May 30, 2021.

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