{{Short description|Japanese actor and dancer (born 1984)}} {{Infobox person | name = Mirai Moriyama | image = Moriyama Mirai from "i ai" at Red Carpet of the Tokyo International Film Festival 2022 (52461058286).jpg | alt = Moriyama at press event wearing suit and looking to left of camera | caption = Moriyama in 2022 | birth_name = | birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1984|08|20}} | birth_place = [[Kobe]], [[Hyōgo Prefecture]], [[Japan]] | death_date = <!-- {{Death date and age|YYYY|MM|DD|YYYY|MM|DD}} or {{Death-date and age|Month DD, YYYY|Month DD, YYYY}} (death date then birth date) --> | death_place = | nationality = | other_names = | known_for = | occupation = Actor | years_active = 1999–present }} {{nihongo|'''Mirai Moriyama'''|森山 未來|Moriyama Mirai|born August 20, 1984|lead=yes}} is a Japanese actor and dancer.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.japantimes.co.jp/culture/2015/09/22/stage/star-actor-mirai-moriyama-shares-delight-mess/#.WHM6nPl96Uk|title=Star actor Mirai Moriyama shares his delight at being 'in a mess' |date=22 September 2015 }}</ref>
==Life and career== Moriyama started training in dance when he was 5 years old. He trained in jazz dance, tap dance, ballet and hip-hop, and he appeared in several stage roles. He officially made his stage debut with 1999 ''Boys Time''. In 2008, he played the lead character in a Japanese version of the musical ''[[RENT]]''.<ref name='officesaku'>{{cite web|url=http://www.office-saku.com/2008/01/mirai-moriyama.html|title=Mirai Moriyama's profile (at Office Saku)|access-date=March 19, 2010|language=ja|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100522203002/http://www.office-saku.com/2008/01/mirai-moriyama.html|archive-date=May 22, 2010}}</ref>
In the 2004 film ''[[Socrates in Love]]'', he played a high school age hero trying to deal with his terminally-ill girlfriend. He also portrayed the character Kakuta in the film ''[[20th Century Boys]]''.
He starred in ''[[Kueki Ressha]]''.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.japantimes.co.jp/text/ff20120706a2.html|title=Kueki Ressha (The Drudgery Train)|publisher=[[The Japan Times]]|author=Mark Schilling|date=July 6, 2012}}</ref> He also appeared in [[Kiyoshi Kurosawa]]'s television drama ''[[Penance (Japanese TV series)|Penance]]''<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.scmp.com/lifestyle/arts-culture/article/1103799/film-review-penance|title=Film review: Penance|publisher=[[South China Morning Post]]|author=Andrew Sun|date=December 13, 2012}}</ref> and [[Junji Sakamoto]]'s film ''A Chorus of Angels''.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.japantimes.co.jp/text/ff20121102a2.html|title=Kita no Kanariatachi (A Chorus of Angels)|publisher=The Japan Times|author=Mark Schilling|date=November 2, 2012}}</ref> In July 2021, he performed in the opening ceremony of the [[2020 Summer Olympics|Tokyo Olympic Games]].<ref>{{Cite web|date=2021-07-23|title=Tokyo Olympic opening ceremony: toil and mourning bloom into sparkling extravaganza|url=http://www.theguardian.com/sport/2021/jul/23/tokyo-olympic-opening-ceremony|access-date=2021-07-30|website=the Guardian|language=en}}</ref>
==Filmography==
===Film=== * ''[[Crying Out Love in the Center of the World]]'' (2004) * ''Smile'' (2007) * ''[[One Million Yen Girl]]'' (2008) * ''[[20th Century Boys|20th Century Boys 1: Beginning of the End]]'' (2008) * ''[[20th Century Boys|20th Century Boys 2: The Last Hope]]'' (2009) * ''[[20th Century Boys|20th Century Boys 3: Redemption]]'' (2009) * ''[[Fish Story (film)|Fish Story]]'' (2009) * ''[[Moteki]]'' (2010) * ''[[Seiji: Riku no Sakana]]'' (2012) * ''[[Kueki Ressha|The Drudgery Train]]'' (2012) * ''A Chorus of Angels'' (2012) * ''[[Always: Sunset on Third Street '64]]'' (2012) * ''Saint Young Men'' (2013) * ''[[Human Trust]]'' (2013) * ''[[Rage (2016 film)|Rage]]'' (2016) * ''[[Vision (2018 film)|Vision]]'' (2018), Gaku * ''[[Samurai Marathon]]'' (2019) * ''I Was a Secret Bitch'' (2019), Misawa * ''The Horse Thieves: Roads of Time'' (2019) * ''Underdog'' (2020), Suenaga * ''[[We Couldn't Become Adults]]'' (2021), Makoto Satō<ref>{{cite web |url= https://www.cinematoday.jp/news/N0125188|title= 伊藤沙莉が『ボクたちはみんな大人になれなかった』に出演！|access-date= August 4, 2021|work= Cinematoday}}</ref> * ''[[Inu-Oh]]'' (2021), Tomona (voice)<ref>{{cite web |url= https://eiga.com/movie/91393/|title= 犬王|access-date= July 27, 2021|work= eiga.com}}</ref> * ''[[Miss Osaka]]'' (2022) * ''Mountain Woman'' (2023), Mountain man<ref>{{cite web |url= https://eiga.com/movie/97935/|title= 山女|access-date= September 21, 2022|work= eiga.com}}</ref> * ''[[Shin Kamen Rider (film)|Shin Kamen Rider]]'' (2023), Ichiro Midorikawa / Kamen Rider No. 0 <ref>{{cite web |url= https://www.oricon.co.jp/news/2267448/full/|title= 西野七瀬、『シン・仮面ライダー』出演が正式発表 SHOCKER上級構成員のハチオーグ役 森山未來は緑川イチロー役|access-date= February 10, 2023|work= Oricon}}</ref> * ''[[Shadow of Fire]]'' (2023)<ref>{{cite web |url= https://eiga.com/movie/99802/|title= ほかげ|access-date= July 12, 2023|work= eiga.com}}</ref> * ''Great Absence'' (2024)<ref>{{cite web |url= https://eiga.com/movie/99967/|title= 大いなる不在|access-date= August 3, 2023|work= eiga.com}}</ref> * ''[[Ghost Cat Anzu (film)|Ghost Cat Anzu]]'' (2024), Anzu (voice)<ref>{{cite web |url= https://eiga.com/movie/101298/|title= 化け猫あんずちゃん|access-date= February 23, 2024|work= eiga.com}}</ref> * ''I Ai'' (2024)<ref>{{cite web |url= https://eiga.com/movie/95415/|title= i ai|access-date= March 9, 2024|work= eiga.com}}</ref> * ''[[Ya Boy Kongming!|Ya Boy Kongming! The Movie]]'' (2025), Owner Kobayashi<ref>{{cite web |url= https://eiga.com/news/20241218/3/|title= 向井理主演「パリピ孔明」が映画化! 上白石萌歌、ディーンらが続投 ライバル役で神尾楓珠、詩羽が出演|access-date= 18 December 2024|website= eiga.com|language=ja}}</ref> * ''Kyojo: Requiem'' (2026), Haru Tozaki<ref>{{cite web |url= https://eiga.com/movie/104816/|title= 教場 Requiem|access-date= 12 January 2026|website= eiga.com|language=ja}}</ref>
===Television=== * ''Waterboys 2'' (2003) * ''[[Itoshi Kimi e]]'' (2004) * ''[[Dangerous Beauty (TV series)|Dangerous Beauty]]'' (2005)<ref>{{cite web |url= https://www.fujitv.co.jp/b_hp/aneki/|title= 危険なアネキ|access-date= 17 April 2026|website= Fuji Television|language=ja}}</ref> * ''[[Moteki]]'' (2010) * ''[[Penance (Japanese TV series)|Penance]]'' (2012) * ''Inagakike no Moshu'' (2017) * ''Miotsukushi Ryōrichō'' (2017) * ''[[Idaten (TV series)|Idaten]]'' (2019), Kōzō Minobe<ref>{{cite web |url= https://thetv.jp/program/0000924195/cast/|title= いだてん〜東京オリムピック噺(ばなし)〜の出演者・キャスト一覧|access-date= April 7, 2024|work= The Television|language=ja}}</ref> * ''[[Thus Spoke Kishibe Rohan]]'' (2020), Shishi Jūgo<ref>{{cite web |url= https://www.cinra.net/news/20201014-kishiberohan|title= 高橋一生主演×荒木飛呂彦原作ドラマ『岸辺露伴は動かない』12月NHKで放送|access-date= October 14, 2020|work= Cinra.net|language=ja}}</ref> * ''Prism'' (2022), Yūma<ref>{{cite web |url= https://natalie.mu/eiga/news/482679|title= 杉咲花、藤原季節、森山未來の思いが交錯するドラマ「プリズム」7月に放送開始|access-date= June 24, 2022|work= Natalie|language=ja}}</ref> * ''[[Ya Boy Kongming!]]'' (2023), Owner Kobayashi<ref>{{cite web |url= https://natalie.mu/eiga/news/533972|title= 「パリピ孔明」に森山未來、菅原小春、宮世琉弥、八木莉可子、関口メンディーが出演|access-date= July 24, 2023|work= Natalie|language=ja}}</ref> * ''The Child of God Murmurs'' (2023)<ref>{{cite web |url= https://www.tvlife.jp/entame/622128|title= 河合優実、田中麗奈、根本真陽、森山未來が『NHKスペシャル "宗教2世"を生きる』ドラマ編に出演決定 ドキュメンタリー編と2回シリーズで"宗教2世"に迫る|access-date= October 12, 2023|work= TV Life|language=ja}}</ref> * ''Kazama Kimichika: Kyojo Zero'' (2023), Haru Tozaki<ref>{{cite web |url= https://thetv.jp/program/0001027072/9/|title= 第9話 風間公親−教場0−「橋上の残影…雨の夜の通り魔殺人事件風間道場一の問題児」|access-date= 12 January 2026|website= The Television|language=ja}}</ref>
===Video games=== *''[[Dragon Quest Heroes II]]'' (2016)
===Theatre=== *''[[Metamorphosis]]'' (2009)
==References== {{Reflist}}
==External links== * {{IMDb name|1719673}} * {{jmdb name|1081960}}
{{Navboxes |title = Awards for Mirai Moriyama |list = {{Hochi Film Award for Best Supporting Actor}} {{Mainichi Film Award for Best Actor}} {{Blue Ribbon Award for Best Newcomer}} {{Nikkan Sports Film Award for Best Supporting Actor}} }} {{Authority control}}
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