Ryunosuke Kamiki | |
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神木 隆之介 | |
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Years active | 1995–present |
Agent(s) | Central Group (1995–2005) Amuse, Inc. (2006–2021) Co-LaVo (2021–present)[1] |
Ryunosuke Kamiki (神木 隆之介, Kamiki Ryūnosuke, born May 19, 1993) is a Japanese actor.[2][3] Starting his career as a child prodigy, he has garnered critical acclaim and numerous awards for his performances across 25 years in the industry.[4][5][6]
Kamiki began his career in 1995. 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). Kamiki starred in a leading role in Makoto Shinkai's famed anime film Your Name (2016), in which he won the Best Actor Award at the 11th Seiyu Awards.
Kamiki has continued to gain fame after his role in Your Name, later collaborating with Shinkai once again on Suzume (2022), for which he provided the voice for a supporting character. In 2023, he co-starred with Minami Hamabe in the TV drama series Ranman and Takashi Yamazaki's Godzilla Minus One; his performance in the latter earned him global critical acclaim and numerous awards.
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