Kotaro Daigo
Kotaro Daigo | |
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Born | 1 September 2000 |
Occupation | Actor |
Years active | 2017–present |
Employer | A-Light |
Notable work | Hodaka Morishima in Weathering With You |
Kotaro Daigo (Japanese:
Early life and career
[edit]Kotaro Daigo, a native of Tokyo, was born on 1 September 2000.[1] Originally part of the junior high school soccer team, he left and started a career in acting because he had long admired the entertainment industry.[2]
Daigo starred in the Yowamushi Pedal stage adaptations, starring as Sakamichi Onoda in the February and March 2017 production Yowamushi Pedal Shin Interhigh-hen: Start Line.[3] He later reprised his role in the October 2017 production Yowamushi Pedal Shin Interhigh-hen: Heat Up and March 2018 productions Yowamushi Pedal Shin Interhigh-hen: Hakone Gakuen Ōja Fukukaku.[4][5] He was later replaced by Taishu Nukanobu for the May 2019 stage play Yowamushi Pedal Shin Interhigh-hen: Limit Breaker.[6]
In November 2018, Daigo was cast as Hodaka Morishima in Weathering With You.[7] He and co-star Nana Mori had been chosen from among two thousand auditionees to play the main characters.[8] In 2020, he won the Seiyu Awards for Best Rookie Actor at the 14th Seiyu Awards.[9]
In 2019, he starred as Daisei Yoshida in the asadora Maiagare!.[10] He and Hiroki Miura played Haku in the 2022 stage adaptation of Spirited Away and its August 2023 encore at the Misono-za in Nagoya.[11][12] In March 2023, he was cast as Yusuke Ogino, the main character of the 2023 drama adaptation of Ciguatera.[13]
Filmography
[edit]Live-action television
[edit]Live-action film
[edit]- The Battle: Roar to Victory (2019), Yukio[14]
- Re/Member (2022), Shōta Uranishi[15]
Animated film
[edit]- Weathering With You (2019), Hodaka Morishima[7]
Stage
[edit]- Yowamushi Pedal Shin Interhigh-hen: Start Line (2017), Sakamichi Onoda[3]
- Yowamushi Pedal Shin Interhigh-hen: Heat Up (2017), Sakamichi Onoda[4]
- Yowamushi Pedal Shin Interhigh-hen: Hakone Gakuen Ōja Fukukaku (2018), Sakamichi Onoda[5]
- Spirited Away (2022), Haku[11]
Awards
[edit]Year | Award | Result | Ref. |
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2020 | Seiyu Award for Best Rookie Actor | Won | [9] |
References
[edit]- ^ a b "
醍醐 虎 汰朗". A-Light (in Japanese). Retrieved 18 December 2023. - ^ Daigo, Kotaro (24 January 2017). "【
注目 の人物 】「弱虫 ペダル」初舞台 ・初 主演 で人気 シリーズに異例 の抜擢 醍醐 虎 汰朗がネクストブレイクの予 感 - モデルプレス". Model Press (Interview) (in Japanese). Retrieved 18 December 2023. - ^ a b Ressler, Karen (17 January 2017). "10th Yowamushi Pedal Stage Play Reveals 5 More Cast Members in Costume". Anime News Network. Retrieved 18 December 2023.
- ^ a b Pineda, Rafael Antonio (27 July 2017). "Yowamushi Pedal Gets New Stage Play About 'New Interhigh Arc' in October". Anime News Network. Retrieved 18 December 2023.
- ^ a b Ressler, Karen (20 February 2018). "12th Yowamushi Pedal Stage Play Reveals Cast Visuals". Anime News Network. Retrieved 18 December 2023.
- ^ Hodgkins, Crystalyn (27 December 2018). "Yowamushi Pedal Manga Inspires 13th Stage Play in May". Anime News Network. Retrieved 18 December 2023.
- ^ a b Hodgkins, Crystalyn (13 December 2018). "Makoto Shinkai's New Anime Film Reveals Title, Story, July 19 Debut". Anime News Network. Retrieved 18 December 2023.
- ^ "『
天気 の子 』醍醐 虎 汰朗&森 七 菜 、声優 アワード新人 賞 に感謝 のコメント". Oricon News. 9 March 2020. Retrieved 18 December 2023. - ^ a b Loo, Egan (7 March 2020). "Aoi Koga, Natsuki Hanae Win 14th Annual Seiyū Awards". Anime News Network. Retrieved 17 December 2023.
- ^ a b "『
舞 いあがれ!』航空 学校 キャスト発表 目黒 蓮 &山崎 紘 菜 &濱 正 悟 ら朝 ドラ初 出演 でパイロット目指 す". Oricon News. 19 July 2022. Retrieved 18 December 2023. - ^ a b Mateo, Alex (14 October 2021). "Spirited Away Stage Play Reveals Additional Cast". Anime News Network. Retrieved 18 December 2023.
- ^ Pineda, Rafael Antonio (17 May 2023). "Spirited Away Stage Play Rerun Reveals Cast for Nagoya Run". Anime News Network. Retrieved 18 December 2023.
- ^ a b Pineda, Rafael Antonio (14 March 2023). "Minoru Furuya's Ciguatera Manga Gets Live-Action Series in April". Anime News Network. Retrieved 18 December 2023.
- ^ "『
天気 の子 』醍醐 虎 汰朗・北村 一輝 ら、話題 の韓国 映画 で「日本 軍 」を熱演 |スポーツソウル日本 版 ". Sports Seoul (in Japanese). 14 August 2019. Retrieved 18 December 2023. - ^ "カラダ
探 し". eiga.com. Retrieved 22 May 2024.