Kousuke Kujirai
Kousuke Kujirai (or Kousuke Kujirai, 鯨井康介) is a Japanese actor and singer. He is known most notably for his role as Jenath Dira in the
Get Ride! Amdriver anime series and
Kaoru Kaidoh in
The Prince of Tennis movie and
The Prince of Tennis musicals.
Name: Kousuke Kujirai
Japanese Name: 鯨井康介
Romanization: Kujirai Kousuke
Nicknames: Kujira-chan, Kuji
Date of Birth: July 20th, 1987
Blood Type: B
Birthplace: Tokyo
Height: 175 cm (5'9")
Weight: 62 kgs
Shoe Size: 26.5cm
Hobbies: Listening to music
Special Skills: NihonbuyoHe has appeared in a few movies and has lent his voice to an anime show.
As Jenath Dira in Get Ride! Amdriver
In 2004, Kujirai earned his first acting role, voicing the main character, Jenath Dira, in the anime tv series
Get Ride! Amdriver.
He then later released a CD single for the series when he performed the second opening theme song to the show called
READY?.
Kujirai won the role of
Kaoru Kaidoh, the viper-like 2nd year regular of
Seigaku Middle School's tennis club. From 2005 to 2006, he became the second actor to play Kaidoh in the
The Prince of Tennis Musicals. His role as Kaidoh was carried into the live adaptation film of the anime/manga.
He performed, as Kaidoh, in the following shows:
* Tenimyu in Winter: Side Yamabuki - Featuring St Rudolph
* Dream Live 2nd: Second Live concert
* Imperial Match Hyotei
* Hyoutei in Winter
* Dream Live 3rd: Third Live concert
On March 29th, 2006, in the Dream Live 3rd Live concert, he along with the majority of the Seigaku cast, graduated from their roles; however, Kujirai returned (even though he had graduated) to play Kaidoh for the slated August 2006 Advancement Match Rokkaku musical, because actor, Takahiro Tazaki, who was originally slated to play Kaidoh in the Rokkaku musical, was unable to continue rehersals due to health conditions, thus Kujirai was brought back as Tazaki's substitute.
Thus he will also perform, as Kaidoh, in the the following show:
* Advancement Match Rokkaku - Featuring Hyotei Gakuen
Kujirai was able to carry on his role as
Kaoru Kaidoh from the musicals to the live-adaptation film of the anime/manga series,
The Prince of Tennis. He, along with most of the principle cast members for the
Seigaku boys, were able to reprise their roles in the movie. The only major casting change was the casting of
Kanata Hongo as Ryoma Echizen, the main protagonist.
The Prince of Tennis was releasted on May 13th, 2006 and opened in the tenth spot on the Japanese Box Office.
Kujirai keeps a personal
a blog, which he updates occasionally.
Album
Kujirai released a mini-album on October 6th, 2004, called
Ready? for the anime tv show,
Get Ride! Amdriver. The song,
Ready?, was recorded for the show's second opening theme song.
Album StatsAlbum was released for the
Get Ride! Amdriver anime tv show in Japan (
JPN), only.{| class="wikitable"|width=100%
| Year | Cover | Info | Chart positions |
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| - bgcolor="#DDDDDD" | JPN|- bgcolor="#F0F8FF" | 2004 | | Ready?
*Release date: October 6, 2004
*1st Studio album
*Formats: CD | N/A |
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