Ryo Yoshizawa

Ryo Yoshizawa
Ryo Yoshizawa
吉沢亮
	Yoshizawa at 68th Berlin International Film Festival (Berlinale) February 16, 2018
Born	February 1, 1994 (age 30); Tokyo, Japan
Nationality	Japanese
Occupation	Actor
Years active	2011–present
Agent	Amuse, Inc.
Height	172 cm (5 ft 8 in)

Ryo Yoshizawa (吉沢亮, Yoshizawa Ryō, born February 1, 1994) is a Japanese actor. His breakthrough roles includes as Okita Sougo in the Gintama live-action films and as Katagiri Yuichi in the Friends Games live-action films. He is known for his expressive eyes and natural acting style.^[3] He is also known for his roles in tokusatsu, including his role as Ryusei Sakuta, the Kamen Rider Meteor in Kamen Rider Fourze.

Career

In the beginning of 2011, Yoshizawa made his debut in Sign with other amuse actors like Dori Sakurada and Takuya Uehara. In the second half of that year he starred in Kingyo Club. He went on to portray Ryusei Sakuta in Kamen Rider Fourze,^[4] making his debut in the seventeenth episode. Yoshizawa was interviewed on his role by Uchusen, the interview being featured in the 135th issue. Yoshizawa revealed his inspiration behind his character's split personality and his first experience in ADR recording. Yoshizawa compared his character to that of Light Yagami from Death Note. Yoshizawa also watched Bruce Lee films as a reference as his character frequently performed the trademark kiai of Howatchā (ホワッチャーッ) when firing punches or kicks.^[5]

In 2017, he portrayed the role of Shinsengumi 1st Division Captain Sougo Okita in the 2017 live-action film of the popular manga series Gintama, and reprised the role in the sequel Gintama 2 in 2018.^[6]

Filmography

TV series

Year	Title	Role	Network	Other notes	Ref(s)
2011	SIGN	Yuuki Nagi	MBS
	Kingyo Club	Sho Yanagihashi	NHK
	Kamen Rider Fourze	Ryusei Sakuta / Kamen Rider Meteor	TV Asahi	Debuts in Arrival of the Meteor (episode 17)
2012	Soko wo Nantoka	Keita Yabe	HNK	episode 2
2013	Share House no Koibito	Negishi	NTV
	Bussen	Tamura Shosuke	TBS
	Kanojo wa Uso wo Aishisugiteru-Sidestory	Yuichi Kimijima	Fuji TV
2014	Lost Days	Natsu Takano	Fuji TV
	Seikaiichi Sukosen Ryoka na Otoko	Ikeda	Fuji TV
	Water Polo Yankees	Shinsuke Kato	Fuji TV
	Hell Teacher Nube	Katsuya Kimura	NTV
2015	HEAT	Kohei Matsuyama	Fuji TV
	Ichiro	Iemochi Tokugawa	NHK	episode 1
	Otona Joshi	Ryosuke Maekawa	Fuji TV
2016	Dame na Watashi ni Koishite Kudasai	Junta Sano	TBS	episode 1
	Rinsho Hanzai Gakusha Himura Hideo no Suiri	Eisuke Hata	NTV	episode 2
	Hayako Sensei	Hayato Kitsuregawa	Fuji TV	episode 4-7
	Budokan	Daichi Mizushima	Fuji TV
	Cold Case: Shinjisu no Tobira	Junichi Kudo	WOWOW
2017	Friends Games	Yūichi Katakiri	NTV	Lead role
	Boku wa Mari no Naka	Komori Isao	Fuji TV	Lead role
	Gintama: Mitsuba-hen	Sougo Okita	dTV
	Shimokitazawa Die Hard	Kidnapper	TV Tokyo	episode 1
	Koi suru Hong Kong	Kenta Yamada	MBS
2018	Survival Wedding	Yuichi Kashiwagi	NTV	Lead role
	Gintama 2 (tentative)	Sougo Okita	dTV
	Giver: Revenge's Giver	Giba	TV Tokyo	Lead role
2019	Natsuzora	Ten'yō Yamada	NHK	Asadora
2020	Hanzawa Naoki	Kei Kōsaka	TBS
2021	Seiten wo Tsuke	Shibusawa Eiichi	NHK	Lead role, Taiga drama	^[7]

Films

Year	Title	Role	Other notes	Ref(s)
2011	Kamen Rider × Kamen Rider Fourze & OOO: Movie War Mega Max	Ryusei Sakuta/Kamen Rider Meteor	Credited as "Mysterious student" (cameo)
2012	Kamen Rider × Super Sentai: Super Hero Taisen	Ryusei Sakuta/Kamen Rider Meteor
	Kamen Rider Fourze the Movie: Space, Here We Come!	Ryusei Sakuta/Kamen Rider Meteor
	Toei Hero Next 2: The Future I'm Executing		Lead role
	Kamen Rider × Kamen Rider Wizard & Fourze: Movie War Ultimatum	Ryusei Sakuta/Kamen Rider Meteor
2013	Daily Lives of High School Boys	Hidenori Tabata
2013	The Liar and His Lover	Yuichi Kimijima
2014	Blue Spring Ride	Aya Kominato		^[8]
2016	Wolf Girl and Black Prince	Yuu Kusakabe
2017	Gin Tama	Sougo Okita
	Friends Games	Yūichi Katakiri	Lead role
	Friends Games - Final Movie	Yūichi Katakiri	Lead role
	The Disastrous Life of Saiki K.	Shun Kaidō
2018	River's Edge	Ichiro Yamada	Lead role	^[9]
	Anoko no Toriko	Yori Suzuki	Lead role
	Evil and the Mask	Ryōsuke Itō
	Marmalade Boy	Yuu Matsuura	Lead role
	Reon	Tōru Ichijō
	The Cat in Their Arms	Cat Yoshio	Lead role
	Bleach	Uryū Ishida
	Gin Tama 2	Sougo Okita
2019	Kingdom	Ying Zheng / Piao
2019	Her Blue Sky	Shinnosuke Kanamuro / Shinno (voice)	Lead role
2020	Not Quite Dead Yet	Matsuoka		^[10]
	Sakura	Hajime Hasegawa		^[11]
	Aokute, Itakute, Moroi	Kaede Tabata	Lead role	^[12]
	Awake	Eiichi	Lead role	^[13]
2021	Tokyo Revengers	Manjirō Sano		^[14]
TBA	Kingdom 2	Ying Zheng		^[15]

Awards

Year	Award	Category	Work(s)	Result
2019	40th Yokohama Film Festival	Best Newcomer	River's Edge, Marmalade Boy and Gin Tama 2	Won
	42nd Japan Academy Film Prize	Newcomer of the Year	River's Edge	Won
	44th Hochi Film Award	Best Supporting Actor	Kingdom	Nominated
	32nd Nikkan Sports Film Awards	Best Supporting Actor		Nominated
2020	62nd Blue Ribbon Awards	Best Supporting Actor		Won
	43rd Japan Academy Film Prize	Best Supporting Actor		Won
	44th Elan d'or Awards	Newcomer of the Year	Himself	Won

References

^ "TV Asahi's official cast and characters of Kamen Rider Fourze page". Retrieved 2012-01-20.
^ "TV Asahi's official cast and characters of Kamen Rider Fourze page". Retrieved 2012-01-20.
^ "TV Asahi's official cast and characters of Kamen Rider Fourze page". Retrieved 2012-01-20.
^ "TV Asahi's official cast and characters of Kamen Rider Fourze page". Retrieved 2012-01-20.
^ Uchusen, Vol. 135
^ . May 25, 2018 https://www.crunchyroll.com/anime-news/2018/05/24-1/ryo-yoshizawa-is-happy-to-play-sougo-okita-again-in-gintama-2. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
^ "2021年大河ドラマ「青天を衝け」製作開始と主演・吉沢亮さんを発表！". NHK. Retrieved April 13, 2020.
^ "アオハライド(2014)". allcinema.net (in Japanese). Stingray. Retrieved 18 December 2014.
^ "岡崎京子「リバーズ・エッジ」映画化！二階堂ふみ×吉沢亮が行定勲監督とタッグ". eiga.com. Retrieved March 23, 2017.
^ "Not Quite Dead Yet". Shochiku. Retrieved April 16, 2020.
^ "北村匠海×小松菜奈×吉沢亮がきょうだい　西加奈子原作『さくら』劇中写真". Cinra.net. Retrieved March 30, 2020.
^ "吉沢亮×杉咲花W主演、住野よるの青春サスペンス「青くて痛くて脆い」映画化". Cinema Cafe. Retrieved March 6, 2020.
^ "吉沢亮主演、将棋を題材にした映画『AWAKE』公開". Cinema Cafe. Retrieved August 12, 2020.
^ "北村匠海が実写「東京リベンジャーズ」主演、吉沢亮と山田裕貴は最凶組織のコンビに". Natalie. Retrieved March 3, 2020.
^ "『キングダム』"続編"製作が決定！山崎賢人＆吉沢亮らが続投". Cinema Cafe. Retrieved May 29, 2020.

External links

Official profile (in Japanese)
Ryo Yoshizawa at IMDb

[1] "TV Asahi's official cast and characters of Kamen Rider Fourze page". Retrieved 2012-01-20.

[2] "TV Asahi's official cast and characters of Kamen Rider Fourze page". Retrieved 2012-01-20.

[3] "TV Asahi's official cast and characters of Kamen Rider Fourze page". Retrieved 2012-01-20.

[4] "TV Asahi's official cast and characters of Kamen Rider Fourze page". Retrieved 2012-01-20.

[5] Uchusen, Vol. 135

[6] . May 25, 2018 https://www.crunchyroll.com/anime-news/2018/05/24-1/ryo-yoshizawa-is-happy-to-play-sougo-okita-again-in-gintama-2. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)

[7] "2021年大河ドラマ「青天を衝け」製作開始と主演・吉沢亮さんを発表！". NHK. Retrieved April 13, 2020.

[8] "アオハライド(2014)". allcinema.net (in Japanese). Stingray. Retrieved 18 December 2014.

[9] "岡崎京子「リバーズ・エッジ」映画化！二階堂ふみ×吉沢亮が行定勲監督とタッグ". eiga.com. Retrieved March 23, 2017.

[10] "Not Quite Dead Yet". Shochiku. Retrieved April 16, 2020.

[11] "北村匠海×小松菜奈×吉沢亮がきょうだい　西加奈子原作『さくら』劇中写真". Cinra.net. Retrieved March 30, 2020.

[12] "吉沢亮×杉咲花W主演、住野よるの青春サスペンス「青くて痛くて脆い」映画化". Cinema Cafe. Retrieved March 6, 2020.

[13] "吉沢亮主演、将棋を題材にした映画『AWAKE』公開". Cinema Cafe. Retrieved August 12, 2020.

[14] "北村匠海が実写「東京リベンジャーズ」主演、吉沢亮と山田裕貴は最凶組織のコンビに". Natalie. Retrieved March 3, 2020.

[15] "『キングダム』"続編"製作が決定！山崎賢人＆吉沢亮らが続投". Cinema Cafe. Retrieved May 29, 2020.

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