Win Morisaki
Win Morisaki 森崎ウィン | |
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![]() Morisaki at WonderCon 2018 | |
Background information | |
Birth name | Win Kyaw Htoo |
Born | Yangon, Myanmar | August 20, 1990
Genres | J-pop |
Occupation(s) | |
Instrument | Vocals |
Years active | 2008–present |
Labels | Stardust Promotion |
Website | Stardust JP |
Win Morisaki (森崎ウィン, Morisaki Win, Burmese: မိုရီဆာကီဝင်း; born August 20, 1990) is a Japanese singer and actor of Burmese descent. He is the lead vocalist of PrizmaX, a J-pop idol boy band. He has appeared in films and television dramas in Japan and Myanmar, as well as in Hollywood film Ready Player One (2018).[1][2][3]
Early life and education
Morisaki was born Win Kyaw Htoo (ဝင်းကျော်ထူး),[4] nicknamed Ah Win, to Burmese parents in Yangon, Myanmar. His parents worked abroad in Japan during his early childhood and he lived in Myanmar with his grandmother until the age of ten, when he moved to Japan to join his parents.[5] Morisaki was scouted at the age of 14 to join the entertainment industry.[5][6]
Career
In 2008, Morisaki joined J-pop idol boy band PrizmaX, managed by Stardust Promotion. In August 2010, he became a member of NAKED BOYZ together with other PrizmaX members (except Tsubasa Shimada), but withdrew at the end of the year.[7][better source needed] Morisaki made his film debut in the Yutaka Ozaki film Sherry in 2012.[8][better source needed] He was selected as the first radio personality at FM Yokohama in April 2015.[9][better source needed]
Morisaki played the role of Daito in the Hollywood film Ready Player One, directed by Steven Spielberg and based on the 2011 novel by Ernest Cline.[10][11][12][13] Morisaki joins a cast that includes Tye Sheridan, Olivia Cooke, Simon Pegg, Ben Mendelsohn, T.J. Miller and Mark Rylance.[14][15]
Morisaki played a small supporting role alongside Wutt Hmone Shwe Yi in a Burmese-language film, Zati Myay (ဇာတိမြေ), directed by Kyi Phyu Shin.[16] [better source needed] He received 'Popular awards' from Shwe FM's 8th Anniversary on October 1, 2017.[better source needed]
In August 2018, he was appointed a Myanmar tourism ambassador.[better source needed]
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He is currently filming Nay Chi Oo, named '"Eaint Mat Tway Moe Htar Tae Eain"'.[better source needed]
Filmography
Film
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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2009 | Gokusen: The Movie | Igarashi Makoto | |
Parade | Makoto | ||
2010 | Shodo Girls | Makoto Ichinose | |
Thriller Restaurant | Kaoru Minakami | ||
2011 | Tengoku Kara no Yell | Kai Inoha | |
2014 | Sherry | Junichi Sato | |
2016 | Kidan Piece of Darkness | Kentarou | |
2018 | Ready Player One | Daito | |
My Country My Home | Kimura Aung | ||
Kujira no Shima no Wasuremono | Koa Guen | ||
No Matter How Much My Mom Hates Me | Kimitsu | ||
2019 | Listen to the Universe | Masaru C Levy Anatole | [17] |
Children of the Sea | Anglade (voice) | ||
2020 | Humanoid Monster Bela | Kōsuke |
Television
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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2008 | Tokyo Girl | Takashi | |
Gakkō ja Oshierarenai! | Nishikawa Tomu | ||
2009 | Gokusen 3 Graduation Special '09 | Igarashi Makoto | Television special |
Kamen Rider W | Dango Inamoto | 2 episodes | |
2012 | Ghost Mama Sousasen | Kitajima Ryo | Episode 1.8 |
2012–2013 | Ten no Hakobune | Din | |
2013 | Namonaki Doku | Shin Kasai | |
2014 | Petero no Soretsu | Shin Kasai | Episode 1.1 |
2018 | Ready Player One LIVE at SXSW | Himself | |
Made in Hollywood | Himself | Episode: "Ready Player One/Midnight Sun/Final Portrait" | |
Miss Sherlock | Bartender | Episode: "The First Case" | |
Hagetaka | Koichi Amenaki | ||
Tokyo Blood Type House |
Video games
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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2020 | Death Come True | Nozomu Kuji | [18] |
Awards
Year | Award | Category | Work | Result |
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2019 | 32nd Nikkan Sports Film Awards | Best Supporting Actor | Listen to the Universe | Nominated |
Star awards | Special award(performance) | Himself | Won | |
2020 | 43rd Japan Academy Film Prize | Newcomer of the Year | Listen to the Universe | Won |
References
- ^ Eleven Media Japanese links to 8888 protests explored in new film
- ^ "နှစ်နိုင်ငံ ပူးပေါင်းဖျော်ဖြေ တင်ဆက်မယ့် ဂျပန်-မြန်မာ ပွဲတော် 2017". Irrawaddy Media Burmese News. 2017-01-26.
- ^ Eleven News Interview with Morisaki Win
- ^ "မြေးဖြစ်သူမိုရီဆာကီဝင်းရဲ့ငယ်ဘဝအမှတ်တရတွေကိုပြောပြတဲ့အဘွားဖြစ်သူဒေါ်ခင်ခင်ထွေး". The Voice TV Myanmar.
- ^ a b Me, Nyo. "Homegrown: J-Pop to the big screen". The Myanmar Times. Retrieved 2017-08-09.
- ^ "Interview with Japan Star Morisaki Win". Sunday Journal Myanmar (in Burmese). 2017-02-13.
- ^ "今年の暖かいご声援に心から感謝をこめて。". NAKED BOYZ Staff Blog. 2010-12-29.
- ^ "尾崎豊さん20回目命日に追悼映画完成". デイリースポーツオンライン. 2012-04-26. Archived from the original on 2012-04-26.
- ^ "WINのMAXで行こう!". E★K radio - Fm yokohama. 2015-04-06.
- ^ "Steven Spielberg's 'Ready Player One' Adds Japanese Actor-Singer Win Morisaki". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved 2017-08-09.
- ^ "Win Morisaki Is Daito In Steven Spielberg's READY PLAYER ONE". Rama Screen. Retrieved 2017-08-09.
- ^ "PrizmaX's Morisaki Win to Star in New Steven Spielberg Movie Ready Player One". Arama Japan. Retrieved 2017-08-09.
- ^ Yahoo News Japan’s Win Morisaki Joins Steven Spielberg's ‘Ready Player One’
- ^ Staff, Variety (2016-06-06). "Japan's Win Morisaki Joins Steven Spielberg's 'Ready Player One'". Variety. Retrieved 2017-08-09.
- ^ "Japanese Star Win Morisaki Joins 'Ready Player One'". AwardsCircuit. 2016-06-06.
- ^ "ရှစ်လေးလုံးအရေးတော်ပုံရုပ်ရှင်ကားတွင် လူထုဆန္ဒ ထင်ဟပ်စေနိုင်သည့် သမိုင်းလှုပ်ရှားမှုများမြင်တွေ့ရန် မျှော်လင့်ဟု ဦးဖြိုးမင်းသိန်းပြော". 7Day Daily. 2017-08-08. Retrieved 2017-08-09.
- ^ "Listen to the Universe". TIFF. Retrieved October 2, 2019.
- ^ Romano, Sal (December 20, 2019). "Death Come True introduces police investigator Nozomu Kuji". Gematsu. Retrieved December 20, 2019.
External links
- Official Website (in Japanese)
- PrizmaX A GoGo (in Japanese)
- Win Morisaki at IMDb