Mitsuhiro Oikawa Explained

Mitsuhiro Oikawa
Native Name:及川 光博
Native Name Lang:ja
Birth Date:24 October 1969
Birth Place:Ota, Japan
Alias:Mitsuhiro Oikawa, Mitchy, Prince
Occupation:Musician, singer-songwriter, composer, actor
Years Active:1996 - present
Instrument:Vocals, guitar
Genre:Pop, Funk, Rock
Label:Horipro Inc.
Website:oikawa-mitsuhiro.com

[1] is a Japanese musician, singer-songwriter, composer and actor who is represented by the talent agency, Mother Enterprise. He graduated from Seijo Gakuen Junior High School and High School and Seijo University Faculty of Law. He is business partners with Horipro. His wife was actress and Takarazuka Revue graduate Rei Dan (July 2011 - Nov 2018).

Biography

Mitsuhiro Oikawa started as a stage theater actor through his band activities,[2] and started his singing debut with the single, "Morality" on 1996.[3] Since his debut, he had been the self-proclaimed "Prince", and on August 22, 1998 on Hitori no Big Show 98: Mamiya no Seisen he had a "Prince Career Change Declaration".

On 1998, Mitsuhiro Oikawa started as an actor and appeared on the drama, With Love.[4]

On July 27, 2011, Mitsuhiro Oikawa married actress, Rei Dan.[5]

On July 31, 2012, Mitsuhiro Oikawa announced a business partnership with Horipro. His works on television dramas, films, and advertisements will be active in the Horipro affiliation, while his music activities and his fan club management is continued with his affiliation agreement with his current office, Mother Enterprise.[6]

On July 6, 2015, Mitsuhiro Oikawa announced that he amicably terminated the contract of Mother Enterprise. His future management business, including his acting activities were entrusted to DG Agent, and continues his partnership with Horipro.[7]

On November 28, 2018, Mitsuhiro Oikawa divorced actress Rei Dan.

Filmography

TV series

YearTitleRoleNotesRef.
1999 Kōri no Sekai Koichi Hisamatsu
2000 Haregi Koko Ichiban Kengo Matsuura
Oyajii Hiroshi Kunisaki
2001 Love Revolution Nobuhiko Kitamura
Koigashitai Koigashitai Koigashitai Ichiro Murasakimura
Goben no Tsubaki Seiichi Kaya
2004 Furuhata Ninzaburō Ken Kawakita
Mystery Minzoku Gakusha Itsuki Yakumo Itsuki Yakumo Lead role
2005 Fugo Keiji Shigeo Otani
2006 Joōbachi Rentaro Tamon
Saiyūki Yōsen Daiō Episode 2
Wagahai wa Shufudearu Takashi Yamei
Dare Yorimo Mama o Ai su Surgeon Episode 11
Nodame Cantabile Manabu Sakuma
2007 A Moment to Remember Ryosuke Seo
Hotelier Keigo Mizusawa
Yama Onna Kabe Onna Masayuki Okuen
2009 Aibō Takeru Kanbe Seasons 7 to 10
Lucky Seven Special Koichi Amano
Made in Japan Keiichiro Yuzurihara
2014 Bitter Blood Takehisa Kaizuka
2015 Shuriken Sentai Ninninger vs. Kamen Rider Drive: Spring Break Combined 1 Hour Special Kyoichiro Kuroi / Kamen Rider 3 Special appearance
I'm Home Yoshiaki Tsukuba
Okitegami Kyōko no BibōrokuKizunai Horo
2017 A Life Keigo Hamura
2016 Toto NeechanIchirō Gotanda Asadora
1998 With Love Haruhiko Yoshida
2002 Toshiie and Matsu
2003 Manhattan Love Story Hideki Bessho
2004 Shiroi Kyotō Gakumon Kunihira
2010 Ryōmaden
2013 Yae's Sakura Taiga drama [8]
The Knife and the Sword [9]
2013–2020 Naoki Hanzawa Shinobu Tomari 2 seasons [10]
2014 Akka Fuyuhiko Nonomiya Lead role [11]
2016 Sumi ka Sumire Rei [12]
2019 La Grande Maison Tokyo Kamehito Aizawa [13]
2023 Burn the House Down Osamu Mitarai [14]
Fermat's Cuisine Kagekatsu Saimon [15]

Films

YearTitleRoleNotesRef.
1999 Adolescence of Utena Akio Ohtori Voice [16]
2001 Rendan Masaki Tanimura
The Guys from Paradise Kashiwagi
2002 Blind Beast vs. Dwarf Fukiya
2003 1980 Ken Azumama
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2005 Spring Snow Norio Miyaji
2008 Twentieth Century Boys 1: Beginning of the End Vocalist of rock band
2009 Clone wa Furusato o Mezasu Kohei Takahara Lead role
Pride Takashi Kamino
2010 Takeru Kanbe
2013 Aibō Series X Day Takeru Kanbe
2014 Aibō: Gekijō-ban III: Kyodai Misshitsu! Tokumei-gakari Zekkai no Kotō e Takeru Kanbe
In the Hero Toshihisa Nishio Cameo
Onodera no Otōto Onodera no Ane Akira Asano
2015 Kyoichiro Kuroi / Kamen Rider 3
2017 Aibou: The Movie IV Takeru Kanbe
2017 Sagrada Reset Part 2 Masamune Urachi
2019 Whistleblower Banji Harashima
Samurai Shifters
2004 Casshern Kaoru Naito
2006 Memories of Tomorrow Takehiro Yoshida
Japan Sinks Tatsuya Yuki
Oh! Oku
2016 Erased Gaku Yashiro/Manabu Yatsushiro [17]
2018 The Crimes That Bind [18]
2019 You Shine in the Moonlit Night [19]
2022 Love Like the Falling Petals Kyōsuke Sawai [20]
2024 La Grande Maison Paris Kamehito Aizawa [21]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: マザーエンタープライズ. ja. Mother Enterprise. November 3, 2015. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20151012201049/http://www.mother-ent.com/artist/. October 12, 2015.
  2. Web site: PIA. ja. Pia. November 3, 2015.
  3. Web site: 及川光博 インタビュー/@ぴあ. ja. Pia. November 3, 2015.
  4. Web site: 「相棒」完全ガイド!水谷豊×及川光博|月刊TVnavi [テレビナビ 個別紹介]]. ja. TVnavi. November 3, 2015.
  5. Web site: 俳優の及川光博さん、女優の檀れいさんと結婚. ja. MSN Sankei News. November 3, 2015. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20110728003837/http://sankei.jp.msn.com/entertainments/news/110727/ent11072720380012-n1.htm. July 28, 2011.
  6. Web site: 及川光博がホリプロと業務提携. ja. November 3, 2015.
  7. Web site: other(6) - information * 及川光博オフィシャルサイト バラ色帝国 ~the empire of Roses. ja. November 3, 2015. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20150713014702/http://www.oikawa-mitsuhiro.com/information/other.html#entry-753. July 13, 2015.
  8. Web site: 八重の桜の出演者・キャスト一覧. June 7, 2024. The Television.
  9. Web site: 信長のシェフの出演者・キャスト一覧. June 8, 2024. The Television.
  10. Web site: 半沢直樹の出演者・キャスト一覧. June 8, 2024. The Television.
  11. Web site: Mantan Web. August 21, 2014. <及川光博>WOWOWドラマ「悪貨」で黒木メイサと初共演. ja. November 3, 2015. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20140823205036/http://headlines.yahoo.co.jp/hl?a=20140820-00000020-mantan-ent. August 23, 2014.
  12. Web site: 唐沢寿明、雑誌編集長役に恐縮「僕でいいのか」 起用理由は"カリスマ性". February 15, 2016. March 11, 2016. Oricon Style. Oricon. Japanese.
  13. Web site: 及川光博、『グランメゾン東京』で欠かせない存在に 人当たりの良さと父親としての強さ . Realsound . 2024-05-16 . Japanese . 2019-12-01.
  14. Web site: Netflixシリーズ「御手洗家、炎上する」新キャストに工藤阿須加、中川大志、恒松祐里ら. May 11, 2023. Natalie.
  15. Web site: Pineda. Rafael Antonio. Live-Action Fermat no Ryōri Series Casts Mitsuhiro Oikawa. Anime News Network. November 28, 2023. September 21, 2023.
  16. Web site: 少女革命ウテナ アドゥレセンス黙示録. July 3, 2024. eiga.com.
  17. Web site: 僕だけがいない街. June 8, 2024. eiga.com.
  18. Web site: 祈りの幕が下りる時. June 8, 2024. eiga.com.
  19. Web site: 君は月夜に光り輝く. June 8, 2024. eiga.com.
  20. Web site: 永山絢斗が松本穂香の兄役、桜井ユキ&柳俊太郎も出演『桜のような僕の恋人』. January 27, 2022. Cinema Cafe. 27 January 2022.
  21. Web site: グランメゾン・パリ. June 7, 2024. eiga.com.