Hiroki Narimiya Explained

Hiroki Narimiya
Native Name:成宮 寛貴
Native Name Lang:ja
Birth Name:平宮 博重
Birth Date:14 September 1982
Birth Place:Tokyo, Japan
Nationality:Japanese
Occupation:Actor
Years Active:2000–2016

(born September 14, 1982), better known as, is a former Japanese actor.

Early life

He was born and raised in Tokyo, Japan. His parents are from Okinawa Prefecture. His parents divorced when he was young, and in his third year of junior high school, his mother died and he raised his brother by dropping out of school, taking on part-time jobs, and paid for his brother's high school and college expenses. He had made a promise to his mother to become serious about acting and through his multitude of part-time jobs, was eventually scouted and passed an audition making his way into his debut in 2000.

Career

He soon debuted in 2000 in the play "Horobikaketa Jinrui, Sono Ai no Honshitsu to wa (Perishing Humankind, What is the Essence of Its Love?)." Hiroki was chosen for the part of Kane out of the 3000 actors who auditioned.

In February 2001, he made his movie debut in "Oboreru Sakana", a Toei production. In 2002, he appeared as Noda in the television drama, "Gokusen." With his life-sized performance in this role, Hiroki won both serious acclaim and popularity. That same year, he was the lead in "Okan wa Uchu wo Shihaisuru", a television special on Fuji Television Network. Come 2003, he performed in his first period film, Azumi, which became a box office hit and allowed Hiroki to display his swordplay skills from daily training.

In 2004, Hiroki returned to the stage in the Shakespearean play "Oki ni Mesumama (As You Like It)" and had a supporting role in the TBS drama Orange Days. The next year, he starred in the TBS series "Ima, Ai ni Yukimasu" and was featured in four films, including Nana, the sequel for which was released December 2006. In 2012, Hiroki starred as Phoenix Wright in the live-action film adaption Ace Attorney directed by Takashi Miike.

While working on his acting career, Hiroki has been proving himself quite the fashion leader. He designed a line of clothes along with many collaboration projects. Fall 2003, he appeared as a model for his Tokyo collection. His trademark hairstyle (the "Narimiya Cut"[1]) became all the rage among Japanese teens. Hiroki has also appeared on more than 10 covers of fashion and other magazines in the past year and received the 2005 Crystallized Style Award (presented by Swarovski).[2]

Hiroki has received many offers to model overseas for high-fashion brands, which fits in his plans to pursue work outside Japan as both a model and actor.[3]

On December 9, 2016, Narimiya sent a fax to TV news channels announcing that he was leaving the entertainment industry due to allegations he used cocaine.[4]

Filmography

Movies

Year Title RoleNotes
2003Lovers' KissTomoaki Fujii
2003AzumiUkiha
2004Kagen no TsukiTomoki Anzai
2005NanaNobuo Terashima
2005Rampo NoirTooruStory "Kagami jigoku"
2005Arashi no Yoru NiMeiVoice
2006Akihabara@DEEPDeep
2006SakuranSojiro
2006Nana 2Nobuo Terashima
2007UnfairToda
2009Takeshi Noda
2009HalfwayTakanashi
2010The Lone ScalpelNakamura's adult son[5]
2012Ace AttorneyPhoenix Wright / Ryūichi Naruhodō
2012The Floating CastleYukie Sakamaki
2013The ComplexSasahara
2014Tôru Kai
2016Shiro / Kōtarō Yanagisawa

Dramas

Year Title RoleNotes
2012Hidamari no KiRyoan tezukaEpisodes 1 & 6
2016Kaitō YamanekoHideo Katsumura[6]

Stage

Video games

Year Title RoleNotesConsoleSource
2010Yakuza 4Masayoshi TanimuraVoice and likeness. Replaced by Toshiki Masuda in the remastered version.[8]
2012Phoenix WrightVoiceNintendo 3DS

Dubbing roles

TitleRoleVoice dub forNotesSource
Pan
Supernatural Sam Winchester Season 1-2 only [9]

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Notes and References

  1. or "Narimiya-hair" イケメン出演番組を無料放送<パソコンテレビGyaO ギャオ> - GyaO
  2. http://www.oricon.co.jp/news/music/865/ hitomi&成宮寛貴“クリスタルな輝き”CONFIDENCE ランキング&ニュース -ORICON STYLE-
  3. http://www.narimiya-hiroki.com/ja/index.php?page=profile_top 成宮寛貴オフィシャルサイト|PROFILE
  4. http://www.asahi.com/articles/ASJD95HD0JD9UCVL00N.html?iref=comtop_8_04 成宮寛貴さんが引退 週刊誌が「薬物使用疑惑」報道:朝日新聞デジタル
  5. News: A Lone Scalpel Review. SBS Movies. 2018-01-06. en.
  6. Web site: KAT-TUN's new single chosen as the theme song to Kamenashi Kazuya's starring drama. 2016-03-13. 6Theory Media, LLC. tokyohive.
  7. Web site: 華麗なる一族. June 22, 2021. MBS. November 29, 2021. https://web.archive.org/web/20211129093127/https://www.mbs.jp/pgm/tbs_karei2007/1170032832.shtml. dead.
  8. Web site: Hiroki Narimiya (visual voices guide) - BTVA - Behind The Voice Actors. behindthevoiceactors.com. . Check mark indicates role has been confirmed using screenshots of closing credits and other reliable sources..
  9. Web site: スーパーナチュラル. October 30, 2021. SuperDramaTV.