| Hideaki Takizawa | |
| Native Name: | 滝沢秀明 |
| Native Name Lang: | ja |
| Birth Date: | 29 March 1982 |
| Birth Place: | Hachiōji, Tokyo, Japan |
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| Years Active: | –2018; 2019 |
, also known professionally as, is a Japanese record producer and former singer and actor. Takizawa debuted as an actor in 1995, and in 2002, he made his musical debut as the duo Tackey & Tsubasa with Tsubasa Imai.[1]
In 2018, Takizawa retired from entertainment and became the founder and president of Johnny's Island, a subdivision of Johnny & Associates, of which he oversaw the debuts of Snow Man and SixTones. In July 2019, he was made the vice president of Johnny & Associates, a position he held until he resigned in November 2022 to pursue other career ventures.
In August 2017 he was appointed Japan-UAE goodwill ambassador by Taro Kono, the Minister of Foreign Affairs.[2]
In January 2019, Takizawa was named the president of a new subdivision of Johnny & Associates called Johnny's Island, where he will manage and oversee the debuts of trainee groups Snow Man and SixTones.[3] After the death of Johnny Kitagawa (the founder of Johnny & Associates) on July 9, 2019,[4] he became the executive vice president of the company.[5] On November 1, 2022, Takizawa resigned from Johnny & Associates to pursue other career ventures.[6]
On March 21, 2023, Takizawa announced on his Twitter Space that he was creating Tobe, a talent agency.[7]
| Title | Year | Peaks | Sales | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| JPN [8] | JPN [9] | ||||
| 2009 | 1 | 2 | 72,000 | ||
| 1 | 4 | 53,000< | --52,547--> | ||
| 81 | |||||
| 1 | 3 | 54,000 | |||
| 2014 | – | – | |||
| "–" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory. | |||||
| Year | Title | Role | Director | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1995 | The Cure | Erik | Peter Horton | Voice role | |
| 2000 | Kawa no Nagare no Yō ni | Akira Hamamoto | Yasushi Akimoto | ||
| 2017 | Kodomo Tsukai | Kodomo Tsukai | Takashi Shimizu | Lead role[10] |
| Year | Title | Role | Network | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1995–1996 | Thursday Ghost Stories: Kaiki Club | Noboru Akahoshi | Fuji TV | Lead role, 2 seasons (39 episodes) | |
| 1996 | Dareka ga Dareka ni Koishiteru | Oyaji (handle) | TBS | Television special | |
| 1996 | The Chef | Unknown | NTV | Episode: "The Best X-mas Dinner Confrontation Ever... Ajizawa dies" | |
| 1997 | Thursday Ghost Stories: Time Keepers | Rentarō Satonaka | Fuji TV | Lead role (10 episodes) | |
| 1998 | News no Onna | Ryū Kitahara | Fuji TV | Main role (11 episodes) | |
| 1998 | Kokoro no Tobira | Yū Hase | Nippon TV | Lead role, television special for 24 Hour Television | |
| 1999 | Nekketsu Renai Dō | Friday Takizawa | Nippon TV | Main role (17 episodes) | |
| 1999 | Genroku Ryōran | Yoshichika Kira | NHK | Taiga drama | |
| 1999 | Majo no Jōken | Hikaru Kurosawa | TBS | Lead role with Nanako Matsushima (11 episodes) | |
| 1999 | Ppoi | NTV | Drama navigator | ||
| 1999 | Shin Oretachi no Tabi Ver. 1999 | Skirt-chasing passerby | NTV | Episode: "Scoring Girls and Finding Employment! President is Amazed" | |
| 2000 | The Sun Never Sets | Nao Masaki | Fuji TV | Lead role (11 episodes) | |
| 2001 | Strawberry on the Shortcake | Manato Irie | TBS | Lead role (10 episodes) | |
| 2001 | Speed Star | Shō Mikage | NTV | Lead role[11] | |
| 2001 | Antique Bakery | Eiji Kanda | Fuji TV | Lead role (7 episodes) | |
| 2002 | Season of the Sun | Tatsuya Tsugawa | TBS | Lead role (11 episodes) | |
| 2003 | Boku dake no Madonna | Kyōichi Suzuki | Fuji TV | Lead role (11 episodes) | |
| 2004 | Chichi no Umi, Boku no Sora | Kyōhei Hayakawa | NTV | Lead role, television special for 24 Hour Television | |
| 2005 | Yoshitsune | Minamoto no Yoshitsune | NHK | Lead role, taiga drama | |
| 2006 | Satomi Hakkenden | Inuzuka Shino Moritaka | TBS | Lead role, television special (2 episodes)[12] | |
| 2007 | Romeo and Juliet Off-topic | Hiromichi Morita | NTV | Lead role, television special[13] | |
| 2007 | Kimi ga Kureta Natsu | Masato Kizaki | NTV | Lead role, television special for 24 Hour Television[14] | |
| 2008 | An Actor's Revenge | Yukinojō Nakamura/Yamitarō | NHK | Lead role, New Year's television special | |
| 2008 | Kokuchisezu | Ryō Hasegawa | TV Asahi | Lead role, TV Asahi's 50th Anniversary television special | |
| 2009 | Orthros no Inu | Shinji Ryūzaki | TBS | Lead role (9 episodes)[15] | |
| 2009 | Akutō | Shūichi Saeki | Fuji TV | Lead role, television special | |
| 2013 | Mayonaka no Panya-san | Yōsuke Kurebayashi | NHK BS P | Lead role (8 episodes) | |
| 2014 | Nezumi, Edo o Hayaru | Jirokichi | NHK | Lead role (8 episodes)[16] | |
| 2014 | Hamu: Public Security Police Man | Shinji Natsuhara | Fuji TV | Lead role, television special[17] | |
| 2016 | Nezumi, Edo o Hayaru 2 | Jirokichi | NHK | Lead role (8 episodes)[18] | |
| 2016 | Seisei Suruhodo, Aishiteru | Kairi Miyoshi | TBS | Lead role (10 episodes)[19] | |
| 2018 | Kazoku no Tabiji | Yūsuke Asari | Tokai TV | Lead role (8 episodes)[20] | |
| 2019 | A Lone Scalpel | Tetsuhiko Toma | Wowow | Lead role (8 episodes) |