| Takaya Kamikawa | |
| Birth Date: | 7 May 1965 |
| Birth Place: | Hachiōji, Tokyo, Japan |
| Native Name: | 上川 隆也 |
| Native Name Lang: | ja |
| Occupation: | Actor |
| Yearsactive: | 1989–present |
| Agent: | Zero Light Years |
is a Japanese stage, film, and television actor.[1] [2]
Kamikawa was born in Hachioji, Tokyo in 1965. He graduated from Hachioji-Kita high school in Tokyo. While studying economics in Chuo University, he acted in a minor theatrical group which was touring around Japan and performing at local schools. Kamikawa left Chuo University without a diploma, and joined the group Caramel Box to become a full-time actor.
In 1995, Kamikawa starred in a TV drama by NHK, Daichi no Ko, and played the leading role, Lu Yixin. The original author, Toyoko Yamasaki, initially wanted Masahiro Motoki to play the role. However, since most of the drama was filmed in China and required a lot of travel, Motoki was not able to meet the tight filming schedule. Then one of the staff found Kamikawa, who was still unknown, in a magazine. Toyoko Yamasaki later commented that Kamikawa had been the right choice.
In 2006, he played Yamauchi Kazutoyo, the leading role of the NHK Taiga drama Kōmyō ga Tsuji.
| Year | Title | Role | Notes | Source | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Kozukai 3 man yen no Koi (スワンの馬鹿! こづかい3万円の恋) (Kansai TV, 2007) - Suwano Daisuke (諏訪野大輔)
| (イケ麺そば屋探偵 いいんだぜ!) (Nihon TV, 2009) - Sakurayama Makoto (桜山真)
--> | 1995 | Daichi no Ko | Lu Yixin | Lead role | |
| 1997 | Mōri Motonari | Mōri Takamoto | Taiga drama | |||
| 1999–2001 | Omizu no Hanamichi | Shuichi Ishizaki | 2 seasons | |||
| 2000 | Cinderella wa Nemuranai | Yoshinori | ||||
| Kimi ga Oshiete Kureta Koto | Shinichi Sayama | |||||
| 2003 | Shiroi Kyotō | Hitoshi Sekiguchi | [3] | |||
| 2006 | Kōmyō ga Tsuji | Yamauchi Kazutoyo | Lead role; Taiga drama | [4] | ||
| 2010 | Ryōmaden | Nakaoka Shintarō | Taiga drama | |||
| 2012 | Taira no Kiyomori | Taira no Morikuni | Taiga drama | [5] | ||
| 2015 | Angel Heart | Ryo Saeba | Lead role | [6] | ||
| 2018 | BG Personal Bodyguard | Goro Murata | [7] | |||
| 2019 | No Side Manager | Keiichiro Takigawa | [8] | |||
| 2024 | Kazuo Hayashi | [9] | ||||
| Year | Title | Role | Notes | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1997 | Tokyo Lullaby | Sadaji Asakawa | ||
| 1999 | Owls' Castle | Gohei Kazama | ||
| Year | Title | Role | Notes | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gurren Lagann | ||||
| Narrator | [10] | |||
| [11] | ||||
| - The Village Bride | Vaan | [12] | ||
| Year | Title | Role | Notes | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gurren Lagann the Movie | ||||
| Maroi | ||||
| The Tale of the Princess Kaguya | Prince Ishitsukuri | |||
| Year | Award | Category | Work(s) | Result | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1997 | 21st Elan d'or Awards | Newcomer of the Year | Himself | [14] | |
| 1998 | 21st Japan Academy Film Prize | Newcomer of the Year | Tokyo Lullaby | ||
| 1999 | 2nd Nikkan Sports Drama Grand Prix | Best Supporting Actor | Omizu no Hanamichi | [15] | |
| 2000 | 3rd Nikkan Sports Drama Grand Prix | Best Supporting Actor | Cinderella wa Nemuranai | ||
| 23rd Japan Academy Film Prize | Best Supporting Actor | Owls' Castle | |||
| 2001 | 4th Nikkan Sports Drama Grand Prix | Best Supporting Actor | Kimi ga Oshiete Kureta Koto | ||
| 2002 | 5th Nikkan Sports Drama Grand Prix | Best Supporting Actor | Omizu no Hanamichi (S2) | ||
| 2004 | 7th Nikkan Sports Drama Grand Prix | Best Supporting Actor | Shiroi Kyotō | ||