Takaya Kamikawa

• Name — Takaya Kamikawa • Born — 7 May 1965 • Birthplace — Hachiōji, Tokyo, Japan • Native Name — 上川 隆也 • Occupation — Actor • Years Active — 1989–present • Agent — Zero Light Years • Website — http: kamikawatakaya.com/ Takaya Kamikawa is a Japanese stage, film, and television actor.

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 • 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 — The Great White Tower — Hitoshi Sekiguchi • 2006 — Kōmyō ga Tsuji — Yamauchi Kazutoyo — Lead role; Taiga drama • 2010 — Ryōmaden — Nakaoka Shintarō — Taiga drama • 2012 — Taira no Kiyomori — Taira no Morikuni — Taiga drama • 2015 — Angel Heart — Ryo Saeba — Lead role • 2018 — BG Personal Bodyguard — Goro Murata • 2019 — No Side Manager — Keiichiro Takigawa • 2023 — The Last Man: The Blind Profiler — Kyogo Godo • 2024 — Believe: A Bridge to You — Kazuo Hayashi

• Year — Title — Role — Notes — Source • Gurren Lagann — Anti-Spiral • Kado: The Right Answer — Narrator • Lupin the 3rd Part V: Misadventures in France — Enzo Bron • Star Wars: Visions - The Village Bride — Vaan

• Year — Title — Role — Notes — Source • Professor Layton and the Unwound Future — Stun Gun, Allen Dimitri — DS

• Year — Title — Role — Notes — Source • Finding Dory — Hank

• Year — Title — Role — Notes — Source • 1997 — Tokyo Lullaby — Sadaji Asakawa • 1999 — Owls' Castle — Gohei Kazama • 2025 — The Last Man: The Movie – First Love — Kyogo Godo

• Year — Title — Role — Notes — Source • Gurren Lagann the Movie — Anti-Spiral • Naruto the Movie: Blood Prison — Maroi • The Tale of the Princess Kaguya — Prince Ishitsukuri • 2025 — Batman Ninja vs. Yakuza League — Kuraku Hagane