Ryunosuke Kamiki
Ryunosuke Kamiki (born May 19, 1993) is a Japanese actor. He entered the industry in 1995 when he was only 2 years old. He made his drama debut in "Good News", which gained him immense popularity through his first full-time role as Naoya, playing the son of SMAP's Masahiro Nakai. In 2001, he was discovered by Hayao Miyazaki, and ended up voicing Bao in the animated film "Spirited Away" by Studio Ghibli, the highest-grossing Japanese film in Japan. From 1999 to 2002 he had appeared in over a dozen projects, earning him the title of a child prodigy. He was awarded his first award for "Backdrop del mio Papá" when he was only 11. From 2004 to 2020, he has won awards every one or two alternative years.
Today, Ryu remains an iconic and beloved actor in the Japanese industry. He has the reputation of a reliable lead actor who goes into character as soon as the cameras start rolling. For his successful transition from a child actor to a main lead combined with his modest personality, has made him a role model for many. When choosing works, he likes to experiment with roles or plots. He does not mind too much about popularity or being the main lead as long as he likes his role. Rather than "aiming for a big goal ahead", he is the type to do the job in front of him wholeheartedly.
He has appeared in numerous award-winning projects. In 2011, he won his first international award for playing the main lead in the Amade Prize–winning "Threads of Our Hearts". To date, he has been an integral part of all the top 4 highest-grossing Japanese movies in Japan. His works continue to break records as his movie "your name." became the highest-grossing Japanese movie of all time internationally.
Ryu, alongside acting and voice acting, has dabbled in multiple fields. For variety shows he often does many documentaries. He even interviewed Will Smith for the magazine TV program 'ZIP!'. In 2015, he released his first book "Master's Café". Ryu challenged his first stage play with "Beautiful: The Woman Who Met with God", directed and written by Suzuki Matsuo, in 2019. The following year, he debuted in multiple fields such as a radio DJ for 'All Night Nippon 0' (ANN0) on 11th October 2020, which airs 3 am at nights between Saturday and Sunday. His directorial debut was with the music video for "I Treasure You" for SUPER HANDSOME COLLECTION "JUMP↑". He opened his own YouTube channel. He was also the official photographer for Takeru Satoh's 2021 calendar.
In 2020, Ryu was awarded at the Elan d'or Award Ceremony, one of the most prestigious awards in Japan for completing 25 years in the industry. To thank his fans, he started the 25th Anniversary Celebration Project.
Today, Ryu remains an iconic and beloved actor in the Japanese industry. He has the reputation of a reliable lead actor who goes into character as soon as the cameras start rolling. For his successful transition from a child actor to a main lead combined with his modest personality, has made him a role model for many. When choosing works, he likes to experiment with roles or plots. He does not mind too much about popularity or being the main lead as long as he likes his role. Rather than "aiming for a big goal ahead", he is the type to do the job in front of him wholeheartedly.
He has appeared in numerous award-winning projects. In 2011, he won his first international award for playing the main lead in the Amade Prize–winning "Threads of Our Hearts". To date, he has been an integral part of all the top 4 highest-grossing Japanese movies in Japan. His works continue to break records as his movie "your name." became the highest-grossing Japanese movie of all time internationally.
Ryu, alongside acting and voice acting, has dabbled in multiple fields. For variety shows he often does many documentaries. He even interviewed Will Smith for the magazine TV program 'ZIP!'. In 2015, he released his first book "Master's Café". Ryu challenged his first stage play with "Beautiful: The Woman Who Met with God", directed and written by Suzuki Matsuo, in 2019. The following year, he debuted in multiple fields such as a radio DJ for 'All Night Nippon 0' (ANN0) on 11th October 2020, which airs 3 am at nights between Saturday and Sunday. His directorial debut was with the music video for "I Treasure You" for SUPER HANDSOME COLLECTION "JUMP↑". He opened his own YouTube channel. He was also the official photographer for Takeru Satoh's 2021 calendar.
In 2020, Ryu was awarded at the Elan d'or Award Ceremony, one of the most prestigious awards in Japan for completing 25 years in the industry. To thank his fans, he started the 25th Anniversary Celebration Project.
Known for
Godzilla Minus One
We're Broke, My Lord!
Ranman
Dr. Coto's Clinic
Suzume
Ghost Book
xxxHOLiC
Noise
If My Wife Becomes an Elementary School Student
Kamiki Ryunosuke's Filming Break
Pa Rum Pum Pum Pum
A Crocodile Who Lived for 100 Days
The Great Yokai War: Guardians
Makubes no 23 ji
Rurouni Kenshin: The Final
Life's Punchline
Evangelion: 3.0+1.0 Thrice Upon a Time
Ojisama to Neko
Suddenly Reading!
Honto ni Atta Kowai Hanashi: 2020 Special Edition
Kamiki Ryunosuke 25th Anniversary DVD
劇場の灯を消すな！Ｂｕｎｋａｍｕｒａシアターコクーン編
Bones of Steel
Takeru No Plan Drive
Ikinari Honyomi! Sudden Book Reading
Last Letter
Kirei 〜 The Woman Who Met Up With God 〜
Murders at the House of Death
Weathering with You
Everyone’s Demoted!!
Yasuragi no Toki: Michi
The Songs of Studio Ghibli
Fortuna's Eye
Idaten: Tokyo Olympics Story
Honto Ni Atta Kowai Hanashi 2018 SP
School Lawyer
Animation x Paralympic: Who Is Your Hero?
Detective Yugami
JoJo's Bizarre Adventure: Diamond is Unbreakable – Chapter 1
Mary and The Witch's Flower
Chigasaki Story - My Little Hometown
March Goes out Like a Lamb
Yasuragi no Sato A Peaceful Place
March Comes in Like a Lion
Sincerite Kamiki Ryunosuke
Your Name.
Too Young To Die!
The Sun
Samurai Sensei
Bakuman
Poison Berry in my Brain
The Girl's Speech
As the Gods Will
Tales of the Bizarre: 2014 Fall Special
Rurouni Kenshin Part III: The Legend Ends
Time Slip Horibe Yasubei
Rurouni Kenshin Part II: Kyoto Inferno
Transformation
The Files of Young Kindaichi Neo
Back of Father
Kamiki Ryunosuke – 20 Year Old Travel Vietnam Railroad
Time Never Stops
SPEC: Close~Reincarnation
SPEC: Close~Incarnation
SPEC: Zero
The Family Game
Kogure Photo Studio
The Kirishima Thing
SPEC: Heaven
Blackboard
SPEC: Shou
Taira no Kiyomori
Odd Family 11
The Princess and the Pilot
Kokosei Restaurant
The Legend of Alma. The story of the dog you never knew.
Threads of Our Hearts
SPEC ~ First Blood
The Secret World of Arrietty
20th Century Boys 3: Redemption
Summer Wars
Akahana no Sensei
Bloody Monday
Garden of the Wind
Little DJ
Into the Faraway Sky
The Piano Forest
Detective School Q
Big Man Japan
Dondo Hare
Ruri's Island Special 2007: First Love
Tokyo Tower ~ Okan and me, sometimes, Oton (SP version)
Doraemon: Nobita's Dinosaur
The Day I Bought a Star
The Great Yokai War
Ruri's Island
Oshare ism
Zoo
Yoshitsune
Install
Dad's Backdrop
Ooku Dai-isho
Survive Style 5+
Howl's Moving Castle
Renai Shousetsu
Ooku 3 Special ~ Women of the Bakumatsu Era ~
Honto ni Atta Kowai Hanashi
Rockers
Gaki no Tsukai No Laughing Batsu Game
Bayside Shakedown 2
Ooku
Unsinkable Bones
Bakuryu Sentai Abaranger
Psycho Doctor
Tantei Kazoku
Wedding Planner SWEET Delivery
Emergency Room 24 Hours Special 2002
doktor/kranke
Maria
Spirited Away
My Husband
Iron Armored Machine Mikazuki
As Tears Go By
Quiz
Aoi: Tokugawa Three Generations
The Woman of S.R.I.
Good News
Kamen Rider