Hiroki Suzuki (actor, born 1983)
{{Short description|Japanese actor}}
{{about|the actor born in 1983 whose given name has the kanji {{nihongo2|裕}}|the actor born in 1985 whose given name has the kanji {{nihongo2|拡}}|Hiroki Suzuki (actor, born 1985)}}
{{Infobox person
|name =Hiroki Suzuki
| native_name = {{Nihongo2|鈴木 裕樹}}
| native_name_lang = jpn
|image =
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|birth_date ={{birth date and age|mf=yes|1983|10|3}}
|birth_place =Iwate Prefecture, Japan
|occupation =Actor
|height = 180cm
|website = {{URL|http://www.watanabepro.co.jp/mypage/10000021/}}
|footnotes =
|years_active = 2004–present
}}
{{Nihongo|Hiroki Suzuki|鈴木 裕樹|Suzuki Hiroki|born October 3, 1983}} is a Japanese actor from Kitakami, Iwate. He is best known for his roles as Shuichiro Oishi in The Prince of Tennis (musical series, Tenimyu, live film adaptation), and as Jyan Kandou (Geki Red) in the tokusatsu television series, Juken Sentai Gekiranger. He is also part of a young men's stage acting troupe, D-Boys, which perform in various skit-like performances.
Career
He has appeared in a various number of TV shows.
On January 1, 2006, Suzuki, with fellow D-Boys member Masaki Kaji, appeared on the broadcast of Secret New Years' Performance Tournament "Young Man Colosseum", where both boys were able to display their acrobatic abilities. In 2007, Suzuki will again appear on the New Year's Day 44th broadcast of Secret New Years' Performance Tournament's "Chinese Lion Dance" segment, with Masaki Kaji and fellow D-Boys members Yuya Endo, Masato Wada, and Yuuma Minakawa.
Next, he appeared as a member of The Tigers, in the TV drama The Hit Parade,[http://wwwz.fujitv.co.jp/hit/index.html Hit Parade Official Site] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20060623161029/http://wwwz.fujitv.co.jp/hit/index.html |date=2006-06-23 }} which aired May 26, 2006 on Fuji TV and co-starred fellow D-Boys members Masato Wada, Yuu Shirota, Masaki Kaji, Hirofumi Araki, Yuya Endo, and Kōji Seto.
=With the D-Boys=
In October 2004, Suzuki joined the Watanabe Entertainment group named the D-Boys.
As a member of the D-Boys, Suzuki also keeps a blog, which he updates occasionally.
On August 6, 2005, Suzuki, along with fellow D-Boys member Masaki Kaji, appeared on the radio program Marvelous Radio Vibration, hosted by fellow D-Boys members Yuu Shirota and Kotaro Yanagi.
The D-Boys so far have released two Photobooks. The first photobook released on April 27, 2005, was self-titled D-Boys, while the second, released on March 15, 2006, was called Start, both of which contain many photos of Suzuki.
The D-Boys have also starred in their own drama documentary variety series called, DD-Boys[http://www.tv-asahi.co.jp/dd-boys/top.html DD-Boys Official Site] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070418011549/http://www.tv-asahi.co.jp/dd-boys/top.html |date=2007-04-18 }} in which Suzuki's appeared in various episodes as himself. The show was 24 episodes long and ran from April 10 to September 25, 2006.
In June 2007, the D-Boys starred in their very own musical together called, D-Boys Stage,[http://www.d-boys.com/dboysstage/index.html D-Boys Stage Official Website] which ran from June 3 to June 10 at the Space Zero theater in Tokyo. Suzuki appeared in the musical as a guest performer, making select appearances on June 6 and June 9.{{Citation needed|date=June 2012}}
=As Shuichiro Oishi in ''The Prince of Tennis'' musicals=
Suzuki won the role of Shuichiro Oishi, the motherly vice-captain regular of Seigaku Middle School's tennis club, in The Prince of Tennis musicals, Tenimyu. From 2005 to 2006, he became the second actor to play Oishi as part of the second generation Seigaku cast. He made his debut as Oishi on January 8, 2005 in the Side Yamabuki performance in Osaka. That same year, his role as Oishi was carried into the live adaptation film of the manga. During his run in the musicals, he was able to work with fellow D-Boys members Yuya Endo, Kotaro Yanagi, Masaki Kaji, Osamu Adachi, Hirofumi Araki, Masato Wada, and former member Yuu Shirota.
On March 29, 2006, in the Dream Live 3rd concert, Suzuki, along with the majority of the Seigaku cast, graduated from their roles. Since his graduation, the role of Oishi has been played by Yukihiro Takiguchi, Yuya Toyoda and Yuki Tsujimoto, and currently by actor Jin Hiramaki.
=As Shuichiro Oishi in ''The Prince of Tennis'' live-action film=
Suzuki was able to carry on his role from the musicals to the live-adaptation film of the manga series of The Prince of Tennis. He, along with most of the principal cast members for the Seigaku Regulars, were able to reprise their roles in the movie. The only major casting change was the casting of Kanata Hongo as Ryoma Echizen, the main protagonist.
The Prince of Tennis was released on May 13, 2006 and opened on the tenth spot in the Japanese Box Office and marked Suzuki's first appearance in the film industry.
=In ''June Bride''=
Suzuki's next movie, the June Bride (Jyun Bride){{Cite web |url=http://www.junebride-movie.com/ |title=June Bride Official Site |access-date=2006-08-30 |archive-date=2012-12-06 |archive-url=https://archive.today/20121206012226/http://www.junebride-movie.com/ |url-status=dead }} opened on May 27, 2006. He played one of the supporting characters, costarring with fellow D-Boys members Yuu Shirota and Hirofumi Araki. The movie's based on the original manga Jun Bride, by Yoshida Satoshi.
=In ''Limit~ What's Your Story?''=
From June 2 to June 4, 2006, Suzuki starred in the play, {{nihongo|Limit~ What's Your Story?~|limit〜あなたの物語は何ですか?〜|Limit~ anata no monogatari wa nan desu ka?~}}, as one of the main characters, appearing alongside fellow D-Boys Araki Hirofumi and Yuichi Nakamura.
=As Geki Red in ''Juken Sentai Gekiranger''=
On February 18, 2007, Suzuki starred as Jyan Kandou aka Geki Red, a Gekiranger who was brought up by tigers and befriended by pandas so that his senses have become sharply enhanced to feel with his body, rather than the brain in the Super Sentai series called Juken Sentai Gekiranger (adapted as Power Rangers: Jungle Fury in America), which premiered on TV Asahi. The show also costars Suzuki's fellow D-Boys member, Hirofumi Araki, as Jyan's rival, Rio, the "Black Lion".
=Photobook and Idol DVD=
It was announced then that Suzuki, along with Hirofumi Araki and Kōji Seto would be getting solo photobooks and DVDs called the "Prince Series." Suzuki's solo photobook would be released on April 19, 2007 while his solo idol DVD would be released on May 16, 2007. The three of them will be following Yuu Shirota, Yuya Endo, Kotaro Yanagi and Shunji Igarashi as the only D-Boys that have released an idol DVD while following Kotaro Yanagi, Shunji Igarashi and later, Yuu Shirota, as the only D-Boys to have released a solo photobook.
Personal life
Suzuki keeps a blog on his D-Boys webpage, which he updates occasionally. Some years ago, in his blog entries, he liked to call himself "Snufkin" after one of his favorite animated characters, but he is most often called Zukki (a nickname created by Masato Wada) by fans and other D-Boys.
Filmography
Stage
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!Title !Role !Performance date |
The Prince of Tennis Musical: Side Yamabuki feat. St Rudolph
|Shuichiro Oishi |Winter of 2004-2005 |
The Prince of Tennis Musical: Dream Live 2nd
|Shuichiro Oishi |2005 |
The Prince of Tennis Musical: The Imperial Match Hyotei Gakuen
|Shuichiro Oishi |Winter of 2005-2006 |
The Prince of Tennis Musical: The Imperial Match Hyotei Gakuen in Winter
|Shuichiro Oishi |2006 |
The Prince of Tennis Musical: Dream Live 3rd
|Shuichiro Oishi |2006 |
Limit: What Is Your Story?
| |2006, June 2–4 |
{{nihongo|Sophistry|ソフィストリー~Philosophism~ (ソフィストリー〜詭弁〜)}}
| |2006, August 31 - September 10 |
Out of Order Live Entertainment Show
| |2007, March 24 |
D-Boys Stage Vol.1 - Kanbai Orei
|Saburō Nagatsuka / Ryōma Sakamoto |2007, June 6 and June 9 |
D-Boys Stage Vol.2 - Last Game
|Kazuya Kasai |2008, June 20–27 and July 5–6 |
D-Boys Stage Vol.3 - Karasu 04
|2009, April 12–18 and 23-25 |
D-Boys Stage 2010 trial-2 - Last Game
|Kazuya Kasai |2010, August 26 - September 5 and September 9–12 |
D-Boys Stage 2010 trial-3 - America
|Ikeda |2010, September 29 - October 3, October 19–20, 22-24, 31 and November 3–7 |
D-Boys Stage 2011 - Venice no Shōnin
|Lorenzo |2011, April 29 - May 8 and May 13–15 |
Gekidan Baccas - "Stand by My"
|Buchi (script by Hiroki Suzuki) |2011, June 1–4 |
Love Letters 2012 Spring Special with Erina Mano
|Andrew Makepeace Ladd III |2012, March 12 |
D-Ste 11th - Cool no Tanjō
|Keisuke Yabe |2012, August 25–26, September 4–10 and 12-17 |
Ukauka Sanjū Chorochoro Yonjū[http://www.komatsuza.co.jp/contents/performance/index2.html Ukauka Sanjū Chorochoro Yonjū Official Page]
|Gonzu |2013, May 8 - June 2 |
D-Ste 14th - Jūniya{{Cite web |url=http://www.watanabepro.co.jp/mypage/artist/dst14_twelfth-night.html |title=D-Ste 14th Official Site |access-date=2013-04-21 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131012013447/http://www.watanabepro.co.jp/mypage/artist/dst14_twelfth-night.html |archive-date=2013-10-12 |url-status=dead }}
|Sir Andrew Aguecheek |2013, October 4–13 and 17-20 |
Yuhiden[http://yuhiden.dstage.jp/ Yuhiden Official Site]
|Madara |2015, October 22 - November 1 and November 21–22 |
Intaiya Lily[http://www.rup.co.jp/backnumber/lily.html Intaiya Lily Page]
| |2016, February 18 - March 7 |
Kansu Domino[http://kansu-domino.westage.jp/ Kansu Domino Official Page]
| |2017, October 4–15, 21, 22, 24, 26, November 5, 6 and 10-12 |
Otamajakushi[http://shika564.com/otama/ Otamajakushi Official Page]
|Ken'ichi Komori |2018, February 1–12 and 15-18 |
Reader's theatre Cyrano{{Cite web |url=http://musica-reading.jp/cyrano/ |title=Cyrano Official Page |access-date=2019-06-23 |archive-date=2019-04-19 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190419070744/http://musica-reading.jp/cyrano/ |url-status=dead }}
|2018, August 8 |
LOOSER ~ Ushinai Tsuzuketeshimau Album ~[http://looser-stage.com/ LOOSER Official Page]
|Hijikata Toshizō and other roles |2019, June 6–9 and 15-16 |
Reader's theatre Dragon Zakura[https://twitter.com/pRoARYX2mfQ0bAw/ Dragon Zakura Official Twitter]
|Kuriyama Shouta |2019, July 13 |
Reader's theatre Yose Kara Hajimaru Koibanashi[http://yosekoi-stage.com/ Yosekoi Official Page]
| |2019, October 31 |
Cliche{{Cite web|url=http://www.tfactory.jp/data/cliche.shtml|title=Cliche on T Factory's site|last=|first=|date=|website=|archive-url=|archive-date=|access-date=}}{{Cite web|url=https://www.owlspot.jp/events/performance/post_148.html|title=Cliche on Owl Spot's site|last=|first=|date=|website=|archive-url=|archive-date=|access-date=}}
|Sam Akaike |2020, January 29 - February 2 |
Takufes - Hotoke no Kao mo Warau Made[http://takufes.jp/hotoke/ Takufes Official Page]
| |scheduled for 2020, April 22–29, May 9, 10, 14, 16, 20-24 - Cancelled due to Covid-19 |
Radio
- D-Radio Boys Super (October - December, 2011), with Hirofumi Araki
- Koi no Daisōsasen{{Cite web |url=http://www.nhk.or.jp/radiosp/gekiraji/koinodaisousa.html |title=Koi no Daisōsasen, NHK Radio 1 "Gekiraji! Live" page |access-date=2012-11-24 |archive-url=https://archive.today/20121219141229/http://www.nhk.or.jp/radiosp/gekiraji/koinodaisousa.html |archive-date=2012-12-19 |url-status=dead }} (November 23, 2012) - "Gekiraji! Live" (NHK Radio 1)
- JFN Saturday Drama House "Bidanshi Gekijyou"{{Cite web |url=http://park.gsj.mobi/program/show/19255 |title=JFN Saturday Drama House "Bidanshi Gekijyou" page |access-date=2018-11-02 |archive-date=2019-07-03 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190703144527/http://park.gsj.mobi/program/show/19255 |url-status=dead }} (December, 2016) - "Tsurugi no Chikai"
Official DVDs
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Year | DVD | Release date |
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2007 | Prince Series D-Boys Collection - Hiroki Suzuki | May 16, 2007 |
2009 | D-Boys Boy Friend Series Vol.3 Peace Maker | September 18, 2009 |
2010 | D-Boys Boy Friend Series Vol.7 7 Heroes | February 24, 2010 |
Official photobooks
- Prince Series D-Boys Collection - Hiroki Suzuki (April 19, 2007)
- Kimi ga Warattekurerunara... (May 29, 2008)
- 360° (August 25, 2009)
Events
- Araki Hirofumi - History EP2 - ZukiAra ~ Otona no 32129 Halloween ~ (October 19, 2019){{Cite web|url=https://www.d-boys.com/araki15th/ep2/|title=History EP2 - ZukiAra event|last=|first=|date=|website=|archive-url=|archive-date=|access-date=}}
Television commercials
- Bandai Charadeco Christmas (2007)
- Gerolsteiner mineral water (2008)
- Sukiya Kinpira Konnyaku Gyudon (2012)
References
{{Reflist}}
External links
- [https://twitter.com/zukky1003/ Official Twitter (@zukky1003)] {{in lang|ja}}
- [http://ameblo.jp/hiroki-suzuki-we/ Official Ameba blog] {{in lang|ja}}
- [https://web.archive.org/web/20070206213502/http://blog.watanabepro.co.jp/suzukihiroki/ Previous blog] {{in lang|ja}}
- [https://www.watanabepro.co.jp/mypage/10000021/ Official profile page] {{in lang|ja}}
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- {{IMDb name|2323489}}
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