Jun Shison
{{Short description|Japanese actor}}
{{BLP sources|date=September 2023}}
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| name = Jun Shison
| image = 志尊淳 2.jpg
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| caption = Jun Shison in 2018
| native_name = 志尊 淳
| native_name_lang = ja
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| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1995|3|5}}
| birth_place = Tokyo, Japan
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| occupation = Actor
| years_active = 2011–present
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{{nihongo|Jun Shison|志尊 淳|Shison Jun|born {{birth date|1995|3|5}} in Tokyo}} is a Japanese actor. He was associated with Watanabe Entertainment's male acting troupe D2 (later merged into D-Boys) from 2011 to 2023 and made his acting debut in Musical: The Prince of Tennis.
Career
Shison joined the D2 actor group (now merged with D-Boys) in 2011. He made his acting debut in The Prince of Tennis stage musical that same year.{{cite web|url= http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2015-04-05/toqger-shizon-stars-in-film-of-senpai-to-kanojo-shojo-manga/.86788|title= ToQger's Shizon Stars in Film of Senpai to Kanojo Shōjo Manga|date= 6 April 2015|accessdate=4 April 2019|work= Anime News Network}}
In 2015, he played his first starring role in the live action film adaptation of popular romance manga series Senpai to Kanojo. In 2019, he starred in the spin-off film to the High&Low franchise, High&Low The Worst, and its sequel High&Low The Worst X. In 2022, he was announced as the role of Kurama in Netflix's YuYu Hakusho live-action adaptation.{{cite web|last=Hodgkins|first=Crystalyn|title=Jun Shison Joins Cast of Live-Action Yu Yu Hakusho Series as Kurama|url=https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2022-07-17/jun-shison-joins-cast-of-live-action-yu-yu-hakusho-series-as-kurama/.187736|website=Anime News Network|access-date=July 17, 2022|date=July 17, 2022|archive-date=July 17, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220717081616/https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2022-07-17/jun-shison-joins-cast-of-live-action-yu-yu-hakusho-series-as-kurama/.187736|url-status=live}}
In 2023, Shison was cast in the cooking drama Fermat no Ryōri, starring Fumiya Takahashi, and based on the manga series by {{ill|Yūgo Kobayashi|ja|小林有吾}}. He portrayed the character of Kai Asakura, a culinary prodigy who serves as the charismatic and enigmatic owner of Restaurant K.{{cite web|last=Pineda|first=Rafael|title=Yūgo Kobayashi's Fermat no Ryōri Manga Gets Live-Action Series in October|url=https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2023-08-03/yugo-kobayashi-fermat-no-ryori-manga-gets-live-action-series-in-october/.200924|website=Anime News Network|access-date=August 3, 2023|date=August 3, 2023|archive-date=August 3, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230803124939/https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2023-08-03/yugo-kobayashi-fermat-no-ryori-manga-gets-live-action-series-in-october/.200924|url-status=live}}
On November 16, 2023, Shison was appointed as the official ambassador for the Persona video game series.{{cite web | url=https://dengekionline.com/articles/210628/ | title=『ペルソナ』シリーズ公式アンバサダーに俳優の志尊淳が就任 | trans-title=Actor Jun Shison appointed as the official ambassador for the Persona series | language=ja | work=Dengeki | date=2023-11-16 | accessdate=2023-12-16}} He subsequently appeared in a commercial for Persona 5 Royal on December 15, 2023.{{cite web | url=https://www.famitsu.com/news/202312/15327952.html | title=『ペルソナ』公式アンバサダーに俳優・川口春奈が就任。志尊淳と出演する新ブランドCM&『P5』シリーズ1000万本突破記念CMが公開 | trans-title=Actress Haruna Kawaguchi appointed as the official ambassador for the Persona series, appears in a new branded commercial with Jun Shison celebrating 10 million copies sold for Persona 5 | language=ja | work=Famitsu | date=2023-12-15 | accessdate=2023-12-16}}
On December 31, 2023, Shison left the agency after 12 years and is currently working independently.{{Cite web |date=January 6, 2024 |title=Jun Shison’s independence from a major agency was behind his “strong bond with a popular actor. |url=https://en.friday.news/article/22835?page=2 |access-date=February 20, 2025 |website=FRIDAY DIGITAL}}
Filmography
= Television =
class="wikitable sortable" |
Year
! Title ! Role ! class="unsortable"|Notes ! class="unsortable"|{{Abbr|Ref.|References}} |
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| 2014–2015 | Suzuki Right/ ToQ 1gou | Lead role |
rowspan=2|2020
| Detective Yuri Rintaro | Shunsuke Mitsugi | |
The Way of the Househusband
| Masa | |
2021
| Sugiura Aizō (Yuzuru) |
rowspan=3|2023
| Ranman | Takeo | Asadora |
Fermat's Cuisine
| Kai Asakura | Lead role |
YuYu Hakusho
| Kurama | |
2024
| Suzuki Right/ ToQ 1gou | Episode 32 |
rowspan=3|2025
| Glass Heart | Kazushi Sakamoto | |
Japan's Number One Jerk Salaryman
| Shosuke Kohara | |
Murderous Encounter
| Hiroki Shitara | Lead role |
= Film =
class="wikitable sortable" |
Year
! Title ! Role ! class="unsortable"|Notes ! class="unsortable"|{{Abbr|Ref.|References}} |
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| rowspan=2|2015 | Ressha Sentai ToQger vs. Kyoryuger: The Movie | Right Suzuki/ToQ 1gou | Lead role |
His Girlfriend
| Keigo Minohara | Lead role |
2017
| Teiichi: Battle of Supreme High | Kōmei Sakakibara | |
2021
| How We Work, How We Live | Himself | Documentary |
rowspan=2|2022
| Bubble | Hibiki (voice) | |
The Way of the Househusband: The Cinema
| Masa | |
2024
| 52-Hertz Whales | Ango Okada | |
= Dubbing =
- Bumblebee (2019) - Guillermo "Memo" Gutierrez (Jorge Lendeborg Jr.){{cite web|url= https://natalie.mu/eiga/news/318164|title= 土屋太鳳と志尊淳が「バンブルビー」で吹替担当、監督もお気に入り|date= February 1, 2019|accessdate=November 24, 2020|website= natalie.mu}}
- Onward (2020) - Ian Lightfoot (Tom Holland){{cite web |url= https://www.fukikaeru.com/?p=14290|title= 2分の1の魔法|accessdate= August 29, 2020|work= Fukikaeru}}
Awards and nominations
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Year
! Award ! Category ! Work(s) ! Result ! {{Abbr|Ref.|References}} |
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2019
| 43rd Elan d'or Awards | Himself | {{won}} |
References
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External links
- {{Official website|https://ssj.net/}} {{in lang|ja}}
- {{IMDb name|5019585}}
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Category:Japanese male film actors
Category:Japanese male musical theatre actors
Category:Japanese male television actors