Kenji Urai

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| name = Kenji Urai

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| native_name = 浦井健治

| native_name_lang = jp

| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1981|08|06}}

| birth_place = Tokyo, Japan

| nationality = Japanese

| alias =

| occupation = Actor, singer

| years_active = 2000–present

| agent = Candid

| known_for = {{unbulleted list|Elisabeth|Flowers for Algernon|Death Note: The Musical|Mr. Nietzsche in the Convenience Store}}

| height = 181 cm

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| website = [http://www.candid-net.jp/artist_infomation/talentDetail.php?id=6 Official Profile]

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{{Nihongo|Kenji Urai|浦井健治|Urai Kenji|born 6 August 1981}} is a Japanese actor and singer known for his versatile performances in theater and television. In particular he is known for his roles in major theater productions such as Elisabeth, Death Note: The Musical and Crest of the Royal Family.

Career

Urai debuted as an actor in 2000 in Kamen Rider Kuuga television series. In 2001 he played Mamoru Chiba/Tuxedo Mask in Sailor Moon Musicals and started his career in theater. In 2004 he portrayed Rudolf in Elisabeth and reprised the role multiple times until 2010. He is also known for portraying Matsukoma in Mr. Nietzsche in the Convenience Store television drama and Light Yagami in Death Note: The Musical.

In 2006, his performance in Flowers for Algernon and My Fair Lady earned Kikuta Kazuo Theatrical Award and in 2009, he received Kinokuniya Theatrical Award for his performance as Henry VI in Henry VI series at New National Theatre, Tokyo. In 2015, he received Yomiuri Theatrical Award for his performance in Flowers for Algernon and Constellations. He also earned The Minister of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology's Art Encouragement Prize for New Artists in Drama department in 2017 for his range of performances in previous year.

On 1 June 2008, he transferred to Candid from Office Palette.

In 2013, he formed StarS, a musical unit with Yoshio Inoue and Ikusaburo Yamazaki and is active as a singer as well. He released his third solo album Various on 15 March 2023.

Performance credits

= Theater =

class="wikitable"
scope="col" \| Title ! scope="col" \| Role ! scope="col" \| Duration ! scope="col" \| Venue ! scope="col" \| Ref.
Sailor Moon Musicals \| Mamoru Chiba/Tuxedo Mask \| Jun 2001 - Sep 2002 \| Sunshine Theatre, etc. \|
Would You Like Your Bento Heated Up? \| \| Jun 2002 \| Theatre V Akasaka \|
Marriage Scam Co., Ltd. \| \| Feb 2003 \| Tennozu Art Sphere \|
OKUNI \| Ichizo \| Jul - Aug 2003 \| Le Theatre Ginza, etc. \|
Elisabeth \| Rudolf \| Mar - Dec 2004 Sep 2005 May 2006 Aug 2008 - Feb 2009 Oct 2010 \| Imperial Theatre, etc. \|
Shakespeare's R&J \| \| Feb - Mar 2005 \| Parco Theatre, etc. \| [https://stage.parco.jp/web/page/information/r_and_j/ Parco Stage]
Cinderella Story \| Prince Charles \| May - Jun 2005 \| Le Theatre Ginza, etc. \|
My Fair Lady \| Freddy Eynsford-Hill \| Nov 2005 Apr - Jul 2007 \| Imperial Theatre Chunichi Theatre, etc. \|
Flowers for Algernon \| Charlie Gordon \| Feb - Mar 2006 Sep - Oct 2014 Apr - May 2023 \| Hakuhinkan Theatre, etc. The Galaxy Theatre, etc. Nippon Seinenkan Hall, etc. \|
Dance of the Vampires \| Alfred \| Jul - Aug 2006 Jul - Aug 2009 Nov 2011 - Jan 2012 \| Imperial Theatre, etc. \|
Burn This \| Larry \| Nov 2006 \| Aoyama Round Theatre \|
Titanic the Musical \| Jim Farrel \| Jan - Feb 2007 \| Tokyo International Forum Hall C \|
Wait Until Dark \| Roat \| Sep 2007 \| Theatre 1010 \|
Kiss of the Spider Woman \| Valentin \| Nov 2007 Jan - Feb 2010 \| Tokyo Metropolitan Theatre, etc. \|
WILDe・BEAUTY \| Oscar Wilde \| Mar 2008 \| Hakuhinkan Theatre, etc. \|
Rudolf \| Pupeteer \| May 2008 Jul 2012 \| Imperial Theatre \|
Carousel \| Billy \| Mar - Apr 2009 \| The Galaxy Theatre \|
Cyrano de Bergerac \| Christian \| May 2009 \| Nissay Theatre \|
Henry VI, Part 1 Henry VI, Part 2 Henry VI, Part 3 \| King Henry VI \| Oct - Nov 2009 \| New National Theatre, Tokyo \|
Gekidan☆Shinkansen Goemon Rock 2: Rose and Samurai \| Charles of Boscogne \| Mar - May 2010 \| Akasaka ACT Theatre, etc. \|
Takarazuka Boys \| Kinzo Uehara \| Aug - Sep 2010 \| Theatre Creation, etc. \|
gargoyle \| \| 3 Dec 2010 \| Parco Theatre \| [https://stage.parco.jp/program/gargoyle Parco Stage]
Édith Piaf \| Yves Montand/Théo Sarapo \| Jan - Feb 2011 \| The Galaxy Theatre \|
Bedge Pardon \| Grimsby \| Jun - Jul 2011 \| Setagaya Public Theater \|
Roméo et Juliette \| Benvolio \| Sep - Oct 2011 \| Akasaka ACT Theatre, etc. \|
CHESS in Concert \| The Arbiter \| Jan - Feb 2012 \| Aoyama Theatre \|
Cymbeline \| Guiderius \| Apr - Jun 2012 \| Saitama Arts Theater, etc. \|
Songs for a New World \| \| Aug 2012 \| Theater Creation, etc. \|
Richard III \| Henry Tudor, Earl of Richmond \| Oct 2012 \| New National Theatre, Tokyo \|
Gekidan☆Shinkansen Goemon Rock 3: Zipang Punk \| Charles of Boscogne \| Dec 2012 - Feb 2013 \| Tokyu Theatre Orb, etc. \|
A Tale of Two Cities \| Charles Darnay \| Jul - Aug 2013 May - Jul 2025 \| Imperial Theatre Meiji-za, etc. \| {{Cite web \|url=http://astand.asahi.com/entertainment/starfile/OSK201308010048.html \|title=Asahi Commentary \|access-date=2014-12-01 \|archive-date=2015-05-18 \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150518052048/http://astand.asahi.com/entertainment/starfile/OSK201308010048.html \|url-status=dead }}
NODA・MAP MIWA \| \| Oct - Dec 2013 \| Tokyo Metropolitan Theatre, etc. \|
Sherlock Holmes: Secret of the Anderson Family \| Adam Anderson/Eric Anderson \| Jan - Feb 2014 \| Tokyo Metropolitan Theatre, etc. \|
The Big Fellah \| Michael \| May - Jun 2014 \| Setagaya Public Theater \|
title of show \| Jeff \| Aug 2014 \| Theatre Creation \|
Constellations \| Roland \| Dec 2014 \| New National Theatre, Tokyo \| [http://www.japantimes.co.jp/culture/2014/11/26/stage/lifes-star-new-constellations/#.VHqHu9KsX3c　Life's the star in new 'Constellations' \| The Japan Times]
Bombay Dreams \| Akaash \| Feb 2015 \| Tokyo International Forum Hall C, etc. \|
Death Note: The Musical \| Light Yagami \| Apr 2015 Jun - Sep 2017 \| Nissay Theatre, etc. New National Theatre, Tokyo, etc. \| {{Cite web \|url=http://deathnotenews.weebly.com/news/hayato-kakizawa-and-kenji-urai-light-yagami-cast-in-death-note-musical \|title=Kenji Urai, Hayato Kakizawa Star in Death Note Musical {{!}} Anime News \|access-date=2014-12-01 \|archive-date=2015-05-03 \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150503081048/http://deathnotenews.weebly.com/news/hayato-kakizawa-and-kenji-urai-light-yagami-cast-in-death-note-musical \|url-status=dead }}
Troilus and Cressida \| Troilus \| Jul - Aug 2015 \| Setagaya Public Theater \|
Arcadia \| Valentine Coverly \| Apr - May 2016 \| Bunkamura Theatre Cocoon, etc. \|
'Tis Pity She's a Whore \| Giovanni \| Jun 2016 \| New National Theatre, Tokyo \|
Crest of the Royal Family \| Memphis \| Aug 2016 Apr - May 2017 Aug - Sep 2021 \| Imperial Theatre, etc. \| [https://www.crunchyroll.com/anime-news/2015/07/14/long-running-shoujo-manga-crest-of-the-royal-family-gets-musical-adaptation-in-august-2016 Crest of the Royal Family Gets Musical Adaptation \| Anime News]
Henry IV, Part 1, Henry IV, Part 2 \| Prince Hal \| Nov - Dec 2016 \| New National Theatre, Tokyo \|
Big Fish \| William Bloom \| Feb 2017 Nov - Dec 2019 \| Nissay Theatre Theatre Creation, etc. \|
Peer Gynt \| Peer Gynt \| Dec 2017 \| Setagaya Public Theater \|
Bullets Over Broadway \| David Shayne \| Feb - Apr 2018 \| Nissay Theatre, etc. \|
Henry V \| King Henry V \| May - Jun 2018 \| New National Theatre, Tokyo \|
Ghost \| Sam Wheat \| Aug - Sep 2018 Mar - Apr 2021 \| Theatre Creation, etc. \| [https://www.tohostage.com/ghost/ Toho Stage]
Gekidan☆Shinkansen Metal Macbeth \| Random Star/Macbeth Urai \| Nov - Dec 2018 \| IHI Stage Around Tokyo \| [https://www.tbs.co.jp/stagearound/metalmacbeth_disc3/cast/ IHI Stage Around Tokyo]
The Man Who Laughs - Eternal Love \| Gwynplaine \| Apr - May 2019 Feb - Mar 2022 \| Nissay Theatre, etc. Imperial Theatre, etc. \| [https://www.tohostage.com/warauotoko/ Toho Stage]
Hedwig and the Angry Inch \| Hedwig \| Sep 2019 \| Ex Theater Roppongi, etc. \|
rowspan=2 \|Shakespeare in Year 12 of the Tenpo Era \| Kijirushi no Ouji \| Feb - Mar 2020 \| Nissay Theatre, etc. \|
\| Sado no Miyoji \| Dec 2024 - Jan 2025 \| Nissay Theatre, etc. \|
Maybe Happy Ending \| Oliver \| Aug 2020 \| Theatre Creation \|
Richard II \| Henry Bolingbroke \| Oct 2020 \| New National Theatre, Tokyo \|
Two Men \| Touma Sutou \| Dec 2020 - Jan 2021 \| Theatre Creation, etc. \|
Time to Love, Time to Die \| \| Nov - Dec 2021 \| Theatre Tram, etc. \| [https://setagaya-pt.jp/en/performances-en/time-to-love-time-to-die.html Setagaya Theatre]
Guys and Dolls \| Nathan Detroit \| Jun - Jul 2022 \| Imperial Theatre, etc. \| [https://www.tohostage.com/guys_and_dolls/ Toho Stage]
Color \| I / People Who Matter \| Sep - Oct 2022 \| New National Theatre, Tokyo, etc. \| [https://horipro-stage.jp/stage/color2022/ Horipro Stage]
Gekidan☆Shinkansen Rose and Samurai 2: Return of the Pirate Queen \| Charles of Boscogne \| Sep - Dec 2022 \| Video appearance \|
La Légende du roi Arthur \| King Arthur \| Jan - Mar 2023 \| New National Theatre, Tokyo, etc. \| {{Cite web \|url=https://horipro-stage.jp/stage/kingarthur2023/ \|title=Horipro Stage \|access-date=2022-06-18 \|archive-date=2022-06-15 \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220615085221/https://horipro-stage.jp/stage/kingarthur2023/ \|url-status=dead }}
Pseudo Family \| Wataru Kinoshita \| Jul - Aug 2023 \| Theatre Creation \| [https://www.tohostage.com/kazokumodoki/ Toho Stage]
Measure for Measure All's Well That Ends Well \| Claudio Bertram \| Oct - Nov 2023 \| New National Theatre, Tokyo \| [https://www.nntt.jac.go.jp/english/productions/drama/shakespeare-dark-comedy.html New National Theatre, Tokyo]
Come from Away \| Kevin Tuerff/Garth \| Mar - May 2024 \| Nissay Theatre, etc. \| [https://horipro-stage.jp/stage/comefromaway2024/ Horipro Stage]
Le Miracle de Montparnasse \| Amedeo Modigliani \| Jun 2024 \| Yomiuri Otemachi Hall \| [https://montparnasse-musical.com/ Official Site]
Fan Letter \| Kim Hae-jin \| Sep - Oct 2024 \| Theatre Creation, etc. \| [https://www.tohostage.com/fanletter/ Toho Stage]
Demon Slayer: Swordsmith Village Arc \|Douma \|Apr 2025 \|Video appearance \|{{Cite web \|last=Tai \|first=Anita \|date=January 20, 2025 \|title=Demon Slayer Swordsmith Village Arc Stage Play Unveils More Cast, Trailer, Key Visual \|url=https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2025-01-20/demon-slayer-swordsmith-village-arc-stage-play-unveils-more-cast-trailer-key-visual/.220260 \|access-date=January 20, 2025 \|website=Anime News Network \|language=en}}
A Man \| Akira Kido \| Aug 2025 \| Tokyo Tatemono Brillia Hall, etc. \| [https://horipro-stage.jp/stage/aman2025/ Horipro Stage]
Death Note: The Musical \|Ryuk \|Nov 2025 \|Nissay Theatre, etc. New National Theatre, Tokyo, etc. \|

class="wikitable"

scope="col" | Title

! scope="col" | Role

! scope="col" | Duration

! scope="col" | Venue

! scope="col" | Ref.

Sailor Moon Musicals

| Mamoru Chiba/Tuxedo Mask

| Jun 2001 - Sep 2002

| Sunshine Theatre, etc.

Would You Like Your Bento Heated Up?

| Jun 2002

| Theatre V Akasaka

Marriage Scam Co., Ltd.

| Feb 2003

| Tennozu Art Sphere

OKUNI

| Ichizo

| Jul - Aug 2003

| Le Theatre Ginza, etc.

Elisabeth

| Rudolf

| Mar - Dec 2004
Sep 2005
May 2006
Aug 2008 - Feb 2009
Oct 2010

| Imperial Theatre, etc.

Shakespeare's R&J

| Feb - Mar 2005

| Parco Theatre, etc.

| [https://stage.parco.jp/web/page/information/r_and_j/ Parco Stage]

Cinderella Story

| Prince Charles

| May - Jun 2005

| Le Theatre Ginza, etc.

My Fair Lady

| Freddy Eynsford-Hill

| Nov 2005
Apr - Jul 2007

| Imperial Theatre
Chunichi Theatre, etc.

Flowers for Algernon

| Charlie Gordon

| Feb - Mar 2006
Sep - Oct 2014
Apr - May 2023

| Hakuhinkan Theatre, etc.
The Galaxy Theatre, etc.
Nippon Seinenkan Hall, etc.

Dance of the Vampires

| Alfred

| Jul - Aug 2006
Jul - Aug 2009
Nov 2011 - Jan 2012

| Imperial Theatre, etc.

Burn This

| Larry

| Nov 2006

| Aoyama Round Theatre

Titanic the Musical

| Jim Farrel

| Jan - Feb 2007

| Tokyo International Forum Hall C

Wait Until Dark

| Roat

| Sep 2007

| Theatre 1010

Kiss of the Spider Woman

| Valentin

| Nov 2007
Jan - Feb 2010

| Tokyo Metropolitan Theatre, etc.

WILDe・BEAUTY

| Oscar Wilde

| Mar 2008

| Hakuhinkan Theatre, etc.

Rudolf

| Pupeteer

| May 2008
Jul 2012

| Imperial Theatre

Carousel

| Billy

| Mar - Apr 2009

| The Galaxy Theatre

Cyrano de Bergerac

| Christian

| May 2009

| Nissay Theatre

Henry VI, Part 1
Henry VI, Part 2
Henry VI, Part 3

| King Henry VI

| Oct - Nov 2009

| New National Theatre, Tokyo

Gekidan☆Shinkansen
Goemon Rock 2: Rose and Samurai

| Charles of Boscogne

| Mar - May 2010

| Akasaka ACT Theatre, etc.

Takarazuka Boys

| Kinzo Uehara

| Aug - Sep 2010

| Theatre Creation, etc.

gargoyle

| 3 Dec 2010

| Parco Theatre

| [https://stage.parco.jp/program/gargoyle Parco Stage]

Édith Piaf

| Yves Montand/Théo Sarapo

| Jan - Feb 2011

| The Galaxy Theatre

Bedge Pardon

| Grimsby

| Jun - Jul 2011

| Setagaya Public Theater

Roméo et Juliette

| Benvolio

| Sep - Oct 2011

| Akasaka ACT Theatre, etc.

CHESS in Concert

| The Arbiter

| Jan - Feb 2012

| Aoyama Theatre

Cymbeline

| Guiderius

| Apr - Jun 2012

| Saitama Arts Theater, etc.

Songs for a New World

| Aug 2012

| Theater Creation, etc.

Richard III

| Henry Tudor, Earl of Richmond

| Oct 2012

| New National Theatre, Tokyo

Gekidan☆Shinkansen
Goemon Rock 3: Zipang Punk

| Charles of Boscogne

| Dec 2012 - Feb 2013

| Tokyu Theatre Orb, etc.

A Tale of Two Cities

| Charles Darnay

| Jul - Aug 2013
May - Jul 2025

| Imperial Theatre
Meiji-za, etc.

| {{Cite web |url=http://astand.asahi.com/entertainment/starfile/OSK201308010048.html |title=Asahi Commentary |access-date=2014-12-01 |archive-date=2015-05-18 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150518052048/http://astand.asahi.com/entertainment/starfile/OSK201308010048.html |url-status=dead }}

NODA・MAP MIWA

| Oct - Dec 2013

| Tokyo Metropolitan Theatre, etc.

Sherlock Holmes: Secret of the Anderson Family

| Adam Anderson/Eric Anderson

| Jan - Feb 2014

| Tokyo Metropolitan Theatre, etc.

The Big Fellah

| Michael

| May - Jun 2014

| Setagaya Public Theater

title of show

| Jeff

| Aug 2014

| Theatre Creation

Constellations

| Roland

| Dec 2014

| New National Theatre, Tokyo

| [http://www.japantimes.co.jp/culture/2014/11/26/stage/lifes-star-new-constellations/#.VHqHu9KsX3c　Life's the star in new 'Constellations' | The Japan Times]

Bombay Dreams

| Akaash

| Feb 2015

| Tokyo International Forum Hall C, etc.

Death Note: The Musical

| Light Yagami

| Apr 2015
Jun - Sep 2017

| Nissay Theatre, etc.
New National Theatre, Tokyo, etc.

| {{Cite web |url=http://deathnotenews.weebly.com/news/hayato-kakizawa-and-kenji-urai-light-yagami-cast-in-death-note-musical |title=Kenji Urai, Hayato Kakizawa Star in Death Note Musical {{!}} Anime News |access-date=2014-12-01 |archive-date=2015-05-03 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150503081048/http://deathnotenews.weebly.com/news/hayato-kakizawa-and-kenji-urai-light-yagami-cast-in-death-note-musical |url-status=dead }}

Troilus and Cressida

| Troilus

| Jul - Aug 2015

| Setagaya Public Theater

Arcadia

| Valentine Coverly

| Apr - May 2016

| Bunkamura Theatre Cocoon, etc.

'Tis Pity She's a Whore

| Giovanni

| Jun 2016

| New National Theatre, Tokyo

Crest of the Royal Family

| Memphis

| Aug 2016
Apr - May 2017
Aug - Sep 2021

| Imperial Theatre, etc.

| [https://www.crunchyroll.com/anime-news/2015/07/14/long-running-shoujo-manga-crest-of-the-royal-family-gets-musical-adaptation-in-august-2016 Crest of the Royal Family Gets Musical Adaptation | Anime News]

Henry IV, Part 1, Henry IV, Part 2

| Prince Hal

| Nov - Dec 2016

| New National Theatre, Tokyo

Big Fish

| William Bloom

| Feb 2017
Nov - Dec 2019

| Nissay Theatre
Theatre Creation, etc.

Peer Gynt

| Peer Gynt

| Dec 2017

| Setagaya Public Theater

Bullets Over Broadway

| David Shayne

| Feb - Apr 2018

| Nissay Theatre, etc.

Henry V

| King Henry V

| May - Jun 2018

| New National Theatre, Tokyo

Ghost

| Sam Wheat

| Aug - Sep 2018
Mar - Apr 2021

| Theatre Creation, etc.

| [https://www.tohostage.com/ghost/ Toho Stage]

Gekidan☆Shinkansen
Metal Macbeth

| Random Star/Macbeth Urai

| Nov - Dec 2018

| IHI Stage Around Tokyo

| [https://www.tbs.co.jp/stagearound/metalmacbeth_disc3/cast/ IHI Stage Around Tokyo]

The Man Who Laughs - Eternal Love

| Gwynplaine

| Apr - May 2019
Feb - Mar 2022

| Nissay Theatre, etc.
Imperial Theatre, etc.

| [https://www.tohostage.com/warauotoko/ Toho Stage]

Hedwig and the Angry Inch

| Hedwig

| Sep 2019

| Ex Theater Roppongi, etc.

rowspan=2 |Shakespeare in Year 12 of the Tenpo Era

| Kijirushi no Ouji

| Feb - Mar 2020

| Nissay Theatre, etc.

| Sado no Miyoji

| Dec 2024 - Jan 2025

| Nissay Theatre, etc.

Maybe Happy Ending

| Oliver

| Aug 2020

| Theatre Creation

Richard II

| Henry Bolingbroke

| Oct 2020

| New National Theatre, Tokyo

Two Men

| Touma Sutou

| Dec 2020 - Jan 2021

| Theatre Creation, etc.

Time to Love, Time to Die

| Nov - Dec 2021

| Theatre Tram, etc.

| [https://setagaya-pt.jp/en/performances-en/time-to-love-time-to-die.html Setagaya Theatre]

Guys and Dolls

| Nathan Detroit

| Jun - Jul 2022

| Imperial Theatre, etc.

| [https://www.tohostage.com/guys_and_dolls/ Toho Stage]

Color

| I / People Who Matter

| Sep - Oct 2022

| New National Theatre, Tokyo, etc.

| [https://horipro-stage.jp/stage/color2022/ Horipro Stage]

Gekidan☆Shinkansen
Rose and Samurai 2: Return of the Pirate Queen

| Charles of Boscogne

| Sep - Dec 2022

| Video appearance

La Légende du roi Arthur

| King Arthur

| Jan - Mar 2023

| New National Theatre, Tokyo, etc.

| {{Cite web |url=https://horipro-stage.jp/stage/kingarthur2023/ |title=Horipro Stage |access-date=2022-06-18 |archive-date=2022-06-15 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220615085221/https://horipro-stage.jp/stage/kingarthur2023/ |url-status=dead }}

Pseudo Family

| Wataru Kinoshita

| Jul - Aug 2023

| Theatre Creation

| [https://www.tohostage.com/kazokumodoki/ Toho Stage]

Measure for Measure
All's Well That Ends Well

| Claudio
Bertram

| Oct - Nov 2023

| New National Theatre, Tokyo

| [https://www.nntt.jac.go.jp/english/productions/drama/shakespeare-dark-comedy.html New National Theatre, Tokyo]

Come from Away

| Kevin Tuerff/Garth

| Mar - May 2024

| Nissay Theatre, etc.

| [https://horipro-stage.jp/stage/comefromaway2024/ Horipro Stage]

Le Miracle de Montparnasse

| Amedeo Modigliani

| Jun 2024

| Yomiuri Otemachi Hall

| [https://montparnasse-musical.com/ Official Site]

Fan Letter

| Kim Hae-jin

| Sep - Oct 2024

| Theatre Creation, etc.

| [https://www.tohostage.com/fanletter/ Toho Stage]

Demon Slayer: Swordsmith Village Arc

|Douma

|Apr 2025

|Video appearance

|{{Cite web |last=Tai |first=Anita |date=January 20, 2025 |title=Demon Slayer Swordsmith Village Arc Stage Play Unveils More Cast, Trailer, Key Visual |url=https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2025-01-20/demon-slayer-swordsmith-village-arc-stage-play-unveils-more-cast-trailer-key-visual/.220260 |access-date=January 20, 2025 |website=Anime News Network |language=en}}

A Man

| Akira Kido

| Aug 2025

| Tokyo Tatemono Brillia Hall, etc.

| [https://horipro-stage.jp/stage/aman2025/ Horipro Stage]

Death Note: The Musical

|Ryuk

|Nov 2025

|Nissay Theatre, etc.
New National Theatre, Tokyo, etc.

= Television =

class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders"
scope="col" \| Year ! scope="col" \| Title ! scope="col" \| Role ! scope="col" \| Network ! scope="col" \| Notes
2000 \| Kamen Rider Kuuga \| N Daguva Zeba \| TV Asahi \|
2014 \| Blue Flame \| Kentaro Yano \| TV Tokyo \|
2015 \| MOZU: Ohsugi Detective Bureau \| Tsuneyoshi Sato \| WOWOW \| [https://www.wowow.co.jp/drama/mozu_wowow/ohsugi_wowow/ WOWOW]
rowspan="5" \| 2016 \| Mr. Nietzsche in the Convenience Store \| Matsukoma \| Hulu, ytv \|
\| Love That Makes You Cry \| Shohei Kanbe \| Fuji TV \|
\| Wine, Dine and Woo Me Season 2 \| Hideyuki Seta \| MBS \| Episode 7
\| Unlock for Infinity \| Matoda \| TV Tokyo \| Episode 4, 5
\| The Brave Yoshihiko and The Seven Driven People \| Police officer \| TV Tokyo \| Guest
rowspan="2" \| 2017 \| Tsuribaka Nisshi Season 2 \| Yuichiro Fujioka \| TV Tokyo \|
\| Idol × Warrior Miracle Tunes! \| Okada \| TV Tokyo \| Episode 14
2019 \| My Middle-Aged Guardian Angel \| Shinto Kowatari \| TV Asahi \| Episode 6

class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders"

scope="col" | Year

! scope="col" | Title

! scope="col" | Role

! scope="col" | Network

! scope="col" | Notes

2000

| Kamen Rider Kuuga

| N Daguva Zeba

| TV Asahi

2014

| Blue Flame

| Kentaro Yano

| TV Tokyo

2015

| MOZU: Ohsugi Detective Bureau

| Tsuneyoshi Sato

| WOWOW

| [https://www.wowow.co.jp/drama/mozu_wowow/ohsugi_wowow/ WOWOW]

rowspan="5" | 2016

| Mr. Nietzsche in the Convenience Store

| Matsukoma

| Hulu, ytv

| Love That Makes You Cry

| Shohei Kanbe

| Fuji TV

| Wine, Dine and Woo Me Season 2

| Hideyuki Seta

| MBS

| Episode 7

| Unlock for Infinity

| Matoda

| TV Tokyo

| Episode 4, 5

| The Brave Yoshihiko and The Seven Driven People

| Police officer

| TV Tokyo

| Guest

rowspan="2" | 2017

| Tsuribaka Nisshi Season 2

| Yuichiro Fujioka

| TV Tokyo

| Idol × Warrior Miracle Tunes!

| Okada

| TV Tokyo

| Episode 14

2019

| My Middle-Aged Guardian Angel

| Shinto Kowatari

| TV Asahi

| Episode 6

= Voice acting =

class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders"
scope="col" \| Year ! scope="col" \| Title ! scope="col" \| Role ! scope="col" \| Notes
2001 \| Kamen Rider Kuuga Special Chapter \| N Daguva Zeba \|
2014 \| Sherlock Holmes (puppetry) \| Arthur Morstan \|
2020 \| Kamen Rider Battle: Ganbarizing \| N Daguva Zeba \| Arcade Game
2021 \| Today's Uraken \| Uraken \|

class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders"

scope="col" | Year

! scope="col" | Title

! scope="col" | Role

! scope="col" | Notes

2001

| Kamen Rider Kuuga Special Chapter

| N Daguva Zeba

2014

| Sherlock Holmes (puppetry)

| Arthur Morstan

2020

| Kamen Rider Battle: Ganbarizing

| N Daguva Zeba

| Arcade Game

2021

| Today's Uraken

| Uraken

= Radio =

Urai Kenji's Dressing Room - Nippon Broadcasting System (AM 1242 kHz／FM 93.0 MHz) since 8 April 2018

Discography

= Solo albums =

class="wikitable plainrowheaders"
scope="col" \| ! scope="col" \| Title ! scope="col" \| Release Date ! scope="col" \| Label ! scope="col" \| Notes
1 \| Wonderland \| 3 Aug 2016 \| Avex Trax \|
2 \| Piece \| 24 Mar 2021 \| Pony Canyon \|
3 \| Various \| 15 Mar 2023 \| Pony Canyon \|

class="wikitable plainrowheaders"

scope="col" |

! scope="col" | Title

! scope="col" | Release Date

! scope="col" | Label

! scope="col" | Notes

| Wonderland

| 3 Aug 2016

| Avex Trax

| Piece

| 24 Mar 2021

| Pony Canyon

| Various

| 15 Mar 2023

| Pony Canyon

= Cast recordings =

Elisabeth - Highlight Live Recordings (Seiyo Uchino ver.) (2004) as Rudolf
Cinderella Story - Live Recording (2005) as Prince Charles
Flowers for Algernon - Premiere CD (2006) as Charlie Gordon
Dance of the Vampires - Highlight Live Recordings (2006) as Alfred
WILDe・BEAUTY (2009) as Oscar Wilde
Roméo et Juliette - Highlight Live Recordings (Yuu Shirota ver.) (2011) as Benvolio
Roméo et Juliette - Highlight Live Recordings (Ikusaburo Yamazaki ver.) (2011) as Benvolio
Flowers for Algernon (2014) as Charlie Gordon
Death Note: The Musical - Highlight Live Recordings (Kenji Urai ver.) (2015) as Light Yagami
The Man Who Laughs - Eternal Love - Highlight Live Recordings (2019) as Gwynplaine

= Videos =

VHS

Pretty Soldier Sailor Moon - The Birth! The Princess of Darkness Black Lady
Pretty Soldier Sailor Moon - The Birth! The Princess of Darkness Black Lady (Revised Edition) - The Enigma of Planet Nemesis
Pretty Soldier Sailor Moon 10th Anniversary Festival - Sanctuary of Love
Pretty Soldier Sailor Moon - Mugen Academy - Mistress Labyrinth
Would You Like Your Bento Heated Up?

DVD

WILDe・BEAUTY
Takarazuka Boys
Rose and Samurai
Cymbeline
Goemon Rock 3: Zipang Punk
Sherlock Holmes: Secret of the Anderson Family
Crest of the Royal Family Ra version
Crest of the Royal Family Hapi version
Shakespeare in 12th Year of Tenpou Era
Kenji Urai 20th Anniversary Concert ~Piece~ at Tokyo International Forum 2021.4.20

References

External links

{{IMDb name|id=2058663|name=Kenji Urai}}
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[http://www.fanclub.co.jp/k_urai/ 浦井健治公式ファンクラブページ]{{in lang|ja}}

Category:Male actors from Tokyo

Category:21st-century Japanese male actors

Category:Japanese male stage actors

Category:Japanese male voice actors

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Category:1981 births

Category:21st-century Japanese singers

Category:21st-century Japanese male singers