Mirai Moriyama
Biography
Mirai Moriyama is a Japanese actor and dancer born on August 20, 1984, in Kobe, Hyogo Prefecture, Japan. He started training in dance at age five, studying jazz dance, tap dance, ballet, and hip-hop, and appeared in several stage roles before making his official stage debut in the 1999 production Boys Time. In 2008, he played the lead character in the Japanese version of the musical RENT. His film credits include playing a high school age hero dealing with a terminally-ill girlfriend in the 2004 film Socrates in Love, portraying the character Kakuta in 20th Century Boys, and starring in Kueki Ressha. Additionally, he appeared in Kiyoshi Kurosawa's television drama Penance and Junji Sakamoto's film A Cho.
Career overview
Mirai Moriyama is a Japanese actor and dancer born in Kobe, Hyogo Prefecture, Japan, on August 20, 1984. He began training in dance at the age of five, studying jazz dance, tap dance, ballet, and hip-hop. Alongside his dance training, he appeared in several stage roles and officially made his stage debut in the 1999 production of Boys Time. Later in his stage career, he played the lead character in a Japanese version of the musical RENT in 2008.
In film, Moriyama portrayed a high school age hero trying to deal with his terminally-ill girlfriend in the 2004 film Socrates in Love. His additional film credits include playing the character Kakuta in 20th Century Boys and starring in Kueki Ressha. He also appeared in Junji Sakamoto's film A Cho. On television, his acting work includes an appearance in Kiyoshi Kurosawa's television drama Penance.
Throughout his career, Moriyama has accumulated 78 known credits within the entertainment industry, working across film, television, and stage productions as both an actor and dancer.
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81 titles- 笹まくら (2026) as Shōkichi Hamada (45)
- 舞台「チ。―地球の運動について―」 (2025)
- Tange Sazen: The Side Story of Ooka Echizen (2025) as Tange Samanosuke
- It's Raining Again Today at Asuka Clinic (2025) as Lee
- Ya Boy Kongming! The Movie (2025) as Kobayashi
- おどる夫婦 (2025)
- Ghost Cat Anzu (2024) as Anzu (voice)
- Shin Kamen Rider: Episode Format Version (2024) as Ichiro Midorikawa / Kamen Rider No. 0
- Travel Your Life! (2024)
- Great Absence (2024) as Takashi
- i ai (2024) as Hee Bro
- Kazama Kimichika: Kyojo Zero (2023)
- Shin Kamen Rider (2023) as Ichirō Midorikawa / Kamen Rider No. 0
- Ya Boy Kongming! (2023) as Kobayashi
- Shunga: The Lost Japanese Erotica (2023)
- Shadow of Fire (2023)
- Kami no Ko wa Tsubuyaku (2023) as Shinji Kinoshita
- Documentary "Shin Kamen Rider" ~Behind the Scenes of the Hero Action Challenge~ (2023) as Self
- Mountain Woman (2023)
- Inu-Oh (2022) as Tomona (voice)
- Prism (2022) as Yuuma Shiraishi
- The Horse Thieves. Roads of Time (2021) as Kayrat
- We Couldn't Become Adults (2021) as Makoto Satō
- in-side-out (2021) Director
- Miss Osaka (2021) as Shigeru
- Until She Wakes Up (2021)
- Tokyo 2020 Olympic Opening Ceremony: United by Emotion (2021) as Self
- Thus Spoke Kishibe Rohan (2020) as Jūgo Shishi
- Thus Spoke Kishibe Rohan (2020) as Jūgo Shishi (flashback)
- Underdog: Part One (2020) as Akira Suenaga
- Play Time (2020)
- Underdog: Part Two (2020) as Akira Suenaga
- Delivery Health (2020) as Mirai Moriyama
- Delivery Health (2020) Director
- Idaten: Tokyo Olympics Story (2019) as 美浓部孝藏
- I Was a "Secret Bitch" (2019) as Mitsuaki Misawa
- Samurai Marathon (2019) as Heikuro Tsujimura
- Seven Souls in the Skull Castle – Season Bird (2019)
- Vision (2018) as Gaku
- The Happiness Recipe (2017)
- 稲垣家の喪主 (2017) as 稻垣修二
- Rage (2016) as Shingo Tanaka
- Under Execution Under Jailbreak (2016) as Prisoner 27
- Under Execution Under Jailbreak (2016) Choreographer
- Smoke and Mist: Gold Rush (2015) as Toru Kumagai
- Saint☆Young Men (2013) as Jesus Christ (voice)
- Penance (2013) as Takahiro Otsuki
- Meoto Zenzai (2013)
- Seven Souls in the Skull Castle (2013) as Tenmaō
- The Human Trust (2013) as Yuki Seki
- Penance (2012) as Takahiro Otsuki
- Saint☆Young Men (2012) as Jesus (voice)
- Always: Sunset on Third Street '64 (2012) as Kotaro Kikuchi
- A Chorus of Angels (2012) as Nobuto
- The Drudgery Train (2012) as Kanta Kitamachi
- Fish on Land (2012) as Boku
- NHK Special: Unsolved Cases (2011)
- Love Strikes! (2011) as Yukiyo Fujimoto
- The Town's Children (2011) as Nakata Yuji
- Love Strikes! (2010) as Yukiyo
- Metamorphosis (2010) as Gregor Samsa
- 大パルコ人①メカロックオペラ「R2C2～サイボーグなのでバンド辞めます！～」 (2009)
- Osamu Dazai Short Story Collection (2009) as Melos
- Limit (2009)
- Fish Story (2009) as Segawa
- Rookies (2008) as Takumi Harimoto
- One Million Yen Girl (2008) as Ryohei Nakajima
- 20th Century Boys: Beginning of the End (2008) as Comic Artist
- Keiji no Genba (2008)
- Smile (2007) as Shuhei Sano
- At the Soul of an Actor (2006) as 相川护
- Our War (2006)
- Dangerous Sister (2005) as Yutaro Minagawa
- School Days (2005)
- To the One I Love (2004) as Mitsuo Tomokawa
- Crying Out Love in the Center of the World (2004) as Young Sakutaro Matsumoto
- Last Christmas (2004)
- Water Boys (2003) as Norio Tatematsu
- Revolver — Blue Spring (2003) as Tatsutoshi
- Psycho Doctor (2002)
- Goodbye Mr Ozu (2001)
Frequently Asked Questions
What movies or TV shows is Mirai Moriyama best known for?
Mirai Moriyama is widely recognized for notable roles and projects including Sasamakura (2026), Shin Kamen Rider (2023), Idaten: Tokyo Olympics Story (2019), I Was a "Secret Bitch" (2019).
When and where was Mirai Moriyama born?
Mirai Moriyama was born on August 20, 1984 in Kobe, Hyōgo Prefecture, Japan.
How many credits does Mirai Moriyama have?
Mirai Moriyama has accumulated over 81 film and television credits across a career spanning from 2001 to 2026.
What is Mirai Moriyama's background in cinema and television?
Mirai Moriyama is a Japanese actor and dancer born on August 20, 1984, in Kobe, Hyogo Prefecture, Japan. He started training in dance at age five, studying jazz dance, tap dance, ballet, and hip-hop, and appeared in several stage roles before making his official stage debut in the 1999 production Boys Time. In 2008, he...