Takaya Kamikawa
Biography
Takaya Kamikawa, born May 7 1965 in Hachioji, Tokyo, Japan, is a Japanese actor, voice actor and talent. He works primarily in stage, film and television productions. Kamikawa is represented by the agency Zero Light Years, having previously been affiliated with Caramel Box and Me & Her Corporation. He stands 175 cm tall and his blood type is A. According to The Movie Database, he has accumulated 108 credited roles across movies and television series and is listed under the stage name 上川隆也. He is male and is known chiefly for his acting work.
Career overview
Takaya Kamikawa was born on 7 May 1965 in Hachioji, Tokyo, Japan. He is a Japanese actor who works across stage, film and television. His Japanese name is 上川 隆也, and he is also known by transliterations such as 카미카와 타카야 and かみかわ たかや. Kamikawa is 175 cm tall and his blood type is listed as A.
Kamikawa’s professional affiliations have included representation by Caramel Box and Me & Her Corporation before joining the talent agency Zero Light Years, where he is currently based. Over the course of his career he has amassed a substantial body of work, with a total of 108 credited appearances in movies and television series according to the Motion Picture Database. His work is recognised primarily for acting, and he is identified in industry records as a male performer.
In addition to his on‑screen and stage roles, Kamikawa’s profile appears in multiple public databases, including the Movie Database and Wikipedia, which confirm his status as a Japanese stage, film and television actor. These sources collectively document his long‑standing presence in the Japanese entertainment industry, reflecting a career that spans several decades and a wide range of credited performances.
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108 titles- Tales of the Bizarre: 2026 Summer Special (2026)
- Batman Ninja vs. Yakuza League (2025) as Hagane no Kuraaku (voice)
- Nomen Kenji (2025) as Fuwa Shintaro
- Problem Property (2025) as Kotaro Inugashira
- Last Man -FIRST LOVE- (2025)
- Kaban Ya no Sozoku (2025) as Hikoichi Kamuro
- Flower Curtain (2025)
- NODA・MAP『Q』：A Night at the Kabuki (2025)
- Believe: A Bridge to You (2024) as Kazuo Hayashi
- Hanasaki Mai Speaks Out (2024) as Hanasaki Ken
- Face (2024) as Shindo Kaoru
- Last Man: The Blind Profiler (2023) as Kyogo Godou
- Bankake ~ Metropolitan Police Department Automobile Police Unit (2023)
- ホリデイ～江戸の休日～ (2023)
- Goodbye My Dear (2022) as Navigator
- Shōtai (2022) as Junji Watanabe
- Star Wars: Visions (2021) as Vaan (voice)
- One Hundred Million Yen's Goodbye (2020) as Teppei Kano
- No Matter How Much the Night is Dark (2020)
- 検事・佐方～恨みを刻む～ (2020)
- No Side Game (2019) as Keiichiro Takigawa
- 検事・佐方～裁きを望む～ (2019)
- BG: Personal Bodyguard (2018) as Goro Murata
- Butler Saionji’s Great Reasoning (2018)
- The Real Culprit (2018)
- Akira and Akira (2017)
- Inspector Zenigata (2017) as Yuichi Ozu
- Yasuragi no Sato (2017)
- Beautiful Bones: Sakurako's Investigation (2017) as Isozaki Itsuki
- Begging for Love (2017)
- The Unbroken (2016) as Hajime Onchi
- Guard Center 24 (2016) as Nonomura Shougo
- Kenji no Honkai (2016) as Sadato Sakata
- Fate of a Prosecutor (2016) as Sadato Sakata
- 検事の死命 (2016)
- 検事の本懐 (2016)
- Angel Heart (2015) as 冴羽獠
- Specialist 3 (2015) as Wakahiro Sagami
- ドラマスペシャル[テレ朝チャンネル放送] (2015)
- Dogs Without Names (2015) as Yusuke Maeda
- Shadow Area (2015) as 久野正一
- スクープ 遊軍記者・布施京一 (2015)
- Risking it All: The Spirit of the Men in Orange (2015) as Yuji Kohinata
- The Last Witness (2015) as Sadato Sakata
- Hanasaki Mai Speaks Out (2014) as Ken Soma
- Hanasaki Mai Speaks Out (2014) as Ken Hanasaki
- Women Does Not Allow That (2014) as Tojiro Tadamori
- Specialist 2 (2014) as Wakahiro Sagami
- The Tale of The Princess Kaguya (2013) as Prince Ishitsukuri (voice)
- Kaiki Daisakusen: Mystery File (2013) as Shiro Maki
- Lady Joker (2013) as Goda Yuichiro
- The Serialist (2013) as Ippei Akabane
- Stepfather Step (2012)
- Arakawa Under the Bridge (2012) as Seki Ichinomiya
- CSI: Crime Scene Talks (2011) as Satoshi Itomura
- Naruto Shippuden the Movie: Blood Prison (2011) as Maroi (voice)
- Arakawa Under the Bridge (2011) as Seki Ichinomiya
- Kaibutsu-kun: The Movie (2011) as Vishal
- Quartet (2011) as Kuchinawa
- NHK Special: Unsolved Cases (2011)
- Letters from a Sakura Tree (2011) as Maeda Tetsu
- Kasha (2011) as Shunsuke Honma
- Ryōmaden (2010) as Nakaoka Shintaro
- SPEC ~ First Blood (2010) as Chihiro Waki
- Marks' Mountain (2010) as Yuichiro Goda
- Goodbye Love (2010)
- The Ancient Dogoo Girl: Special Movie Edition (2010) as Kenzô Sugihara
- The Ancient Dogoo Girl (2009) as Kenzō Sugihara
- MR.BRAIN (2009)
- Gurren Lagann the Movie: The Lights in the Sky Are Stars (2009) as Anti-Spiral (voice)
- Banyuki (2009)
- Kodai Shoujo Dogu-chan (2009)
- Paco and the Magical Book (2008) as Asano
- Lupin's News (2008) as 溝呂木義人
- My Sassy Girl (2008) as Keisuke Natsume
- The Last Princess (2008)
- I Want to Be a Shellfish (2008)
- The Yagyu Conspiracy (2008)
- Gurren Lagann (2007) as Anti-Spiral (voice)
- HANA-KIMI (2007) as Umeda Hokuto
- Always: Sunset on Third Street 2 (2007)
- Evil People (2007) as Dr. Toya Shinichi
- Kaikyô (2007) as Taketoshi Nonaka
- スワンの馬鹿 こづかい３万円の恋 (2007) as 스와노 다이스케
- Akechi Mitsuhide: The Man God Hated (2007) as Nobunaga Oda
- Love and Glory (2006) as Kazutoyo Yamauchi
- 黄金の都バーミヤン～三蔵法師が見た巨大仏～ (2006)
- After the Rains and Dreams (2005) as Shiro Takashiba
- Lorelei: The Witch of the Pacific Ocean (2005)
- Saigo no Chūshingura (2004)
- The Great White Tower (2003) as Jin Sekiguchi
- Spy Sorge (2003) as Tokko T
- 金田一耕助ファイルⅡ 獄門島 (2003)
- ママの遺伝子 (2002) as 藤木渡
- Mama no Idenshi (2002)
- Kindaichi Kousuke File: The Tragedy of Meiro-so (2002) as Kosuke Kindaichi
- Love and Life in the White (2001) as 小橋俊之
- From the Heart (2000) as Shinichi Sayama
- Omizu no Hanamichi (1999) as Ishizaki
- Gamera 3: Revenge of Iris (1999) as Air force controller
- P.S. I'm Fine, Shunpei (1999)
- Owls' Castle (1999) as Kazama Gohei
- Blue Days (1998) as Keiichi Haruna
- Mouri Motonari (1997)
- 月の輝く夜だから (1997)
- Tokyo Lullaby (1997) as Sadaji Asakawa
- Ryoma Forever (1997) as Ryoma Sakamo (Child)
- A Son of the Good Earth (1995)
Frequently Asked Questions
What movies or TV shows is Takaya Kamikawa best known for?
Takaya Kamikawa is widely recognized for notable roles and projects including Tales of the Bizarre: 2026 Summer Special (2026), Batman Ninja vs. Yakuza League (2025), Starship Troopers: Invasion (2012), Man from Del Rio (1956).
When and where was Takaya Kamikawa born?
Takaya Kamikawa was born on May 7, 1965 in Hachioji, Tokyo, Japan.
How many credits does Takaya Kamikawa have?
Takaya Kamikawa has accumulated over 108 film and television credits across a career spanning from 1995 to 2026.
What is Takaya Kamikawa's background in cinema and television?
Takaya Kamikawa, born May 7 1965 in Hachioji, Tokyo, Japan, is a Japanese actor, voice actor and talent. He works primarily in stage, film and television productions. Kamikawa is represented by the agency Zero Light Years, having previously been affiliated with Caramel Box and Me & Her Corporation. He stands 175 cm tal...