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Nationality | Japanese |
Occupation | Actor |
Years active | 1993–present |
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Ken Yasuda (安田 顕, Yasuda Ken, born 8 December 1973) is a Japanese actor, television personality and seiyu. Born in Muroran, Hokkaido, he is a member of Team Nacs. He is a graduate of Hokkaido Muroran Sakae High School and Hokkai Gakuen University. Fumio Yasuda is his older brother.[1]
Biography
[edit]At Hokkai Gakuen University, Yasuda joined the theater club and the theatrical company OOPARTS (led by its president Takayuki Suzui).[2] In 1996, following graduation, Yasuda and theater club friends Hiroyuki Morisaki, Shigeyuki Totsugi, Yo Oizumi, and Takuma Oto'o created TEAM NACS.[2] The team was disbanded after their first performance.
After graduating from university, Yasuda began working as a medical office worker. He stopped after 10 months because he wanted to concentrate on activities in the performing arts. After leaving the medical office, he worked part-time in Hokkaido, taking on jobs such as helping at a hotel breakfast buffet. Even during his part-time work, he continued to focus on his career in entertainment.
In 1997, Morisaki reunited TEAM NACS and Yasuda joined the group once more. Since 1998, he has appeared semi-regularly as a suit actor for the mascot character "on-chan" in "How Do You Like Wednesday?".
TEAM NACS held its first stage performance in May 2004, in Tokyo. In 2006, Yasuda made his first appearance in the national online drama series "Jirocho Seoi Fuji" (NHK). Since then, he has also appeared in serial dramas and movies of the Tokyo flagship station, and has also held starring roles in TV series.
Filmography
[edit]Bold is starring.
TV dramas
[edit]- Sikoku R-14 (2001, HTB)
- Natsu no Yakusoku (2002, HTB)
- Jirocho Seoi Huji (2005, NHK)
- Taiga drama Kōmyō ga Tsuji (2006, NHK)
- The Pride of the Temp (2007, NTV)
- Hotaru no Hikari (2007–2010, NTV)
- Edison no Haha (2008, TBS)
- Lost Time Life (2008, Fuji TV)
- average (2008, Fuji TV)
- Asadora (NHK)
- Hitomi (2008)
- Natsuzora (2019)
- Sensei wa Erai (2008, NTV)
- Oyakoko Play (2008, MBS)
- The Naminori Restaurant (2008, NTV)
- Kaettekuruka!? 33hunntantei (2008, NTV)
- Call Center no Koibito (2009, ABC/EX)
- Hataraku Gonn! (2009, NTV)
- Shōkōjo Seira (2009, TBS)
- Mieruhi (2009, HTB)
- TAXMAN (2010, MX/TVK)
- SPEC (2011, TBS)
- THE MUSIC SHOW (2011, NTV)
- Kaze wo Atsumete (2011, NHK)
- Team Batista (2011–2014, KTV)
- Yūsha Yoshihiko to Maō no Shiro (2011, TX)
- Tsukaharatoden (2011, NHK)
- Dirty Mama! (2012, NTV)
- Soup Corry (2012, HBC/TBS)
- Beautiful Rain (2012, Fuji TV)
- THE QUIZ (2012, NTV)
- Going My Home (2012, KTV)
- All Esper Dayo! (2013, TX)
- All Esper Dayo! SP (2015, TX)
- Mondai no Aru Restaurant (2015, Fuji TV)
- Shitamachi roketto (2015–2018, TBS)
- Jūhan Shuttai! (2016, TBS)
- Tsumi no Senso (2017, KTV)
- Chisana Kyojin (2017, TBS)
- Channel wa Sonomama! (2019, HTB)
- Zekkyo (2019, Wowow)
- Hakui no Senshi
- If Talking Paid (2019, NTV)
- Kiroi Renga (2020, NHK)
- Aribai Kuzushi Uketamawimasu (2020, EX)
- Food Lore "Life in a Box" (2020, HBO)
- America ni Makenakatta Otoko (2020, TX)
- Good Luck! Team Nacs (2021, Wowow)
- Kiyoshiko (2021, NHK)
- Dragon Sakura (2021, TBS)
- Love with a Case (2022, NTV), Masumi Morizono[3]
- Sexy Tanaka-san (2023, NTV)[4]
- Ōoku (2024, Fuji TV), Tanuma Okitsugu[5]
Film
[edit]- Gamera 2: Attack of Legion (1996)
- Man-hole (2001)
- Pakodatejinn (2002)
- River (2003)
- Gin no Engels (2004)
- Into the Sun (2005)[6]
- Ame no Machi (2006)
- Presents: Sea Urchin Rice Cracker (2006)
- GeGeGe no Kitarō (2007)
- Tatoe Sekaiga Owattemo (2007)
- Mayu -Kokoro no Hoshi- (2007)
- TEAM NACS FILMS "N43°" (2009) – Also in charge of director and screenplay
- Chasing My Girl (2009)
- Giniro no Ame (2009)
- Hotaru no Hikari (2012)
- Rakugo Eiga (2013)
- Hentai Kamen (2013)
- SPEC: Close Zen no Hen (2013)
- SPEC: Close Kou no Hen (2013)
- Black Butler (2014)
- Jossy's (2014)
- My Hawaiian Discovery (2014)
- Ogawamachi Serenaade (2014)
- Again (2015)
- Ryuzo and the Seven Henchmen (2015)
- Flying Colors (2015)
- Shinjuku Swan (2015)
- All Esper Dayo! (2015)
- Haiyu kameokatakuji (2016)
- Hentai Kamen: Abnormal Crisis (2016)
- Ninkyō yarō (2016)
- Satoshi: A Move for Tomorrow (2016)
- Closest Love to Heaven (2017)
- Reminiscence (2017)
- Gintama (2017)[7]
- Hunohan (2018)
- Sakura Guardian in the North (2018) – Hisashi Sugimoto
- When I Get Home, My Wife Always Pretends to Be Dead. (2018) – Jun Kagami[8]
- Come On Irene (2018)[9]
- The Fable (2019) – Ebihara[10]
- Haha o nakushita toki, boku wa ikotsu o tabetai to omotta. (2019) – Satoshi Miyagawa[13]
- Urakage (2020)[14]
- Hotel Royal (2020) – Daikichi Tanaka[15]
- Struggling Man (2021) – Haruo Izawa[16]
- Good Luck! Team Nacs: Movie Version (2021) – Himself[17]
- Ring Wandering (2022)[18]
- Tombi: Father and Son (2022) – Shōun[19]
- Fragments of the Last Will (2022) – Hara[20]
- In Love and Deep Water (2023) – Michihiko Kuruma[21]
- Shin Kamen Rider (2023)[22]
- Kuchinai Sakura (2024) – Toshiyuki Togashi[23]
- The Voices at War (2024) – Tadamaro Mera[24]
Variety Shows
[edit]- How Do You Like Wednesday? (1996–2002, HTB)
- Hanatare NACS (2003–, HTB)
Voice acting roles
[edit]- Spirited Away (2001) – Radish Spirit
- The Cat Returns (2002) – Additional Voices
- Howl's Moving Castle (2004) – Soldier
- When Marnie Was There (2014) – Toichi
- DC Superheroes vs. Eagle Talon (2017) – Joker
- Dragon Quest: Your Story (2019) – Pusan
- The Bad Guys (2022) – Snake[25]
Video games
[edit]- Professor Layton and the Diabolical Box (2007) - Sammy Thunder
- Yakuza: Like a Dragon (2020) - Yu Nanba
- Like a Dragon: Infinite Wealth (2024) - Yu Nanba
References
[edit]- ^ "安田顕、公式ホームページの身長サバ読みを告白「本当は173cmです」". マイナビニュース (in Japanese). 6 January 2017. Retrieved 21 February 2021.
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- ^ "松岡茉優、謎多きスカジャン刑事役! 柄本佑&安田顕らも出演「初恋の悪魔」". Cinema Cafe. 8 June 2022. Retrieved 28 June 2022.
- ^ ドラマ「セクシー田中さん」男性キャスト陣に毎熊克哉、川村壱馬、前田公輝、安田顕. Comic Natalie (in Japanese). Natasha, Inc. 24 September 2023. Retrieved 25 September 2023.
- ^ "安田顕、木曜劇場『大奥』で田沼意次役に起用 バラエティーでの"悪そうな顔"がオファーのきっかけに【コメントあり】". Oricon. Retrieved 5 December 2023.
- ^ Into the Sun (2005) – IMDb, retrieved 20 May 2021
- ^ "「銀魂」高杉晋助役は堂本剛!「正直、エリザベスがやりたかった…」". コミックナタリー. 株式会社ナターシャ. 19 September 2016. Retrieved 19 September 2016.
- ^ "家に帰ると妻が必ず死んだふりをしています。". eiga.com. Retrieved 1 April 2022.
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- ^ "岡田准一主演で「ザ・ファブル」実写映画化!木村文乃、福士蒼汰、安田顕、佐藤浩市ら豪華共演". 映画.com. 23 June 2018. Retrieved 23 June 2018.
- ^ "岡田准一主演、映画『ザ・ファブル』シリーズ化決定 新作に平手友梨奈ら出演". ORICON NEWS. oricon ME. 19 August 2020. Retrieved 30 August 2020.
- ^ "すごすぎるアクション!『ザ・ファブル 殺さない殺し屋』予告編が初公開|シネマトゥデイ". シネマトゥデイ (in Japanese). 9 November 2020. Retrieved 17 January 2021.
- ^ "安田顕主演「母を亡くした時、僕は遺骨を食べたいと思った。」家族愛に満ちた写真到着". 映画ナタリー (in Japanese). Retrieved 16 March 2021.
- ^ "綾野剛×松田龍平「影裏」新キャストに國村隼、筒井真理子、中村倫也、安田顕ら(コメントあり)". 映画ナタリー (in Japanese). Retrieved 5 March 2021.
- ^ "安田顕、原作者ご指名で波瑠の父親役!松山ケンイチ&伊藤沙莉らも出演『ホテルローヤル』". cinemacafe.net (in Japanese). 26 June 2020. Retrieved 16 February 2021.
- ^ "私はいったい、何と闘っているのか". eiga.com. Retrieved 24 July 2021.
- ^ "「がんばれ!TEAM NACS」劇場版として上映へ 9月3日公開". Cinema Cafe. 15 August 2021. Retrieved 17 August 2021.
- ^ "安田顕、片岡礼子、長谷川初範、田中要次ら、笠松将主演『リング・ワンダリング』出演決定". Real Sound. 15 July 2021. Retrieved 17 July 2021.
- ^ "阿部寛×北村匠海『とんび』、薬師丸ひろ子、杏ら父子を見守る豪華キャスト発表". Crank-in!. 19 October 2021. Retrieved 19 October 2021.
- ^ "二宮和也「ラーゲリより愛を込めて」捕虜仲間に松坂桃李、中島健人、桐谷健太、安田顕". Natalie. Retrieved 17 August 2022.
- ^ "吉沢亮×宮崎あおい×坂元裕二、Netflix映画「クレイジークルーズ」製作決定". Natalie. Retrieved 5 July 2022.
- ^ "「シン・仮面ライダー」未発表キャスト解禁、竹野内豊・長澤まさみ・松坂桃李ら10名". Natalie. Retrieved 23 March 2023.
- ^ "朽ちないサクラ". eiga.com. Retrieved 12 March 2024.
- ^ "劇場版 アナウンサーたちの戦争". eiga.com. Retrieved 25 July 2024.
- ^ "バッドガイズ -日本語吹き替え版". Fukikaeru. Retrieved 22 September 2022.
External links
[edit]- Ken Yasuda on X
- 安田顕 on Instagram
- Official profile – CREATIVE OFFICE CUE(in Japanese)
- TEAM NACS Official profile – Amuse Inc.(in Japanese)
- Ken Yasuda at IMDb