Acting · Saitama, Japan · Born May 19, 1993
Ryunosuke Kamiki (born May 19, 1993) is a Japanese actor. He entered the industry in 1995 when he was only 2 years old. He made his drama debut in "Good News", which gained him immense popularity through his first full-time role as Naoya, playing the son of SMAP's Masahiro Nakai. In 2001, he was discovered by Hayao Miyazaki, and ended up voicing Bao in the animated film "Spirited Away" by Studio Ghibli, the highest-grossing Japanese film in Japan. From 1999 to 2002 he had appeared in over a dozen projects, earning him the title of a child prodigy. He was awarded his first award for "Backdrop del mio Papá" when he was only 11. From 2004 to 2020, he has won awards every one or two alternative years. Today, Ryu remains an iconic and beloved actor in the Japanese industry. He has the reputation of a reliable lead actor who goes into character as soon as the cameras start rolling. For his successful transition from a child actor to a main lead combined with his modest personality, has made him a role model for many. When choosing works, he likes to experiment with roles or plots. He does not mind too much about popularity or being the main lead as long as he likes his role. Rather than "aiming for a big goal ahead", he is the type to do the job in front of him wholeheartedly. He has appeared in numerous award-winning projects. In 2011, he won his first international award for playing the main lead in the Amade Prize–winning "Threads of Our Hearts". To date, he has been an integral part of all the top 4 highest-grossing Japanese movies in Japan. His works continue to break records as his movie "your name." became the highest-grossing Japanese movie of all time internationally. Ryu, alongside acting and voice acting, has dabbled in multiple fields. For variety shows he often does many documentaries. He even interviewed Will Smith for the magazine TV program 'ZIP!'. In 2015, he released his first book "Master's Café". Ryu challenged his first stage play with "Beautiful: The Woman Who Met with God", directed and written by Suzuki Matsuo, in 2019. The following year, he debuted in multiple fields such as a radio DJ for 'All Night Nippon 0' (ANN0) on 11th October 2020, which airs 3 am at nights between Saturday and Sunday. His directorial debut was with the music video for "I Treasure You" for SUPER HANDSOME COLLECTION "JUMP↑". He opened his own YouTube channel. He was also the official photographer for Takeru Satoh's 2021 calendar. In 2020, Ryu was awarded at the Elan d'or Award Ceremony, one of the most prestigious awards in Japan for completing 25 years in the industry. To thank his fans, he started the 25th Anniversary Celebration Project.
MovieGodzilla Minus Zero
2026
as Koichi Shikishima
MovieKimi no Kuizu
2026
TVCanned Mackerel Heads to Space
2026
as Makoto Kijima
TVPray Speak What Has Happened
2025
as Shogo Horai
MovieSaint Young Men The Movie ~Holy Men vs Demon Army~
2024
as Johane
MovieAt the Bench
2024
TVThe Diamond Sleeping in the Sea
2024
as Teppei / Reo
MovieThe Last Town We Saw
2024
as Igarashi
TVTXQ FICTION
2024
as Ryunosuke Kamiki
MovieGodzilla Minus One
2023
as Koichi Shikishima
MovieWe're Broke, My Lord!
2023
as Koshiro Matsudaira
TVRanman
2023
as Makino Mantaro
MovieDr. Coto's Clinic
2022
as Ryuichi Sugimoto
MovieSuzume
2022
as Tomoya Serizawa (voice)
MovieGhost Book
2022
as Mysterious bookstore owner
MoviexxxHOLiC
2022
as Kimihiro Watanuki
MovieNoise
2022
as Shinichiro Moriya
TVIf My Wife Becomes an Elementary School Student
2022
as Koga Yuri [Takae's brother]
TVKamiki Ryunosuke's Filming Break
2022
as Ryunosuke Kamiki
MoviePa Rum Pum Pum Pum
2021
MovieA Crocodile Who Lived for 100 Days
2021
as Wani (voice)
MovieThe Great Yokai War: Guardians
2021
as Kato
TVMakubes no 23 ji
2021
MovieRurouni Kenshin: The Final
2021
as Sojiro Seta
TVLife's Punchline
2021
as Shunta Asabuki
MovieEvangelion: 3.0+1.0 Thrice Upon a Time
2021
as Shinji Ikari (voice)
TVOjisama to Neko
2021
as Fukumaru
MovieSuddenly Reading!
2020
TAKERU NO PLAN CALENDAR PROJECT
2020
MovieHonto Ni Atta Kowai Hanashi: 2020 Tokubetsu-hen
2020
as Naoya Ozawa
Sanjuujinkaku to Mahoutsukai
2020
MovieKamiki Ryunosuke 25th Anniversary DVD
2020
as Himself
TV劇場の灯を消すな！Ｂｕｎｋａｍｕｒａシアターコクーン編
2020
TVBones of Steel
2020
MovieTakeru No Plan Drive
2020
as Himself
TVIkinari Honyomi! Sudden Book Reading
2020
as Episode 1 - 2
MovieLast Letter
2020
as Young Kyoshiro
TVKirei 〜 The Woman Who Met Up With God 〜
2019
as Harikona
MovieMurders at the House of Death
2019
as Yuzuru Hamura
MovieWeathering with You
2019
as Taki Tachibana (voice)
TVEveryone’s Demoted!!
2019
as Koji Takigawa（滝川 晃司）
TVYasuragi no Toki: Michi
2019
MovieThe Songs of Studio Ghibli
2019
as Host
MovieFortuna's Eye
2019
as Shinichiro Kiyama
TVIdaten: Tokyo Olympics Story
2019
as Gorin
MovieHonto Ni Atta Kowai Hanashi 2018 SP
2018
as Sasaki Yusuke
TVSchool Lawyer
2018
TVAnimation x Paralympic: Who Is Your Hero?
2017
as Koyo Iwabuchi (voice)
TVDetective Yugami
2017
as Torao Hanyu
MovieJoJo's Bizarre Adventure: Diamond is Unbreakable – Chapter 1
2017
as Koichi Hirose
MovieMary and The Witch's Flower
2017
as Peter (voice)
MovieChigasaki Story - My Little Hometown
2017
MovieMarch Goes out Like a Lamb
2017
as Rei Kiriyama
TVYasuragi no Sato
2017
MovieMarch Comes In Like a Lion
2017
as Rei Kiriyama
MovieSincerite Kamiki Ryunosuke
2017
as Himself
MovieYour Name.
2016
as Taki Tachibana (voice)
MovieToo Young To Die!
2016
as Daisuke
MovieThe Sun
2016
as Tetsuhiko Okudera
TVSamurai Sensei
2015
as 坂本龙马
MovieBakuman
2015
as Akito Takagi
MoviePoison Berry in my Brain
2015
as Ishibashi
TVThe Girl's Speech
2015
as Kei Shizukui
TVＮＨＫスペシャル ネクストワールド 私たちの未来
2015
MovieAs the Gods Will
2014
as Amaya Takeru
MovieTales of the Bizarre: 2014 Fall Special
2014
as Shirai Naoki
MovieRurouni Kenshin Part III: The Legend Ends
2014
as Sojiro Seta
TVTime Slip Horibe Yasubei
2014
as Aoyama Hikaru
MovieRurouni Kenshin Part II: Kyoto Inferno
2014
as Sojiro Seta
TVTransformation
2014
as Junichi Naruse
TVThe Files of Young Kindaichi Neo
2014
as Hikaru Kurasawa
TVBack of Father
2014
as Shinjo Tatsuya
MovieKamiki Ryunosuke – 20 Year Old Travel Vietnam Railroad
2014
MovieTime Never Stops
2014
as Mitsuhiko Hamaguchi
MovieSPEC: Close Reincarnation
2013
as Juichi Ninomae
MovieSPEC: Close~Incarnation
2013
as Juichi Ninomae
MovieSPEC: Zero
2013
as Juichi Ninomae
TVThe Family Game
2013
as Numata Shinichi
TVKogure Photo Studio
2013
as Hanabishi Eiichi
MovieThe Kirishima Thing
2012
as Ryoya Maeda
MovieSPEC: Heaven
2012
as Juichi Ninomae
TVBlackboard
2012
as Masaki Omiya
MovieSPEC: Life
2012
as Juichi Ninomae
TVTaira no Kiyomori
2012
TVOdd Family 11
2011
as Kazuo Sanada
MovieThe Princess and the Pilot
2011
as Charles Karino (voice)
TVKokosei Restaurant
2011
as Yosuke Sakamoto
TVThe Legend of Alma. The story of the dog you never knew.
2010
as Alma
MovieThreads of Our Hearts
2010
as Nagakura Akihito
TVSPEC ~ First Blood
2010
as Juichi Ninomae
MovieThe Secret World of Arrietty
2010
as Sho (voice)
Movie20th Century Boys 3: Redemption
2009
as Katsumata
MovieSummer Wars
2009
as Kenji Koiso (voice)
TVAkahana no Sensei
2009
as Yaegashi Mamoru
TVBloody Monday
2008
TVGarden of the Wind
2008
as Gaku Shiratori
MovieLittle DJ
2007
as Taro Takano
MovieInto the Faraway Sky
2007
as Ryusuke
MovieThe Piano Forest
2007
as Shuhei Amamiya (voice)
TVDetective School Q
2007
as Q
Wonderful World
2007
as Yuji
MovieBig Man Japan
2007
as Warabe-no-jû
TVDondo Hare
2007
as Asakura Toyoma
TVRuri's Island Special 2007: First Love
2007
as Miyahara Shion
TVTokyo Tower ~ Okan and me, sometimes, Oton (SP version)
2006
as Nakagawa Masaya [Young]
MovieDoraemon: Nobita's Dinosaur
2006
as Piisuke (voice)
MovieThe Day I Bought a Star
2006
as Nona (Voice)
MovieThe Great Yokai War
2005
as Tadashi Ino
TVOshare ism
2005
as Episode 765 (03/27/21)
TVAikurushii
2005
as Horo Mashiba
MovieZoo
2005
TVYoshitsune
2005
as Young Minamoto no Yoshi-tsune
MovieInstall
2004
as Kazuyoshi Aoki
MovieDad's Backdrop
2004
as Kazuo Shimoda
TVOoku Dai-isho
2004
MovieSurvive Style 5+
2004
as Seiichi Kobayashi
MovieHowl's Moving Castle
2004
as Markl (voice)
MovieRenai Shousetsu
2004
as Young Satoshi Kubo
MovieOoku 3 Special ~ Women of the Bakumatsu Era ~
2004
as Keifuku Tokugawa
TVHonto ni Atta Kowai Hanashi
2004
as Naoya Ozawa (segment "Shin'ya no kyouzou")
MovieRockers
2003
TVGaki no Tsukai No Laughing Batsu Game
2003
as Train Hijacker
MovieBayside Shakedown 2
2003
as Pickpocket Family: Son
TVOoku
2003
TVUnsinkable Bones
2003
as Shota
TVBakuryu Sentai Abaranger
2003
as Kerato / Bakuryuu Triceratops
TVPsycho Doctor
2002
TVTantei Kazoku
2002
as Tanaka Taro
TVWedding Planner SWEET Delivery
2002
as Terashima Taku
Omiya
2002
as Seiichiro
MovieEmergency Room 24 Hours Special 2002
2001
as Ryota Inamoto
TVdoktor/kranke
2001
MovieSpirited Away
2001
as Boh (voice)
MovieThe Nippon Television Special of Spirited Away
2001
TVMaria
2001
as Kondo Masashi (Ep. 7)
TVMy Husband
2001
as Tsutomu Arai
Shingo Mama Drama Special: OH-HA Saves the World Vol. 1
2001
as Ken
TVIron Armored Machine Mikazuki
2000
TVAs Tears Go By
2000
as Ryota Fujigami
TVQuiz
2000
TVAoi: Tokugawa Three Generations
2000
as Tokugawa Yoshinao [Young]
TVThe Woman of S.R.I.
1999
as Yusuke
TVGood News
1999
TVThe Files of the Young Kindaichi
1995
as Hikaru Kurasawa
TVKamen Rider
1971
as Mysterious Boy, Overlord of Light/Agito
Tokusen! Jidai Geki
as Seiichiro (平岩弓枝のお美也 2002年4月 - 5月）
