Hiroshi Tamaki

Hiroshi Tamaki
Native name	玉木 宏
Born	(1980-01-14) January 14, 1980 Nagoya, Japan
Occupation	Actor
Years active	1998–present (actor) 2004–present (singer)
Height	1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
Website
www.tamakihiroshi.com

Hiroshi Tamaki (玉木 宏, Tamaki Hiroshi, born 14 January 1980) is a Japanese actor, singer, and model from Nagoya, Japan. When he was still in high school, he was discovered by a talent agent while out shopping with friends. He made his debut in the drama Am I Weird? (私ってへん？ Watashitte Hen?) in 1998. Tamaki became more well-known with his appearance in the 2001 film Waterboys.

His singing career debuted with the single "Seasons" in summer 2004.^{[citation needed]}

He was cast as Shinichi Chiaki for the drama Nodame Cantabile, which aired in Japan on Fuji TV on October 16, 2006.

He starred in the revival of the Iron Chef Japanese cooking show on Fuji TV in October 2012, portraying the chairman of the Kitchen Stadium.^[1]

Filmography

Films

• Christmas Eve (クリスマス・イヴ) (April 21, 2000)
• Waterboys (September 15, 2001)
• Sabu (さぶ) (October 5, 2002)
• Gunjō no Yoru no Umōgire (群青の夜の羽毛布) (October 5, 2002)
• Rockers (September 27, 2003)
• Spirit (February 21, 2004)
• Renai Shōsetsu (恋愛小説) (June 19, 2004)
• Amemasu no Kawa: First Love (雨鱒の川-ファーストラブ) (November 13, 2004)
• Ghost Shout (ゴーストシャウト) (December 18, 2004)
• Nagurimono (September 23, 2005)
• Henshin (変身) (November 19, 2005)
• Tada, Kimi o Aishiteru (October 28, 2006)
• Midnight Eagle (November 23, 2007)
• Smile Seiya no Kiseki (スマイル 聖夜の奇跡) (December 15, 2007)
• Kids (February 2, 2008)
• Nodame Cantabile - The Movie I and II (December 19, 2009 and April 17, 2010)
• MW (July 4, 2009)
• Ōoku (October 1, 2010)
• Princess Toyotomi (May 28, 2011)
• The Assassins (October 2012)
• It All Began When I Met You (2013)

TV shows

• Great Teacher Onizuka (Fuji TV, 1998, guest)
• Tengoku ni Ichiban Chikai Otoko (TBS, 1999, guest)
• Abunai Hokago (TV Asahi, 1999, guest)
• Wakaresaseya (YTV, 2001, guest)
• Remote (NTV, 2002)
• Shopping Hero (TV Asahi, 2002)
• Boku ga Chikyu wo Suku (TBS, 2002)
• Water Boys (Fuji TV, 2003)
• Itoshi Kimi e (Fuji TV, 2004)
• Last Christmas (Fuji TV, 2004)
• Akai Unmei (TBS, 2005)
• Chibi Maruko-Chan (Fuji TV, 2006)
• Nodame Cantabile (Fuji TV, 2006)
• Top Caster (Fuji TV, 2006)
• Hyoheki (TBS, 2006)
• Komyo ga Tsuji (NHK, 2006)
• Teki wa Honnoji ni Ari (TV Asahi, 2007)
• Hoshi Hitotsu no Yoru (Fuji TV, 2007)
• Shikaotoko Aoniyoshi (Fuji TV, 2008)
• Atsu-hime (NHK, 2008)
• Nodame Cantabile SP (Fuji TV, 2008)
• Love Shuffle (TBS, 2009)
• MW Dai-0-sho (NTV, 2009)
• Guilty Akuma to Keiyakushita Onna (Kansai TV, 2010)
• Iron Chef (Fuji TV, 2012)

TV films

• Ghost System (2002)
• Revolver Aoi Haru (July 2003)

Discography

Singles

• Seasons (Yoshimoto R&C, June 2, 2004)
• Emotion (Yoshimoto R&C, November 10, 2004)
• Love Goes/eyes (Avex Trax, February 15, 2006)
• Kibou no Umi/Ame (希望の海/雨 Sea of Desire/Rain) (Avex Trax, April 26, 2006)
• Yakusoku/question (約束/question Promise/Question) (Avex Trax, May 24, 2006)
• Reviver ~Kanashimi ga Mata Kurikaesou to Dareka ni Ai wo Utau~ (ラバイバー～悲しみがまた繰り返そうと誰かに愛を唄う～ Reviver ~When the Sadness Returns, Who Will I Sing my Love to? (Avex Trax, June 28, 2006)
• Odorou Yo (踊ろうよ Let's Dance (Avex Trax, February 6, 2008)
• Dakishimetai (抱きしめたい I Want to Hug You) (Avex Trax, March 19, 2008)
• Slow Time (Avex Trax, April 22, 2009)
• Free (Far Eastern Tribe, May 25, 2011)

Albums

• Ripple (Yoshimoto R&C, December 15, 2004)
• Bridge (Avex Trax, March 19, 2008)
• Times... (Avex Trax, May 6, 2009)
• Start (Far Eastern Tribe, June 22, 2011)

DVDs

• Secret of Tamaki Hiroshi "Spirit" (2004)
• "Realize" Hiroshi Tamaki music films 01 (June 30, 2004)

Video games

• Rogue Galaxy (2005)
• 428: Fūsa Sareta Shibuya de (2008)

References

External links

• Hiroshi Tamaki at the Internet Movie Database
• Official website (Japanese)
• Official Avex profile (Japanese)
• Official UMG profile (Japanese)