Louis Kurihara
| Louis Kurihara | |
|---|---|
| Native name | 栗原 類 |
| Born | 6 December 1994 |
| Nationality | Japan/UK[1] |
| Other names | Rui Kurihara |
| Ethnicity | Japanese, British |
| Occupation | Model, TV personality, actor |
| Agent | Ever Green Entertainment |
| Height | 1.77 m (5 ft 9 1⁄2 in) |
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Louis Kurihara (栗原 類 Kurihara Rui, born 6 December 1994)[2] is a Japanese fashion model, TV personality, and actor represented by the Ever Green Entertainment agency.[3] He appears on Japanese TV, playing on his "overly negative" character, and debuted as a film actor in the 2013 film Zekkyō Gakkyū.[4]
Early life
Louis Kurihara was born on 6 December 1994[2] to a Japanese mother and a British father.[5]
Career
On 1 July 2013, Kurihara left the Junes Acting & Modeling agency to work for Ever Green Entertainment and devote more time to his acting career.[3]
Film
- Zekkyō Gakkyū (2013) as Akira Gotō[6]
- Daily Lives of High School Boys (2013), as Saino[7]
- Black Butler (2014)[8]
- Boku wa Tomodachi ga Sukunai (2014)[9]
TV
- Odoru Sanma Goten! (NTV)[1]
- Osama no Brunch (TBS)[1]
- Waratte Iitomo! (Fuji TV, regular Wednesday guest since October 2012)[10]
- Mōsō Nihon Ryōri (NHK, presenter)
Magazines
TV commercials
- Aeon Laketown shopping mall[1]
- JR Central[1]
- Nisshin Cup Noodle[1]
Photobooks
- Kurihara, Louis (7 November 2012). Never Mind the Negativity. Fusosha Publishing. ISBN 978-4594067137.[11]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 1.6 1.7 1.8 1.9 "Louis Kurihara". Men models (in Japanese). Japan: Junes Acting & Modeling. 2012. Retrieved 22 November 2012.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 "Louis Kurihara Official Blog" (in Japanese). Japan: CyberAgent Inc. Retrieved 22 November 2012.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 栗原類が溝端淳平ら所属事務所に移籍 今後は「芝居に重点」 [Louis Kurihara moves to same agency as Junpei Misobata - will focus on acting in future]. Oricon Style (in Japanese). Japan: Oricon Inc. 1 July 2013. Retrieved 1 July 2013.
- ↑ 絶叫学級 [Zekkyō Gakkyū]. Cinematoday.jp (in Japanese). Japan: Cinematoday Inc. Retrieved 9 June 2013.
- ↑ "栗原類 ：ネガティブすぎるイケメンモデル NHKでドラマ初挑戦" [Louis Kurihara the overly negative male model to appear in NHK drama]. Mantan Web (in Japanese). Japan: Mainichi Shimbun Digital Co.Ltd. 20 August 2012. Retrieved 22 November 2012.
- ↑ "Cast & Staff". Zekkyō Gakkyū official website (in Japanese). Japan: Shueisha. Retrieved 9 June 2013.
- ↑ "Daily Lives of High School Boys Manga Gets Live-Action Film". Anime News Network. 16 April 2013. Retrieved 9 June 2013.
- ↑ 栗原類:実写版「黒執事」にオリジナルキャラで出演 謎の葬儀屋役 [Louis Kurihara to play original character in movie version of "Black Butler"]. Mainichi jp (in Japanese). Japan: The Mainichi Newspapers. 9 July 2013. Retrieved 9 July 2013.
- ↑ 「僕は友達が少ない」瀬戸＆北乃で映画化 ["Boku wa Tomodachi ga Sukunai" to be made into movie with Seto and Kitano]. Nikkan Sports (in Japanese). Japan: Nikkan Sports News. 25 July 2013. Retrieved 27 July 2013.
- ↑ 木下優樹菜:栗原類らと「笑っていいとも！」新レギュラーに 出産後初のテレビ出演 [Yukina Kinoshita to be a new regular guest on Waratte Iitomo together with Louis Kurihara]. Mainichi jp (in Japanese). Japan: The Mainichi Newspapers. 1 October 2012. Retrieved 22 November 2012.
- ↑ ネガティブモデル・栗原類がフォトブック『ネガティブですが、なにか？』を発売 [Negative model Louis Kurihara launches photobook "Never Mind the Negativity"]. Yahoo Japan News (in Japanese). Japan: Yahoo Japan Corporation. 14 November 2012. Retrieved 22 November 2012.
External links
- Talent Databank profile (Japanese)
- Official blog (Japanese)
- Twitter (Japanese)
- Facebook (Japanese)
- Louis Kurihara at the Internet Movie Database