Eiji Takigawa
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, is Japanese actor, singer, and entertainer. Hailed from Osaka, Takigawa graduated from the law department of Kounan Daigaku (Konan University) at Kobe, before he pursued his career in the entertainment industry.
He graduated as the Lipovitan D icon on 29 March 2007.
, the stoic captain of the Seigaku Middle School's tennis club, in the Prince of Tennis musical series, Tenimyu
, as part of the first generation Seigaku cast. He first appeared in the series in 2003, and ended on the graduation show, Side Fudomine, in the beginning of 2005. He did not appear in the More Than Limit St. Rudolph Gakuen musical as he was in America at the time, so Kengo Ohkuchi
played the role.
Since his graduation, the role of Tezuka has been played by Yuu Shirota, Keisuke Minami
, Daisuke Watanabe
, and by Ryoma Baba.
Takigawa returned to his role as Tezuka and reunite with the 1st generation Seigaku cast to perform in Tenimyu's Dream Live 7th.
He reunited with Tenimyu castmates Kimeru
, Sota Aoyama
, and Naoya Gomoto
to appear in the PV of Kimeru's single, TIMELESS, on 4 October 2006. The PV is only on the Type A Limited Edition of the single. There's also a short movie, TIMELESS ~The Movie, that was released on DVD on 18 November 2006.
On TeniMyu Supporters DVD vol. 5 that was released on 28 April 2007, Takigawa appeared along with his first generation Seigaku castmates. He then went on to play the role of Tsukamoto Hidemi on the live-action movie adaptation of the manga series Mousou Shoujo Otaku Kei by Konjou Natsumi.
On 27 January 2008, Takigawa took on the part of Riki in Kamen Rider Kiva
, the human form of Dogga, the Frankenstein's monster that assists Kiva in fighting the enemies. Since 1 April 2008, Takigawa's career is being managed by Shochiku Entertainment, the talent, stage-play, and actors' subsidiary of Shochiku.
Career
He made his first big break on 2002, as the official icon of the energy drink, Lipovitan D, along with long-time icon, Kosugi Kane, the son of the legendary martial art actor, Kosugi Shou. The company which produces LipoD felt that Takigawa offered the right aspects for the younger target market for the drink: passion, determination, cheerfulness, youth and intelligence.He graduated as the Lipovitan D icon on 29 March 2007.
As Kunimitsu Tezuka in the Prince of Tennis musicals
Takigawa is probably best known for his role as Kunimitsu TezukaKunimitsu Tezuka
is a fictional character in the manga and anime series The Prince of Tennis created by Takeshi Konomi, who described Tezuka as the character who he has the least in common with. In the story, he is introduced as the strict and serious captain of Seishun Academy's tennis team who enforces order...
, the stoic captain of the Seigaku Middle School's tennis club, in the Prince of Tennis musical series, Tenimyu
Tenimyu
The Prince of Tennis Musical , also known as "TeniPuri Musical," "Tenimyu," or "GekiPuri" , is a series of live action stage musicals directed by Yukio Ueshima based on manga series The Prince of Tennis created by Takeshi Konomi and serialized by Shueisha in Weekly Shonen Jump.The first musical...
, as part of the first generation Seigaku cast. He first appeared in the series in 2003, and ended on the graduation show, Side Fudomine, in the beginning of 2005. He did not appear in the More Than Limit St. Rudolph Gakuen musical as he was in America at the time, so Kengo Ohkuchi
Kengo Ohkuchi
is a Japanese actor born in Kagoshima Prefecture. He is 180 cm tall and weighs 62 kg. He specializes in Shorinji Kempo.He is best known for playing Sōsuke Aizen in the Rock Musical BLEACH series, and he briefly played the role of Kunimitsu Tezuka in Tenimyu, the Prince of Tennis musical...
played the role.
Since his graduation, the role of Tezuka has been played by Yuu Shirota, Keisuke Minami
Keisuke Minami
is a Japanese actor and singer. He is best known for his role as Kunimitsu Tezuka in the Prince of Tennis musical series, Tenimyu, of the third generation Seigaku cast...
, Daisuke Watanabe
Daisuke Watanabe (actor)
is a Japanese actor. He is best known for his role as Kunimitsu Tezuka of the fourth generation Seigaku cast in The Prince of Tennis musical series, Tenimyu.- Movie :*Ultraman Mebius & Ultraman Brothers as George Ikaruga...
, and by Ryoma Baba.
Takigawa returned to his role as Tezuka and reunite with the 1st generation Seigaku cast to perform in Tenimyu's Dream Live 7th.
Other work
Takigawa released a DVD called Treasure of Age (and some sites also call it as 'Treasure of Eiji') on 2004, which was produced by Marvelous Entertainment.He reunited with Tenimyu castmates Kimeru
Kimeru
Kimeru Kimeru Kimeru (most often written either in Romaji (Kimeru) or with Katakana (キメル), but has been written as きめる (Hiragana) and (決める) (Kanji), (June 17, 1980) is a Japanese pop musician, singer, and stage actor. He is most famous for his work with The Prince of Tennis...
, Sota Aoyama
Sota Aoyama
is a Japanese male actor. He is best known for his roles as Sadaharu Inui of the first generation Seigaku cast of the Prince of Tennis musical series, Tenimyu, and as Kaito Toma, the human host of Ultraman Max in the 2005 Ultraman Max series.- Stage Roles :...
, and Naoya Gomoto
Naoya Gomoto
is a Japanese actor.He played Shūhei Hisagi in Rock Musical BLEACH. He also played Kaoru Kaidoh in The Prince of Tennis musical series, Tenimyu, as part of the first generation Seigaku cast...
to appear in the PV of Kimeru's single, TIMELESS, on 4 October 2006. The PV is only on the Type A Limited Edition of the single. There's also a short movie, TIMELESS ~The Movie, that was released on DVD on 18 November 2006.
On TeniMyu Supporters DVD vol. 5 that was released on 28 April 2007, Takigawa appeared along with his first generation Seigaku castmates. He then went on to play the role of Tsukamoto Hidemi on the live-action movie adaptation of the manga series Mousou Shoujo Otaku Kei by Konjou Natsumi.
On 27 January 2008, Takigawa took on the part of Riki in Kamen Rider Kiva
Kamen Rider Kiva
is the title of the 2008 Kamen Rider Japanese tokusatsu television series produced by Toei Company and Ishimori Productions. It premiered on January 27, 2008, following the finale of Kamen Rider Den-O. It aired as a part of TV Asahi's 2008 Super Hero Time block with Engine Sentai Go-onger...
, the human form of Dogga, the Frankenstein's monster that assists Kiva in fighting the enemies. Since 1 April 2008, Takigawa's career is being managed by Shochiku Entertainment, the talent, stage-play, and actors' subsidiary of Shochiku.
Musicals
Tenimyu: The Prince of Tennis Musical series (as Kunimitsu Tezuka)- The Prince of Tennis Musical (2003)
- The Prince of Tennis Musical: Remarkable 1st Match Fudomine - Ryoma Echizen (2003–2004)
- The Prince of Tennis Musical: Dream Live 1st (2004)
- The Prince of Tennis Musical: Side Fudomine ~Special Match~ (In Winter of 2004-2005)
- The Prince of Tennis Musical: Dream Live 7th (2010)