Eita
Encyclopedia
is a Japanese
actor
from Tokyo
, Japan
. His birth name is . He has appeared in many Japanese television drama
s and movies; most notable is the TV series Water Boys. He also appeared in Summer Time Machine Blues
and Tokyo Friends: The Movie
.
. It was his first time playing the lead in a theatrical production.
, who was already five months pregnant, that summer after becoming engaged in late 2009. Eita and Kimura announced that they submitted their marriage registration on September 1, 2010.
Japanese people
The are an ethnic group originating in the Japanese archipelago and are the predominant ethnic group of Japan. Worldwide, approximately 130 million people are of Japanese descent; of these, approximately 127 million are residents of Japan. People of Japanese ancestry who live in other countries...
actor
Actor
An actor is a person who acts in a dramatic production and who works in film, television, theatre, or radio in that capacity...
from Tokyo
Tokyo
, ; officially , is one of the 47 prefectures of Japan. Tokyo is the capital of Japan, the center of the Greater Tokyo Area, and the largest metropolitan area of Japan. It is the seat of the Japanese government and the Imperial Palace, and the home of the Japanese Imperial Family...
, Japan
Japan
Japan is an island nation in East Asia. Located in the Pacific Ocean, it lies to the east of the Sea of Japan, China, North Korea, South Korea and Russia, stretching from the Sea of Okhotsk in the north to the East China Sea and Taiwan in the south...
. His birth name is . He has appeared in many Japanese television drama
Japanese television drama
, also called , are a staple of Japanese television and are broadcast daily. All major TV networks in Japan produce a variety of drama series including murder romance, comedy, detective stories, horror, and many others...
s and movies; most notable is the TV series Water Boys. He also appeared in Summer Time Machine Blues
Summer Time Machine Blues
is a summer 2005 Japanese film directed by Katsuyuki Motohiro. The film stars Eita as a member of a university science-fiction club, and Juri Ueno and Yoko Maki as part of the neighboring photography club.-Plot:...
and Tokyo Friends: The Movie
Tokyo Friends: The Movie
Tokyo Friends: The Movie is a late 2006 Japanese film directed by Kozo Nagayama. The film is an extension to the original drama series Tokyo Friends with the same cast and plot. This movie was noted for Ai Otsuka's debut on theatre.-Plot:...
.
Career
In 2009, Eita was cast in his first theatrical role playing a human in a romantic relationship with a female ghost. Not long after in August 2009, it was announced that Eita had been cast as the lead in the play Tokyo Gekko Makyoku, playing a mysterious character living in the early Shōwa eraShowa period
The , or Shōwa era, is the period of Japanese history corresponding to the reign of the Shōwa Emperor, Hirohito, from December 25, 1926 through January 7, 1989.The Shōwa period was longer than the reign of any previous Japanese emperor...
. It was his first time playing the lead in a theatrical production.
Personal life
On June 1, 2010, it was announced that Eita would marry singer Kaela KimuraKaela Kimura
, born , is a Japanese pop rock singer, songwriter, model, and TV presenter.- Career :Born in Adachi, Tokyo, Japan to a British father and Japanese mother, Kaela started working as a model in 2002 for the Japanese magazine Seventeen...
, who was already five months pregnant, that summer after becoming engaged in late 2009. Eita and Kimura announced that they submitted their marriage registration on September 1, 2010.
Movies
- Aoi HaruBlue Spring (film)is a Japanese film directed by Toshiyaki Toyada, released in 2001. It is based on a manga by Taiyō Matsumoto. The Japanese title can be translated as "blue spring", or as "inexperienced years", i.e., teenage.-Plot:...
(2002) - 9 Souls (2003)
- AzumiAzumiis a Japanese manga series created by Yū Koyama in 1994. The manga was originally published by Shogakukan and serialized in Big Comic Superior, and was later adapted to two feature films starring Aya Ueto, a video game and a stage play. Azumi received an Excellence Prize at the 1997 Japan Media...
(2003) - Omohi no Tama~Nenju (2003)
- Believer (2004)
- Densha OtokoDensha Otoko (film)is a 2005 Japanese film, starring Takayuki Yamada and Miki Nakatani. It is part of the Densha Otoko franchise. The film was a big success at the box office, making the story of Densha Otoko popular. It was directed by Shosuke Murakami...
(2005) - Summer Time Machine BluesSummer Time Machine Bluesis a summer 2005 Japanese film directed by Katsuyuki Motohiro. The film stars Eita as a member of a university science-fiction club, and Juri Ueno and Yoko Maki as part of the neighboring photography club.-Plot:...
(2005) - Hanging Garden (2005)
- Su-ki-daSu-ki-daSu-ki-da is a 2005 Japanese drama/romance film. The plot centers on two teenagers who deal with tragedy and then have to grow up. It was written and directed by Hiroshi Ishikawa and stars Hidetoshi Nishijima, Hiromi Nagasaku, Eita, and Aoi Miyazaki.-Plot:...
(2005) - Memories of MatsukoMemories of Matsukois a 2006 Japanese film written and directed by Tetsuya Nakashima. It is based on a Japanese novel by Muneki Yamada.It has not yet received North American distribution, though in its North American premiere at the 2007 New York Asian Film Festival, the film received the Audience Award with an...
(2006) - Tokyo Friends: The MovieTokyo Friends: The MovieTokyo Friends: The Movie is a late 2006 Japanese film directed by Kozo Nagayama. The film is an extension to the original drama series Tokyo Friends with the same cast and plot. This movie was noted for Ai Otsuka's debut on theatre.-Plot:...
(2006) - DororoDororois a Japanese manga series from the critically acclaimed manga creator Osamu Tezuka in the late 1960s. The anime television series based on the manga consists of 26 half-hour episodes. It was made into a live-action film in 2007....
(2007) - Tonari-machi Sensō (2007)
- Ahiru to Kamo no Coin Locker (2007)
- Giniro no Season (2007)
- Yomei Ikkagetsu no Hanayome (2009)
- Gama no Abura (2009)
- Dear DoctorDear Doctor (film)is a 2009 Japanese film directed by Miwa Nishikawa. It won the award for Best Film at the 31st Yokohama Film Festival. It was nominated for Best Film at the 33rd Japan Academy Prize.-Cast:* Tsurube Shôfukutei as Dr...
(2009) - Nakumonka (2009)
- Nodame CantabileNodame Cantabileis a manga by Tomoko Ninomiya. It was serialized in Japan by Kodansha in the magazine Kiss from July 2001 to October 2009 and collected in 23 tankōbon volumes. A two-volume sequel, called Nodame Cantabile: Opera Chapter, which began serialization in the 10 December 2009 issue of Kiss, was released...
: The Movie I (2009) - Nodame CantabileNodame Cantabileis a manga by Tomoko Ninomiya. It was serialized in Japan by Kodansha in the magazine Kiss from July 2001 to October 2009 and collected in 23 tankōbon volumes. A two-volume sequel, called Nodame Cantabile: Opera Chapter, which began serialization in the 10 December 2009 issue of Kiss, was released...
: The Movie II (2010)
TV dramas
- Sayonara, Ozu-sensei as Tsuyoshi Mikami (2001)
- Lunch no JoōLunch no Joōis a Japanese drama series aired in Japan on Fuji TV in 2002. It stars Yuko Takeuchi, Yōsuke Eguchi, Satoshi Tsumabuki, and Shinichi Tsutsumi.Natsumi loves lunchtime and food. Nothing excites her more than to walk down the street thinking about where she'll eat lunch...
as Noboru Sakai (2002) - Remote as Keisuke Sawamura (2002)
- Shiritsu Tantei Hamamaiku as Chihiro Kurusu (2002)
- Itsumo Futari de as Kohei Morinaga (2003)
- Kimi wa Petto as Junpei Horibe (2003)
- Otoko-yu (2003)
- Water BoysWater Boys (TV series)is a Japanese television drama series aired in Japan on Fuji Television in 2003. There is a fairly large cast due to the amount of members in each team...
as Masatoshi Tanaka (2003) - Otoko-yu 2 as Eiichi Koike (2003)
- Hatsukoi.com as Kohei Mizuchima (2004)
- Hatachi ~1983-nen ni Umarete~ as Daisuke Nakashima (2004)
- Orange DaysOrange Daysis a drama series that aired in Japan on TBS in 2004.-Cast:* Satoshi Tsumabuki as Kai Yuuki - leading role* Kou Shibasaki as Sae Hagio - heroine* Manami Konishi as Maho Takagi - Kai's girlfriend, postgraduate student...
as Keita Yashima (2004) - Medaka as Taku Sakuragi (2005)
- Minna Mukashi wa Kodomo Datta as Masaki Sagami (2005)
- Water Boys 2005 NatsuWater Boys 2005 Natsuwas a two-part Japanese drama series that aired in Japan on Fuji Television on August 19 and 20 2005. This is the third and final season of the series Water Boys, as its alternate title suggests, Water Boys Finale.-Cast:* Masatoshi Tanaka - Eita...
as Masatoshi Tanaka (2005) - Tokyo FriendsTokyo Friendsis a Japanese television drama released on June 3, 2005. Unlike many other dramas, it was never aired on TV but released as a set of 3 DVDs. Volumes one and two contain the first 4 episodes while volume three contains the last episode. Each episode is approximately 70 minutes.The Tokyo Friends...
as Ryūji Shintani (2005) - Unfair as Kazuyuki Ando (2006)
- SuppliSuppliis a manga series by Mari Okazaki. It is published by Shodensha, and has been running in the magazine Feel Young since 2004. It ended its serialisation in the December 2009 issue, and a sidestory to Suppli also ran in the magazine. It has been collected in seven volumes so far, and is published in...
as Satoshi Ogiwara (2006) - Nodame CantabileNodame Cantabileis a manga by Tomoko Ninomiya. It was serialized in Japan by Kodansha in the magazine Kiss from July 2001 to October 2009 and collected in 23 tankōbon volumes. A two-volume sequel, called Nodame Cantabile: Opera Chapter, which began serialization in the 10 December 2009 issue of Kiss, was released...
as Ryutaro Mine (2006) - Atsuhime as Naogoro/Komatsu TatewakiKomatsu Kiyokadowas a Japanese samurai of the late Edo period, who served the Shimazu clan of Satsuma, and went on to become a government official of the early Meiji period. He was also commonly known as . Komatsu ruled the fief of Yoshitoshi, which was a part of the Satsuma Domain. Appointed karō in 1862, he held...
(2008) - Rosu Taimu Raifu (2008)
- Last FriendsLast Friendsis a Japanese television drama which aired on Fuji TV at 10:00 pm every Thursday from April 10, 2008 until June 17, 2008. The special, consisting of a recap and some new additional scenes aired on June 26, 2008....
as Takeru Mizushima (2008) - Tokyo Daikushu (2008)
- Voice as Kaji Daiki(2009)
- Sunao ni NarenakuteSunao ni Narenakuteis a Japanese television drama on Fuji TV that aired from April 15, 2010 to June 24, 2010.-Plot:Nakajima looks up to his father, who was a war photographer, but can only get a job as an assistant for gravure magazines. Mizuno is a provisional high school teacher, currently on probation...
as Keisuke Nakajima (2010) - Soredemo, Ikite Yuku (2011)
Awards
| Year | Organization | Award | Work | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2009 | 2009 Elan d'or Awards | Newcomer Award | ||
| 5th Annual TV Navi Drama Awards | Best Supporting Actor | Last Friends | ||
| 17th Hashida Awards | Best Newcomer | |||
| 34th Hochi Film Awards | Best Supporting Actor | Dear Doctor | ||
| 2010 | 52nd Blue Ribbon Awards | Best Supporting Actor |