Masato Wada

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Masato Wada (和田正人)
Born (1979-08-25) August 25, 1979 (age 44)
Kōchi Prefecture, Japan
Occupation(s)Actor, singer
Years active2004–present
Spouse
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(m. 2017)​
Children2
WebsiteWada's Official Blog

Masato Wada (和田 正人, Wada Masato) is a Japanese actor and singer. He is known for his role as

D-BOYS, which perform in various skit-like performances. He starred as Nobuo Akagi/Akiba Red in the 2012 Super Sentai parody series Unofficial Sentai Akibaranger
.

Career

He has appeared in a various number of TV shows.

Wada portrayed the real-life Keijiro Yamashita, in the

Hiroki Suzuki, Hirofumi Araki, Yuya Endo and Kōji Seto. The show aired May 26, 2006 on Fuji TV
.

On January 1, 2007, Wada appeared on the 44th annual broadcast of the Secret New Years' Performance Tournament's "Chinese

Lion Dance" segment, with fellow D-BOYS members Yuya Endo
, Masaki Kaji, Hiroki Suzuki and former D-Boys member, Yuuma Minakawa.

With the D-BOYS

In October 2004, Wada joined the Watanabe Entertainment group named the D-BOYS. He is currently, the oldest member in the group. As a member of the D-BOYS, Wada also keeps a blog, which he updates regularly. Being a part of the D-BOYS provides Wada with a lot of opportunities. Among them is to perform with the group of boys and expand his experience as a performer. The D-BOYS so far have released two photobooks. The first photobook released on April 27, 2005, was self-titled D-Boys, while the second, released on March 15, 2006, was called Start, both which contain many photos of Wada.

The D-BOYS starred in their own drama documentary variety series called, DD-Boys[2] in which Wada's appeared in many episodes as himself. The show was 24 episodes long and ran from April 10 to September 25, 2006. In June 2007, the D-BOYS starred in their very own musical together called, D-BOYS STAGE,[3] which ran from June 3 to 10 at the Space Zero theater in Tokyo. Wada only appeared in the musical as a guest performer, making select appearances on June 4 and 7.

As Sengoku Kiyosumi in The Prince of Tennis Musicals

In 2005, Wada won the role of

Yuu Shirota
. His last musical appearance as Sengoku was in the fourth Dream Live concert in 2007.

As Kintarou Tooyama in the Prince of Tennis Live-Action Film

Wada was not able to carry on his role from the musicals to the live-adaptation film of the manga series, because the character of Sengoku, as well as the entire Yamabuki team, does not appear in the film; however, he was able to make a small cameo in the film as

Kintarou Tooyama
, a member of Seigaku's rival team, Shintenhouji. The cameo appearance marked Wada's first film debut.

The Prince of Tennis
was released on May 13, 2006 and opened in the tenth spot in the Japanese Box Office.

As Nogami Toshiya in Fushin no toki -Woman Wars-

Then, Wada appeared in the TV drama, Fushin no toki -Woman Wars (だめんず・うぉ~か~)[4] as a minor character, named Nogami Toshiya, which premiered on Fuji TV July 6, 2006 and broadcast until September 21, 2006.

As Fukuyama Ichitarou in Damens Walker

Afterwards, Wada appeared in the TV drama, Damens Walkers (だめんず・うぉ~か~)[5] as a businessman, named Fukuyama Ichitarou, which premiered on TV Asahi October 12, 2006 and broadcast until December 7, 2006. The drama was based on a popular comic book by Mayumi Kurata, about beautiful women that end up having relationships with worthless men that cheat and lie.

As Baba Atsushi in Konshuu, Tsuma ga Uwaki Shimasu

Wada appeared as a businessman, named Baba Atsushi, in the TV drama, Konshuu, Tsuma ga Uwaki Shimasu (今週､妻が浮気します),[6] which premiered on Fuji TV, January 16, 2007.

In the Hit Parade Musical

In 2006, Wada had appeared in the TV drama special, The Hit Parade,[1] starring as Keijiro Yamashita.

Then, in 2007, it was announced that Wada would also be starring in the Watanabe special musical, The Hit Parade,[7] the musical version of the TV drama special, Hit Parade that Wada had starred in. Performances will run from July 10–31, 2007 at the Aoyama Theater in Tokyo and will also run from March 31, 2007 to April 1, 2007 at the Le Theatre Ginza in Tokyo.

As Mamiya Shinjuro in Shigeshoshi

Shigeshoshi (a.k.a.

Kaji Masaki
.

Personal life

Wada keeps a blog on his D-BOYS webpage, which he updates regularly. In his blog entries he often writes about his personal thoughts and feelings on various subjects in his life. Despite the fact that he has stated in his blog that he does not often connect his work relationships with private relationships, he is very close friends with fellow D-BOYS members, Masaki Kaji (often regarding Kaji as a best friend and younger brother) and Hiroki Suzuki.

Filmography

Films

Year Title Role Other notes Ref.
2006
The Prince of Tennis
Kintarou Tooyama
2008 Ashinmetorî Hokuto
2016 14 That Night
2017 Flower and Sword Senbu
Sekigahara Kuroda Nagamasa
2019 Aircraft Carrier Ibuki Okabe
Brave Father Online: Our Story of Final Fantasy XIV
2020 Fukushima 50
2022 Dreaming of the Meridian Arc [8]
Kaigan-dōri no Neko-mimi Tantei Kōsuke Saruwatari Lead role [9]
2023 The Legend and Butterfly Maeda Inuchiyo [10]
A Life with My Alzheimer's Husband Kōichi Lead role [11]
Winny [12]
2024 Sisam Zensuke [13]

Television

Year Title Role Other notes
2006 DD-BOYS as himself Appears in Episodes 1–2, 6, 14, 20–23
The Hit Parade Keijiro Yamashita
Fushin no toki -Woman Wars- Nogami Toshiya
Damens Walker Fukuyama Ichitarou
2007 Konshuu, Tsuma ga Uwaki Shimasu Baba Atsushi
Shigeshoshi Mamiya Shinjuro
2012 Unofficial Sentai Akibaranger Nobuo Akagi/Akiba Red Japanese tokusatsu series
2013 Unofficial Sentai Akibaranger Season 2 Nobuo Akagi/Akiba Red Japanese tokusatsu series
2016
Specialist
 Nozomu Nogata [14]
2017 Naotora: The Lady Warlord Matsushita Jōkei Taiga drama
Black Leather Notebook Makino
Rikuoh Takao Hirase
2019 Idaten Teru Yamamoto Taiga drama
2020 Pareto's Miscalculation Tōru Yamakawa
2022 Bakumatsu Aibō-den Nakaoka Shintarō TV movie[15]

Stage

  • March 21, March 23, and March 26, 2007 as a guest performer in the Out of Order Live Entertainment Show

Musicals

TENIMYU: THE PRINCE OF TENNIS MUSICAL SERIES (as

Sengoku Kiyosumi
)

  • The Prince of Tennis Musical: Side Yamabuki feat. St. Rudolph (In Winter of 2004–2005)
  • The Prince of Tennis Musical: Dream Live 2nd (2005)
  • The Prince of Tennis Musical: The Imperial Match Hyotei Gakuen (2005)
  • The Prince of Tennis Musical: The Imperial Match Hyotei Gakuen in Winter (In Winter of 2005–2006)
  • The Prince of Tennis Musical: Dream Live 4th ~Extra~ (2007)

Plays

  • April 2005 in Putting a Ribbon on the Little Box of Dreams
  • June 4 and 7, 2007 as a guest performer in the
    D-BOYS
    STAGE     Musical
  • July 10 to 31, 2007 in the Watanabe special Musical The Hit Parade
  • June 2008 as a performer in "D-BOYS STAGE vol 2: The Last Game"
  • October 2009 as a performer in "D-BOYS STAGE vol 3: Karasu 10"
  • April 2010 as performer in "D-BOYS STAGE vol 4: Now Loading"
  • April 29 to May 15, 2011, played as Antonio in "D-BOYS STAGE: The Merchant of Venice"

References

  1. ^ a b Hit Parade Official Site Archived June 23, 2006, at the Wayback Machine
  2. ^ DD-Boys Official Site Archived February 8, 2012, at the Wayback Machine
  3. ^ D-BOYS STAGE Official Website
  4. ^ Fushin no toki -Woman Wars- Official Website Archived May 3, 2007, at the Wayback Machine
  5. ^ Damens Walker Official Website Archived September 30, 2007, at the Wayback Machine
  6. ^ Konshuu, Tsuma ga Uwakimasu Official Website Archived February 19, 2007, at the Wayback Machine
  7. ^ The Hit Parade Musical Official Site Archived February 20, 2007, at the Wayback Machine
  8. ^ "志の輔の落語を実写化した「大河への道」に岸井ゆきの、橋爪功ら出演、全員1人2役". Natalie. Retrieved December 11, 2021.
  9. ^ "海岸通りのネコミミ探偵". eiga.com. Retrieved November 2, 2022.
  10. ^ "レジェバタ制作記". Twitter. Retrieved November 2, 2022.
  11. ^ "オレンジ・ランプ". eiga.com. Retrieved September 22, 2022.
  12. ^ "Winny". eiga.com. Retrieved December 23, 2022.
  13. ^ "シサム". eiga.com. Retrieved March 30, 2024.
  14. ^ 草なぎ剛主演、連ドラ版『スペシャリスト』に夏菜＆和田正人が新加入 (in Japanese). oricon ME inc. Retrieved April 12, 2016.
  15. ^ "永山瑛太×向井理『幕末相棒伝』、追加キャストに佐藤隆太、白洲迅ら発表". Crank-in!. Retrieved October 6, 2021.

External links

See also

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