Ryuya Wakaba

Japanese actor (born 1989)
Ryūya Wakaba (若葉 竜也)
Born (1989-06-10) June 10, 1989 (age 35)
Nerima, Tokyo, Japan
OccupationActor
Years active1998–present
Websitehttp://www.ryuya.net/

Ryūya Wakaba (若葉 竜也, Wakaba Ryūya, born June 10, 1989) is a Japanese actor assigned to First Place talent agency. He and his four brothers formed the Wakaba Brothers.[1]

Filmography

Television

Year Title Role Notes Ref.
1998 Tokugawa Yoshinobu Shichirōmaro Taiga drama [2]
2003 Kikujiro to Saki Masaru Kitano
2004 4TEEN Jun
2005 Koisuru Nichiyobi Nao
Nobuta wo Produce Shittaka
2006 Toritsu Mizusho! Sanshirō Suzaki TV movie
My Boss My Hero Rikuo Hoshino
Switch wo Osutoki Kimiaki Kogure
Love of My Life A worker Episode 10
2007 Ballad of a Shinigami Mitsuki Asano
Seito Shokun! Naoki Shirai
Kaijoken Musashi Shin'ichi Morioka
Detective School Q Hibiki Sakuma Episodes 4, 5
2008 Sensei wa Erai! Jun Saeki
Gokusen 3 Ryuya Yoshida
2008–09 Threads of Destiny Shu Yasuda
2009 The Policeman's Lineage Midori Mini-series
Samurai High School Reiji Kuroda Episodes 1, 2
2010 Zettai Reido Takuma Hirota Episode 10
2011 The After-Dinner Mysteries Yūsuke Sawamura Episode 4
2012 Saba Doru Yūji Nashimoto [3]
2016 The Brave Yoshihiko and The Seven Driven People Kiji Episode 8 [4]
2020 A Day-Off of Kasumi Arimura Tanaka Episode 2 [5]
Ochoyan Shinji Kogure Asadora [2]
2022 One Night, She Thinks of the Dawn [6]
2023 A Day-Off of Hana Sugisaki Episode 2 [7]
2024 Unmet: A Neurosurgeon's Diary Tomoharu Sanpei [8]

Film

Year Title Role Notes Ref.
2005 Hinokio
2008 Threads of Destiny Shu Yasuda
2009 Gokusen: The Movie Ryuya Yoshida
2011 Gantz Takahashi
Gantz: Perfect Answer Takahashi
Genji Monogatari: Sennen no Nazo Fujiwara no Koremitsu
Dog×Police Tōru Kusaka
2015 Akegarasu Norio
2016 The Katsuragi Murder Case Minoru Katsuragi [2]
2017 Pumpkin and Mayonnaise Terao [9]
A Beautiful Star Kaoru Takemiya [10]
2018 Punk Samurai Slash Down Osamu [11]
Just Only Love Nakahara [2]
2019 The Stormy Family Toshio Satō [12]
2020 All the Things We Never Said Takeda [13]
True Mothers Yakuza [14]
The Voice of Sin [15]
Awake Riku [16]
2021 Over the Town Ao Arakawa Lead role [17]
In Those Days Nishino [18]
Remain in Twilight Akashi [19]
2022 Prior Convictions Minoru [20]
God Seeks in Return Umekawa [21]
It's All My Fault Shigeyuki Yamazaki [22]
By the Window [23]
2023 Call Me Chihiro Taniguchi [24]
Masked Hearts Yūji [25]
Ichiko Yoshinori Hasegawa [26]
2024 Penalty Loop Jun Iwamori Lead role [27]
My Sunshine Igarashi [28]
2025 Warau Mushi [29]

Awards and nominations

Year Award Category Work(s) Result Ref.
2022 47th Hochi Film Awards Best Supporting Actor Prior Convictions, By the Window and others Nominated [30]

References

  1. ^ "若葉竜也（ワカバ リュウヤ）". goo. Retrieved August 12, 2020.
  2. ^ a b c d "若葉竜也、芸歴30年で朝ドラ初出演 『おちょやん』キャスト発表". Oricon. Retrieved October 9, 2020.
  3. ^ "梨本佑司". TV Tokyo. Retrieved 14 August 2024.
  4. ^ "キジ（若葉竜也）". TV Tokyo. Retrieved 14 August 2024.
  5. ^ "第2話 WOWOWオリジナルドラマ 有村架純の撮休「女ともだち」". The Television. Retrieved April 9, 2023.
  6. ^ "ある夜、彼女は明け方を想う". eiga.com. Retrieved January 27, 2022.
  7. ^ "「杉咲花の撮休」に上白石萌歌、橋本愛、光石研、若葉竜也、岡部たかし、芋生悠ら出演". Ntalie. Retrieved December 21, 2022.
  8. ^ "若葉竜也、井浦新が杉咲花の主演ドラマ「アンメット ある脳外科医の日記」に参加". Natalie. Retrieved March 1, 2024.
  9. ^ "南瓜とマヨネーズ". eiga.com. Retrieved 14 August 2024.
  10. ^ "美しい星". eiga.com. Retrieved 14 August 2024.
  11. ^ "パンク侍、斬られて候". eiga.com. Retrieved 14 August 2024.
  12. ^ "台風家族". eiga.com. Retrieved 14 August 2024.
  13. ^ "生きちゃった". eiga.com. Retrieved June 4, 2020.
  14. ^ "朝が来る". eiga.com. Retrieved 14 August 2024.
  15. ^ "罪の声". eiga.com. Retrieved 14 August 2024.
  16. ^ "吉沢亮主演、将棋を題材にした映画『AWAKE』公開". Cinema Cafe. Retrieved August 12, 2020.
  17. ^ "街の上で". eiga.com. Retrieved July 7, 2020.
  18. ^ "仲野太賀＆若葉竜也らオタク演じる、松坂桃李主演『あの頃。』キャスト発表". Cinema Cafe. Retrieved October 1, 2020.
  19. ^ "成田凌と松居大悟のタッグ作「くれなずめ」公開、共演に高良健吾や若葉竜也". Natalie. Retrieved December 3, 2020.
  20. ^ "前科者". eiga.com. Retrieved October 14, 2021.
  21. ^ "神は見返りを求める". eiga.com. Retrieved February 26, 2022.
  22. ^ "ぜんぶ、ボクのせい". eiga.com. Retrieved May 27, 2022.
  23. ^ "稲垣吾郎主演、映画『窓辺にて』中村ゆり、玉城ティナ、若葉竜也ら出演". Oricon. Retrieved July 7, 2022.
  24. ^ "ちひろさん". eiga.com. Retrieved October 31, 2022.
  25. ^ "松岡茉優と窪田正孝のW主演作「愛にイナズマ」今秋公開、監督・脚本は石井裕也". Natalie. Retrieved April 25, 2023.
  26. ^ "市子". eiga.com. Retrieved July 27, 2023.
  27. ^ "ペナルティループ". eiga.com. Retrieved April 27, 2023.
  28. ^ "ぼくのお日さま". eiga.com. Retrieved March 21, 2024.
  29. ^ "嗤う蟲". eiga.com. Retrieved 14 August 2024.
  30. ^ "「第47回報知映画賞」各賞ノミネート決定". PR Times. Retrieved November 11, 2022.
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  • Ryuya Wakaba at IMDb