Sorimachi Takashi
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Profile
- Name: 反町隆史 / Sorimachi Takashi
- Profession: Actor, Singer, Former Model
- Date of Birth: December 19, 1973
- Height: 181cm
- Weight: 63kg
- Star Sign: Sagittarius
- Blood Type: AB
- Birthplace: Saitama Prefecture
- Spouse: Matsushima Nanako
- Talent Agency: Ken-On
Trivia
- 2004 Income: 55,430,000 Yen (approx)
- 2003 Income: 56,320,000 Yen (approx)
Biography
The 1997 lightweight drama series Beach Boys created two male heart-throbs who have managed to stay popular since: Takenouchi Yutaka and Sorimachi Takashi. While Takeouchi is the quieter, pretty-boy type, Sorimachi is more in the brash, macho mould. This image matched that of the hero of the hit manga Great Teacher Onizuka, who Sorimachi brought to life on the screen in a popular TV drama series and subsequent movie.
GTO was based on solid economic principles - the original manga was a best-seller, the show's male and female leads (Matsushima Nanako - later to become his wife, was the female half) were highly marketable up-and-coming stars and the series touched on a lot of the raw nerves exposed by recent problems in the eductional system and with young Japanese in general. Sorimachi Takashi happens to be perfect for the role and pulls off one of the best characters ever seen in Japanese television.
Born Noguchi Takashi in Saitama Prefecture, his ambitions led him to the famous Johnny's Jimusho agency, home of SMAP. Like SMAP, he found himself in the late '80s as a backing dancer to the idol boy-band of the day, the roller-skating Hikaru Genji. He later changed direction and moved into modeling. He graced popular magazine covers, appeared in Benetton ads and did catwalk shows in Tokyo and Europe.
He made his TV debut at the age of 21 and gradually landed bigger roles. His first starring role was in Virgin Road in early 1997 but Beach Boys was his big break. He released an eponymous album of original music the same year. In February 2001, Sorimachi married his GTO co-star Matsushima and inevitably they were dubbed the Heisei Big Couple (the Heisei Era being from 1989).
Source: Japan Zone
Dramas
- HOTMAN 2, TBS (2004)
- Wonderful Life, Fuji TV (2004)
- HOTMAN, TBS (2003)
- Ryuuten no ouhi - Saigo no koutei, TV Asahi (2003)
- Double Score, Fuji TV (2002)
- Toshiie and Matsu, NHK (2002)
- Love Complex, Fuji TV (2000)
- Cheap Love, TBS (1999)
- Over Time, Fuji (1999)
- Great Teacher Onizuka, Fuji TV (1998)
- Beach Boys, Fuji TV (1997)
- Virgin Road, Fuji TV (1997)
- Miseinen, TBS (1995)
Movies
- Otooko tachi no Yamato (2005)
- Great Teacher Onizuka (1999)