Taro Suruga

Taro Suruga (駿河 太郎, Suruga Tarō, born 5 June 1978) is a Japanese musician and actor from Nishinomiya, Hyōgo Prefecture.

Taro Suruga
駿河 太郎
Born (1978-06-05) 5 June 1978
Nishinomiya, Hyōgo Prefecture, Japan
Other namestaro
Occupation
  • Actor
  • musician
Years active2003–present
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Known for
  • Human Note vocalist and guitarist
  • Former sleepydog vocalist and guitarist
Height174 cm (5 ft 9 in)
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Parent(s)
WebsiteOfficial profile

Biography

His father is rakugo performer Shōfukutei Tsurube II. He graduated from Shinko Gakuen Shinko High School and Osaka University of Arts Junior College. After studying in England for two years, he made his debut music release on the label Polystar as "taro" in 2003. After that, he formed the band "sleepydog", performing vocals and guitar. In 2008, when he became 30 years old, he decided to turn to acting. He has appeared in both films and television dramas.

In February 2011, he finished his "sleepydog" activities and started, along with sleepydog guitarist Takayuki Moriya. a new unit named "Human Note".

From 3 October 2011, he played the main role of Masaru Kawamoto in the Carnation television series (broadcast by NHK Asadora Osaka Broadcasting Station).

In 2013, he played a role in TBS Television's Hanzawa Naoki.[1][2]

Appearances

Films

TV dramas
  • Rinjō Dai 1-shō Episode 4 (6 May 2009, EX) – as Yamamoto
  • Tsure ga Utsu ni Narimashite (29 May – 12 Jun 2009, NHK) – as Jiro Kato
  • Saturday Night at the Mysteries Shinbun Kisha Goro Tsurumaki 3 (29 Aug 2009, EX) – as Narimiya
  • Yusuke Kamiji no Genki no deru Koi Episodes 6–10 (1 Sep 2009 – All 12 episodes × 5 minutes, BeeTV) – as Kazuya
  • The Ancient Dogoo Girl Episode 5 (4 Nov 2009, MBS) – as Yosuke Isobe
  • Taiga drama (NHK)
    • Ryōmaden Episode 4 – Final Episode (24 Jan – 28 Nov 2010) – as Seikichi Nogami
    • Taira no Kiyomori Episode 14 – Final Episode (8 Apr – 23 Dec 2012) – as Taira no Tsunemori
  • SMAP×SMAP Hontōni atta Koi no Hanashi 2 Episode6 "Sewa-yakuna Koi" (24 May 2010, CX) – as Sanda
  • Clone Baby (8 Oct – 17 Dec 2010, TBS) – as Haruki Wakabayashi
  • Q10 Episode 2 (23 Oct 2010, NTV) – as Chaka
  • Seicho Matsumoto Special: Kyūkei no Arano (26–27 Nov 2010, CX) – as Detective Ogura
  • Heaven's Flower The Legend of Arcana (12 Jan – 4 Mar/12–13 Sep[lower-alpha 2] 2011, TBS) – as Zenji Sudo
  • Try Age –Sansedai no Chōsen– Episode 2 "Kazuya Kaneda Mitsuyo no Monogatari" (10 Feb 2011, NHK BShi) – as Shinkichi Hashimoto
  • Saturday Night at the Mysteries Ai to Shi no Kyōkai-sen (26 Mar 2011, ABC)
  • Shimashima (22 Apr – 24 Jun 2011, TBS) – as Hiiragi Futaba
  • Getsuyō Golden Zeimu Chōsakan Taro Madogiwa no Jiken-bo 22 (27 Jun 2011, TBS) – as Tomoyuki Naruse
  • Arakawa Under the Bridge (26 Jul – 27 Sep 2011, MBS) – as Last Samurai
  • Unfair the special –Double Meaning Nijūteigi– (23 Sep 2011, KTV – as Director
    • Double Meaning Yes or No? (1 Mar 2013) – as Producer
  • Last Money: Ai no Nedan Episode 3 (27 Sep 2011, NHK) – as Ozawa
  • Asadora Carnation Episodes 33–60 (9 Nov – 10 Dec 2011, NHK) – as Sho Ohara (Kawamoto)[8]
  • Kasōken no Onna Dai 11 Series Episode 4 (10 Nov 2011, EX) – as Hiroshi Takasaki
  • Kaitō Royale Episode 6 (2 Dec 2011, TBS) – as Yuta Ito
  • Saiko no Jinsei Episodes 3–4, 7, Final Episode (26 Jan–2, 23 Feb, 15 Mar, TBS) – as Sota Ichinose
  • 3.11 Sonohi, Ishinomaki de Nani ga Okita no ka –6-mai no Kabeshinbun– (6 Mar 2012, NTV)
  • Friend-Ship Project –Taku no Taxi– (31 Mar 2012, TX) – Starring; as Taku Tanaka[9]
  • Kaneko Misuzu Monogatari –Minna chigatte, minna ī– (9 Jul 2012, TBS) – as Kensuke Kaneko
  • Kuro no Jokyōshi (20 Jul – 21 Sep 2012, TBS) – as Taro Noguchi
  • Ōoku–Tanjō [Yūkō-Iemitsu-hen] Episodes 1 and 2 (12–19 Oct 2012, TBS) – as Myoe
  • Pillow Talk –Bed no Omowaku– Episode 4 (25 Oct 2012, KTV) – as Koji Koizumi
  • Irodori Himura Episode 7 (26 Nov 2012, TBS) – as Imai
  • Kuroyuri Danchi ~Josho~ Episodes 1–2, 11–12 (9–16 Apr, 18–25 Jun 2013, TBS) – as Yosuke Imura
  • Take Five –Oretachi wa Ai o Nusumeru ka– (19 Apr – 21 Jun 2013, TBS) – as Bartender/Takashi Kogori
  • Kuroi 10-ri no Hitomi Kuroki III "Kuroi Shachō," "Kuroi Senpai" (30 Jun 2013, NHK BS Premium)
  • Hanzawa Naoki Part 2 (25 Aug – 22 Sep 2013, TBS) – as Tadashi Yuasa
  • Yorozu Uranai Sho Onmyō-ya e yōkoso (8 Oct – 17 Dec 2013, KTV) – as Hideyuki Makihara
  • Hanasaku Ashita (5 Jan – 23 Feb 2014, NHK BS Premium) – as Kazuki Miyazaki
  • Border: Keishichō Sōsa Ichi-ka Satsujin-han Sōsa Dai 4 Kakari Episode 3 (24 Apr 2014, EX) – as Yasuo Shimamura
  • Sanuki udon Yūshi-ka (21 May 2014, NHK BS Premium) – as Haruhiko Shigematsu
  • Roosevelt Game Episode 6 (1 Jun 2014, TBS) – as Hideo Sawaki
  • Kindaichi Shōnen no Jikenbo N (neo) Episodes 5–6 (16–23 Aug 2014, NTV) – as Toru Shimonomiya
  • Endless Affair–Owari naki Jōji (23–30 Aug 2014, LaLa TV) – as Yoji Tamura
  • Drama Special: Iryū Sōsa (19 Oct 2014, EX) – as Shoichi Kuzumaki
  • Sakura –Jiken o Kiku Onna– (20 Oct – 22 Dec 2014, TBS) – as Saburo Kajiwara
  • Watashitachi ga Propose sa renai no ni wa, 101 no Riyū ga atteda na Episode 2 (11 Nov 2014, LaLa TV) – as Takahiro
  • Shuryō Sekki (19 Nov 2014, KTV) – as Kunihiko Nanko
  • Tamagawa Kuyakusho Of The Dead Episodes 10–12 (5–19 Dec 2014, TX) – as Sakuranosuke Shimao[10]
  • Suiyō Mystery 9 Tsumihi (10 Dec 2014, TX) – as Shinobu Wakamiya
  • Sono Otoko, Ishiki Takai Kei. (3 Mar 2015 –, NHK BS Premium) – as Takashi Ninomiya
  • Kasane Episode 4 (24 Mar 2015, TX) – as Dōzaki Yamamoto Hajime
  • Keishichō Sōsaikka 9 Kakari: season10 Episode 1 (22 Apr 2015, EX) – as Akira Toyohara
  • Lunch no Akko-chan (12 May – 30 Jun, NHK BS Premium)
  • Saikyō no futari –Kyoto Fukei Tokubetsu Sōsahan– Episode 5 (20 Aug 2015, EX) – as Shimsuke Shimamura
  • Tsuribaka Nisshi (23 Oct – 11 Dec 2015, TX) – as Masayuki Suzuki
  • Wakako Sake Season2 Episode 1 (8 Jan 2016, BS Japan) – as Admiral
  • Seicho Matsumoto Ni-yo Renzoku Drama Special Dai Ichi-yo Seicho Matsumoto Drama Special Chihōshi o Kau Onna–Sakka Ryuji Sugimoto no Suiri (12 Mar 2016, EX) – as Sakiji Shoda
  • Love Song (Apr–Jun 2016, CX) – as Kenta Nomura
  • Drama Special Gold Woman (28 May 2016, EX) – as Tsutomu Saita[11]
  • Seisei suru hodo, Aishiteru Episode 2 (19 Jul 2016, TBS) – as Joichi Mori
  • Doyō Wide Gekijō Okashina Keiji 14 (22 Oct 2016, EX) – as Susumu Igarashi
  • Codename Mirage (2017) – Kohei Himeshima
  • Onna no Kunshō (15, 16 Apr 2017, CX) – as Keita Nomoto
  • Chīsana Kyojin (16 Apr – 18 Jun 2017, TBS) – as Ryoichi Fujikura
  • Keishichō Zero Kakari –Seikatsu Anzen-ka nan demo Sōdan-shitsu– Second Season (21 Jul 2017 –, TX) – as Haruuma Date
  • BS Shōten Drama Special Katsura Utamaru (9 Oct 2017, BS Nittele) – as Tatekawa Danshi VII
  • Akagi "Ryūzaki-Yagi-hen/Ichikawa-hen" (13 Oct – 10 Nov 2017, BS SkyPerfecTV!) – as Nango
  • Akahige (2017) – Fujiyoshi
  • Kansayaku Shuhei Nozaki (2018) – Masayoshi Sakamoto
  • Koshiji Fubuki Monogatari (2018) – Yoshio Shoji
  • The Kitazawas: We Mind Our Own Business Episode 4 (3 Feb 2018, TBS) – as Tsunoi
  • Idaten (2019, NHK) – as Haruhide Matsushita

Variety
  • run for money Tōsō-chū (28 Sep 2014 – 29 Nov 2015, CX) – as Kakeru Kisaragi[lower-alpha 3]

Direct-to-video
  • Highway Battle R×R Vol.1 (19 Dec 2008, Avex Marketing) – as Keita Ishida
  • Highway Battle R×R Vol.2 (27 Feb 2009, Avex Marketing) – as Keita Ishida
  • Ayakashi Kagura (16 Sep 2011, GP Museum) – as Otomo-sensei

Music videos

Stage
  • Rody Musical (2–6 Aug 2010, Sogetsu Hall) – as Cham
  • Warau Kyotō (3 Oct – 2 Dec 2012, Tokyo/Chihō) – as Nonomura[lower-alpha 4]
  • TV no namida (26–31 Mar 2013, Panasonic Globe Theatre – as Shinji Ogawa
  • Ken Yokoyama: Dai Zachō Kōen (6–9 May 2013, Asakusa Public Hall) – as Shinji Taki
  • Sanada Jūyūshi (7 Jan – 19 Feb 2014, Tokyo-Osaka/11 Sep – 23 Oct 2016, Tokyo-Kanagawa-Hyōgo) – as Kiyomi Miyoshi
  • Complex Sticker (14–18 May 2014, Ebisu Echo Theater)
  • Kira desuga, nani ka? (21 Nov – 14 Dec 2014, Honda Theater) – as Masatake
  • Hachigatsu Nōryō Kabuki: Kuruwa Hanashi Yamana-ya Urazato (9–28 Aug 2016, Kabuki-za Theater) – as Gyūtarō no Tomozō

Voice acting
  • UFC Gatekeeper TUF Two Class Tournament (30 Nov 2011 – 15 Feb 2012, Wowow) – as Stephen Siler (dubbing)

Advertisements

CS, cable television
  • Space Shower Music Update (Oct 2008 – Mar 2009, Space Shower TV) – Wednesday regular VJ
  • 8-Jidesu! Namahōsō!! (9 Jul 2010 – 14 Dec 2012, J:Com Kansai 18 bureau) – Friday regular

Radio
  • Mozaiku Night –No.1 Music Factory– (5 Apr 2010 – 28 Mar 2011, bayfm78 – Monday personality

Discography

As taro

Singles
  • Dōshite konna ni Kanashī 'ndarou (25 Sep 2003)*Cover of Takuro Yoshida

Mini albums
  • Relationship (5 Feb 2003)
  • Loop To The Roots (27 Nov 2003)

With sleepydog

Singles
  • Start Line (19 Jul 2006)

Mini albums
  • air (22 Apr 2009)

Music provided
  • Ken Miyake "Yūgure Orange" (V6's album Voyager's Limited edition B included on its bonus CD)

Notes
  1. SSFF&Asia 2014 × Uula short film special production project work.
  2. Due to the aftermath of the 2011 Tōhoku earthquake and tsunami, the broadcast was interrupted, from 29 August to 13 September 2011, including three episodes of broadcasting was rebroadcast in Kanto Local.
  3. Appeared in the drama part.
  4. Tokyo Seleson Deluxe's final performance.
  5. Tokai region limited advertisement.
  6. Chubu region limited advertisement.

References
  1. "鶴瓶 駿河太郎との親子共演に大照れ「何でこんなことに…」". Sponichi Annex (in Japanese). 2 Oct 2014. Retrieved 24 Feb 2018.
  2. "仰天ニュース！鶴瓶と八幡カオル親戚だった" (in Japanese). Nittele News24. 10 Apr 2017. Retrieved 25 Feb 2018.
  3. "浜崎あゆみ、絢香らの曲を題材にSSFF & ASIAとUULAがショートフィルムを製作". CDJournal (in Japanese). 12 May 2014. Retrieved 25 Feb 2018.
  4. "駿河太郎、ロボコップで役作りも周囲は「神々の遊び」- 1分間の映像初公開". Mynavi News (in Japanese). 12 May 2014. Retrieved 25 Feb 2018.
  5. "竹久夢二の本質と、彼に翻弄される3人の女性描く「夢二〜愛のとばしり」7月公開" (in Japanese). Eiga Natalie. 9 Feb 2016. Retrieved 25 Feb 2018.
  6. "「ニンニンジャー」山谷花純の初主演作が公開決定、共演にあちなみや其原有沙". Eiga Natalie (in Japanese). 18 Aug 2016. Retrieved 25 Feb 2018.
  7. "岡田准一と西島秀俊が時代劇で初共演、木村大作の監督3作目「散り椿」" (in Japanese). Eiga Natalie. 24 May 2017. Retrieved 25 Feb 2018.
  8. "駿河太郎、NHK朝ドラ出演に父・笑福亭鶴瓶も「スゴイことやぞ!」". My Commercial (in Japanese). 7 Sep 2011. Retrieved 27 Feb 2018.
  9. "ドラマスペシャル「タクのタクシー」Friend-Ship Project" (in Japanese). Retrieved 27 Feb 2018.
  10. "「玉川区役所 OF THE DEAD」Def Tech・Micro&芹那ら追加キャスト発表!". web The Television (in Japanese). 14 Nov 2014. Retrieved 28 Feb 2018.
  11. "小雪が孤高の"キャリアウーマン"を熱演！". News Walker (in Japanese). 24 Apr 2016. Retrieved 28 Feb 2018.
  12. "前田敦子、漫才師役挑戦で新境地 相方は鶴瓶長男". Oricon News (in Japanese). 30 May 2012. Retrieved 1 Mar 2018.
  13. Suruga, Taro (15 Sep 2012). "木村脩陸（キムラオサム）". Ameba (in Japanese). Retrieved 1 Mar 2018.
  14. "鶴瓶と駿河太郎がヤマキCMで親子初共演". Owarai Natalie (in Japanese). 15 Apr 2011. Retrieved 3 Mar 2018.
  15. "鶴瓶、CM親子共演で駿河太郎にライバル心". Owarai Natalie (in Japanese). 2 Oct 2014. Retrieved 3 Mar 2018.
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