Mizuki Sano
Encyclopedia
is a Japanese
actor
and the eldest member of Johnny's Jr.
, the trainee unit of the well-known talent agency Johnny & Associates
. He is perhaps best known for his role in Kindaichi Shounen no Jikenbo and his various activities as a member of Johnny's Jr.
with a degree in law. He has a younger brother, Daiki Sano, who is also an actor. The two main characters in the manga
Hanazakari no Kimitachi e
are named after him.
. In 1995, Sano became a first-generation member of Johnny's Sr., along with Masayuki Sakamoto, Hiroshi Nagano
, and Yoshihiko Inohara of V6
. Until 1996 he was a back-up dancer for Hikaru Genji, V6, SMAP
, and KinKi Kids.
Unlike most of his contemporaries in Johnny's, Sano has neither graduated from Junior status nor left the management of Johnny's. He now mainly performs as a stage actor.
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...
and the eldest member of Johnny's Jr.
Johnny's Jr.
is a part of Johnny & Associates that focuses only on boys who have not yet officially debuted either with a unit or as a solo act. The juniors are mostly younger than 30, with the exception of Sano Mizuki.- A.B.C-Z : is a part of Johnny & Associates that focuses only on boys who have not yet...
, the trainee unit of the well-known talent agency Johnny & Associates
Johnny & Associates
is a talent agency formed by Johnny Kitagawa in 1962. Johnny & Associates trains and promotes groups of male idols, collectively known as , in Japan.-1962–1989:...
. He is perhaps best known for his role in Kindaichi Shounen no Jikenbo and his various activities as a member of Johnny's Jr.
Biography
Mizuki Sano graduated from Fujinomiya West High School, and Shizuoka UniversityShizuoka University
Shizuoka University isa national university in Shizuoka, Japan.The university consists of six faculties; Humanities and Social Sciences, Education, Informatics, Science, Engineering and Agriculture...
with a degree in law. He has a younger brother, Daiki Sano, who is also an actor. The two main characters in the manga
Manga
Manga is the Japanese word for "comics" and consists of comics and print cartoons . In the West, the term "manga" has been appropriated to refer specifically to comics created in Japan, or by Japanese authors, in the Japanese language and conforming to the style developed in Japan in the late 19th...
Hanazakari no Kimitachi e
Hanazakari no Kimitachi e
, also known as Ike-para, is a Japanese drama produced by Fuji Television and first aired on July 3, 2007. It is based on the comic by Hisaya Nakajo, published in English as Hana-Kimi. Filming locations include the Ryutsu Keizai University....
are named after him.
Work
Mizuki Sano joined Johnny's in 1991. In 1993, he became a member of the short-lived Johnny's unit J-Eleven and also a member of KinKi Jr., a back-up group for KinKi KidsKinKi Kids
is a Japanese duo consisting of Koichi Domoto and Tsuyoshi Domoto under the talent agency Johnny & Associates. Although the members share the same surname, the only relation they have to each other is that they both hail from the Kinki region, hence the duo's name....
. In 1995, Sano became a first-generation member of Johnny's Sr., along with Masayuki Sakamoto, Hiroshi Nagano
Hiroshi Nagano
is a pop singer, actor and member of V6, a Japanese boy band formed in 1995, under the management of Johnny & Associates and it's half part, 20th Century. He is among the first who joined Johnny & Associates in 1986 at age of 14. He quit Johnny's Jr on 1990 to continue his studies and re-join on...
, and Yoshihiko Inohara of V6
V6 (band)
V6 is a six-member Japanese boy band formed by Johnny & Associates. The group debuted on November 1, 1995 with the single "Music for the People", which was used as the image song for the World Cup of Volleyball in 1995...
. Until 1996 he was a back-up dancer for Hikaru Genji, V6, SMAP
SMAP
SMAP is a Japanese boy band formed by Johnny & Associates. While originally consisting of six members, the current group members are Masahiro Nakai, Takuya Kimura, Goro Inagaki, Tsuyoshi Kusanagi, and Shingo Katori...
, and KinKi Kids.
Unlike most of his contemporaries in Johnny's, Sano has neither graduated from Junior status nor left the management of Johnny's. He now mainly performs as a stage actor.
TV Drama
- Unnan no Sekai Seifuku Sengen (1994)
- Aji Ichi MonmeAji Ichi Monmeis a cooking manga written by Zenta Abe and illustrated by Yoshimi Kurata. It was published by Shogakukan in Big Comic Superior from 1986 to 1999 and collected in 33 bound volumes. The series chronicles the lives of the staff and customers of a restaurant called Fujimura, owned by veteran chef Kumano...
(TV AsahiTV Asahi, also known as EX and , is a Japanese television network headquartered in Roppongi, Minato, Tokyo, Japan. The company writes its name in lower-case letters, tv asahi, in its logo and public-image materials. The company also owns All-Nippon News Network....
, 1995) - Yuusuke - SALE! (TV AsahiTV Asahi, also known as EX and , is a Japanese television network headquartered in Roppongi, Minato, Tokyo, Japan. The company writes its name in lower-case letters, tv asahi, in its logo and public-image materials. The company also owns All-Nippon News Network....
, 1995) - Kouji Kondou - Kindaichi Shounen no Jikenbo (NTVNippon Televisionis a television network based in the Shiodome area of Minato, Tokyo, Japan and is controlled by the Yomiuri Shimbun publishing company. Broadcasting terrestrially across Japan, the network is commonly known as , contracted to , and abbreviated as "NTV" or "AX".-Offices:*The Headquarters : 6-1,...
, 1995–1996) - Makoto Makabe - V no Honoo (Fuji TV, 1995) - himself
- Hanayome wa 16 sai! (TV AsahiTV Asahi, also known as EX and , is a Japanese television network headquartered in Roppongi, Minato, Tokyo, Japan. The company writes its name in lower-case letters, tv asahi, in its logo and public-image materials. The company also owns All-Nippon News Network....
, 1995) - Daisuke Tachibana - Dareka ga Dareka ni Aishiteru (TBSTokyo Broadcasting System, TBS Holdings, Inc. or TBSHD, is a stockholding company in Tokyo, Japan. It is a parent company of a television network named and radio network named ....
, March 29, 1996) - Hiroshi Oono - Gakkou no Kaidan R: "Hitoribocchi no Dousoukai" (Kansai TVKansai Telecasting Corporation, often called or , is a TV station affiliated with Fuji News Network and Fuji Network System in Osaka, serving the Kansai region of Japan...
, July 20, 1996) - Isao Yoshibashi - Drama Shounen Suspense Series: Houkenshitsu ni Mita Kyoufu (TV AsahiTV Asahi, also known as EX and , is a Japanese television network headquartered in Roppongi, Minato, Tokyo, Japan. The company writes its name in lower-case letters, tv asahi, in its logo and public-image materials. The company also owns All-Nippon News Network....
, 1998) - Kaoru (lead role) - Keishichou Sousa File: Sakura-sho no Onna-tachi (TV AsahiTV Asahi, also known as EX and , is a Japanese television network headquartered in Roppongi, Minato, Tokyo, Japan. The company writes its name in lower-case letters, tv asahi, in its logo and public-image materials. The company also owns All-Nippon News Network....
, July 25, 2007) - Nobuhiro
Movie
- Shinrei (1996) - Taka
- Kindaichi Shounen no JikenboKindaichi Case Filesis a serialized Japanese mystery manga series based on the crime solving adventures of a high school student, Hajime Kindaichi, the supposed grandson of the famous private detective Kosuke Kindaichi. They are written by Yōzaburō Kanari or Seimaru Amagi and illustrated by Fumiya Satō...
(1997) - Makoto Makabe
Stageplays and Musicals
- Shounen-tai Shuen SHOW Geki '92: MASK (May 1992)
- Bishoujo Senshi Sailor MoonSailor Moon musicalsThe , commonly referred to as , are a series of live theatre productions based on Naoko Takeuchi's metaseries Sailor Moon. The series consists of 29 musicals which have had more than 800 performances since the show opened in Summer 1993...
(1993) - Mamoru Shiba/Tuxedo Mask - Hime-chan no RibbonHime-chan's Ribbonis a magical girl manga series created by Megumi Mizusawa that was serialized in Ribon Magazine from August 1990 to January 1994. It was later developed into a 61 episode anime series, produced by Studio Gallop, that aired from October 2, 1992 to December 3, 1993. Hajime Watanabe's first project as...
(1993) - Head of student council - Haru wo Matsu Ie (1994) - Shouichi Tominoga
- Mizuiro JidaiMizuiro Jidaiis manga series which was serialized in 1991 by Shogakukan Inc. in the shōjo manga magazine Ciao. An television anime version ran for 47 episodes in 1996/1997 on TV Tokyo. During the run of the anime a continuation of the story called "Shin Mizuiro Jidai" was run in Ciao Magazine. The series was...
(1996–1997) - Shikihito Hashimoto - Harumachi Kusa (January 4-January 25, 1997) - Michitarou
- Hanairo no Ie (1997) - Gennosuke Tokieda
- Waga MachiOur TownOur Town is a three-act play by American playwright Thornton Wilder. It is a character story about an average town's citizens in the early twentieth century as depicted through their everyday lives...
(December 1997) - George Gibbs - Yoru no Kobushi (October 9-October 25, 1998) - Kouta
- Hatsumei BOY Kanepan (December 23-January 15, 1998) - Kanepan (lead role)
- Fortinbras (May 8-May 30, 1999) - FortinbrasFortinbrasFortinbras is the name of two minor fictional characters from William Shakespeare's tragedy Hamlet. The more notable is a Norwegian crown prince with a few brief scenes in the play, who delivers the final lines that represent a hopeful future for the monarchy of Denmark and its subjects...
- Midare Kami: Yosano Akiko to Kanemoto (October 2-October 28, 1999) - Saburou Tao
- Watashi Datte! (January 3-January 23, 2000) - Daikichi Komatsu
- Kimi wa Ii Hito, Charlie BrownYou're a Good Man, Charlie BrownYou're a Good Man, Charlie Brown is a 1967 musical comedy with music and lyrics by Clark Gesner, based on the characters created by cartoonist Charles M. Schulz in his comic strip Peanuts...
(September 26-March 31, 2001) - Linus van PeltLinus van PeltLinus van Pelt is a character in Charles M. Schulz's comic strip Peanuts. The best friend of Charlie Brown, Linus is also the younger brother of Lucy van Pelt and older brother of Rerun van Pelt. He first appeared on September 19, 1952; however, he was not mentioned by name until three days later.... - Ude ni Oboeari (December 1-December 25, 2000) - Seinoshin Hiranuma
- Abarenbō ShōgunAbarenbo Shogunis a Japanese television program on the TV Asahi network. Set in the eighteenth century, it showed fictitious events in the life of Yoshimune, the eighth Tokugawa shogun. The program started in 1978 under the title Yoshimune Hyōbanki: Abarenbō Shōgun...
: Ken Matsudaira's New Year's Special (January 2-January 27, 2001) - Kishuu Motokage (fictional character) - Koufuku Onrei (September 2-September 26, 2001) - Akimasa Ootaka
- Fuyu no Undoukai (November 2-November 27, 2001) - Kouichi Senkubo
- Yumemiru Onna (February 2-February 17, 2002) - Youichi Tadakoro
- Fortinbras (April 27-May 5, 2002) - FortinbrasFortinbrasFortinbras is the name of two minor fictional characters from William Shakespeare's tragedy Hamlet. The more notable is a Norwegian crown prince with a few brief scenes in the play, who delivers the final lines that represent a hopeful future for the monarchy of Denmark and its subjects...
- Yome mo Shuutome mo Mina Yuurei (August 10-August 25, 2002) - Yuu Sakuma
- Tsuma-tachi no Rokumeikan (November 1-November 26, 2002) - Kenchou Suematsu
- Hakaba Naki Shisha (January 29-February 2, 2003) - Furansowa
- Edokko Geisha: Yumeyakko Funtouki (April 10-May 25, 2003) - Taiyou Yamamoto
- Comic Jack (2003) - Asato Teppen (lead role)
- Omoshiroi Machi (August 20-October 11, 2003) - Tooru Makino
- Sora no Kaa-sama (November 2-November 29, 2003) - Shousuke Kameyama
- Love Letter (February 12-March 9, 2004) - Satoshi
- Yome mo Shuutome mo Mina Yuurei (August 4-August 28, 2004) - Yuu Sakuma
- Gekijou no Kami-sama (January 5-February 26, 2005) - Sen'ichi Kondou, Genzaburou Yagyuu
- Gogo no Yuigonjou (May 5-June 28, 2005) - Daigorou Nishioka
- Akai Yuuhi no Saigon Hotel (August 8-September 30, 2005) - Gwen
- Yonjuuni Choume no Kingdom (November 11-November 27, 2005) - Makoto Tashiro, Kouhei Ootaguro
- Love Letter (June 24-July 2, 2006) - Satoshi
- *pnish* vol. 8 Wonder Box (September 21-September 26, 2006) - Atsushi Shindou
- Gakuraku Home e Irasshai (April 13-April 27, 2007)
- Shakes (October 4-October 21, 2007) - lead role
- Trifle (February 2-February 10, 2008) - lead role
- *pnish* vol. 10 Samurai Mode (June 11-June 15, 2008) - Ryoumei
- Eve no Subete (September 6-October 4, 2008)