Shindo Gaku

Shindo Gaku 進藤学 (しんどう がく), real name is Ninagawa Hironobu 蜷川博信; was born on Jan 07, 1980 in Tokyo, Japan. His current areas of professions are acting, dancing, stage performing in musicals and hosting an internet radio show. Although he is also a gifted vocalist, he has not released any solo albums and is not a singer in profession, instead he often sings songs for soundtracks. His hobbies are scuba diving, tennis and swimming.

Gaku first debuted on the small screen with his role as the Eagle Sazer in the tokusatsu series Chousei Kantai Sazer-X, but he is most well-known for playing 'Kurobane Harukaze' in the Prince of Tennis musicals in 2006. As well as appearing in the 'Prince of Tennis' musicals, he has also appeared in other musicals such as PIPPIN, [http://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E9%A2%A8%E9%AD%94%E3%81%AE%E5%B0%8F%E6%AC%A1%E9%83%8E Fuma no Kojiro the musical] in 2007 and the new [http://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E6%89%8B%E7%B4%99_%282006%E5%B9%B4%E3%81%AE%E6%98%A0%E7%94%BB%29 Letter] in 2008 as Takeshi Shima.

Before he debuted in showbiz, he was a tango dancer & instructor.

Profile

Height: 180cm

Weight: 70kg

Blood type: AB

Filmography

TV Series

* [http://wiki.d-addicts.com/Gokusen/ Gokusen 3] as Narita (Ep 5) (NTV, 2008)
* [http://wiki.d-addicts.com/Tokyo_Ghost_Trip/ Tokyo Ghost Trip] as 'Reaper' (Tokyo MX, 2008)
* [http://wiki.d-addicts.com/Guren_Onna/ Guren Onna] as 'Kenduka Kogoro' (TV Tokyo, 2008)
* [http://wiki.d-addicts.com/Fuma_no_Kojiro/ Fuma no Kojiro] as 'Ryoma' (Tokyo MX, 2007)
* [http://wiki.d-addicts.com/Sakurasho_no_Onnatachi/ Sakurasho no Onnatachi] "Women Police Sakura" as 'Yamato Sho' (TV Asahi, 2007)
* [http://wiki.d-addicts.com/Happy_Boys/ Happy Boys] as 'Inada Gen/Silk' (TV Tokyo, 2007)
* [http://wiki.d-addicts.com/Doyo_Wide_Gekijo/ Doyo Wide Gekijo] "Saturday Wide Theater: in 'Disguise' 3" as 'Investigator Aso Yuki' (TV Asahi, 2006)
* [http://wiki.d-addicts.com/Aru_Ai_no_Uta/ Aru Ai no Uta] "Love Story" (TBS, 2006)
* Chousei Kantai Sazer-X as 'Ad'/Eagle Sazer (TV Tokyo, Nov 2005 - June 2006)

Movies

* [http://www.toricon.com/ Toricon!!! Triple Complex] as Esu/'Ace' (Animate, 2008)
* Chousei Kantai Sazer X - Tatakae! Hoshi no Senshitachi (the movie) (Toho Company Ltd, 2005)

TV Programs

* [http://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%81%8D%E3%82%87%E3%81%86%E3%81%AE%E5%81%A5%E5%BA%B7/ Today's Health] (NHK, April 2006 - March 2007)
* Eight men & women entertainers desert island castaway Diary (TV Tokyo, 2006)
* Waratte Ii tomo! "You're Laughing!" (Fuji TV, 2006)

Stage Performances

* [http://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E6%89%8B%E7%B4%99_%282006%E5%B9%B4%E3%81%AE%E6%98%A0%E7%94%BB%29/ Letter] as 'Takeshi Shima' (2008)
* [http://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E9%A2%A8%E9%AD%94%E3%81%AE%E5%B0%8F%E6%AC%A1%E9%83%8E/ Fuma no Kojiro - the musical] as 'Ryoma' (2007)
* PIPPIN - broadway musical (2007)
* Tennis no Ojisama "Prince of Tennis" as 'Kurobane Harukaze' (2006)

Internet Radio

* [http://mrw.jp/ MRW] (March 2007 - May 2008)
* [http://mrw-x.jp/index.php MRW-X] (currently ongoing from April 2008)

Discography

Album

* [http://global.yesasia.com/en/prdTransfer.aspx/pid-1010000066/ MRW Mini Album - Shindo Gaku, Kiriyama Ren & Chieko Higuchi] (Feb 27, 2008)

oundtracks & CDs

* Toricon!!! Triple Complex' original soundtrack (2008)
* [http://www.cdjapan.co.jp/detailview.html?KEY=SVWC-7521/ 'Fuma no Kojiro' original soundtrack] (Dec, 2007)
* [http://global.yesasia.com/en/prdTransfer.aspx/pid-1004717522/ 'Happy Boys' Image Collection 4 - Inada Gen (Shindo Gaku)] (May, 2007)
* [http://global.yesasia.com/en/prdTransfer.aspx/pid-1004538353/ 'Prince of Tennis' musical best actor's series 006 - IRE as 'Amane Hikaru' & Shindo Gaku as 'Kurobane Harukaze'] (Dec, 2006)

DVD

* [http://global.yesasia.com/en/prdTransfer.aspx/pid-1004921615/ 'Happy Boys' File. 1 - Kyoichi & Gen] (Sept, 2007)
* [http://global.yesasia.com/en/prdTransfer.aspx/pid-1004585052/ Men's DVD series: R - Shindo Gaku] (Feb, 2007)

Themesongs

* 'Beside on You' - Toricon!!! Triple Complex
* 'Shut it into the mirror' (Ryoma) - Fuma no Kojiro
* 'Tenshi no Namida' - Happy Boys

Photobook

* [http://global.yesasia.com/en/prdTransfer.aspx/pid-1004612943/ Majestic] (2007)

Dance Performances

* TANGORIBERUTA (2003)
* Argentinian tango at a dinner partyHe also appeared in other tango events as a professional dancer.

External Links

* [http://www.ohtapro.co.jp/ohta_pro/profile/ShindoGaku/ Official site] (Japanese)
* [http://shindogaku.jugem.jp/ Offical blog] (Japanese)
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* [http://wiki.d-addicts.com/Shindo_Gaku Dramawiki] (English)
* [http://fan.gekidasa.net/gaku/ Some like it hot - Shindo Gaku fanlisting] (English)