Tetsuya Makita

Tetsuya Makita (牧田哲也)
Born	June 7, 1984 (1984-06-07) (age 27) Aichi Prefecture, Japan
Occupation	Actor
Years active	2006-present
Website
http://www.watanabepro.co.jp/makitatetsuya/

Tetsuya Makita (牧田 哲也, Makita Tetsuya^?, born June 7, 1984) is a Japanese actor, best known for the role of Takeshi Momoshiro of the fourth generation Seigaku cast in The Prince of Tennis musical series, Tenimyu. Makita is affiliated with the acting unit D-BOYS, produced by Watanabe Entertainment.

Career

Makita started his career as a fashion and promotional model, working campaigns for Dariya's Men's Party, Nissen Holdings and NTT DoCoMo, among others. In July 2006 Makita took part in Watanabe Entertainment's 3rd D-BOYS open audition, winning the second place, after Grand Prix winner Tomo Yanagishita, as well as De-View Magazine's Oricon Entertainment award.^[1] He would be officially added to D-BOYS member on July 2007.^[2] Makita's first television role as a regular cast member was in the 2007 tokusatsu comedy series Bishōjo Celebrity Panchanne, in the role of Kiyoshi Shinjō, a young police officer investigating the identity of title heroine Panchanne.

As Takeshi Momoshiro in The Prince of Tennis Musicals

Soon after Panchanne's end, Makita won the role of Takeshi Momoshiro, the friendly 2nd year regular of Seigaku Middle School's tennis club, in the Prince of Tennis musical series, Tenimyu, as part of the fourth generation Seigaku cast. He has become the fourth actor to play Momoshiro, making his debut in the The Progressive Match Higa Chuu feat. Rikkai performance on December 12, 2007. The role was previously played by Shinpei Takagi in third cast and by fellow D-BOYS member Masaki Kaji in the cast's second formation. Makita graduated from the series in 2009 after the final performance of Dream Live 6th; his role was carried on by actor Toshihiro Nobeyama.

In his run of the series, Makita was able to work alongside fellow D-BOYS member Tomo Yanagishita.

Filmography

Television

• Shinigami no Ballad, episodes 2, 5 and 6 (TV Tokyo, 2007)
• Bishōjo Celebrity Panchanne, as Kiyoshi Shinjō (TV Tokyo, 2007)
• Kamen Rider Decade, Arata/Kamen Rider Gatack, episodes 16 and 17 (TV Asahi, 2009)

Cinema

• Takumi-kun: Soshite, Harukaze ni Sasayaite, as Daisuke Nozaki (2008)
• Hoshisuna no Shima no Chiisana Tenshi ~Mermaid Smile~ (2010)
• Vampire Stories : CHASERS as Asagi (2011)

Other media

Theatre

D-BOYS

• D-BOYS STAGE Vol.1: Kanbai Onrei (2007)
• D-BOYS STAGE Vol.2: Last Game (2008, in pre-production)^[3]

TENIMYU: THE PRINCE OF TENNIS MUSICAL SERIES (as Takeshi Momoshiro)

• The Prince of Tennis Musical: Progressive Match Higa feat. Rikkaidai (In Winter of 2007-2008)
• The Prince of Tennis Musical: Dream Live 5th (2008)
• The Prince of Tennis Musical: The Imperial Presence Hyotei Gakuen feat. Higa Chuu (2008)
• The Prince of Tennis Musical: The Treasure Match Shitenhouji feat. Hyotei Gakuen (2008–2009)
• The Prince of Tennis Musical: Dream Live 6th (2009)

References

1. ^ "オーディション". http://www.d-boys.com/2006/index.html. Retrieved 2008-01-09. 
2. ^ "これからよろしくお願いします！". Archived from the original on 2007-12-29. http://web.archive.org/web/20071229225808/http://blog.watanabepro.co.jp/makitatetsuya/archives/2007/07/post.html. Retrieved 2008-01-09. 
3. ^ "D-BOYS STAGE vol.2". http://www.d-boys.com/info/index.html. Retrieved 2007-11-09. 

External links

• Official profile at Watanabe Entertainment
• Makita's official D-BOYS blog
• Makita's DeView/Oricon blog
• D-BOYS official website
• Wikipedia Japanese article on 牧田哲也
• Wikipedia Japanese article on D-BOYS

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Name	Makita, Tetsuya
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Date of birth	1984-06-07
Place of birth	Aichi Prefecture, Japan
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