Hiroshi Tamaki
玉木 宏
Tamaki in 2018
Born	(1980-01-14) 14 January 1980 (age 44)[1] Nagoya, Japan[1]
Occupation(s)	Actor, singer
Years active	1998–present (actor) 2004–present (singer)
Spouse	Haruka Kinami ​ (m. 2018)​ [2]
Children	1
Musical career
Genres	J-pop
Instrument(s)	Vocals
Labels	Yoshimoto R&C Avex Trax Far Eastern Tribe
Musical artist
Website	www.tamakihiroshi.com

Hiroshi Tamaki (玉木 宏, Tamaki Hiroshi, born 14 January 1980) is a Japanese actor and singer from Nagoya, Japan.^[1][3] When he was still in high school, he was discovered by a talent agent while out shopping with friends.^[1] He made his debut in the drama Am I Weird? (私ってへん？ Watashitte Hen?) in 1998. Tamaki became better known with his appearance in the 2001 film Waterboys.

His singing career started with the single "Seasons" in the summer of 2004.^[4]

He was cast as Shinichi Chiaki in the drama Nodame Cantabile, which aired in Japan on Fuji TV on 16 October 2006. The drama was a hit, and he became most known for this role.^[5]

He starred in the revival of the Iron Chef Japanese cooking show on Fuji TV in October 2012, portraying the chairman of the Kitchen Stadium.^[6]

He also lent his voice to dub Western productions; for example he voiced Owen Grady (played by Chris Pratt) in the Jurassic World film series and Alex the Lion (original voice: Ben Stiller) in the Madagascar animated film series.^[7]

Filmography

Films

• Christmas Eve (クリスマス・イヴ) (21 April 2000)
• Waterboys (15 September 2001)
• Sabu (さぶ) (5 October 2002)
• Gunjō no Yoru no Umōgire (群青の夜の羽毛布) (5 October 2002)
• Rockers (27 September 2003)
• Spirit (21 February 2004)
• Renai Shōsetsu (恋愛小説) (19 June 2004)
• Amemasu no Kawa: First Love (雨鱒の川-ファーストラブ) (13 November 2004)
• Ghost Shout (ゴーストシャウト) (18 December 2004)
• Nagurimono (23 September 2005)
• Henshin (変身) (19 November 2005)
• Heavenly Forest (28 October 2006)
• Midnight Eagle (23 November 2007)
• Smile Seiya no Kiseki (スマイル 聖夜の奇跡) (15 December 2007)
• Kids (2 February 2008)
• Nodame Cantabile – The Movie I and II (19 December 2009 and 17 April 2010)
• MW (4 July 2009)
• Ōoku (2010)
• Princess Toyotomi (2011)
• Isoroku (2011)^[8]
• The Assassins (2012)
• It All Began When I Met You (2013)
• Time Trip App (2014) – Katsu Kaishū^[9]
• Bali Big Brother (2015)^[10]
• Detective Mitarai's Casebook: The Clockwork Current (2016)^[11]
• Love × Doc (2018)
• Evil and the Mask (2018)
• Laplace's Witch (2018)
• Aircraft Carrier Ibuki (2019) – Nariaki Seto
• Hokusai (2021) – Kitagawa Utamaro^[12]
• The Way of the Househusband: The Cinema (2022) – Tatsu^[13]
• The Good Father (2022)^[14]
• Kingdom 2: Far and Away (2022) – Lord Changping^[15]
• 7 Secretaries: The Movie (2022) – Kōichi Ogata^[16]
• Black Night Parade (2022) – Knecht (voice)^[17]
• Kingdom 3: The Flame of Destiny (2023) – Lord Changping^[18]
• The Silent Service (2023) – Hiroshi Fukamachi^[19]
• Golden Kamuy (2024) – Tokushirō Tsurumi^[20]
• Kingdom 4: Return of the Great General (2024) – Lord Changping^[21]
• 11 Rebels (2024) – Yamagata Kyōsuke^[22]

TV shows

• Great Teacher Onizuka (Fuji TV, 1998)
• Tengoku ni Ichiban Chikai Otoko (TBS, 1999)
• Abunai Hokago (TV Asahi, 1999)
• Wakaresaseya (YTV, 2001)
• Remote (NTV, 2002)
• Shopping Hero (TV Asahi, 2002)
• Boku ga Chikyu wo Suku (TBS, 2002)
• Water Boys (Fuji TV, 2003)
• Itoshi Kimi e (Fuji TV, 2004)
• Last Christmas (Fuji TV, 2004)
• Akai Unmei (TBS, 2005)
• Chibi Maruko-Chan (Fuji TV, 2006)
• Nodame Cantabile (Fuji TV, 2006) – Shin'ichi Chiaki
• Top Caster (Fuji TV, 2006)
• Hyoheki (TBS, 2006)
• Kōmyō ga Tsuji (NHK, 2006) – Yamauchi Yasutoyo
• Teki wa Honnoji ni Ari (TV Asahi, 2007) – Oda Nobunaga
• Hoshi Hitotsu no Yoru (Fuji TV, 2007)
• Shikaotoko Aoniyoshi (Fuji TV, 2008)
• Atsuhime (NHK, 2008) – Sakamoto Ryōma^[23]
• Nodame Cantabile SP (Fuji TV, 2008) – Shin'ichi Chiaki
• Love Shuffle (TBS, 2009)
• MW Dai-0-sho (NTV, 2009)
• Guilty Akuma to Keiyakushita Onna (Kansai TV, 2010)
• Iron Chef (Fuji TV, 2012)
• Taira no Kiyomori (NHK, 2012) – Minamoto no Yoshitomo^[24]
• Wonderful Single Life (Fuji TV, 2012)^[25]
• Watashi no Kirai na Tantei (TV Asahi, 2014)^[26]
• I'm Taking the Day (NTV, 2014)^[27]
• Zannen na Otto (Fuji TV, 2015)^[28]
• Here Comes Asa! (NHK, 2015) – Shinjiro Shiraoka
• Kyoaku wa Nemurasenai (TV Tokyo, 2016) – Tominaga
• Kyaria Okiteyaburi no Keisatsu Shocho (Fuji TV, 2016) – Kinshiro Toyama
• Anata niwa Kaeru Ie ga Aru / You have someone to come home to (TBS, 2018) – Sato Hideaki
• The Way of the Househusband (NTV, 2020) – Tatsu^[29]
• Reach Beyond the Blue Sky (NHK, 2021) – Takashima Shūhan
• Sakura no To (TV Asahi, 2021) – Ren Kamijo
• The Silent Service (Amazon Prime Video, 2024) – Hiroshi Fukamachi^[30]
• Golden Kamuy: Hokkaido Tattooed Prisoners Scramble Arc (Wowow, 2024) – Tokushirō Tsurumi^[31]

TV films

• Ghost System (2002)
• Revolver Aoi Haru (July 2003)

Video games

• Rogue Galaxy (2005) – Jaster Rogue^[32]
• Lost Judgment (2021) – Kazuki Soma^[33]

Dubbing roles

Live-action

• Jurassic World – Owen Grady (Chris Pratt)
• Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom – Owen Grady (Chris Pratt)
• Jurassic World Dominion – Owen Grady (Chris Pratt)^[34]
• Timeline – Chris Johnston (Paul Walker)^[35]

Animation

• Madagascar – Alex the Lion^[36]
• Madagascar: Escape 2 Africa – Alex the Lion^[36]
• Madagascar 3: Europe's Most Wanted – Alex the Lion^[36]

Discography

Singles

• Seasons (Yoshimoto R&C, 2 June 2004)
• Emotion (Yoshimoto R&C, 10 November 2004)
• Love Goes/eyes (Avex Trax, 15 February 2006)
• Kibou no Umi/Ame (希望の海/雨 Sea of Desire/Rain) (Avex Trax, 26 April 2006)
• Yakusoku/question (約束/question Promise/Question) (Avex Trax, 24 May 2006)
• Reviver ~Kanashimi ga Mata Kurikaesou to Dareka ni Ai wo Utau~ (ラバイバー～悲しみがまた繰り返そうと誰かに愛を唄う～ Reviver ~When the Sadness Returns, Who Will I Sing my Love to? (Avex Trax, 28 June 2006)
• Odorou Yo (踊ろうよ Let's Dance (Avex Trax, 6 February 2008)
• Dakishimetai (抱きしめたい I Want to Hug You) (Avex Trax, 19 March 2008)
• Slow Time (Avex Trax, 22 April 2009)
• Free (Far Eastern Tribe, 25 May 2011)

Albums

• Ripple (Yoshimoto R&C, 15 December 2004)
• Bridge (Avex Trax, 19 March 2008)
• Times... (Avex Trax, 6 May 2009)
• Start (Far Eastern Tribe, 22 June 2011)

DVDs

• Secret of Tamaki Hiroshi "Spirit" (2004)
• "Realize" Hiroshi Tamaki music films 01 (30 June 2004)