OSAMU ADACHI

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is a Japanese actor and singer. He is known most notably for his role as Eiji Kikumaru in The Prince of Tennis movie and The Prince of Tennis musicals. He is a former member of the young men's acting troupe, D-Boys.

Contents

Profile

Career

As Akira Sakamoto in Princess Princess D Live-Action Drama

Personal life

Filmography

Musicals

References

External links

See also

Profile

'Name:' Osamu Adachi

'Japanese Name:' 足立理

'Romanization:' Adachi Osamu

'Nicknames:' O-chan and Adachin (Adacchin)

'Date of Birth:' December 22nd, 1987

'Blood Type:' O

'Birthplace:' Tokyo

'Height:' 176 cm (5'9")

'Weight:' 47 kg

'Hobbies:' Basketball, Table Tennis

'Special Skills:' Piano

'Siblings:' Older brother

Career

Osamu Adachi has starred in a various number of tv shows and has appeared in GLAY's "White Road" (2005) music video.
Adachi was also apart of the Watanabe net drama, ''Hice Cool'' (2005), appearing alongside fellow D-Boys members, Kotaro Yanagi, Yuya Endo, and Yuu Shirota.

===With the D-Boys===
In October 2004, Adachi joined the Watanabe Entertainment group named the D-BOYS; however, by the end of January 2007, it was announced to fan club members that while Adachi was still being represented by Watanabe Pro, both he and Yuma Minakawa had officially withdrew from the group.
When Adachi was still a member of the D-Boys, he had kept a blog, which he had updated occasionally. While being a part of the D-Boys, Adachi was provided with a lot of opportunities. Among them was to perform with the group of boys and expand his experience as a performer.
The D-Boys had released two Photobooks. The first photobook, self-titled ''D-Boys'', was released on April 27, 2005, while the second, released on March 15th, 2006 was called ''Start'', both which contained many photos of Adachi.
The D-Boys also starred in their own drama documentary variety series called, ''DD-Boys''DD-Boys Official Site [1] in which Adachi had appeared in a few episodes as himself. The show was 24 episodes long and ran from April 10th to September 25th, 2006.
=== As Eiji Kikumaru in The Prince of Tennis Musicals===
Adachi won the role of Eiji Kikumaru, the acrobatic 3rd year regular of Seigaku Middle School's tennis club. And from 2005 to 2006, he became the third actor to play Eiji in the The Prince of Tennis Musicals. He made his debut as Eiji on January 8th, 2005 in the ''Winter 2004-2005 Side Yamabuki'' performance in Osaka. That same year, his role as Eiji was carried into the live adaptation film of the anime/manga. During his run in the musicals, he was able to work with D-Boys members, Yuya Endo, Kotaro Yanagi, Yuu Shirota, Masaki Kaji, Hiroki Suzuki, Hirofumi Araki, and Masato Wada.
He performed, as Eiji, in the following shows:

★ Tenimyu in Winter: Side Yamabuki - Featuring St Rudolph

★ Dream Live 2nd: Second Live concert

★ Imperial Match Hyotei

★ Hyoutei in Winter

★ Dream Live 3rd: Third Live concert
On March 29th, 2006, in the Dream Live 3rd Live concert, he along with the majority of the Seigaku cast, graduated from their roles.
=== As Eiji Kikumaru in The Prince of Tennis Live-Action Film ===
Adachi was able to carry on his role as Eiji Kikumaru from the musicals to the live-adaptation film of the anime/manga series, The Prince of Tennis. He, along with most of the principle cast members for the Seigaku Regulars, were able to reprise their roles in the movie. The only major casting change was the casting of Kanata Hongo as Ryoma Echizen, the main protagonist.
The Prince of Tennis was released on May 13th, 2006 and opened on the tenth spot in the Japanese Box Office.

As Akira Sakamoto in Princess Princess D Live-Action Drama

Adachi stars as Akira Sakamoto in the live action TV drama based on the anime/manga Princess Princess series entitled, ''Princess Princess D''Princess Princess D Official Site [2], which premiered in Japan on June 28th, 2006.

Personal life

Adachi kept a blog on his D-Boys webpage, which he updated occasionally. In his blog entries he liked to call himself "O-chan" and keeps his fans updated on what he liked to read and his current projects. He is also close friends with fellow D-Boys members Hirofumi Araki, Hiroki Suzuki and Masaki Kaji.

Filmography

Year	Title	Role	Other notes
2005	''Hice Cool''	N/A	Web Drama
2005	''Boku to kanojo no ×××'' (My and Her ×××)	N/A	(Web Drama) Appears in Episode 1
2006	''The Prince of Tennis''	Eiji Kikumaru
2006	''Shinrei Shashin Kitan (心霊写真奇譚)''	Junichi Yamamoto	Appears in ''Miteiru'', story #2
2006	''DD-BOYS''	As Himself	Appears in Episode 5, 9, 11, 22, 23
2006	''Princess Princess D''	Akira Sakamoto	TV drama
2006	''My Boss My Hero''My ★ Boss My ★ Hero Official Site [3]	Shinichi Maki	TV drama

Musicals

★ 2005-2006 Eiji Kikumaru - The Prince of Tennis Musicals

References

★ Wikipedia Japanese article on 足立理

★ Wikipedia Japanese article on D-Boys

External links

★ Adachi's Official Blog

★ Adachi's Official Website and Profile

★ Adachi's Past Blog Archive

★ Adachi's Past Blog Archive with Introduction

★ D-Boys Official Website

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See also

★ D-Boys

★ Tenimyu

★ The Prince of Tennis Movie

★ The Prince of Tennis

★ Eiji Kikumaru