Takashi Nagayama

AKA
永山たかし
永山 毅

Takashi Nagayama is a Japanese actor. He is probably most well-known for his role as Eiji Kikumaru in The Prince of Tennis musical series, Tenimyu, when he replaced Yamazaki Ichitaro (who played Kikumaru in the very first show), and Tōshirō Hitsugaya in "Rock Musical Bleach". He made his television debut in 1998 with the drama Change.

His major stage debut was in 2003 with his role as the acrobatic Eiji Kikumaru in the Prince of Tennis musical series as part of the first generation Seigaku cast. When the series came out in 2003, Nagayama played the role during the summer run of the first show after Ichitaro. Three weeks before the second show, Remarkable 1st Match Fudomine, Kotaroh Yanagi, who was playing the lead role of Ryoma Echizen at the time, was hospitalized due to a car accident; J-pop singer Kimeru, who was playing the role of Shusuke Fuji, had to step up as Echizen. Nagayama took over as Fuji and Ichitaro came back as Kikumaru. After Yuya Endo was brought in as the new Echizen, Kimeru and Nagayama went back to their roles as Fuji and Kikumaru respectively. Nagayama graduated with his fellow castmates after the "Side Fudomine" musical.

He enjoyed his first starring role on stage with Switch wo Osu Toki, in July of 2006. His line of designer clothing, Blossam, can be found at the Gain shop in Tokyo. Nagayama has released several idol DVDs - Blossam in 2004, and two DVD/Photobook sets in 2007, entitled On and Off - as well as two full-length albums. Since its formation in 2004, he has been very active with his Japanese fan club, and holds several members-only events each year. He maintains an active and popular blog, which he updates several times each week with photos. In his spare time, he enjoys sports, especially baseball, swimming, and karate, and remaking/designing clothing. Above all, Nagayama is earnest and serious about his work and his fans, and this has helped him build and maintain a loyal base of support worldwide.
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