Taiyo Sugiura

Taiyo Sugiura
杉浦 太陽
Born
Takayasu Sugiura
(杉浦 太陽)

(1981-03-10) 10 March 1981 (age 43)
Okayama, Japan
Alma materOsaka Sangyo University Senior High School - (High school diploma, 1999)
OccupationActor
Years active1998–present
Partner
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(m. 2007)​
Children4

Taiyo Sugiura (杉浦 太陽, Sugiura Taiyō) (born March 10, 1981) is a Japanese actor.

Early life

Sugiura was born in Okayama, Japan. He has a brother, Takao (太雄), who is two years younger. Sugiura attended Neyagawa 1st Junior High School (Neyagawa Middle School) and Osaka Sangyo University Senior High School, where he graduated from in 1999.[1]

Career

Sugiura made his debut in 1998 with TV Asahi, where he appeared in several dramas. In 2001, he was cast in and starred for Ultraman Cosmos. This was followed by his appearance in the 2003 Ultraman Cosmos vs. Ultraman Justice: The Final Battle.[2]

Personal life

On June 17, 2007, Sugiura married Nozomi Tsuji while she was three months pregnant; the marriage was confirmed to be a shotgun wedding. Sugiura and Tsuji met in April 2006 through mutual friends.[3][4] The couple have four children: daughter Noa (希空, Noa) (born 2007)[5] and sons Seia (青空, Seia) (born 2010), Sora (昊空, Sora) (born 2013), and Koa (幸空, Koa) (born 2018).[6]

On September 15, 2020, Sugiura tested positive for COVID-19.[7]

Filmography

Year Title Role Notes
2001-2002 Ultraman Cosmos Musashi Haruno 65 episodes
2001 Waterboys Taiyô
2002 Ultraman Cosmos 2: The Blue Planet Musashi Haruno / Ultraman Cosmos
2003 Ultraman Cosmos vs. Ultraman Justice: The Final Battle
2005 Beat Kids Takumi
2005 Naniwa kin'yû-dô: Haibara shôbu! Kishikaisei no otoshimae!! Tatsuyuki Haibara
2005 Shinkaijû Reigô
2007 0 kara no kaze
2007 Academy
2008 Tora kone: Toraianguru konekushon
2009 Mega Monster Battle: Ultra Galaxy Musashi Haruno
2011 Maebashi vijuaru kei
2012 Ultraman Saga Musashi Haruno / Ultraman Cosmos
2015 Ultraman Ginga S: Showdown! Ultra 10 Warriors!!
2016-2017 Ultraman Orb: The Origin Saga
2020 Ultra Galaxy Fight: The Absolute Conspiracy Ultraman Cosmos
2021 Nobutora Ichijō Nobutatsu [8]
2022 Ultra Galaxy Fight: The Destined Crossroad Ultraman Cosmos (voice) Prologue

References

  1. ^ From the August 9, 2009 episode of an exclusively Japanese-broadcast game show hosted by TV Tokyo.
  2. ^ (in Japanese) "ウルトラマンコスモス、復活あるか？！("Ultraman Cosmos, are you back there?"). zakzak. July 3, 2002. Retrieved May 16, 2011.
  3. ^ "Morning Sickness for ex-Morning Musume". Japan Zone. May 7, 2007. Retrieved May 16, 2011.
  4. ^ "Nozomi Tsuji advises married couples to battle it out". Tokyo Hive. September 4, 2010. Retrieved May 16, 2011.
  5. ^ "Time Out for Blog Queen Wakatsuki Chinatsu". Japan Zone. November 27, 2007. Retrieved May 16, 2011.
  6. ^ (in Japanese) "杉浦太陽・辻希美夫妻に長男誕生　「運命的なものを感じます」" ("Taiyo Sugiura, Nozomi Tsuji's husband, says he feels grateful for birth of second child"). Oricon. December 26, 2010. Retrieved May 16, 2011.
  7. ^ "杉浦太陽がコロナ感染 辻と子供は「体調変化ない」 - 芸能 : 日刊スポーツ". nikkansports.com (in Japanese). Retrieved 2020-09-15.
  8. ^ "映画『信虎 信玄陣没！国主の帰還』について". Miyaobi Publishing. Retrieved May 26, 2021.