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Taichi Nishimura (西村太一, Nishimura Taichi, born 24 September 1991), also known as Taichi Saotome (早乙女太一, Saotome Taichi), is a Japanese actor and singer. He played young men and onnagata roles of women.

Biography

His father is the head of the theatre troupe Gekidan Sujaku. Saotome performed in taishū engeki. A "female impersonator", he has performed onstage. In Zatoichi, he played the child disguising himself as a geisha (Daigoro Tachibana). Though in a different troupe from Tachibana, they frequently practiced and performed together. In Takeshis', Saotome played a young female impersonator and dancer. He played a bishōnen aesthetic, i.e. graceful, beautiful young men. He played Mori Ranmaru in a National Museum event called "Sengoku Fantasy", and played a young Horibe Yasubee in the NHK New Year's jidaigeki play. He created his official fan club in 2006. He said that he misunderstand his appeal, but is happy about his role. He appeared in the variety show D no Gekijō in January 2007. It was arranged he reprised a role, a dance in a flower-decorated kimono at the Taishōkan. The performance ended the next day. Saotome has expressed a desire to play men's roles and to perform in more mainstream or traditional theatre, saying he has less care for female roles. He starred in the stage production of the otome game, Hakuouki in October 2010. He played vice commander, Hijikata Toshizo of Shinsengumi.

Filmography

Film

• Zatoichi (2003), Young O-Sei
• Takeshis' (2005), Unnamed young man
• Shabake (2007), Suzuhiko-hime
• Anmitsu Hime (2008), Sandayu Momoyama
• Crows Explode (2014), Ryohei Kagami
• Road To High&Low (2016), Ryu Tatsuhito
• High&Low The Movie (2016), Ryu Tatsuhito
• High&Low The Red Rain (2016), Ryu Tatsuhito
• Memoirs of a Murderer (2017), Toda
• Bleach (2018), Renji Abarai
• Shottan, The Miracle (2018), Daisuke Katō
• Iwane: Sword of Serenity (2019), Kuniemon
• Promare (2019), Lio Fotia (voice)
• Last of the Wolves (2021), Masaru Hanada
• Baian the Assassin, M.D. (2023), Ishikawa Tomogorō
• Dangerous Cops: Home Coming (2024), Takumi Kaidō
• Maru (2024), Tsuchiya

Television

• Fūrin Kazan (2007) – Hōjō Ujimasa
• Shinzanmono (2010) – Kazuhiro Uesugi
• Miss Double Faced Teacher (2012) – Tatsuya Sudo
• Nobunaga Concerto (2014) – Danzo
• Futagashira (2015–2016) – Soji
• High＆Low: The Story of S.W.O.R.D. (2015–2016) – Ryu Tatsuhito
• Nobunaga Moyu (2016) – Nobutada Oda
• Cold Case 2 (2018)
• Boukyaku no Sachiko: A Meal Makes Her Forget (2018) – Shungo
• Tokyo Bachelors (2019) – Ritsuki Itoi
• Come Come Everybody (2021–22) – Tommy
• Roppongi Class (2022) – Ryuga Nagaya

References

• This content is derived largely from the corresponding article on the Japanese Misplaced Pages and on Saotome's official website (Accessed 2 March 2007).

1. ^ "Teen's Female Performances Draw Him a Crowd." NPR.org. . 30 October 2007.
2. "松坂桃李主演『孤狼の血 LEVEL2』8.20公開決定 鈴木亮平、西野七瀬らキャスト解禁". Crank-in!. Retrieved 4 February 2021.
3. "新たな鬼平 新たな梅安". Jidaigeki Senmon Channel. Retrieved 11 July 2022.
4. "帰ってきた あぶない刑事". eiga.com. Retrieved 17 January 2024.
5. "まる". eiga.com. Retrieved 15 July 2024.
6. "風林火山の出演者・キャスト一覧". The Television. Retrieved 29 May 2024.
7. "オダギリジョーが朝ドラ初出演 NHK「カムカムエヴリバディ」". Daily Sports. Retrieved 16 July 2021.

External links

• 早乙女太一 OFFICIAL FAN CLUB
• 早乙女太一 OFFICIAL MOBILE
• Taichi Saotome on Instagram
• 早乙女太一オフィシャルブログ Powered by Ameba - 早乙女太一公式ブログ
• 早乙女太一 公式ブログ - GREE
• 早乙女太一 電子書籍特設ページ - デジタルブックファクトリー

• 1991 births
• 21st-century Japanese male actors
• Japanese male dancers
• Japanese dancers
• Japanese male film actors
• Japanese male stage actors
• Japanese male child actors
• Japanese male television actors
• LDH (company) artists
• Living people
• People from Dazaifu, Fukuoka