Yu Shirota
- Known for
- Acting
- Born
- December 26, 1985 (age 40)
- Birthplace
- Tokyo, Japan
Biography
Yu Shirota (城田優), born December 26, 1985, in Tokyo, Japan, is a Japanese-Spanish actor, singer, and stage performer. He made his professional acting debut in 2003 and has since worked across film, television, musical theater, and music. Shirota first gained recognition through his stage performances, including Tuxedo Mask in the Sailor Moon musical series and Kunimitsu Tezuka in The Prince of Tennis musical series. He has appeared in numerous Japanese films and television dramas, including The Prince of Tennis, Waruboro, Rookies: Graduation, The Negotiator: The Movie, Arakawa Under the Bridge, SPEC: Close, Black Butler, Ajin: Demi-Human, The Forest of Wool and Steel, The Confidence Man JP: Episode of the Hero, and The Violence Action. His television credits include Hana-Kimi, Rookies, The Negotiator, Samurai High School, SPEC, Arakawa Under the Bridge, Jiu: Special Investigation Team, GTO, Jun & Ai, Come Come Everybody, TOKYO MER, and Sudden Marriage (いきなり婚), in which he played Hajime Ando. Shirota has also established a career in musical theater, performing roles such as Der Tod in Elisabeth, Romeo in Romeo & Juliet, the Phantom in Phantom, Cheech in Bullets Over Broadway, and Lola in Kinky Boots. He has additionally worked as a musical director and stage producer, alongside his career as a singer and songwriter. His performances in Elisabeth earned him the Newcomer Award in the Theater Division of the Agency for Cultural Affairs' 65th National Arts Festival in 2010. In 2027, Shirota is set to expand his work into video game voice acting as the voice of Makoto Daito, the protagonist of SEGA and Ryu Ga Gotoku Studio's upcoming action-adventure game Stranger Than Heaven.
Known For
Filmography
ヒマチの嬢王
TV · 1 ep
Angel Flight THE MOVIE
Movie · as Shusuke Hiiragi
Plastic Beauty
TV · as Sotaro Ando · 4 eps
Salaryman Kintarō: Akatsuki hen
Movie
Salaryman Kintarō: Sakigake hen
Movie
Life's a Joy! Life Goes On!!
Movie
Sudden Marriage
TV · as Hajime Ando · 12 eps
Salaryman Kintarō
TV · 8 eps
1972 Fireflies on the Shore
TV · as 'Jack' Shinsuke Ikezawa · 5 eps
My Fave, the Killer
TV · as Junya Kawato · 13 eps
Angel Flight
TV · as Shusuke Hiiragi · 6 eps
The Violence Action
Movie · as Michitaka-kun
The Confidence Man JP - Episode of the Hero -
Movie · as Gérard Gonzales
Last One Standing
TV · 8 eps
Remain In Twilight
Movie · as Matsuoka
Come Come Everybody
TV · as narrator · 112 eps
TOKYO MER: Mobile Emergency Room
TV · as Elliott Tsubaki · 4 eps
The Untold Tale of the Three Kingdoms
Movie · as Lu Bu
Not Quite Dead Yet
Movie · as Security Guard
My Uncle ~ WATAOJI ~
TV · as Chiba Jin [Director] · 8 eps
Love 여행 시로타유 인 바르셀로나
TV · 1 ep
The Forest of Wool and Steel
Movie · as Masato Kamijo
Spec saga "The Romance of Satori"
TV · 6 eps
バイバイ、ブラックバード
TV · 6 eps
From Today, It's My Turn!!
TV · 2 eps
Literary Virgin
TV · as Saku Kagaya · 8 eps
Ajin: Demi-Human
Movie · as Koji Tanaka
Brave Yoshihiko and the Seven Driven People
TV · as 玉人 ヴァリー · 1 ep
結婚に一番近くて遠い女
Movie · as Tachibana Souichirou
Akegarasu
Movie · as Aoi
Elisabeth
Movie · as Tod
Marumaru Tsuma
TV · as Itagaki Masaki · 10 eps
Omotesando Koukou Gasshoubu
TV · as 铃木有明 · 10 eps
Black Butler
Movie · as Charles Bennett Sato
Exam Hell: Broken and Murderous
Movie · as Tanaka Hiroshi
This Mystery is Excellent! ~ Challenge from Bestseller Writer
Movie
Tomorrow, Mom Won't Be Here
TV · as Tojo Yuki · 9 eps
GTO in Taiwan
TV · as Ryuji Danma · 4 eps
SPEC: Close Reincarnation
Movie · as Satoshi Chii
SPEC: Close~Incarnation
Movie · as Satoshi Chii
GTO: New Year's Special
Movie · as Ryuji Danma
GTO: The Graduation Special
Movie · as Ryuji Danma
SPEC: Zero
Movie · as Satoshi Chii
Arakawa Under the Bridge
Movie · as Sister
Nōhime: Wife of a Samurai
Movie · as Oda Nobunaga
GTO
TV · as Ryuji Danma · 22 eps
Shitsuren Hoken
TV · as Ayumu Katsuki · 13 eps
Arakawa Under the Bridge
TV · as Sister · 10 eps
Jiu: Special Investigation Team
TV · as Amamiya Takashi · 9 eps
The Negotiator: The Movie
Movie · as Kyosuke Mariya
SPEC ~ First Blood
TV · as Satoshi Chii · 10 eps
Rookies the Movie: Graduation
Movie · as Kei Shinjo
A Good Husband
Movie · as Takehito Nishida
Samurai High School
TV · as Nakamura Tsuyoshi · 9 eps
The Blue That Never Dies
Movie · as Mitsunori Haneda
Nagaiki Kyousou
Movie
Rookies
TV · as Kei Shinjo · 11 eps
The Negotiator
TV · as Kyosuke Mariya · 17 eps
Team Batista no Eikō
TV · as Koichiro Himuro · 11 eps
Wild Knight: Battle Arc
Movie
Heat Island
Movie · as Aki
Waruboro
Movie
Wild Knight: Succession Arc
Movie
Dear Students!
TV · 10 eps
The Pride of the Temp
TV · as Ryūto Amaya · 10 eps
HANA-KIMI
TV · as Kagurazaka Makoto · 12 eps
The Prince of Tennis
Movie · as Kunimitsu Tezuka
Jun Bride
Movie
Musical: Prince of Tennis the Imperial Match Hyotei in Winter 2005-2006
Movie · as Kunimitsu Tezuka
Musical: Price of Tennis Concert Dream Live 3rd
Movie · as Kunimitsu Tezuka
Musical: Prince of Tennis in Winter 2004-2005 Side Yamabuki feat. St. Rudolf Academy
Movie · as Kunimitsu Tezuka
Musical: Prince of Tennis Concert Dream Live 2nd
Movie · as Kunimitsu Tezuka
Musical: Prince of Tennis the Imperial Match Hyotei
Movie · as Kunimitsu Tezuka
Pink no Idenshi
TV · 12 eps
Sailor Moon - The Advent of Princess Kakyuu - The Second Stage Final
Movie · as Mamoru Chiba / Tuxedo Mask / Prince Endymion
Sailor Moon - New Legend of Kaguya Island
Movie · as Mamoru Chiba / Tuxedo Mask
Sailor Moon - Starlights - Legend of the Shooting Stars
Movie · as Mamoru Chiba/Tuxedo Kamen
Sailor Moon - Infinity Academy - Mistress Labyrinth (Revision)
Movie · as Mamoru Chiba / Tuxedo Mask