# Dori Sakurada

Dori Sakurada (Japanese: 桜田 通, Hepburn: Sakurada Dōri, born December 7, 1991) is a Japanese actor and singer. He is best known for his role as Ryoma Echizen as part of the third generation Seigaku cast in The Prince of Tennis musicals, Tenimyu.

## Biography
### Career

Sakurada was born in December 7, 1991 in Tokyo, Japan. At age 11, while walking home with his mother, he was scouted and soon joined his current company, Amuse. He took singing, dancing and acting lessons while attending middle and high school. In 2005, he was chosen to play the lead protagonist Ryoma Echizen in a musical adapted from the popular anime The Prince of Tennis, Tenimyu. The decision generated a buzz, as at the age of 14, he was the youngest member to be cast. In the same year, he made his acting debut when he appeared in one episode of the TV drama, Ruri's Island. After his two year run as Ryoma Echizen, he got his big break in 2008 when he starred as Kotaro Nogami in Saraba Kamen Rider Den-O: Final Countdown, the third film adaptation of the popular Kamen Rider Series. The film was a success, ranking second on its opening week and earning a total of ¥720 million in the Japanese box office.
In 2013, went on hiatus to study in London, England. In a 2019 interview, he revealed that the decision came from the want to explore other career options, as he was slowly losing the passion and motivation, the path of acting not being his choice in the first place. However, he returned to Japan in just 6 months. He admitted his time away immediately changed his attitude towards work, renewed his hunger to succeed in the entertainment industry and that this time, it was his choice to be an actor. Since then, he has appeared in films such as Orange (2015) and Let Me Eat Your Panceas (2017), and in TV shows such as Scum's Wish (2017), Coffee & Vanilla (2019) and Alice in Borderland (2020).
Apart from acting, he writes and produces his own music, releasing his first EP, Sakura da Festa Best, in 2019. He performs live in his yearly fan event, Sakura da Festa, the first one held in 2016.
In 2020, he established his official fanclub, the Sakura da Space Society.
In 2022, he completed his first Zepp tour. Named Dori Sakurada ZEPP TOUR 2022: Anniversary to the next level, he performed in Tokyo, Osaka, Nagoya and Yokohama.

### Personal life

Named after Sakurada-dori Avenue in Tokyo, Dori has an older brother, older sister, and a younger sister. He attended Meguro Nihon University High School, where he often played tennis and basketball. In 2002, the same year he was scouted, he got a Dachshund which he named Fanta. After his pet's death in 2019, he centered his fanclub website theme and design around Fanta, along with his interest in outer space.
His favorite musician is the Japanese rock band, UVERworld. After meeting the band's lead vocalist TAKUYA∞ in one of his singing lessons, he became a fan, immediately buying all of their CDs on his way home. Since then, they've become close friends, with Dori often seen wearing a gold ring that was gifted to him by Takuya∞ for his 18th birthday, and UVERworld providing the theme song for Dori's 2014 movie, Marching: Ashita e.
He is close friends with Kento Yamazaki. The duo met on the set of Baseball Brainiacs (2014), and have worked in multiple movies and shows since. In the variety program The World's Ashtonishing News!, Kento revealed that him, Dori and both their mothers celebrated New Year's Day 2020 by going on a trip to Hakone, Japan. He is also close friends with former Amuse artists Takeru Satoh and Ryunosuke Kamiki.

## Stages and musicals

| Year | Title | Role | Venue/Dates | Notes |
| 2006 | Tenimyu: The Prince of Tennis Musical: Advancement Match Rokkaka feat. Hyotei Gekuen | Ryoma Echizen | Nippon Seinen-kan Hall, Tokyo (August 3-13) Osaka Mielparque Hall, Osaka (August 16-19) Meitetsu Hall, Nagoya (August 24-27) | Debut of the 3rd Seigaku Cast |
| 2006-2007 | Tenimyu: The Prince of Tennis Musical: Absolute King Rikkai feat. Rokkaku ~ First Service | Ryoma Echizen | Nippon Seinen-kan Hall, Tokyo (December 13-25) Osaka Mielparque Hall, Osaka (December 28 - January 8) Kagawa-ken Kenmin Hall, Kagawa (January 11-14) Sunshine Theatre, Tokyo (January 18-21) Nagoya Shinmin Kaikan-chuu Hall, Nagoya (January 25-27) | |
| 2007 | Frogs | Kakeru | Green Theatre, Tokyo (March 14-21) | |
| 2007 | Tenimyu: The Prince of Tennis Musical: Dream Live 4th | Ryoma Echizen | Pacifico Yokohama, Yokohama (March 30-31) Umeda Arts Theater (May 17-20) | |
| 2007 | Online 2: Roomshare | Nobutoshi Oyama | Zenrosai Hall Space Zero, Tokyo (May 2-6) | |
| 2007 | Tenimyu: The Prince of Tennis Musical: Absolute King Rikkai feat. Rokkaku ~ Second Service | Ryoma Echizen | Nippon Seinen-kan Hall, Tokyo (August 2-15) Osaka Mielparque Hall, Osaka (August 18-25) Kagawa-ken Kenmin Hall, Kagawa (August 28-29) Fukuoka Shimin Kaikan Dai Hall, Fukuoka (September 1-2) | |
| 2007 | Frogs: Replay | Kakeru | Tokyo Metropolitan Theatre Centre Hall (September 9, 21) | |
| 2008 | Frogs: Replay | Kakeru | Tennozu Galaxy Theater, Shinawaga (March 19- 23) Umeda Arts Theater, Osaka (March 28-30) | |
| 2010 | Tenimyu: The Prince of Tennis Musical: Dream Live 7th | Ryoma Echizen | World Memorial Hall, Kobe (May 7-9) Yokohama Arena, Yokohama (May 20-23) | Guest Appearance |
| 2010 | Black & White | Shiro | Sunshine Theater, Tokyo (August 8 - September 28) | |
| 2011 | Pinocchio | Yamaneko | Shibuya Cultural Center Owada, Tokyo (August 12-22) Theater Brava!, Osaka (August 25-28) | |
| 2011 | Mystic Topaz | Phantom Thief "Michelle" | Theater Sun Mall, Tokyo (October 1-16) | |
| 2015 | Rock ☆ Opera "Psychedelic Pain" | Kaito | Tennozu Galaxy Theater, Shinagawa (April 4-12) Canal City Theater, Fukuoka (April 17-19) Umeda Arts Theater, Osaka (April 30 - May 4) | |

## Filmography
### Television

| Year | Title | Role | Network | Notes |
| 2005 | Ruri's Island | Teppei Tsuchiya | NTV | Guest (episode 4) |
| 2008 | Tokyo Girl: Elena Mizusawa ~Kimi no Uta | Keita Honda | TBS | Guest (episodes 1 & 2) |
| 2008 | Hobaken: Case Files of a Rookie Lawyer | Takeshi Fuda | NTV | Guest (episodes 5 & 6) |
| 2009 | Kamen Rider Decade | Kotaro Nogami | TV Asahi | Guest (episode 15) |
| 2009 | Samurai High School | Satoshi Ikeyama | NTV | |
| 2009 | Handsome Shirayuri Brother's Dining Table | Shizuru Shirayuri | QTV | Lead role |
| 2010 | Arienai! | Junichi Kanō | MBS | Guest (episode 11) |
| 2010 | 853: Detective Kamo Shinnosuke | Shinichi Akamatsu | TV Asahi | Guest (episode 8) |
| 2010 | General Rouge no Gaisen | Kento Yamazaki | Fuji TV | Guest (episode 6) |
| 2010 | Clone Baby | Eita Tsubaki | TBS | Guest (episodes 1-3) |
| 2011 | Koi Choco: Bittersweet Angel | Andō Anju | TBS | Lead role |
| 2011 | Sign | Yorimitsu Mizumoto | MBS | Lead role |
| 2011 | Misaki Number One!! | Takumi Kashiwabara | NTV | Guest (episode 8) |
| 2012 | Sūgaku Joshi Gakuen | Kazuki Sato | NTV | Lead role |
| 2012 | Shiritsu Bakaleya Koukou | Makoto Okamoto | NTV | Guest (episode 6) |
| 2014 | Koibumi Biyori | Mitsuo Yuki | NTV | Guest (episode 3) |
| 2014 | Baseball Brainiacs | Eisuke Shikata | NTV | |
| 2014 | Rikei No Hitobito | Adachi | TBS | |
| 2015 | Atelier | Sōsuke Himeji | Fuji TV | |
| 2016 | Hatsukoi Geinin | Yuta Sudo | NHK | |
| 2016 | Otoko to Onna no Mystery Jidaigeki | Seitaro | BS TV | Guest (episode 6) |
| 2016 | Koe Koi (Voice Love) | Ryoichi Sejima | TV Tokyo | |
| 2016 | Hope: Kitai Zero no Shinnyu Shain | Keita Niimura | Fuji TV | |
| 2016 | Love Love Alien | Akira Nogami | Fuji TV | |
| 2016 | Onnatachi no Tokusou Saizensen | Ryohei Yanagisawa | TV Asahi | Guest (episode 4) |
| 2016-2018 | Good Morning Call | Daichi Shinozaki | Fuji TV/ Netflix | 2 seasons |
| 2017 | Scum's Wish | Mugi Awaya | Fuji TV | Lead role |
| 2017 | The Courage to be Disliked | Takatoshi Miyake | Fuji TV | |
| 2017 | Maji de Kōkai Shitemasu | Yamato Yagi | TBS/ MBS | Lead role |
| 2017 | CSI: Crime Scene Talks Season 4 | Jun Konuma | TV Asahi | Guest (episode 7) |
| 2017 | Aishite tatte, Himitsu wa Aru (My Lover's Secret) | Tomoya Oikawa | NTV | Guest (episode 1) |
| 2017 | Sannin no Papa (Three Dads) | Ryosuke Nishikawa | TBS | Guest (episode 6) |
| 2017 | Keishicho Ikimono Gakari (MPD: Animal Unit) | Natsuo Noma | Fuji TV | Guest (episode 6) |
| 2018 | Seven Detectives: Season 4 | Shinji Asakura | TV Asahi | Guest (episode 3) |
| 2018 | Road to Eden | Kenji | Fuji TV | |
| 2018 | Hana Nochi Hare: Hanadan Next Season | Toru Aoyama | TBS | Guest (episodes 9-11) |
| 2019 | Perfect Crime | Haruto Shinonome | TV Asahi | Lead role |
| 2019 | Coffee & Vanilla | Hiroto Fukami | TV Asahi | Lead role |
| 2019 | Watashi, Teiji de Kaerimasu (I Will Not Work Overtime, Period) | Taneda Hiiragi/Shu | TBS | |
| 2020 | Guilty: Kono Koi wa Tsumi Desu ka | Naomichi Moriya | NTV | Guest (episodes 8 & 9) |
| 2020 | Detective Novice | Shiraki | NTV | Guest (episode 5) |
| 2020–2022 | Alice in Borderland | Niragi Suguru | Netflix | 2 seasons |
| 2021 | 3B no Koibito (The 3Bs You Shouldn't Date) | Seichi Minami/Yoshi | TV Asahi | Lead role |
| 2021 | The Naked Director 2 | Ken Hojo | Netflix | Guest (episode 2) |
| 2022 | Serial Drama W: Identity | Ashikaga Kiyoshi | WOWOW | Guest (episode 3 & 4) |
| 2022 | Chimudondon | Young Kento Higa | NHK | Guest (Episode 73 & 74) |
| 2022 | Fukumen D (Masked D) | Masa | Abema TV | |
| 2023 | Play It Cool, Guys | Takayuki Mima | TV Tokyo | Lead Role |

### Films

| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
| 2007 | Ashita no Watashi no Tsukurikata (How to Become Myself) | Jun Kanai | |
| 2008 | Aquarian Age: Juvenile Orion | Kaname Kusakabe | Lead role |
| 2008 | Frogs on screen | Kakeru | Lead role |
| 2008 | Farewell, Kamen Rider Den-O: Final Countdown | Kotaro Nogami/Kamen Rider NEW Den-O | Lead role |
| 2009 | Cho Kamen Rider Den-O & Decade Neo Generations: The Onigashima Warship | Kotaro Nogami/Kamen Rider NEW Den-O | Lead role |
| 2009 | Cafe Daikanyama III: Sorezore no Ashita | Kotohisa Miura | |
| 2009 | Umi no Ue no Kimi wa, Itsumo Egao | Riku Kobayakawa | Lead role |
| 2010 | Shokudo Katatsumuri (Rinco's Restaurant) | Satoru | |
| 2010 | Beck | Masaru Hyodo | |
| 2010 | Kamen Rider × Kamen Rider × Kamen Rider The Movie: Cho-Den-O Trilogy – Episode Blue | Kotaro Nogami/Kamen Rider NEW Den-O | Lead role |
| 2011 | Ōsama Game (King's Game) | Nobuaki Kanazawa | Lead role |
| 2011 | OOO, Den-O, All Riders: Let's Go Kamen Riders | Kotaro Nogami/Kamen Rider NEW Den-O | Lead role |
| 2014 | Marching: Ashita e | Tadanobu Son | Lead role |
| 2014 | The Werewolf Game: The Beast Side | Yukihiko Todo | |
| 2014 | Gajimaru Shokudo no Koi (Gajimaru Restaurant's Love) | Shota Shimabukuro | Lead role |
| 2014 | As the Gods Will | Class President | Cameo |
| 2015 | Orange | Saku Hagita | |
| 2016 | Shûkatsu | | Lead role |
| 2016 | Zenin, Kataomoi: Boku no Sabotin (My cactus) | Toru Kinoshita | Lead role in segment |
| 2017 | Let Me Eat Your Pancreas | Chairman Takahiro | |
| 2018 | Baachan Rodo (Walking with My Grandma) | Tetsuya Shoji | |
| 2018 | Even: Kimi ni Okuru Uta | Takehito | Lead role |
| 2019 | Science Fell in Love, So I Tried to Prove It | Yu Kannagi | |
| 2019 | Back Street Girls: Gokudols | Seiji Koizumi | |
| 2019 | La | Shinpei Okahama | Lead role |
| 2022 | Grown-ups | Masato | |
| 2023 | We're Broke, My Lord! | Matsudaira Kisaburō | |

### Music Video Appearances

* Winter Love Story – Jyongri (2008)
* Ame ni Utaeba – monobright (2010)
* Gingham Check – AKB48 (2012)
* I Still Love You – Lisa Halim (2012)
* Tsubasa wa Iranai – AKB48 (2016)
* Aoi Signal - Magic of Life (2016)
* Kumu wo Nuketa Aozora - Da-iCE (2019)

### Animation

* Scum's Wish (Fuji TV, 2017) as Ori Kurada

## Discography
### Extended Plays

| Release date | Title | Details | Track list | Notes | Ref(s) |
| May 30, 2018 | Even: A Song for You (Complete Edition) - EP | Label: Universal Music Format: CD, CD+DVD (Limited first press edition), Digital Download, Streaming | アイノウタ (Aino Uta) フェロウ (Fellow) Sabishiku Narujyan 会いたい (Aitai) Carry on! | Released under the band name "Even", from the 2018 movie Even: Kimi ni Okuru Uta | |
| February 22, 2019 | Sakura da Festa Best - EP | Label: Amuse Format: Digital Download, Streaming | きっと今日より (Kitto Kyouyori) 涙Realize (Namida Realize) NOISE FICTION 限りある日々(Kagiri Aru Hibi) それでいい (Soredeii) | | |

### Singles

| Release date | Title | Details | Notes |
| March 20, 2019 | から新曲 (Seize the Day) | Label: Amuse Format: Digital Download, Streaming | |
| February 28, 2020 | Don't step on me | Label: Amuse Format: Digital Download, Streaming | |
| February 28, 2020 | あの空へ (Anosorahe) | Label: Amuse Format: Digital Download, Streaming | |
| February 28, 2020 | Kodou | Label: Amuse Format: Digital Download, Streaming | From the 2019 film "La" |
| March 3, 2020 | Kibounorizumu | Label: Amuse Format: Digital Download, Streaming | From the 2019 film "La" |
| October 4, 2021 | One Word | Label: Amuse Format: Digital Download, Streaming | |

### Other participating works

| Release date | Title | Details | Notes |
| December 16, 2006 | The Prince of Tennis Musical: Best Actors Series 005 (Dori Sakurada as Ryoma Echizen) - Album | Label: FEEL MEE/ TY Entertainment Inc. Format: CD | 10 tracks |
| April 22, 2009 | 超 Climax Jump (Super Climax Jump) - Single | Label: Avex Trax Format: - | The theme song recorded by the "Den-O All Stars" for the movie Cho Kamen Rider Den-O & Decade Neo Generations: The Onigashima Warship |
| June 9, 2010 | Double-Action Strike Form - Single/EP | Label: Avex Trax Format: CD | The ending theme song from Kamen Rider Den-O |
| March 3, 2011 | Sign - Single | Label: Amuse Format: CD/ DVD | The theme song from the 2011 TV drama, Sign |