Win Morisaki (森崎ウィン, Morisaki Win, Burmese: မိုရီဆာကီဝင်း; born August 20, 1990[1]) is a Burmese actor and singer. He is the lead vocalist of PrizmaX, a J-pop idol boy band. He has appeared in films and television dramas in Japan and Myanmar, as well as in the American film Ready Player One (2018).[2][3][4]
Win Morisaki
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 Morisaki at WonderCon 2018 | |
| Background information | |
| Birth name | Win Kyaw Htoo |
| Born | August 20, 1990 Yangon, Myanmar |
| Genres | J-pop |
| Occupations |
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| Instrument | Vocals |
| Years active | 2008–present |
| Labels | Stardust Promotion |
| Member of | PrizmaX |
| Website | Stardust JP |
Early life and education
editMorisaki was born Win Kyaw Htoo (ဝင်းကျော်ထူး),[5] nicknamed Ah Win, to Burmese parents in Yangon, Myanmar. His parents worked abroad in Japan during his early childhood and he lived in Myanmar with his grandmother until the age of ten, when he moved to Japan to join his parents.[6] Morisaki was scouted at the age of 14 to join the entertainment industry.[6][7]
Career
editIn 2008, Morisaki joined J-pop idol boy band PrizmaX, managed by Stardust Promotion. In August 2010, he became a member of NAKED BOYZ together with other PrizmaX members (except Tsubasa Shimada), but withdrew at the end of the year.[8][better source needed] Morisaki made his film debut in the Yutaka Ozaki film Sherry in 2012.[9][better source needed] He was selected as the first radio personality at FM Yokohama in April 2015.[10][better source needed]
Morisaki made his Hollywood debut in Steven Spielberg's Ready Player One (2018) as Daito.[11][12]
Morisaki played a small supporting role alongside Wutt Hmone Shwe Yi in a Burmese-language film, Zati Myay (ဇာတိမြေ), directed by Kyi Phyu Shin.[13] [better source needed] He received 'Popular awards' from Shwe FM's 8th Anniversary on October 1, 2017.[better source needed]
In August 2018, he was appointed a Myanmar tourism ambassador.[better source needed]
In 2022, Morisaki served as the performer for the TV Asahi tokusatsu series Avataro Sentai Donbrothers with the songs “Ore koso Only One” (Opening theme) and “Don't Boo! Donbrothers“ (Ending theme).
Filmography
editFilm
edit| Year | Title | Role | Notes | Ref |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2009 | Gokusen: The Movie | Makoto Igarashi | ||
| Parade | Makoto | |||
| 2010 | Shodo Girls | Makoto Ichinose | ||
| Thriller Restaurant | Kaoru Minakami | |||
| 2011 | Tengoku Kara no Yell | Kai Inoha | ||
| 2014 | Sherry | Junichi Sato | Lead role | |
| 2016 | Kidan Piece of Darkness | Kentarou | ||
| 2018 | Ready Player One | Daito | ||
| My Country My Home | Kimura Aung | |||
| Kujira no Shima no Wasuremono | Koa Guen | Lead role | ||
| No Matter How Much My Mom Hates Me | Kimitsu | |||
| 2019 | Listen to the Universe | Masaru C Levy Anatole | [14] | |
| Children of the Sea | Anglade (voice) | |||
| 2020 | Humanoid Monster Bela | Kōsuke | Lead role | |
| 2021 | My Father's Tracks | Taiga Kitamura | Lead role | [15] |
| Tom and Sawyer in the City | Hiroyuki Yanagawa | [16] | ||
| 2022 | Usogui: Lie Eater | Leo | [17] | |
| Violence Action | Kaneko | [18] | ||
| Love Life | [19] | |||
| 2023 | Red Shoes | [20] | ||
| Oshorin | [21] | |||
| 2024 | Mobile Suit Gundam SEED Freedom | Griffin Arbalest (voice) | [22] | |
| The Dancing Okami | Jōji | [23] | ||
| Don't Lose Your Head! | Horibe Yasubee | [24] | ||
| Maru | Mo | [25] |
Television
edit| Year | Title | Role | Notes | Ref |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2008 | Tokyo Girl | Takashi | ||
| Gakkō ja Oshierarenai! | Nishikawa Tomu | |||
| 2009 | Gokusen 3 Graduation Special '09 | Igarashi Makoto | Television special | |
| Kamen Rider W | Dango Inamoto | 2 episodes | ||
| 2012 | Ghost Mama Sousasen | Kitajima Ryo | Episode 1.8 | |
| 2012–13 | Ten no Hakobune | Din | ||
| 2013 | Namonaki Doku | Shin Kasai | ||
| 2014 | Petero no Soretsu | Shin Kasai | Episode 1 | |
| 2018 | Ready Player One LIVE at SXSW | Himself | ||
| Made in Hollywood | Himself | Episode: "Ready Player One/Midnight Sun/Final Portrait" | ||
| Miss Sherlock | Bartender | Episode: "The First Case" | ||
| Hagetaka | Koichi Amenaki | |||
| Tokyo Blood Type House | ||||
| 2023 | The Makanai: Cooking for the Maiko House | Iwai Masaru | ||
| What Will You Do, Ieyasu? | Tokugawa Hidetada | Taiga drama | [26] |
Video games
edit| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | Death Come True | Nozomu Kuji | [27] |
Dubbing
edit- Cats, Mr. Mistoffelees (Laurie Davidson)[28]
Awards
edit| Year | Award | Category | Work | Result | Ref |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 32nd Nikkan Sports Film Awards | Best Supporting Actor | Listen to the Universe | Nominated | |
| Star awards | Special award(performance) | Himself | Won | ||
| 2020 | 43rd Japan Academy Film Prize | Newcomer of the Year | Listen to the Universe | Won | |
| 2021 | 75th Mainichi Film Awards | Best Actor | The Real Thing | Nominated | [29] |
References
edit- ^ "森崎ウィン" [Morisaki Win]. Stardust Promotion (in Japanese). Retrieved November 4, 2022.[self-published source]
- ^ Eleven Media Japanese links to 8888 protests explored in new film
- ^ "နှစ်နိုင်ငံ ပူးပေါင်းဖျော်ဖြေ တင်ဆက်မယ့် ဂျပန်-မြန်မာ ပွဲတော် 2017". Irrawaddy Media Burmese News. 2017-01-26.
- ^ Eleven News Interview with Morisaki Win
- ^ "မြေးဖြစ်သူမိုရီဆာကီဝင်းရဲ့ငယ်ဘဝအမှတ်တရတွေကိုပြောပြတဲ့အဘွားဖြစ်သူဒေါ်ခင်ခင်ထွေး". The Voice TV Myanmar.
- ^ a b Me, Nyo. "Homegrown: J-Pop to the big screen". The Myanmar Times. Retrieved 2017-08-09.
- ^ "Interview with Japan Star Morisaki Win". Sunday Journal Myanmar (in Burmese). 2017-02-13.
- ^ "今年の暖かいご声援に心から感謝をこめて。". NAKED BOYZ Staff Blog. 2010-12-29.
- ^ "尾崎豊さん20回目命日に追悼映画完成". デイリースポーツオンライン. 2012-04-26. Archived from the original on 2012-04-26.
- ^ "WINのMAXで行こう！". E★K radio - Fm yokohama. 2015-04-06.
- ^ Blair, Gavin J. (June 6, 2016). "Steven Spielberg's 'Ready Player One' Adds Japanese Actor-Singer Win Morisaki". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved 2017-08-09.
- ^ Variety Staff (2016-06-06). "Japan's Win Morisaki Joins Steven Spielberg's 'Ready Player One'". Variety. Retrieved 2017-08-09.
- ^ "ရှစ်လေးလုံးအရေးတော်ပုံရုပ်ရှင်ကားတွင် လူထုဆန္ဒ ထင်ဟပ်စေနိုင်သည့် သမိုင်းလှုပ်ရှားမှုများမြင်တွေ့ရန် မျှော်လင့်ဟု ဦးဖြိုးမင်းသိန်းပြော". 7Day Daily. 2017-08-08. Retrieved 2017-08-09.
- ^ "Listen to the Universe". TIFF. Retrieved October 2, 2019.
- ^ "森崎ウィン＆深川麻衣が共演『僕と彼女とラリーと』特報映像公開". Cinema Cafe. 7 May 2021. Retrieved May 15, 2021.
- ^ "「都会のトム＆ソーヤ」に市原隼人、本田翼、森崎ウィン、玉井詩織が参戦！ 主題歌は緑黄色社会". eiga.com. Retrieved May 24, 2021.
- ^ "嘘喰い". eiga.com. Retrieved October 27, 2021.
- ^ "橋本環奈主演『バイオレンスアクション』、杉野遥亮、鈴鹿央士ら個性あふれる追加キャストが明らかに". Crank-in!. 2 March 2022. Retrieved March 3, 2022.
- ^ "LOVE LIFE". eiga.com. Retrieved August 10, 2022.
- ^ "レッドシューズ". eiga.com. Retrieved November 10, 2022.
- ^ "映画「おしょりん」制作開始を発表 福井の眼鏡産業黎明期描く". Mainichi Shimbun. Retrieved January 31, 2022.
- ^ "機動戦士ガンダムSEED FREEDOM". eiga.com. Retrieved June 19, 2024.
- ^ "レディ加賀". eiga.com. Retrieved June 24, 2023.
- ^ "「身代わり忠臣蔵」尾上右近が"赤穂のヤングプリンス"に、森崎ウィンや星田英利も出演". Natalie. Retrieved October 14, 2023.
- ^ "まる". eiga.com. Retrieved June 27, 2024.
- ^ "『どうする家康』新キャスト8人発表 2代将軍・徳川秀忠役も決定【8人の役柄紹介あり】". Oricon. Retrieved August 3, 2023.
- ^ Romano, Sal (December 20, 2019). "Death Come True introduces police investigator Nozomu Kuji". Gematsu. Retrieved December 20, 2019.
- ^ "映画「キャッツ」吹替版に葵わかな、山崎育三郎、森崎ウィン、大竹しのぶら出演". Natalie. Retrieved March 29, 2021.
- ^ "最多は『スパイの妻』！第75回毎日映画コンクールノミネート発表". Cinematoday. 22 December 2020. Retrieved December 23, 2020.
External links
edit- Official website (in Japanese)
- PrizmaX A GoGo (in Japanese)
- Win Morisaki at IMDb