(born September 17, 1979), known professionally as , is a Japanese male actor and vlogger. He is best known for originating the role of
Sadaharu Inui
''The Prince of Tennis'' manga and anime series has a large cast of fictional characters created by Takeshi Konomi; many have appeared in the musical and film adaptations. The cast of the series is largely made up of the members of the various ...
of the first generation
Seigaku cast of the ''
Prince of Tennis
is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Takeshi Konomi. The manga was serialized in Shueisha's ''Weekly Shōnen Jump'' from July 1999 to March 2008, with its chapters collected in forty-two ''tankōbon'' volumes. ...
'' musical series (commonly called ''
Tenimyu''), and also played the role of Kaito Toma, the human host of Ultraman Max in the 2005
Ultraman Max series.
Aoyama reprised his role as Inui and reunited with the majority first Seigaku cast to perform in ''Tenimyus ''Dream Live 7th'' concert to celebrate the end of the series' first season.
Aside from his acting career, he also had a Youtube Channel for his outdoor and travel vlogs.
Stage roles
Tenimyu: The Prince Of Tennis Musical Series (as Sadaharu Inui)
* ''The Prince of Tennis Musical'' (2003)
* ''The Prince of Tennis Musical'': Remarkable 1st Match Fudomine (2003–2004)
* ''The Prince of Tennis Musical'': Dream Live 1st (2004)
* ''The Prince of Tennis Musical'': More Than Limit St. Rudolph Gakuen (2004)
* ''The Prince of Tennis Musical'': Side Fudomine ~Special Match~ (In Winter of 2004-2005)
* ''The Prince of Tennis Musical'': Dream Live 7th (2010)
Filmography
Film and television
*''Damenari'' (2004) TV series, as Tezuka
*''Holyland'' (2005) Mini TV series, as Shinichi Kaneda
*''
Ultraman Max'' (2005) TV series, as Kaito Toma
*''Watashi ga Watashi de Aru Tame ni'' (2006) as Tonomura Kazuki
*''
Death Note
''Death Note'' (stylized in all caps) is a Japanese manga series written by Tsugumi Ohba and illustrated by Takeshi Obata. It was serialized in Shueisha's ''shōnen'' manga magazine ''Weekly Shōnen Jump'' from December 2003 to May ...
'' (2006) as Detective Tōuta Matsuda
*''
Death Note: The Last Name'' (2006) as Detective
Tōuta Matsuda
*''Kaiki Daisakusen - Second File'' (2007) Mini TV series
*''Natsu Kumo Agare'' (2007) TV series
*''
Matsuda Spinoff'' (2008) as Detective Tōuta Matsuda
*''
Sorasoi'' (2008) as Tabe
*''
Ultraman X'' (2015) TV series, as Kaito Toma and Ultraman Max
*''Taiyō no Futa'' (2016) as
Manabu Terata
is a Japanese politician serving in the House of Representatives of Japan, House of Representatives in the Diet of Japan, Diet as a member of the Constitutional Democratic Party of Japan, CDP. A native of Yokote, Akita and graduate of Chuo Univer ...
*''
Death Note: New Generation'' (2016) as Detective Tōuta Matsuda
*''
Death Note: Light Up the New World'' (2016) as Detective Tōuta Matsuda
Music videos
* Sota appeared in
Kimeru's music video of "Timeless" alongside fellow Tenimyu cast members
Eiji Takigawa and
Naoya Gomoto.
References
External links
Sota Aoyama's yahoo group (English/Spanish version)Sota Aoyama's official blog Sota Aoyama's official web siteSota Aoyama Official Youtube Channel
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Living people
Japanese male film actors
Japanese male stage actors
Japanese male television actors
1979 births
People from Shimane Prefecture
Actors from Shimane Prefecture