, is a Japanese actor and singer, best known for his performances in musical theatre.
In 2000 while he was studying Vocal Music in the
Tokyo University of the Arts
or is a school of art and music in Japan. Located in Ueno Park, it also has facilities in Toride, Ibaraki, Yokohama, Kanagawa, Kitasenju and Adachi, Tokyo. The university has trained artists in the fields of painting, sculpture, crafts, inter ...
, he made his musical theatre debut as Rudolf in ''
Elisabeth'' at the Imperial Theatre. He continued to perform in numerous musicals and stage play, including the title role in ''
Mozart!'' since 2002,
as Chris in ''
Miss Saigon
''Miss Saigon'' is a sung-through musical theatre, stage musical by Claude-Michel Schönberg and Alain Boublil, with lyrics by Boublil and Richard Maltby Jr. It is based on Giacomo Puccini's 1904 opera ''Madama Butterfly'', and similarly tells th ...
'' in 2004 and 2009,
as Bill in ''
Me and My Girl
''Me and My Girl'' is a musical with music by Noel Gay and its original book and lyrics by Douglas Furber and L. Arthur Rose. The story, set in the late 1930s, tells of an unapologetically unrefined Cockney gentleman named Bill Snibson, wh ...
'' in 2006 and 2009, and as Jervis in ''
Daddy Long Legs'' since 2012. Since 2015 he played Der Tod in ''
Elisabeth''.
Alongside his theatrical career, Inoue also appeared in films and television dramas and presented in live shows and television music programs.
In 2013, he formed StarS, a musical unit with
Kenji Urai
is a Japanese actor and singer known for his versatile performances in theater and television. In particular he is known for his roles in major theater productions such as '' Elisabeth'', '' Death Note: The Musical'' and '' Crest of the Royal Fa ...
and
Ikusaburo Yamazaki
is a Japanese actor and singer who is represented by Ken-On.
Personal life
Yamazaki married singer and actress Natsumi Abe
is a Japanese singer and actress, a former member of Morning Musume, and a member of Dream Morning Musume.
Bio ...
.
Personal life
Inoue is married to actress
Rina Chinen
, is a Japanese entertainer, former singer, and musical theater actress. She is affiliated with Rising Production.
History
Rina Chinen took lessons as a child from the Okinawa Actors School. By the time she reached junior high, she relocated to O ...
on 27 July 2016. They have two children, an elder son from Chinen's previous marriage and a second son born on 12 June 2018.
Performance credits
Stage
Voice acting
References
External links
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Japanese actors
1979 births
Living people
Male actors from Fukuoka Prefecture