Noriyuki Higashiyama

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Yoshino Kimura

(m. 2010)

Musical careerAlso known asHigashiyama-sanGenresJ-popLabelsJohnny & AssociatesFormerly ofShonentai

Musical artist

WebsiteJohnnys net

Noriyuki Higashiyama (東山紀之, Higashiyama Noriyuki, born September 30, 1966 in Kawasaki, Kanagawa, Japan) is a Japanese businessman and former singer, actor, and member of the idol group Shonentai. He is married to actress Yoshino Kimura.^[1]

In September 2023 Higashiyama became the chief executive of Johnny & Associates following the sexual abuse scandal involving late company founder Johnny Kitagawa.^[2]

Career

Higashiyama performed for the last time as an entertainer on December 26, 2023. The show, 東山紀之 DINNER SHOW, which had last taken place in 2002, was held in Osaka and Tokyo, for the 2023 edition. Surrounded by excited voices, applause and audience singing, Higashiyama sung a total of 24 songs, which included songs from his time as a member of Shonentai, while in the background, nostalgic images from several moments of his artistic life, as well as a sort of an end roll with a record of his performances until then, ended with a thank you message.^[3]

Higashiyama appeared in what is considered his last acting performance on television in 2023, on TV Asahi's historical drama Hissatsu series, which he took over in 2007 as main protagonist. The series' special drama Hissatsu Shigotonin, aired on 29 December 2023.^[4]

Filmography

Film

Love Forever (1983)
Aitsu to Lullaby (1983) – Hiroshi Machida
Nineteen (1987) – East
Maji! (1991) – Motoki Shirogane
Tengoku no Taizai (1992) – Detective Aoki
Makoto (2005) – Makoto Shirakawa
Yamazakura (2008) – Yaichirō Tezuka
Ogawa no Hotori (2011) – Sakunosuke Inui
Genji Monogatari: Sennen no Nazo (2011) – Fujiwara no Michinaga
Eight Ranger (2012) – Terrorist group leader
Trick The Movie: Last Stage (2014) – Shinichi Kagami
Eight Ranger 2 (2014) – Terrorist group leader
Laughing Under the Clouds (2018) – Iwakura Tomomi
Perfect Strangers (2021)

Television

Great Magistrate: Tōyama no Kin-san (1988–1992) – Mizuki Shingo
The Tale of Genji, Volume 1 (1991) – Hikaru Genji
Ryūkyū no Kaze (1993) – Keitai
Genroku Ryōran (1999) – Asano Naganori
Morimura Seiichi no Munesue Keiji (2005–2019) – Kōichirō Munesue
Kuitan (2006–2007) – Seiya Takano
Hissatsu Shigotonin (2007–2019) – Kogoro Watanabe
The Partner (2013) – Sakitarō Asaba
Ōoka Echizen (2013–2019) – Ōoka Tadasuke aka Ōoka Echizen
Keiji 7-Nin (2015–present) – Yū Amagi
Hana Moyu (2015) – Kido Takayoshi
Yokokuhan: The Pain (2015) – Eiji Sakuma
Nobunaga Moyu (2016) – Oda Nobunaga

Dubbing

Live-action

We Bought a Zoo – Benjamin Mee (Matt Damon)^[5]

Animation

Brother Bear – Kenai^[6]

Stage

Title	Year	Role	Ref.
Okita Sōji	1988	Okita Sōji
Barcelona Monogatari	1991	Rafael Taranto
Gari	1993	Okada
Singin' in the Rain	1996	Don Lockwood
Millennium Shock	2000	Kōichi's deceased brother / Ghost
Romeo and Juliet	2004	Romeo	^[7]
Farewell My Concubine	2008	Cheng Dieyi	^[8]
Madame de Sade / My Friend Hitler	2011	Renée, the Marquis de Sade / Ernst Röhm	^[9]
The King's Speech	2012	Bertie (George VI)	^[10]
Frankenstein	2013	Dr. Frankenstein / The creature	^[11]
Joan d'Arc	2014	Charles VII of France	^[12]
Dorobou Yakusha	2018	Maezono	^[13]

References

^ Noriyuki Higashiyama, Yoshino Kimura, now married
^ "Johnny's talent agency admits sexual abuse by founder, head resigns". Kyodo News. September 7, 2023. Retrieved September 7, 2023.
^ "年内引退の東山紀之、最後の表舞台でファンにお別れ「お元気で!さようなら!」". Oricon (in Japanese). December 27, 2023. Archived from the original on December 26, 2023. Retrieved December 26, 2023.
^ "東山紀之、「必殺仕事人」で最後のテレビ出演を終える　ラストのセリフは「いやもう、お好きなように」引き継ぎ言及なし". Hochi Sports (in Japanese). December 29, 2023. Archived from the original on December 30, 2023. Retrieved December 30, 2023.
^ "幸せへのキセキ". Star Channel. Retrieved July 24, 2019.
^ "ブラザー・ベア". Wowow. Retrieved November 7, 2021.
^ "Noriyuki Higashiyama and Asaka Seto go for broke" (in Japanese). Sports Hochi. 2003. Archived from the original on September 20, 2003. Retrieved February 18, 2019.
^ "Directed by Ninagawa! Higashi in his first Oyama role" (in Japanese). Sports Hochi. October 17, 2007. Archived from the original on May 22, 2008. Retrieved February 18, 2019.
^ "Higashiyama and Ikuta crossdress in a Ninagawa production" (in Japanese). Sports Hochi. October 5, 2010. Archived from the original on October 7, 2010. Retrieved February 18, 2019.
^ "Noriyuki Higashiyama gives an enthusiastic performance, 'The King's Speech' opens". Ticket Pia (in Japanese). August 24, 2012. Archived from the original on August 28, 2012. Retrieved February 18, 2019.
^ "Noriyuki Higashiyama and V6's Masayuki Sakamoto collaborate in 'Frankenstein'". Billboard Japan (in Japanese). November 16, 2013. Retrieved February 18, 2019.
^ "Noriyuki Higashiyama praises Kasumi Arimura in her stage debut". Mantan Web (in Japanese). October 6, 2014. Retrieved February 18, 2019.
^ "Noriyuki Higashiyama and Kanjani Eight's Ryuhei Maruyama to star in 'Dorobou Yakusha'". Modelpress (in Japanese). January 23, 2018. Retrieved February 18, 2019.

Johnny & Associates

Current

Artists

Groups	TOKIO 20th Century KinKi Kids Arashi NEWS Tegomass Super EIGHT KAT-TUN Hey! Say! JUMP Hey! Say! 7 Hey! Say! BEST Kis-My-Ft2 Busaiku timelesz A.B.C-Z West. 4U [ja] King & Prince Mr. KING Prince SixTONES Snow Man Naniwa Danshi Travis Japan Ae! group
Soloists	Yuma Nakayama Keito Okamoto Fumito Kawai Kento Nakajima