Jundai Yamada

Jundai Yamada (山田 純大, Yamada Jundai, born 14 February 1973, in Tokyo) is a Japanese actor.[1] His real name is Sumihiro Yamada (山田 純大, Yamada Sumihiro). He is represented with Horipro Booking Agency. His father is actor and singer Ryōtarō Sugi.[2]

Jundai Yamada
山田 純大
Born
Sumihiro Yamada

(1973-02-14) 14 February 1973
Tokyo, Japan
NationalityJapanese
OccupationActor
Years active1997–present
AgentHoripro Booking Agency
Television
Height180 cm (5 ft 11 in)
Spouse
Kei Takyo
​
(m. 2016)​
Parent
RelativesTakao Yamada (distant relative)
WebsiteOfficial profile

He graduated from Seijo Gakuen Primary School. After graduating from junior high and high school in Hawaii, he also graduated from Pepperdine University Department of Asian Studies and Department of International Relations.[3] His notable works include Roosevelt Game.

Biography

Transferred from the University of Hawaii, he graduated from Department of Pepperdine University International Relations, in the United States and in 1997, he went on to play as Junnosuke Mochizuki[4] on the NHK Asadora Aguri to debut his acting career. After that, he is active in films, television dramas and stage, including the popular Tokyo Broadcasting System drama Mito Kōmon (as Atsumi Kakunoshin) and the film Merdeka 17805 (in which he starred).

In 2013, he wrote a book about Setsuzo Kotsuji, who helped the Jewish refugees arriving at Vladivostok at the Trans-Siberian Railway under the persecution of Nazi Germany and travelled to the country of desire, Inochi no Visa o Tsunaida Otoko — Setsuzo Kotsuji to Yudaya Nanmin (A Man who Connected the Visa of Life — Setsuzo Kotsuji and the Jewish Refugees) and debuted as a non-fiction writer.[5][6]

In his private life, he and former Mito Kōmon actress Kei Takyo married in the spring of 2016, in which they had been dating in 2001.[7][8] Their first child was a girl born on 19 December 2016.[9]

Filmography

Film
Year Title Role Notes Ref.
1997CuteIchinose[10]
2001Merdeka 17805Captain ShimazakiLead role[11]
2024Onihei Hankachō: KettōYūsuke Sakai[12]

TV dramas
Run Title Role Network Notes Ref.
1997AguriJunnosuke YoshiyukiNHKAsadora[13]
2001–03Mito KōmonAtsumi KakunoshinTBS[13]
2013Hanzawa NaokiKeijiro FukuyamaTBSEpisode 2[13]

Bibliography
Year Title Publisher Code
2013Inochi no Visa o Tsunaida Otoko — Setsuzo Kotsuji to Yudaya NanminNHKISBN 978-4140815991

References
  1. "山田 純大". 日本タレント名鑑. Retrieved July 24, 2021.
  2. "杉良太郎長男山田純大の結婚に親として言うことはない". サンスポ. Retrieved July 24, 2021.
  3. "山田純大". ホリプロ. Retrieved July 24, 2021.
  4. Model of novelist Junnosuke Yoshiyuki.
  5. "作家デビューした山田純大、父・杉良太郎譲りの熱き思いとは? 処女作誕生までの5年を振り返る!". Cinema Today (in Japanese). 19 May 2013. Retrieved 29 Jun 2017.
  6. Yamadai, Jundai (30 Dec 2013). "『命のビザを繋いだ男』山田純大著 著者インタビュー". President Online (Interview) (in Japanese). Interviewed by Toru Shinoda. President Inc. Retrieved 29 Jun 2017.
  7. "山田純大と元女優の田京恵さんが結婚へ 挙式は今春を予定「温かく見守って」". Oricon Style (in Japanese). Oricon. 12 Jan 2016. Retrieved 29 Jun 2017.
  8. "杉良太郎の息子、山田純大が元女優と今春結婚". Nikkan Sports (in Japanese). 13 Jan 2016. Retrieved 29 Jun 2017.
  9. "山田純大がパパに　第１子女児誕生「ホッとした」". Nikkan Sports (in Japanese). 20 Dec 2016. Retrieved 29 Jun 2017.
  10. "CUTE". eiga.com. Retrieved August 2, 2023.
  11. "ムルデカ MERDEKA 17805". eiga.com. Retrieved August 2, 2023.
  12. "鬼平犯科帳 血闘". eiga.com. Retrieved August 2, 2023.
  13. "杉良太郎の息子、山田純大が結婚 元女優田京さんと". Nikkan Sports. Retrieved August 2, 2023.
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