Kotaro Daigo

Kotaro Daigo (Japanese: 醍醐 虎汰朗, Hepburn: Daigo Kotarō, born 1 September 2000) is a Japanese actor from Tokyo, affiliated with A-Light.^[1] He is known for voicing Hodaka Morishima in Weathering With You.

Kotaro Daigo
醍醐 虎汰朗
Born	(2000-09-01) 1 September 2000 (age 23)
Occupation	Actor
Years active	2017–present
Employer	A-Light
Notable work	Hodaka Morishima in Weathering With You

Early life and career

Kotaro Daigo, a native of Tokyo, was born on 1 September 2000.^[1] Originally part of the junior high school soccer team, he left and started a career in acting because he had long admired the entertainment industry.^[2]

Daigo starred in the Yowamushi Pedal stage adaptations, starring as Sakamichi Onoda in the February and March 2017 production Yowamushi Pedal Shin Interhigh-hen: Start Line.^[3] He later reprised his role in the October 2017 production Yowamushi Pedal Shin Interhigh-hen: Heat Up and March 2018 productions Yowamushi Pedal Shin Interhigh-hen: Hakone Gakuen Ōja Fukukaku.^[4][5] He was later replaced by Taishu Nukanobu for the May 2019 stage play Yowamushi Pedal Shin Interhigh-hen: Limit Breaker.^[6]

In November 2018, Daigo was cast as Hodaka Morishima in Weathering With You.^[7] He and co-star Nana Mori had been chosen from among two thousand auditionees to play the main characters.^[8] In 2020, he won the Seiyu Awards for Best Rookie Actor at the 14th Seiyu Awards.^[9]

In 2019, he starred as Daisei Yoshida in the asadora Maiagare!.^[10] He and Hiroki Miura played Haku in the 2022 stage adaptation of Spirited Away and its August 2023 encore at the Misono-za in Nagoya.^[11][12] In March 2023, he was cast as Yusuke Ogino, the main character of the 2023 drama adaptation of Ciguatera.^[13]

Filmography

Live-action television

• Maiagare! (2019), Daisei Yoshida^[10]
• Ciguatera (2023), Yusuke Ogino^[13]

Live-action film

• The Battle: Roar to Victory (2019), Yukio^[14]

Animated film

• Weathering With You (2019), Hodaka Morishita^[7]

Stage

• Yowamushi Pedal Shin Interhigh-hen: Start Line (2017), Sakamichi Onoda^[3]
• Yowamushi Pedal Shin Interhigh-hen: Heat Up (2017), Sakamichi Onoda^[4]
• Yowamushi Pedal Shin Interhigh-hen: Hakone Gakuen Ōja Fukukaku (2018), Sakamichi Onoda^[5]
• Spirited Away (2022), Haku^[11]

Awards

Year	Award	Result	Ref.
2020	Seiyu Award for Best Rookie Actor	Won	^[9]

References

1. "醍醐 虎汰朗". A-Light (in Japanese). Retrieved 18 December 2023.
2. Daigo, Kotaro (24 January 2017). "【注目の人物】「弱虫ペダル」初舞台・初主演で人気シリーズに異例の抜擢 醍醐虎汰朗がネクストブレイクの予感 - モデルプレス". Model Press (Interview) (in Japanese). Retrieved 18 December 2023.
3. Ressler, Karen (17 January 2017). "10th Yowamushi Pedal Stage Play Reveals 5 More Cast Members in Costume". Anime News Network. Retrieved 18 December 2023.
4. Pineda, Rafael Antonio (27 July 2017). "Yowamushi Pedal Gets New Stage Play About 'New Interhigh Arc' in October". Anime News Network. Retrieved 18 December 2023.
5. Ressler, Karen (20 February 2018). "12th Yowamushi Pedal Stage Play Reveals Cast Visuals". Anime News Network. Retrieved 18 December 2023.
6. Hodgkins, Crystalyn (27 December 2018). "Yowamushi Pedal Manga Inspires 13th Stage Play in May". Anime News Network. Retrieved 18 December 2023.
7. Hodgkins, Crystalyn (13 December 2018). "Makoto Shinkai's New Anime Film Reveals Title, Story, July 19 Debut". Anime News Network. Retrieved 18 December 2023.
8. "『天気の子』醍醐虎汰朗＆森七菜、声優アワード新人賞に感謝のコメント". Oricon News. 9 March 2020. Retrieved 18 December 2023.
9. Loo, Egan (7 March 2020). "Aoi Koga, Natsuki Hanae Win 14th Annual Seiyū Awards". Anime News Network. Retrieved 17 December 2023.
10. "『舞いあがれ!』航空学校キャスト発表 目黒蓮&山崎紘菜&濱正悟ら朝ドラ初出演でパイロット目指す". Oricon News. 19 July 2022. Retrieved 18 December 2023.
11. Mateo, Alex (14 October 2021). "Spirited Away Stage Play Reveals Additional Cast". Anime News Network. Retrieved 18 December 2023.
12. Pineda, Rafael Antonio (17 May 2023). "Spirited Away Stage Play Rerun Reveals Cast for Nagoya Run". Anime News Network. Retrieved 18 December 2023.
13. Pineda, Rafael Antonio (14 March 2023). "Minoru Furuya's Ciguatera Manga Gets Live-Action Series in April". Anime News Network. Retrieved 18 December 2023.
14. "『天気の子』醍醐虎汰朗・北村一輝ら、話題の韓国映画で「日本軍」を熱演｜スポーツソウル日本版". Sports Seoul (in Japanese). 14 August 2019. Retrieved 18 December 2023.