Louis Kurihara

Louis Kurihara (栗原 類, Kurihara Rui, born 6 December 1994)[2] is a Japanese fashion model, TV personality, and actor represented by the Ever Green Entertainment agency.[3] He appears on Japanese TV, playing on his "overly negative" character, and debuted as a film actor in the 2013 film Zekkyō Gakkyū.[4]

Louis Kurihara
栗原 類
Born (1994-12-06) 6 December 1994
NationalityJapan/UK[1]
Other namesRui Kurihara
OccupationModel, TV personality, actor
Years active2013-present
AgentEver Green Entertainment
Height1.77 m (5 ft 9 1⁄2 in)
Websiteameblo.jp/louiskurihara-ege

Early life

Louis Kurihara was born on 6 December 1994[2] to a Japanese mother and a British father.[5]

Career

On 1 July 2013, Kurihara left the Junes Acting & Modeling agency to work for Ever Green Entertainment and devote more time to his acting career.[3]

Film

TV
  • Odoru Sanma Goten! (NTV)[1]
  • Osama no Brunch (TBS)[1]
  • Waratte Iitomo! (Fuji TV, regular Wednesday guest since October 2012)[10]
  • Mōsō Nihon Ryōri (NHK, presenter)
  • Magic x Warrior Magimajo Pures! (TV Tokyo)[11]
  • Daughter of Lupin (Fuji TV, 2019–20)

Magazines

TV commercials

Photobooks
  • Kurihara, Louis (7 November 2012). Never Mind the Negativity. Fusosha Publishing. ISBN 978-4594067137.[12]

References
  1. "Louis Kurihara". Men models (in Japanese). Japan: Junes Acting & Modeling. 2012. Archived from the original on 22 November 2012. Retrieved 22 November 2012.
  2. "Louis Kurihara Official Blog" (in Japanese). Japan: CyberAgent. Archived from the original on 10 April 2012. Retrieved 22 November 2012.
  3. 栗原類が溝端淳平ら所属事務所に移籍　今後は「芝居に重点」 [Louis Kurihara moves to same agency as Junpei Misobata - will focus on acting in future]. Oricon Style (in Japanese). Japan: Oricon Inc. 1 July 2013. Retrieved 1 July 2013.
  4. 絶叫学級 [Zekkyō Gakkyū]. Cinematoday.jp (in Japanese). Japan: Cinematoday Inc. Retrieved 9 June 2013.
  5. "栗原類 ：ネガティブすぎるイケメンモデル　NHKでドラマ初挑戦" [Louis Kurihara the overly negative male model to appear in NHK drama]. Mantan Web (in Japanese). Japan: Mainichi Shimbun Digital Co.Ltd. 20 August 2012. Retrieved 22 November 2012.
  6. "Cast & Staff". Zekkyō Gakkyū official website (in Japanese). Japan: Shueisha. Retrieved 9 June 2013.
  7. "Daily Lives of High School Boys Manga Gets Live-Action Film". Anime News Network. 16 April 2013. Retrieved 9 June 2013.
  8. 栗原類:実写版「黒執事」にオリジナルキャラで出演　謎の葬儀屋役 [Louis Kurihara to play original character in movie version of "Black Butler"]. Mainichi jp (in Japanese). Japan: The Mainichi Newspapers. 9 July 2013. Archived from the original on 10 July 2013. Retrieved 9 July 2013.
  9. 「僕は友達が少ない」瀬戸＆北乃で映画化 ["Boku wa Tomodachi ga Sukunai" to be made into movie with Seto and Kitano]. Nikkan Sports (in Japanese). Japan: Nikkan Sports News. 25 July 2013. Retrieved 27 July 2013.
  10. 木下優樹菜:栗原類らと「笑っていいとも！」新レギュラーに　出産後初のテレビ出演 [Yukina Kinoshita to be a new regular guest on Waratte Iitomo together with Louis Kurihara]. Mainichi jp (in Japanese). Japan: The Mainichi Newspapers. 1 October 2012. Archived from the original on 2 October 2012. Retrieved 22 November 2012.
  11. "「魔法×戦士 マジマジョピュアーズ！」 放送決定！2018年春、テレビ東京系にて放送スタート" (PDF) (Press release) (in Japanese). Tomy. 30 January 2018.
  12. ネガティブモデル・栗原類がフォトブック『ネガティブですが、なにか？』を発売 [Negative model Louis Kurihara launches photobook "Never Mind the Negativity"]. Yahoo Japan News (in Japanese). Japan: Yahoo Japan Corporation. 14 November 2012. Archived from the original on 24 November 2012. Retrieved 22 November 2012.
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