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 Family.

Career Urai debuted as an actor in 2000 in Kamen Rider Kuuga television series. In 2001 he played Mamoru Chiba/Tuxedo Mask in Sailor Moon Musicals and started his career in theater. In 2004 he portrayed Rudolf in Elisabeth and reprised the role multiple times until 2010. He is also known for portraying Matsukoma in Mr. Nietzsche in the Convenience Store television drama and Light Yagami in Death Note: The Musical.

In 2006, his performance in Flowers for Algernon and My Fair Lady earned Kikuta Kazuo Theatrical Award and in 2009, he received Kinokuniya Theatrical Award for his performance as Henry VI in Henry VI series at New National Theatre, Tokyo. In 2015, he received Yomiuri Theatrical Award for his performance in Flowers for Algernon and Constellations. He also earned The Minister of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology's Art Encouragement Prize for New Artists in Drama department in 2017 for his range of performances in previous year.

On 1 June 2008, he transferred to Candid from Office Palette.

In 2013, he formed StarS, a musical unit with Yoshio Inoue and Ikusaburo Yamazaki and is active as a singer as well. He released his third solo album Various on 15 March 2023.

Performance credits Theater Title Role Duration Venue Ref. Sailor Moon Musicals Mamoru Chiba/Tuxedo Mask Jun 2001 - Sep 2002 Sunshine Theatre, etc. Would You Like Your Bento Heated Up? Jun 2002 Theatre V Akasaka Marriage Scam Co., Ltd. Feb 2003 Tennozu Art Sphere OKUNI Ichizo Jul - Aug 2003 Le Theatre Ginza, etc. Elisabeth Rudolf Mar - Dec 2004 Sep 2005 May 2006 Aug 2008 - Feb 2009 Oct 2010 Imperial Theatre, etc. Shakespeare's R&J Feb - Mar 2005 Parco Theatre, etc. Cinderella Story Prince Charles May - Jun 2005 Le Theatre Ginza, etc. My Fair Lady Freddy Eynsford-Hill Nov 2005 Apr - Jul 2007 Imperial Theatre Chunichi Theatre, etc. Flowers for Algernon Charlie Gordon Feb - Mar 2006 Sep - Oct 2014 Apr - May 2023 Hakuhinkan Theatre, etc. The Galaxy Theatre, etc. Nippon Seinenkan Hall, etc. Dance of the Vampires Alfred Jul - Aug 2006 Jul - Aug 2009 Nov 2011 - Jan 2012 Imperial Theatre, etc. Burn This Larry Nov 2006 Aoyama Round Theatre Titanic the Musical Jim Farrel Jan - Feb 2007 Tokyo International Forum Hall C Wait Until Dark Roat Sep 2007 Theatre 1010 Kiss of the Spider Woman Valentin Nov 2007 Jan - Feb 2010 Tokyo Metropolitan Theatre, etc. WILDe・BEAUTY Oscar Wilde Mar 2008 Hakuhinkan Theatre, etc. Rudolf Pupeteer May 2008 Jul 2012 Imperial Theatre Carousel Billy Mar - Apr 2009 The Galaxy Theatre Cyrano de Bergerac Christian May 2009 Nissay Theatre Henry VI, Part 1 Henry VI, Part 2 Henry VI, Part 3 King Henry VI Oct - Nov 2009 New National Theatre, Tokyo Gekidan☆Shinkansen Goemon Rock 2: Rose and Samurai Charles of Boscogne Mar - May 2010 Akasaka ACT Theatre, etc. Takarazuka Boys Kinzo Uehara Aug - Sep 2010 Theatre Creation, etc. gargoyle 3 Dec 2010 Parco Theatre Édith Piaf Yves Montand/Théo Sarapo Jan - Feb 2011 The Galaxy Theatre Bedge Pardon Grimsby Jun - Jul 2011 Setagaya Public Theater Roméo et Juliette Benvolio Sep - Oct 2011 Akasaka ACT Theatre, etc. CHESS in Concert The Arbiter Jan - Feb 2012 Aoyama Theatre Cymbeline Guiderius Apr - Jun 2012 Saitama Arts Theater, etc. Songs for a New World Aug 2012 Theater Creation, etc. Richard III Henry Tudor, Earl of Richmond Oct 2012 New National Theatre, Tokyo Gekidan☆Shinkansen Goemon Rock 3: Zipang Punk Charles of Boscogne Dec 2012 - Feb 2013 Tokyu Theatre Orb, etc. A Tale of Two Cities Charles Darnay Jul - Aug 2013 May - Jul 2025 Imperial Theatre Meiji-za, etc. NODA・MAP MIWA Oct - Dec 2013 Tokyo Metropolitan Theatre, etc. Sherlock Holmes: Secret of the Anderson Family Adam Anderson/Eric Anderson Jan - Feb 2014 Tokyo Metropolitan Theatre, etc. The Big Fellah Michael May - Jun 2014 Setagaya Public Theater title of show Jeff Aug 2014 Theatre Creation Constellations Roland Dec 2014 New National Theatre, Tokyo Bombay Dreams Akaash Feb 2015 Tokyo International Forum Hall C, etc. Death Note: The Musical Light Yagami Apr 2015 Jun - Sep 2017 Nissay Theatre, etc. New National Theatre, Tokyo, etc. Troilus and Cressida Troilus Jul - Aug 2015 Setagaya Public Theater Arcadia Valentine Coverly Apr - May 2016 Bunkamura Theatre Cocoon, etc. 'Tis Pity She's a Whore Giovanni Jun 2016 New National Theatre, Tokyo Crest of the Royal Family Memphis Aug 2016 Apr - May 2017 Aug - Sep 2021 Imperial Theatre, etc. Henry IV, Part 1, Henry IV, Part 2 Prince Hal Nov - Dec 2016 New National Theatre, Tokyo Big Fish William Bloom Feb 2017 Nov - Dec 2019 Nissay Theatre Theatre Creation, etc. Peer Gynt Peer Gynt Dec 2017 Setagaya Public Theater Bullets Over Broadway David Shayne Feb - Apr 2018 Nissay Theatre, etc. Henry V King Henry V May - Jun 2018 New National Theatre, Tokyo Ghost Sam Wheat Aug - Sep 2018 Mar - Apr 2021 Theatre Creation, etc. Gekidan☆Shinkansen Metal Macbeth Random Star/Macbeth Urai Nov - Dec 2018 IHI Stage Around Tokyo The Man Who Laughs - Eternal Love Gwynplaine Apr - May 2019 Feb - Mar 2022 Nissay Theatre, etc. Imperial Theatre, etc. Hedwig and the Angry Inch Hedwig Sep 2019 Ex Theater Roppongi, etc. Shakespeare in Year 12 of the Tenpo Era Kijirushi no Ouji Feb - Mar 2020 Nissay Theatre, etc. Sado no Miyoji Dec 2024 - Jan 2025 Nissay Theatre, etc. Maybe Happy Ending Oliver Aug 2020 Theatre Creation Richard II Henry Bolingbroke Oct 2020 New National Theatre, Tokyo Two Men Touma Sutou Dec 2020 - Jan 2021 Theatre Creation, etc. Time to Love, Time to Die Nov - Dec 2021 Theatre Tram, etc. Guys and Dolls Nathan Detroit Jun - Jul 2022 Imperial Theatre, etc. Color I / People Who Matter Sep - Oct 2022 New National Theatre, Tokyo, etc. Gekidan☆Shinkansen Rose and Samurai 2: Return of the Pirate Queen Charles of Boscogne Sep - Dec 2022 Video appearance La Légende du roi Arthur King Arthur Jan - Mar 2023 New National Theatre, Tokyo, etc. Pseudo Family Wataru Kinoshita Jul - Aug 2023 Theatre Creation Measure for Measure All's Well That Ends Well Claudio Bertram Oct - Nov 2023 New National Theatre, Tokyo Come from Away Kevin Tuerff/Garth Mar - May 2024 Nissay Theatre, etc. Le Miracle de Montparnasse Amedeo Modigliani Jun 2024 Yomiuri Otemachi Hall Fan Letter Kim Hae-jin Sep - Oct 2024 Theatre Creation, etc. Demon Slayer: Swordsmith Village ArcDoumaApr 2025Video appearance A Man Akira Kido Aug 2025 Tokyo Tatemono Brillia Hall, etc. Death Note: The MusicalRyukNov 2025Nissay Theatre, etc. New National Theatre, Tokyo, etc.

Television Year Title Role Network Notes 2000 Kamen Rider Kuuga N Daguva Zeba TV Asahi 2014 Blue Flame Kentaro Yano TV Tokyo 2015 MOZU: Ohsugi Detective Bureau Tsuneyoshi Sato WOWOW 2016 Mr. Nietzsche in the Convenience Store Matsukoma Hulu, ytv Love That Makes You Cry Shohei Kanbe Fuji TV Wine, Dine and Woo Me Season 2 Hideyuki Seta MBS Episode 7 Unlock for Infinity Matoda TV Tokyo Episode 4, 5 The Brave Yoshihiko and The Seven Driven People Police officer TV Tokyo Guest 2017 Tsuribaka Nisshi Season 2 Yuichiro Fujioka TV Tokyo Idol × Warrior Miracle Tunes! Okada TV Tokyo Episode 14 2019 My Middle-Aged Guardian Angel Shinto Kowatari TV Asahi Episode 6

Voice acting Year Title Role Notes 2001 Kamen Rider Kuuga Special Chapter N Daguva Zeba 2014 Sherlock Holmes (puppetry) Arthur Morstan 2020 Kamen Rider Battle: Ganbarizing N Daguva Zeba Arcade Game 2021 Today's Uraken Uraken

Radio Urai Kenji's Dressing Room - Nippon Broadcasting System (AM 1242 kHz／FM 93.0 MHz) since 8 April 2018

Discography Solo albums Title Release date Label Notes 1 Wonderland 3 Aug 2016 Avex Trax 2 Piece 24 Mar 2021 Pony Canyon 3 Various 15 Mar 2023 Pony Canyon

Cast recordings Elisabeth - Highlight Live Recordings (Seiyo Uchino ver.) (2004) as Rudolf Cinderella Story - Live Recording (2005) as Prince Charles Flowers for Algernon - Premiere CD (2006) as Charlie Gordon Dance of the Vampires - Highlight Live Recordings (2006) as Alfred WILDe・BEAUTY (2009) as Oscar Wilde Roméo et Juliette - Highlight Live Recordings (Yuu Shirota ver.) (2011) as Benvolio Roméo et Juliette - Highlight Live Recordings (Ikusaburo Yamazaki ver.) (2011) as Benvolio Flowers for Algernon (2014) as Charlie Gordon Death Note: The Musical - Highlight Live Recordings (Kenji Urai ver.) (2015) as Light Yagami The Man Who Laughs - Eternal Love - Highlight Live Recordings (2019) as Gwynplaine

Videos VHS Pretty Soldier Sailor Moon - The Birth! The Princess of Darkness Black Lady Pretty Soldier Sailor Moon - The Birth! The Princess of Darkness Black Lady (Revised Edition) - The Enigma of Planet Nemesis Pretty Soldier Sailor Moon 10th Anniversary Festival - Sanctuary of Love Pretty Soldier Sailor Moon - Mugen Academy - Mistress Labyrinth Would You Like Your Bento Heated Up? DVD WILDe・BEAUTY Takarazuka Boys Rose and Samurai Cymbeline Goemon Rock 3: Zipang Punk Sherlock Holmes: Secret of the Anderson Family Crest of the Royal Family Ra version Crest of the Royal Family Hapi version Shakespeare in 12th Year of Tenpou Era Kenji Urai 20th Anniversary Concert ~Piece~ at Tokyo International Forum 2021.4.20