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From Full Swing ep 2.
THIS is Yazaki Hiroshi, better known to his fans as Piroshi.
And those who consider themselves fans probably know of him as a result of this:
From Side Yamabuki.
...Oops, the light's too dark. ^^;
That's better! ... Kind of.
Before any more explanations, here's an introduction!
BASIC INFO
Name: Yazaki Hiroshi
Birthdate: July 10, 1987 (20 years old)
Prefecture of Origin: Yamagata
Blood Type: O
Height: 176 cm (5'7)
Skills: Speaking Yamagata-ben, piano, singing, etc.
Catchphrase: Chaisu! (no particular meaning behind it!)
Current talent agency: Tristone Entertainment (same as Oguri Shun)
Previous talent agency: Blue Shuttle
WORK DONE SO FAR
Movies:
Babel (2006) *Oscar nominated movie
Battery (2007)
Television Dramas:
WoO (October - ? 2007)
Kamen Rider Den-O (2007) *episodes 9-10
Binbo Danshi (January 2008) *episode 1
Full Swing (January-March 2008)
Gokusen 3
Musicals (unable to list all due to poor Japanese skillz):
Musical Tennis no Oujisama side Yamabuki (January 2005)
Communications (March 2005)
Musical Tennis no Oujisama Dream Live 2nd (May 2005)
Switch! (September 2005)
Musical Tennis no Oujisama The Imperial Match Hyotei Gakuen (December 2005)
Into the Woods (May-June 2006)
Kimi ni Ooguru Uta ~ A Song for You~ (December 2006)
Musical Tennis no Oujisama Dream Live 4th (March-May 2007)
Peacemaker (2007)
Anime voice work:
Bokura ga Ita (July-December 2006)
Heroic Age (July-December 2007)
TENIMYU
As indicated in the category above, Piroshi has been in several musicals related to the manga/anime Prince of Tennis. He was cast as Minami Kentarou, the captain of Yamabuki-chuu's (junior high, middle school) boys' tennis team. Yamabuki is the second school the protagonist school, Seigaku, plays against in the yearly competitions.
In the match featured in Side Yamabuki, Minami plays Doubles 1 with his reliable partner, Higashikata Masami, acted by Hayashi Iori. In canon, these guys are referred to as the Jimis, which means 'Boring'! They are not flashy characters, and when it comes to deciding moves on the tennis court, they use hand signals done behind their respective backs. However, this method was not enough to achieve victory against Seigaku's Golden Pair, Oishi Shuuichiro and Kikumaru Eiji.
In Dream Live 2nd, Piroshi performed with his fellow Yamabuki castmates and also sang a rendition of 'Semero Tsuyoku Nare' with all the captains of the teams featured in the musicals so far (Seigaku, Fudomine, and St. Rudolph's). At the end of the song, I believe it was Seigaku's captain, Tezuka, who asks Minami who he is. That is how much of a Jimi Minami is!
In The Imperial Match, Minami and Higashikata serve as comic relief in alternate shows. They alternated with characters from Fudomine and St. Rudolph's.
No data from Dream Live 4th, because I didn't watch yet. To be updated.
Part 2 to follow!