Win Morisaki
Introduction
Win Morisaki (森崎ウィン, Morisaki Win, Burmese: မိုရီဆာကီဝင်း) born August 20, 1990, is a Japanese singer and actor. He is the lead vocalist of PrizmaX, a J-pop idol boy band managed by Stardust Promotion and he has appeared in films and TV dramas in his home country Myanmar.
Early life and education
Morisaki, nicknamed Ah Win, was born to Burmese parents in Yangon, Myanmar. His parents worked abroad in Japan during his early childhood, and he lived in Myanmar with his grandmother until the age of 10, when he moved to Japan to join his parents. Morisaki was scouted at the age of 14 to join the entertainment industry.
Career
Morisaki Joined PrizmaX in 2008. Act at events and live performances, and debut as actors at the same time. In August 2010, he became a member of NAKED BOYZ together with other PrizmaX members(except "Shimada Tsubasa"島田翼), withdrawing at the end of the same year. Morisaki made his film debut in the Yutaka Ozaki movie Sherry in 2012. He was selected as the first radio personality at FM Yokohama in April 2015.
Morisaki has been selected to play the role of Daito in the upcoming Hollywood film, Ready Player One, directed by Steven Spielberg and based on the eponymous 2011 novel by Ernest Cline. Morisaki joins a cast that includes Tye Sheridan, Olivia Cooke, Simon Pegg, Ben Mendelsohn, T.J. Miller and Mark Rylance. Morisaki has also been selected to play a lead role alongside Wutt Hmone Shwe Yi in an upcoming Burmese language film, Zati Myay (ဇာတိမြေ), directed by Kyi Phyu Shin.
Filmography
Film
- Ready Player One (2018) as Daito
- Tengoku Kara no Yell (2011) as Kai Inoha
- Shodo Girls (2010) as Makoto Ichinose
- Parade (2009) as Makoto
- Gokusen: The Movie (2009) as Igarashi Makoto
- Kujira no Shima no Wasuremono (2018) as Koa Guen
- Thriller Restaurant (2010) as Kaoru
- Shelly (2014) as Junichi Sato
- Kidan Piece of Darkness (2016) as Kentarou
Television and Drama
- Kamen Rider W (TV Asahi / 2009-ep.7,8) as Inamoto Dango
- Tokyo Girl (BS-i / 2008) as Takashi
- Gakkō ja Oshierarenai! (NTV / 2008) as Nishikawa Tomu
- Funeral Procession of Peter (TBS / 2014-ep.1) as Shin Kasai
- Nameless Poison (TBS / 2013) as Shin Kasai
- Ghost Mama Sousasen (NTV / 2012-ep.8) as Ryo Kitajima & Kitajima
- Heaven's Ark (WOWOW / 2012-2013) as Din
- Gokusen 3 Graduation Special '09 (NTV / 2009) as Igarashi Makoto