Saotome Taichi
Other Name: 早乙女太一, さおとめ たいち, Taichi Saotome, Nagashime Ouji, Ouji Nagashime, Sidelong Glance Prince
Age: 33
Birthday: September 24, 1991
Nationality: Dazaifu, Fukuoka, Japan
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Saotome Taichi is a Japanese film and stage actor best known for playing beautiful young men and onnagata roles of women. He is known as "Nagashime Ouji" (流し目王子) or "Sidelong Glance Prince". His father is the head of the gekidan sujaku theatre troupe, and Saotome grew up within the troupe, performing primarily in taishū engeki, a theatrical form related to kabuki, but less formalized. Identified as having a natural talent as an onnagata (female impersonator), he has been trained in that field and performs in female roles onstage. He has acted in two films by director Takeshi Kitano. In 2003, in Zatoichi, he portrayed the child Seitaro who, when older, disguised himself as a geisha (played by Daigoro Tachibana). Though in a different troupe from Tachibana, the two have frequently practiced and performed together. Saotome was also in Kitano's 2005 film, Takeshis', in which he was credited as himself, playing a young female impersonator and dancer. Saotome also plays young male roles, particularly those with a bishōnen aesthetic, i.e. graceful, beautiful young men. In 2005, he played the role of Mori Ranmaru in a National Museum event called "Sengoku Fantasy", and on New Year's 2007, he played a young Horibe Yasubee in the NHK New Year's jidaigeki play. Though he has not appeared in many films, Saotome has a powerful fan following in the theatre, and his official fan club was established in 2006. He has said that he does not really understand his appeal, but is happy that people of all ages enjoy his performances. His appearance on the variety show D no Gekijō in late January 2007 was one of a number of his events which have generated an overwhelming fan response. It was arranged that he would reprise the same performance, a dance in a flower-decorated kimono, at the Taishōkan, soon afterward. The performance was sold out the next day. Many of his fellow performers from D no Gekijō and other events are said to have become fans of his as well, and make time in their busy schedules to attend his performances. Saotome has expressed a desire to play men's roles and to perform in more mainstream or traditional theatre, saying that he has never much cared for playing female roles. He recently got the chance to play the main lead in the delinquent film "Crows Explode" and he's trying to build his film and drama TV career besides his theatre life..
List Saotome Taichi Drama
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Futagashira
06/12/2017EP 5 -
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Knockin' on Locked Door (2023)
09/29/2023EP 9 -
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Shinai naru Boku e Satsui wo Komete (2022)
12/15/2022EP 9 -
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Roppongi Class (2022)
10/07/2022EP 13 -
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Fuujinshi (2022)
03/19/2022EP 9 -
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Last of the Wolves (2021)
08/09/2021EP 1 -
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Remote de Korosareru
08/04/2020EP 1 -
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Tokyo Single Man (Tokyo Dokushin Danshi)
11/11/2019EP 8 -
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Cold Case S2
01/02/2019EP 10 -
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BLEACH 2018
09/17/2018EP 1 -
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Crows Explode
12/07/2014EP 1 -
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Kuro No Onna Kyoushi
11/23/2014EP 10
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Recently Ongoing Drama
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My Dearest Nemesis (2025)
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Northward (2025)
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The First Frost (2025)
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The Best Thing (2025)
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The Outlaw Doctor (2025)
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The Art of Negotiation (2025)
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For Eagle Brothers (2025)
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Last Meal Universe (2025)
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The Witch (2025)
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The Boy Next World (2025)
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The Potato Lab (2025)
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Apollo no Uta (2025)
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GelBoys (2025)
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Flirt Milk (2025)
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Undercover High School (2025)
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Buried Hearts (2025)
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Kujaku no Dance, Dare ga Mita? – Who Saw the Peacock Dance in the Jungle? (2025)
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Ikinari Kon (Sudden Marriage) (2025)
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The Last Time (2025)
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Mother and Mom (2025)
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When Life Gives You Tangerines (2025)
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Criminal Scene (2025)
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Newtopia (2025)
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FC Soldout (2025)
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ThamePo Heart That Skips a Beat (2024)
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Eternal Butler (2024)
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Exclusive Love (2025)
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Love and Sword (2025)
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Club Friday Hot Love Issue: Love Bully (2025)
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Slay (2025)
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The Scandal of Chun Hwa (2025)
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Ang Mutya ng Section E (2025)
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Secret Relationship (2025)
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Impression of Youth (2025)
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Reverse with Me (2025)
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Hot Spot (2025)
Recently Completed Drama
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Us (2025)
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Si Jin (2025)
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Filter (2025)
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I’ll Turn Back This Time (2025)
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Kick Kick Kick Kick (2025)
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I Am Married…but! (2025)
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Family Matters (2024)
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Our Chocolate Moments (2025)
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Back for You (2025)
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The White Olive Tree (2025)
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Perfect Match (2025)
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Reopen My Journals (2025)
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Everlasting Longing (2025)
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Motel California (2025)
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Love Scout (2025)
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Sangmin Dinneaw (2024)
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Check in Hanyang (2024)
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City of Romance (2025)
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A Perfect Match (2025)
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Two Some Boys (2024)
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Unmasked (2025)
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Les Belles (2025)
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Love of the Divine Tree (2025)
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Futtara Doshaburi (2025)
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Study Group (2025)
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Melo Movie (2025)
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The Trauma Code: Heroes on Call (2025)
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I Am Nobody: The Showdown Between Yin & Yang (2025)
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Under the Moonlight (2025)
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The Blossoming Love (2025)
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Guardians of the Dafeng (2024)
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Winter Is Not the Death of Summer but the Birth of Spring (2024)
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Gangster Like Me Got a Boyfriend (2024)
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Light Shop (2024)
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Chasing the Wind (2024)
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The Renovation (2024)