Win Morisaki

Win Morisaki (森崎ウィン, Morisaki Win, Burmese: မိုရီဆာကီဝင်း; born August 20, 1990[1]) is a Burmese singer. He is the lead vocalist of PrizmaX, a J-pop idol boy band. He has appeared in films and television dramas in Japan and Myanmar, as well as in the American film Ready Player One (2018).[2][3][4]

Win Morisaki
  • 森崎ウィン
  • မိုရီဆာကီဝင်း
Morisaki at WonderCon 2018
Morisaki at WonderCon 2018
Background information
Birth nameWin Kyaw Htoo
Born (1990-08-20) August 20, 1990 (age 33)
Yangon, Myanmar
GenresJ-pop
Occupation(s)
  • Singer
  • Actor
Instrument(s)Vocals
Years active2008–present
LabelsStardust Promotion
Member ofPrizmaX
WebsiteStardust JP

Early life and education

Morisaki was born Win Kyaw Htoo (ဝင်းကျော်ထူး),[5] nicknamed Ah Win, 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 ten, when he moved to Japan to join his parents.[6] Morisaki was scouted at the age of 14 to join the entertainment industry.[6][7]

Career

In 2008, Morisaki joined J-pop idol boy band PrizmaX, managed by Stardust Promotion. In August 2010, he became a member of NAKED BOYZ together with other PrizmaX members (except Tsubasa Shimada), but withdrew at the end of the year.[8][better source needed] Morisaki made his film debut in the Yutaka Ozaki film Sherry in 2012.[9][better source needed] He was selected as the first radio personality at FM Yokohama in April 2015.[10][better source needed]

Morisaki made his Hollywood debut in Steven Spielberg's Ready Player One (2018) as Daito.[11][12]

Morisaki played a small supporting role alongside Wutt Hmone Shwe Yi in a Burmese-language film, Zati Myay (ဇာတိမြေ), directed by Kyi Phyu Shin.[13] [better source needed] He received 'Popular awards' from Shwe FM's 8th Anniversary on October 1, 2017.[better source needed]

In August 2018, he was appointed a Myanmar tourism ambassador.[better source needed]

Morisaki in April 2013.

In 2022, Morisaki served as the performer for the TV Asahi tokusatsu series Avataro Sentai Donbrothers with the songs “Ore koso Only One” (Opening theme) and “Don't Boo! Donbrothers“ (Ending theme).

Filmography

Film

YearTitleRoleNotesRef
2009Gokusen: The MovieMakoto Igarashi
ParadeMakoto
2010Shodo GirlsMakoto Ichinose
Thriller RestaurantKaoru Minakami
2011Tengoku Kara no YellKai Inoha
2014SherryJunichi SatoLead role
2016Kidan Piece of DarknessKentarou
2018Ready Player OneDaito
My Country My HomeKimura Aung
Kujira no Shima no WasuremonoKoa GuenLead role
No Matter How Much My Mom Hates MeKimitsu
2019Listen to the UniverseMasaru C Levy Anatole[14]
Children of the SeaAnglade (voice)
2020Humanoid Monster BelaKōsukeLead role
2021My Father's TracksTaiga KitamuraLead role[15]
Tom and Sawyer in the CityHiroyuki Yanagawa[16]
2022Usogui: Lie EaterLeo[17]
Violence ActionKaneko[18]
Love Life[19]
2023Red Shoes[20]
Oshorin[21]
2024Mobile Suit Gundam SEED FreedomGriffin Arbalest (voice)[22]
The Dancing OkamiJōji[23]
Don't Lose Your Head!Horibe Yasubee[24]
MaruMo[25]

Television

YearTitleRoleNotesRef
2008Tokyo GirlTakashi
Gakkō ja Oshierarenai!Nishikawa Tomu
2009Gokusen 3 Graduation Special '09Igarashi MakotoTelevision special
Kamen Rider WDango Inamoto2 episodes
2012Ghost Mama SousasenKitajima RyoEpisode 1.8
2012–13Ten no HakobuneDin
2013Namonaki DokuShin Kasai
2014Petero no SoretsuShin KasaiEpisode 1
2018Ready Player One LIVE at SXSWHimself
Made in HollywoodHimselfEpisode: "Ready Player One/Midnight Sun/Final Portrait"
Miss SherlockBartenderEpisode: "The First Case"
HagetakaKoichi Amenaki
Tokyo Blood Type House
2023The Makanai: Cooking for the Maiko HouseIwai Masaru
What Will You Do, Ieyasu?Tokugawa HidetadaTaiga drama[26]

Video games

YearTitleRoleNotes
2020Death Come TrueNozomu Kuji[27]

Dubbing

Awards

YearAwardCategoryWorkResultRef
201932nd Nikkan Sports Film AwardsBest Supporting ActorListen to the UniverseNominated
Star awardsSpecial award(performance)HimselfWon
202043rd Japan Academy Film PrizeNewcomer of the YearListen to the UniverseWon
202175th Mainichi Film AwardsBest ActorThe Real ThingNominated[29]

References