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Ryuji Sainei is a television actor, born on October 8, 1981 in Higashihiroshima, Hiroshima Prefecture, Japan. As of 2026, Ryuji Sainei is 44 years old. Schooling on record includes Meiji University.
My Take
For a certain generation of Japanese kids, Ryuji Sainei will always be Ban Akaza, the red ranger of Tokusou Sentai Dekaranger in 2004. Super Sentai is a strange launchpad: it hands a young actor instant national recognition and a costume-shaped ceiling in the same year. Plenty of people never escape it. What I find quietly telling about Sainei is what came after. He left Horipro at the end of 2014 and went freelance, then in April 2015 changed how he writes his name, swapping the kanji for hiragana while keeping the pronunciation identical. To an outsider that sounds like nothing. To anyone who has watched Japanese entertainment up close, it reads as a deliberate line drawn between one chapter and the next, made at an age when most performers are told to protect their brand rather than redraw it. Born in Higashihiroshima and educated at Meiji University, he has built the kind of steady television career that does not generate headlines. Longevity in that industry is not luck. It is a choice repeated year after year.
1. Profile
- Name (English)
- Ryuji Sainei
- Name (Japanese)
- さいねい龍二
- Reading
- さいねい りゅうじ
- Born
- October 8, 1981 (age 44)
- Zodiac / Chinese zodiac
- Libra / Rooster
- Origin
- Higashihiroshima, Hiroshima Prefecture, Japan
- Occupation
- actor / television actor
2. Background
- University
- Meiji University
3. Links
4. About this entry
Tags
- Last updated
- 2026-08-07
Facts are limited to publicly available information up to 2024; non-public or unconfirmed items are omitted. English text is machine-assisted (facts translated by Sonnet, "My Take" written by Opus 4.8). The Japanese page is the source of record.
Frequently asked questions
When was Ryuji Sainei born?
Born October 8, 1981 (age 44).
Where is Ryuji Sainei from?
Ryuji Sainei is from Higashihiroshima, Hiroshima Prefecture, Japan.
What does Ryuji Sainei do?
Ryuji Sainei works as actor, television actor.
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