My Take
Here's a guy who graduated from the University of Tokyo and then decided the best use of that brain was to bug out his eyes on camera and pretend to be a praying mantis, which I find genuinely delightful. Teruyuki Kagawa is one of those actors who quietly hijacks a scene the second he shows up in a supporting role, and the two Blue Ribbon awards tell me it's not just intensity, the man can actually act. What gets me is the range of it all: he throws himself fully into kabuki, lends his voice to animation, and then turns up beaming on a kids' insect show like a total goofball. That mix of relentless, almost scary commitment to the craft and a slightly unhinged, lovable goofiness is exactly what makes him so watchable to me.
Overview
Teruyuki Kagawa is a Japanese actor, kabuki performer, voice actor, and television host born on December 7, 1965, in Tokyo. He attended Gyosei Junior and Senior High School before graduating from the University of Tokyo. A versatile and highly regarded screen presence, he won the Blue Ribbon Award for Best Supporting Actor twice, in 2001 and 2007, demonstrating both range and consistent critical recognition across his career.
1. Profile
- Name (English)
- Teruyuki Kagawa
- Name (Japanese)
- 香川照之
- Reading
- かがわ てるゆき
- Born
- December 7, 1965 (age 60)
- Zodiac / Chinese zodiac
- Sagittarius / Snake (巳)
- Origin
- Tokyo, Japan
- Blood type
- Private
- Height
- 171 cm
- Agency
- Private
- Active years
- Unknown
- Occupation
- Actor / Kabuki Actor / Voice Actor / Television Host / Color Commentator
2. Background
- Elementary school
- Private
- Junior high
- Private
- High school
- Gyosei Junior and Senior High School
- University
- University of Tokyo
- Debut
- Unknown
Awards & achievements
- 2001 — Blue Ribbon Award, Best Supporting Actor
- 2007 — Blue Ribbon Award, Best Supporting Actor
3. Relationships
- Spouse
- Private
- Children
- Private
- Parents
- Private
- Siblings
- Private
4. Personality
Motto
Private
6. Links
- Official sitehttp://lotus-roots.co.jp/kagawa/
- Instagramhttps://www.instagram.com/insect.collection/
- Xhttps://x.com/_teruyukikagawa
- Wikipedia (Japanese)https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E9%A6%99%E5%B7%9D%E7%85%A7%E4%B9%8B
7. About this entry
Tags
- Last updated
- 2026-06-02
Facts are limited to publicly available information up to 2024; non-public items are marked "Private / Unknown". English text is machine-assisted (facts translated by Sonnet, "My Take" written by Opus 4.8). The Japanese page is the source of record.