Shunji Igarashi (五十嵐 隼士, Igarashi Shunji, born August 7, 1986) is a Japanese chef and former actor known for his role as Mirai Hibino/Ultraman Mebius in the 2006-2007 tokusatsu series Ultraman Mebius and several spin-offs in the Ultra Series following that.
[2] Igarashi was so fond of his work in the series that he eventually incorporated the Möbius strip sign "∞" to his autograph.
With the end of Mebius in March 2007, Igarashi turned his focus to television series and invested on broadening his work.
The heroic Mirai of Mebius was followed by diverse characters such as the young psychopath Otoya in the adult drama Watashitachi no Kyokasho, the naive otaku Shinji in the teenage comedy Hana-Kimi and the lively street musician Mitsuru in the late night suspense Shigeshoshi, allowing Igarashi to develop his acting through various genres and different character types.
After the successful release of D*Date's 2013 single "Glory Days", Igarashi Shunji declared his retirement by the end of November 2013 from the Entertainment Industry in one of the D8Date live performances.