Kento Kaku (賀来 賢人, Kaku Kento, born 3 July 1989) is a Japanese actor born in Tokyo. He has appeared in a number of feature films, television series, and stage productions. He is represented by Amuse, Inc. His wife is actress Nana Eikura.[1]
Kento Kaku | |
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賀来 賢人 | |
| Born | 3 July 1989 Tokyo, Japan |
| Citizenship | Japan |
| Occupation | Actor |
| Years active | 2006–present |
| Agent | Amuse, Inc. |
| Notable work |
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| Spouse | [1] |
| Children | 2 |
| Relatives | Chikako Kaku (aunt) |
| Website | Official website |
Biography
editHe made his acting debut in films in 2007. In 2009, he had his first lead role in the film Giniro no Ame. In 2012, he starred in the television drama Clover. He played the hero, Hanako's brother Kichitaro Ando in the Asadora Hanako to Anne broadcast in the first half of 2014. He later played in the 2015 Taiga drama Hana Moyu as Shinsengumi Okita Sōji.[2][3][4][5]
In April 2015, he was appointed a New Caledonia Tourism Goodwill Ambassador.[6]
Kaku's career took off from 2018 onwards, getting cast in leading roles for several series, resulted in his winning of the 2019 GQ Japan's Men of the Year Awards for Breakthrough Actor.[7]
Private life
editOn 7 August 2016, he announced that he had married actress Nana Eikura whom he co-starred with in TV drama Testimony of N.[1] They have two children.[8][9]
Filmography
editTV dramas
edit| Dates | Title | Role | Notes | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 | Clover | Hayabusato Misaki | Lead role | [5] |
| 2014 | Hanako and Anne | Kichitaro Ando | Asadora | [5] |
| Testimony of N | Nozomi Ando | [1] | ||
| 2015 | Burning Flower | Okita Sōji | Taiga drama | [5] |
| 2016 | 4-Gō Keibi | Mikio Kobayashi | [10] | |
| 2017 | Super Salaryman Mr. Saenai | Ikesugi | [10] | |
| Akira and Akira | Ryuma Kaido | [11] | ||
| My Lover's Secret | Akito Tachibana | [12] | ||
| Wani tokage gisu | Tadashi Hayashi | [13] | ||
| 2018 | Princess Jellyfish | Kai Fish | [10] | |
| From Today, It's My Turn!! | Takashi Mitsuhashi | Lead role | [14] | |
| 2019 | Afro Tanaka | Hiroshi Tanaka | Lead role | [14] |
| Nippon Noir | Kiyoharu Yusa | Lead role | [15] | |
| 2020 | Hanzawa Naoki | Masahiro Moriyama | [15] | |
| Daddy is My Classmate | Cameo | [16] | ||
| 2021 | Tokyo MER: Mobile Emergency Room | Nao Otowa | [17] | |
| 2024 | House of Ninjas | Haru Tawara | Lead role | [18] |
| Like a Dragon: Yakuza | Akira Nishikiyama | [19] |
Film
edit| Date | Title | Role | Notes | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2007 | Shindō | Kenji Shimizu | [10] | |
| Little DJ | Shuhei Yuki | [5] | ||
| 2008 | 700 Days of Battle: Us vs. the Police | Great Inoue | [5] | |
| 2009 | Giniro no Ame | Kazuya Hirai | Lead role | [5] |
| 2013 | I'll Give It My All... Tomorrow | Real store manager | [5] | |
| 2016 | Moriyamachu Driving School | Todoroki | Lead role | [20] |
| 2017 | The Disastrous Life of Saiki K. | Aren Kuboyaasu | [14] | |
| 2018 | Chihayafuru Part 3 | Hisashi Suo | [10] | |
| 2019 | The Bucket List | Teruo Miki | [21] | |
| 2020 | AI Amok | Satoru Nishimura | [14] | |
| Wotakoi: Love Is Hard for Otaku | Shinji Sakamoto | [22] | ||
| From Today, It's My Turn!! The Movie | Takashi Mitsuhashi | Lead role | [14] | |
| The Untold Tale of the Three Kingdoms | Zhou Yu | [23] | ||
| 2023 | Gold Kingdom and Water Kingdom | Naranbayar (voice) | Lead role | [24] |
| Tokyo MER: Mobile Emergency Room – The Movie | Nao Otowa | [17] | ||
| Spy × Family Code: White | Luka (voice) | [25][26] | ||
| 2024 | Midnight | Midnight | Lead role; short film | [27] |
| Saint Young Men: The Movie | Brahmā | [28] |
Dubbing
edit| Date | Title | Role | Notes | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | The Lion King | Simba | Lead role | [29] |
Stage
edit| Dates | Title | Role | Locations | Notes | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug–Sep 2017 | Young Frankenstein | Igor | Tokyo International Forum Hall C, Orix Theater | [30] | |
| 8–27 Dec 2017 | M&O plays Produce Nagareyama Bluebird | Honda Theater | [31] |
Awards and nominations
edit| Year | Award | Category | Work(s) | Result | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 45th Elan d'or Awards | Newcomer of the Year | Himself | Won | [32] |
References
edit- ^ a b c d "賀来賢人＆榮倉奈々が結婚 交際1年でゴールイン「とても幸せです」". Oricon Style (in Japanese). oricon ME. 8 August 2016. Retrieved 24 August 2017.
- ^ "連続テレビ小説「まれ」HP「太鳳カメラ」より" (in Japanese). Archived from the original on 5 March 2016. Retrieved 24 August 2017.
- ^ "シネマトゥデイ" (in Japanese). Retrieved 24 August 2017.
- ^ Q-sama! (in Japanese). 1 August 2011.
- ^ a b c d e f g h "男の履歴書 賀来賢人編" (in Japanese). Retrieved 24 August 2017.
- ^ "田丸麻紀、賀来賢人がニューカレドニア観光親善大使". nikkansports.com (in Japanese). Nikkan Sports Shimbun. 16 April 2015. Retrieved 24 August 2017.
- ^ "2019年の「GQ MEN OF THE YEAR」発表！──俳優・賀来賢人がブレイクスルー・アクター・オブ・ザ・イヤー賞を受賞！". GQ Japan (in Japanese). 21 November 2019.
- ^ "榮倉奈々、妊娠５カ月！結婚から１年でママに…夫・賀来賢人も大喜び". Sankei Sports (in Japanese). 15 March 2017. Retrieved 24 August 2017.
- ^ "榮倉奈々&賀来賢人に第1子誕生「この小さな命を全力でサポート」". Oricon Style (in Japanese). oricon ME. 15 June 2017. Retrieved 24 August 2017.
- ^ a b c d e "賀来賢人を覚醒させた"アゲメン"福田雄一監督『今日俺』で開放された演技派の魅力". Oricon. Retrieved 9 August 2022.
- ^ "池井戸潤原作ドラマ『アキラとあきら』小泉孝太郎、石丸幹二ら出演決定". Oricon Style (in Japanese). oricon ME. 20 April 2017. Retrieved 24 August 2017.
- ^ "賀来賢人、小出恵介降板の日テレドラマ代役で出演へ" (in Japanese). Nikkan Sports. 13 July 2017. Retrieved 24 August 2017.
- ^ "古谷実「わにとかげぎす」くりぃむしちゅー・有田哲平主演で7月にドラマ化". Comic Natalie (in Japanese). Natasha. 22 May 2017. Retrieved 24 August 2017.
- ^ a b c d e "『主人公を演じた賀来賢人は大躍進で注目！ドラマ＆映画「今日から俺は!!」を日テレプラスで一挙放送". The Television. Retrieved 9 August 2022.
- ^ a b "『半沢直樹』賀来賢人や今田美桜ら新キャストに注目 吉沢亮の再登場はあるのか？". Real Sound. Retrieved 9 August 2022.
- ^ "「今日から俺は!!」メンバー11人、ムロツヨシ主演「親バカ青春白書」に緊急参戦！". eiga.com. Retrieved 3 August 2020.
- ^ a b "鈴木亮平主演「TOKYO MER」映画化、賀来賢人や中条あやみも続投". Natalie. Retrieved 5 January 2022.
- ^ "賀来賢人主演・原案『忍びの家 House of Ninjas』、Netflixで2024年配信". Crank-in!. Retrieved 9 September 2022.
- ^ "Like a Dragon: Yakuza Live-Action Series Reveals 1st Trailer, Kento Kaku as Nishiki". Anime News Network. 27 July 2024. Retrieved 27 July 2024.
- ^ "真造圭伍「森山中教習所」映画化！野村周平＆賀来賢人が教習所に通うひと夏". Comic Natalie (in Japanese). 25 October 2015. Retrieved 24 August 2017.
- ^ "最高の人生の見つけ方". eiga.com. Retrieved 8 August 2022.
- ^ "ヲタクに恋は難しい". eiga.com. Retrieved 8 August 2022.
- ^ "新解釈・三國志". eiga.com. Retrieved 8 August 2022.
- ^ "金の国 水の国". eiga.com. Retrieved 13 July 2022.
- ^ Spy × Family Anime [@spyfamily_anime] (12 September 2023). "Gekijō-ban SPY×FAMILY CODE: White Gesuto Seiyū Jōhō Kaikin" 劇場版 SPY×FAMILY CODE: White ゲスト声優情報解禁 [Movie Spy × Family CODE: White Guest Voice Actors Announced] (Tweet) (in Japanese). Tokyo, Japan. Retrieved 12 September 2023 – via Twitter.
- ^ Rafael Antonio Pineda (12 September 2023). "SPY×FAMILY Code: White Film Casts Tomoya Nakamura, Kento Kaku". Anime News Network. Retrieved 12 September 2023.
- ^ "Osamu Tezuka's Midnight Manga Gets Live-Action Short Shot Entirely on iPhone". Anime News Network. 20 May 2024. Retrieved 21 May 2024.
- ^ "映画「聖☆おにいさん」新キャストに賀来賢人、岩田剛典、白石麻衣、勝地涼、佐藤二朗". Natalie. Retrieved 23 May 2024.
- ^ "ライオン･キング(2019)". Fukikaeru. Retrieved 30 August 2019.
- ^ "「ヤングフランケンシュタイン」追加キャストに賀来賢人「只々笑える作品を」". Stage Natalie (in Japanese). 16 January 2017. Retrieved 24 August 2017.
- ^ ""半径3km圏内の無間地獄"、赤堀雅秋新作に賀来賢人、太賀、柄本時生、若葉竜也". Stage Natalie (in Japanese). 19 May 2017. Retrieved 24 August 2017.
- ^ "エランドール新人賞に上白石萌音、浜辺美波、森七菜、賀来賢人ら コロナ禍で授賞式は中止". Sponichi. Retrieved 4 February 2021.
External links
edit- Profile by Amuse (in Japanese)
- Kento Kaku Official Blog (in Japanese)
- Kento Kaku on Instagram (in Japanese)
- Amuse, Inc. on Facebook (in Japanese)