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Kento Kaku

Kento Kaku (賀来かく 賢人けんじん, 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
賀来かく 賢人けんじん
Born (1989-07-03) 3 July 1989 (age 35)
Tokyo, Japan
CitizenshipJapan
OccupationActor
Years active2006–present
AgentAmuse, Inc.
Notable work
  • From Today, It's My Turn!!
Height1.79 m (5 ft 10+1⁄2 in)
Spouse
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(m. 2016)​
[1]
Children2
RelativesChikako Kaku (aunt)
WebsiteOfficial website

Biography

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He 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

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On 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

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TV dramas

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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

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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

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Date Title Role Notes Ref.
2019 The Lion King Simba Lead role [29]

Stage

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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

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Year Award Category Work(s) Result Ref.
2021 45th Elan d'or Awards Newcomer of the Year Himself Won [32]

References

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  1. ^ a b c d "賀来かく賢人けんじん＆榮さかえ倉くら奈々ななが結婚けっこん 交際こうさい1年ねんでゴールイン「とても幸しあわせです」". Oricon Style (in Japanese). oricon ME. 8 Aug 2016. Retrieved 24 Aug 2017.
  2. ^ "連続れんぞくテレビ小説しょうせつ「まれ」HP「太ふとし鳳おおとりカメラ」より" (in Japanese). Archived from the original on 5 March 2016. Retrieved 24 Aug 2017.
  3. ^ "シネマトゥデイ" (in Japanese). Retrieved 24 Aug 2017.
  4. ^ Q-sama! (in Japanese). 1 Aug 2011.
  5. ^ a b c d e f g h "男おとこの履歴りれき書しょ 賀来かく賢人けんじん編へん" (in Japanese). Retrieved 24 Aug 2017.
  6. ^ "田丸たまる麻紀まき、賀来かく賢人けんじんがニューカレドニア観光かんこう親善しんぜん大使たいし". nikkansports.com (in Japanese). Nikkan Sports Shimbun. 16 Apr 2015. Retrieved 24 Aug 2017.
  7. ^ "2019年ねんの「GQ MEN OF THE YEAR」発表はっぴょう！──俳優はいゆう・賀来かく賢人けんじんがブレイクスルー・アクター・オブ・ザ・イヤー賞しょうを受賞じゅしょう！". GQ Japan (in Japanese). 21 November 2019.
  8. ^ "榮さかえ倉くら奈々なな、妊娠にんしん５カ月かげつ！結婚けっこんから１年ねんでママに…夫おっと・賀来かく賢人けんじんも大だい喜よろこび". Sankei Sports (in Japanese). 15 Mar 2017. Retrieved 24 Aug 2017.
  9. ^ "榮さかえ倉くら奈々なな&賀来かく賢人けんじんに第だい1子し誕生たんじょう「この小ちいさな命いのちを全力ぜんりょくでサポート」". Oricon Style (in Japanese). oricon ME. 15 Jun 2017. Retrieved 24 Aug 2017.
  10. ^ a b c d e "賀来かく賢人けんじんを覚醒かくせいさせた"アゲメン"福田ふくだ雄一ゆういち監督かんとく『今日きょう俺おれ』で開放かいほうされた演技えんぎ派はの魅力みりょく". Oricon. Retrieved August 9, 2022.
  11. ^ "池ち井戸いど潤じゅん原作げんさくドラマ『アキラとあきら』小泉こいずみ孝太郎こうたろう、石丸いしまる幹みき二にら出演しゅつえん決定けってい". Oricon Style (in Japanese). oricon ME. 20 Apr 2017. Retrieved 24 Aug 2017.
  12. ^ "賀来かく賢人けんじん、小出こいで恵めぐみ介かい降板こうばんの日にっテレドラマ代役だいやくで出演しゅつえんへ" (in Japanese). Nikkan Sports. 13 Jul 2017. Retrieved 24 Aug 2017.
  13. ^ "古谷ふるや実みのる「わにとかげぎす」くりぃむしちゅー・有田ありた哲あきら平ひら主演しゅえんで7月がつにドラマ化か". Comic Natalie (in Japanese). Natasha. 22 May 2017. Retrieved 24 Aug 2017.
  14. ^ a b c d e "『主人公しゅじんこうを演えんじた賀来かく賢人けんじんは大だい躍進やくしんで注目ちゅうもく！ドラマ＆映画えいが「今日きょうから俺おれは!!」を日にっテレプラスで一挙いっきょ放送ほうそう". The Television. Retrieved August 9, 2022.
  15. ^ a b "『半沢はんざわ直樹なおき』賀来かく賢人けんじんや今田いまだ美よし桜さくらら新しんキャストに注目ちゅうもく 吉沢よしざわ亮あきらの再さい登場とうじょうはあるのか？". Real Sound. Retrieved August 9, 2022.
  16. ^ "「今日きょうから俺おれは!!」メンバー11人にん、ムロツヨシ主演しゅえん「親おやバカ青春せいしゅん白書はくしょ」に緊急きんきゅう参戦さんせん！". eiga.com. Retrieved August 3, 2020.
  17. ^ a b "鈴木すずき亮平りょうへい主演しゅえん「TOKYO MER」映画えいが化か、賀来かく賢人けんじんや中条ちゅうじょうあやみも続投ぞくとう". Natalie. Retrieved January 5, 2022.
  18. ^ "賀来かく賢人けんじん主演しゅえん・原案げんあん『忍しのびの家いえ House of Ninjas』、Netflixで2024年ねん配信はいしん". Crank-in!. Retrieved September 9, 2022.
  19. ^ "Like a Dragon: Yakuza Live-Action Series Reveals 1st Trailer, Kento Kaku as Nishiki". Anime News Network. 2024-07-27. Retrieved 2024-07-27.
  20. ^ "真しん造づくり圭けい伍ご「森山中もりやまなか教習所きょうしゅうじょ」映画えいが化か！野村のむら周平しゅうへい＆賀来かく賢人けんじんが教習所きょうしゅうじょに通かようひと夏なつ". Comic Natalie (in Japanese). 25 Oct 2015. Retrieved 24 Aug 2017.
  21. ^ "最高さいこうの人生じんせいの見みつけ方かた". eiga.com. Retrieved August 8, 2022.
  22. ^ "ヲタクに恋こいは難むずかしい". eiga.com. Retrieved August 8, 2022.
  23. ^ "新しん解釈かいしゃく・三國志さんごくし". eiga.com. Retrieved August 8, 2022.
  24. ^ "金きんの国くに 水すいの国くに". eiga.com. Retrieved July 13, 2022.
  25. ^ Spy × Family Anime [@spyfamily_anime] (12 September 2023). "Gekijō-ban SPY×FAMILY CODE: White Gesuto Seiyū Jōhō Kaikin" 劇場げきじょう版ばん SPY×FAMILY CODE: White ゲスト声優せいゆう情報じょうほう解禁かいきん [Movie Spy × Family CODE: White Guest Voice Actors Announced] (Tweet) (in Japanese). Tokyo, Japan. Retrieved 12 September 2023 – via Twitter.
  26. ^ Rafael Antonio Pineda (12 September 2023). "SPY×FAMILY Code: White Film Casts Tomoya Nakamura, Kento Kaku". Anime News Network. Retrieved 12 September 2023.
  27. ^ "Osamu Tezuka's Midnight Manga Gets Live-Action Short Shot Entirely on iPhone". Anime News Network. 2024-05-20. Retrieved 2024-05-21.
  28. ^ "映画えいが「聖きよし☆おにいさん」新しんキャストに賀来かく賢人けんじん、岩田いわた剛つよし典てん、白石しらいし麻衣まい、勝地しょうち涼すずし、佐藤さとう二に朗ろう". Natalie. Retrieved May 23, 2024.
  29. ^ "ライオン･キング(2019)". Fukikaeru. Retrieved August 30, 2019.
  30. ^ "「ヤングフランケンシュタイン」追加ついかキャストに賀来かく賢人けんじん「只ただ々笑わらえる作品さくひんを」". Stage Natalie (in Japanese). 16 Jan 2017. Retrieved 24 Aug 2017.
  31. ^ ""半径はんけい3km圏内けんないの無む間あいだ地獄じごく"、赤堀あかほり雅みやび秋あき新作しんさくに賀来かく賢人けんじん、太賀たが、柄本えもと時じ生せい、若葉わかば竜也たつや". Stage Natalie (in Japanese). 19 May 2017. Retrieved 24 Aug 2017.
  32. ^ "エランドール新人しんじん賞しょうに上うえ白石しらいし萌もえ音おん、浜辺はまべ美波みなみ、森もり七なな菜さい、賀来かく賢人けんじんら コロナ禍かで授賞じゅしょう式しきは中止ちゅうし". Sponichi. Retrieved February 4, 2021.
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