Kento Kaku
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 with Amuse, Inc. His wife is actress Nana Eikura.
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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| Height | 178 cm (5 ft 10 in) |
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| Spouse(s) | |
| Children | 1 |
| Relatives | Chikako Kaku (aunt) |
| Website | Official website |
Biography
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.[1][2][3][4]
In April 2015, he was appointed a New Caledonia Tourism Goodwill Ambassador.[5]
Kaku's career has 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.[6]
Private life
On 7 August 2016, he announced that he had married actress Nana Eikura whom he co-starred with in TV drama N no tame ni.[7] They have one child.[8][9]
Filmography
TV dramas
| Dates | Title | Role | Network | Notes | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 2008 | Tokyo Girl: Sepia-hen: Sayonara Shōjo | BS-TBS | |||
| 24 May 2008 | Tokyo Girl: Erena Mizusawa: Suki to Ienai | ||||
| Jun 2008 | The Prologue: Nukumīzu 7: The Boy In Wonderland | Mitsuru | Fuji TV On Demand | ||
| Jul–Sep 2008 | Taiyo to Umi no Kyoshitsu | Keigo Tomino | CX | ||
| 1–9 Nov 2008 | Southern 30th×NTV 55th Drama the Naminori Restaurant | Detchi-kun | NTV | ||
| 28 Mar 2009 | Gokusen: 3-Nen D-gumi Sotsugyō Special | Junpei Mochizuki | |||
| Nov–Dec 2009 | Samurai High School | Jin Iwanaga | |||
| Apr–Jun 2010 | Tumbling | Keiji Nippori | TBS | ||
| Oct–Dec 2010 | Q10 | Satoshi Kageyama | NTV | ||
| Apr–Jun 2011 | Asuko March: Asuka Kōgyō Kōkō Monogatari | Makoto Tamaki | EX | ||
| 23 Apr 2011 | Young: Black Jack | Katsuya Tatsumi | NTV | ||
| 13 Aug 2011 | Saigo no Kizuna: Okinawa Hikisaka reta Kyōdai -Tekketsukin Nōtai to nikkei Amerika-hei no Shinsō- | Yosuke | CX | ||
| 16 Sep 2011 | Yūsha Yoshihiko to Maō no Shiro | Policeman | TX | Episode 11 | |
| 9 Dec 2011 | Ranma ½ | Ranma Saotome (male) | NTV | ||
| Apr–Jun 2012 | Clover | Hayabusato Misaki | TX | Lead role | |
| 7, 14 Jul 2012 | Ghost Mama Sōsa-sen: Boku to Mama no Fushigina 100-nichi | Takeru Sano | NTV | Episodes 1 and 2 | |
| 19 Jan – 23 Mar 2013 | Nakuna, Hara-chan | Makihiro | |||
| 5, 6 Apr 2013 | Jo Nobunaga | Oda Nobuyuki | CX | ||
| 30 Oct 2013 | Dandarin: Rōdō Kijun Kantoku-kan | Takashi Karasawa | NTV | Episode 5 | |
| Apr–Sep 2014 | Hanako to Anne | Kichitaro Ando | NHK G | Asadora | |
| Jul–Sep 2014 | A Chef of Nobunaga | Takeda Katsuyori | EX | ||
| 5 Oct – 16 Nov 2014 | Sakuya no Curry, Ashita no Pan | Hideoo Takeuchi | NHK BS Premium | ||
| 17 Oct – 19 Dec 2014 | N no tame ni | Nozomi Ando | TBS | ||
| 18 Oct 2014 | Hanako to Anne Spin-off Special: Asaichi no Yome-san | Kichitaro Ando | NHK BS Premium | ||
| 11–15 Dec 2015 | The Eternal Zero | Kiyotaka Nagai | TX | ||
| Jun 2015 | Hana Moyu | Okita Sōji | NHK | Taiga drama | |
| Jan–Feb 2016 | Doyō Drama Nigeru Onna | Junya Ando | NHK G | ||
| Apr–Jun 2016 | Good Partner: Muteki no Bengoshi | Yusaku Atami | EX | ||
| 14 Jan – 18 Mar 2017 | Super Salaryman Saenai-shi | Ikesugi | NTV | ||
| 8 Apr – 20 May | 4-Gō Keibi | Mikio Kobayashi | NHK G | ||
| 8 Jul 2017 – | Akira to Akira | Ryuma Kaido | Wowow | [10] | |
| 16 Jul 2017 – | My Lover's Secret | Akito Tachibana | NTV | [11] | |
| 19 Jul 2017 – | Wani tokage gisu | Tadashi Hayashi | TBS | [12] | |
| 2018 | Princess Jellyfish | Kai Fish | Fuji TV | ||
| From Today, It's My Turn!! | Takashi Mitsuhashi | NTV | Lead role | ||
| 2019 | Afro Tanaka | Hiroshi Tanaka | Wowow | ||
| Nippon Noir | Kiyoharu Yusa | NTV | |||
| 2020 | Hanzawa Naoki | Masahiro Moriyama | TBS | ||
| Daddy is My Classmate | NTV | Cameo | [13] | ||
Documentaries
| Dates | Title | Network | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 8 Oct 2016 – | Yume no Kagi | BS-TBS | Narration (in charge of the week with Keisuke Koide) |
Film
| Date | Title | Role | Notes | Ref. |
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| Apr 2007 | Shindō | Kenji Shimizu | ||
| Dec 2007 | Little DJ: Chīsa na Koi no Monogatari | Shuhei Yuki | ||
| Apr 2008 | Boku-tachi to Chūzai-san no 700-nichi Sensō | Great Inoue | ||
| Jul 2009 | Gokusen: The Movie | Junpei Mochizuki | ||
| Aug 2009 | Onna no Ko Monogatari | Toshio Katagiri | ||
| The Game: Boy's Film Show | ||||
| Nov 2009 | Giniro no Ame | Kazuya Hirai | Lead role | |
| Apr 2010 | Umi no Kingyo | Keiichi Ise | ||
| Bushido Sixteen | Takumi Oka | |||
| Jun 2010 | Soft Boy | Noguchi | ||
| Aug 2010 | The Game: Boy's Film Show: 2010 | |||
| Kamisama Help! | Shigeru Kobashi | |||
| Jun 2011 | Paradise Kiss | Arashi Nagase | ||
| Oct 2011 | Shuffle | Gengoro Todoroki (Ellery) | ||
| Nov 2011 | Gal Basara: Sengoku Jidai wa Kengai Desu | Kohei | ||
| Jun 2013 | I'll Give It My All... Tomorrow | Real store manager | ||
| May 2014 | Oh! Father | Masuji | ||
| 2016 | Moriyamachu Driving School | Todoroki | Lead role | [14] |
| 2017 | The Disastrous Life of Saiki K. | Aren Kuboyaasu | ||
| 2018 | Chihayafuru Part 3 | Hisashi Suo | ||
| 2019 | The Bucket List | Teruo Miki | ||
| 2020 | AI Amok | Satoru Nishimura | ||
| Wotakoi: Love Is Hard for Otaku | Shinji Sakamoto | |||
| From Today, It's My Turn!! The Movie | Takashi Mitsuhashi | Lead role | ||
| The Untold Tale of the Three Kingdoms | Zhou Yu | |||
Dubbing
| Date | Title | Role | Notes | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | The Lion King | Simba | Lead role | [15] |
Stage
| Dates | Title | Role | Locations | Notes | Ref. |
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| 11–19 Oct 2011 | avex live creative stage Smart Motorrian Kōza | Shinji Komiyama | The Galaxy Theatre | ||
| 9–22 Jan 2012 | Monty Python no Spamalot | Sir Galahad | Akasaka ACT Theater | ||
| 29 Apr – 10 Jun 2012 | Romeo & Juliet | Tybolt | Akasaka ACT Theater, Theater Brava! | ||
| 30 Oct – 2 Dec 2012 | Rent | Mark | Theatre Creation | Lead role | |
| 29 Aug – 23 Sep 2013 | Akuryō -Gejo no Koi- | Hachiman | Honda Theater, Theater Drama City, Meitetsu Hall | ||
| 27 May – 3 Sep | Gekidan Shin Kan-sen 35th Anniversary All-Star Champion Festival Goemon vs Troubled | Andrew Takarada | |||
| 24 Jul – 11 Sep | cube presents Hitler, Saigo no 20000-nen –Hotondo, Nanimonai– | Gabriel | Honda Theater, Kitakyushu Arts Theater, Theater Drama City, Lyutopia Theater | ||
| Aug–Sep 2017 | Young Frankenstein | Igor | Tokyo International Forum Hall C, Orix Theater | [16] | |
| 8–27 Dec 2017 | M&O plays Produce Nagareyama Bluebird | Honda Theater | [17] |
Internet dramas
| Date | Title | Role | Website | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2008 | teddy bear | Naruya Tsukamoto | Mahō no i Land | |
| 8 Mar 2010 | Happy! School Days! | Wataru Murakami | Lismo Channel, au | episode.2 "Hello Goodbye" |
| 2016 | Uchū no Shigoto | Rukini Aoyama | Amazon Prime Video |
Advertisements
| Dates | Product | Notes | Ref. |
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| 2006 | Konami Nintendo DS Winning Eleven | ||
| Benesse Shinkenzemi High School Course | |||
| 2008 | Rohto Pharmaceutical Rohto Lise "Expectation?" | ||
| 2009 | NTT DoCoMo "docomo Style series" Style Illumination | As Maki Horikita's boyfriend | |
| Aug 2010 | Russ K | Image character | |
| 2010 | ASICS | ||
| 2013 | 109Men's | Image model | |
| Feb 2015 – | Tokyo Bookmark | Image character | |
| Apr 2015 – | Pocari Sweat Aeon Water | ||
| 2016 | Mobile Strike | [18] |
Music videos
| Year | Artist | Song | Co-star |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2008 | Lisa Halim feat.Jay'Ed | Setsunai kurai, Aishiteta. | Mirei Kiritani |
| 2009 | ghostnote | Amanogawa | Kaoru Hirata |
Bibliography
Photo albums
| Date | Title | Publisher |
|---|---|---|
| 3 Jul 2010 | Yori michi. | Wani Books |
Magazine serialisations
| Dates | Title | Publisher |
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| Apr–Jun 2010 | Cutie Kento Kaku no Tokyo Date Biyori | Takarajimasha |
| Apr 2010 – Mar 2011 | Junon Kento Kaku no Kaku Inochi | Shufu to Seikatsu Sha |
Awards
| Year | Award | Category | Work(s) | Result | Ref |
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| 2021 | 45th Elan d'or Awards | Newcomer of the Year | Himself | Won | [19] |
References
- "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 Aug 2017.
- "シネマトゥデイ" (in Japanese). Retrieved 24 Aug 2017.
- Q-sama! (in Japanese). 1 Aug 2011.
- "男の履歴書 賀来賢人編" (in Japanese). Retrieved 24 Aug 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 Apr 2015. Retrieved 24 Aug 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.
- "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 Aug 2016. Retrieved 24 Aug 2017.
- "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 Mar 2017. Retrieved 24 Aug 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 Jun 2017. Retrieved 24 Aug 2017.
- "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 Apr 2017. Retrieved 24 Aug 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 Jul 2017. Retrieved 24 Aug 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 Aug 2017.
- "「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 August 3, 2020.
- "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 Oct 2015. Retrieved 24 Aug 2017.
- "ライオン･キング(2019)". Fukikaeru. Retrieved August 30, 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 Jan 2017. Retrieved 24 Aug 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 Aug 2017.
- "賀来賢人、結婚後初の公の場 祝福に笑顔で感謝「ありがとうございます」". Oricon Style (in Japanese). 15 Sep 2016. Retrieved 24 Aug 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 February 4, 2021.
External links
- Profile by Amuse (in Japanese)
- Kento Kaku Official Blog (in Japanese)
- Kento Kaku on Instagram (in Japanese)
- Amuse, Inc. on Facebook (in Japanese)
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