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 by Amuse, Inc. His wife is actress Nana Eikura.^[1]

Kento Kaku
賀来 賢人
Born	(1989-07-03) 3 July 1989 (age 35) Tokyo, Japan
Citizenship	Japan
Occupation	Actor
Years active	2006–present
Agent	Amuse, Inc.
Notable work	From Today, It's My Turn!!
Height	1.79 m (5 ft 10+1⁄2 in)
Spouse	Nana Eikura ​ (m. 2016)​ [1]
Children	2
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.^[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

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

TV dramas

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

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

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

Stage

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

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

References

1. "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.
2. "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.
3. "シネマトゥデイ" (in Japanese). Retrieved 24 Aug 2017.
4. Q-sama! (in Japanese). 1 Aug 2011.
5. "男の履歴書 賀来賢人編" (in Japanese). Retrieved 24 Aug 2017.
6. "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.
7. "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.
8. "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.
9. "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.
10. "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 August 9, 2022.
11. "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.
12. "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.
13. "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.
14. "『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 August 9, 2022.
15. "『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 August 9, 2022.
16. "「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.
17. "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 January 5, 2022.
18. "賀来賢人主演・原案『忍びの家 House of Ninjas』、Netflixで2024年配信". 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.
21. "最高の人生の見つけ方". eiga.com. Retrieved August 8, 2022.
22. "ヲタクに恋は難しい". eiga.com. Retrieved August 8, 2022.
23. "新解釈・三國志". eiga.com. Retrieved August 8, 2022.
24. "金の国 水の国". 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.
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「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 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.
31. ""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.
32. "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)