Sosuke Ikematsu

Sōsuke Ikematsu (池松 壮亮, Ikematsu Sōsuke) (born July 9, 1990) is a Japanese actor, television, and theatre actor best known for his role as Higen, the young nephew of samurai leader Katsumoto, in the 2003 film The Last Samurai.

Sōsuke Ikematsu
Born	(1990-07-09) July 9, 1990 (age 34) Fukuoka, Fukuoka, Japan
Occupation	Actor
Years active	2001–present
Agent	Horipro ( Agosto 2023) Freelance Septiembre 2023-Actualidad
Known for	The Last Samurai
Website	Horipro

Life and career

Born in Fukuoka, Fukuoka Prefecture, Japan, on July 9, 1990, Ikematsu landed his first film role in the blockbuster hit The Last Samurai at the age of 13.^[1] He has since gone on to star in four feature-length films in Japan.^[1] Ikematsu graduated from Noma Junior High School in Minami-ku, Fukuoka City, Fukuoka in March 2006.^[1]

Filmography

Film

• The Last Samurai (2003) - Higen
• Tetsujin 28: The Movie (2005) - Shōtarō
• Otoko-tachi no Yamato (2005) - Atsushi
• Udon - Shōta Mizusawa (2006)
• Yoru no Pikunikku (2006) - Junya Sakaki
• Genghis Khan: To the Ends of the Earth and Sea (2007)
• Sand Chronicles (2008) - Daigo Kitamura
• Dive!! - Yōichi (2008)
• Good Bye, My Secret Friend (2009) - adult Yoshio
• Shin-san - Mamoru (2009)
• Looking up at the Half-Moon (2010) - Yūichi
• Drucker in the Dug-Out (2011) - Jirō
• Ike! Danshi Kōkō Engekibu (2011) - Kaji
• Yokomichi Yonosuke (2013)
• Love's Whirlpool (2014) - Isamu (the NEET)
• Pale Moon (2014)^[2]
• The Vancouver Asahi (2014) - Frank Nojima^[3]
• My Hawaiian Discovery (2014)
• Our Family (2014)
• Mozu (2015)
• Our Huff and Puff Journey (2015)
• A Cappella - Wataru Dōmoto (2016)
• The Shell Collector (2016)
• Destruction Babies (2016)
• After the Storm (2016)
• Someone's Xylophone (2016)
• Seto & Utsumi - Utsumi (2016)
• Death Note: Light Up the New World (2016) - Ryūzaki
• The Long Excuse (2016) - Kishimoto
• The Tokyo Night Sky Is Always the Densest Shade of Blue (2017) - Shinji
• Samurai's Promise (2018)
• You, Your, Yours (2018)
• Shoplifters (2018)
• Killing (2018)
• We Are Little Zombies (2019)
• Miyamoto (2019) - Hiroshi Miyamoto
• Almost a Miracle (2019) - Yōhei Yoshitaka
• A Girl Missing (2019) - Kazumichi
• Talking the Pictures (2019) - Buntarō Futagawa^[4]
• The Asian Angel (2021)
• 1921 (2021)^[5]
• Yanagawa (2021)^[6]
• Just Remembering - Teruo (2022)^[7]
• Shin Kamen Rider - Takeshi Hongo (2023)^[8]
• Okiku and the World (2023)^[9]
• Between the White Key and the Black Key (2023)^[10]
• Masked Hearts (2023)^[11]
• My Sunshine (2024) - Arakawa^[12]
• Baby Assassins: Nice Days (2024) - Kaede Fuyumura^[13]
• The Real You (2024) - Sakuya Ishikawa^[14]
• Bullets, Bones and Blocked Noses: The Movie (2025)^[15]
• Ravens (2025) - Shoda^[16]
• Frontline (2025) - Haruto Sanada^[17]

Television

• Yoshitsune (2005) - young Minamoto no Yoritomo^[18]
• Shinsengumi!! Hijikata Toshizō Saigo no Ichi-nichi (2006) - Ichimura Tetsunosuke
• Fūrin Kazan (2007) - young Takeda Shingen and Suwa Katsuyori^[19]
• Inochi no Shima (2009) - Tōru
• The Three Musketeers (2009-2010) - D'Artagnan (voice)
• 15 Sai no Shiganhei (2010) - Masami Fujiyama
• Q10 - Takehiko Kubo (2010)
• Tomehane! Suzuri Kōkō Shodōbu (2010) - Yukari Ōe
• Mozu (2014) - Shingai Kazuhiko
• Sherlock Holmes (2014-2015) - Jack Stapleton (voice)
• Death Note: New Generation (2016) - Ryūzaki
• Kindaichi Kosuke Tōjō! (2016) - Kosuke Kindaichi (2016)^[20]
• Silver and Gold (2017) - Tetsuo Morita
• The Supporting Actors (2017) - Himself
• Miyamoto kara Kimi e (2018) - Hiroshi Miyamoto
• Anata no Soba de Ashita ga Warau (2021)^[21]
• Bullets, Bones and Blocked Noses (2021) - Ippei Aoba^[22]
• Modern Love Tokyo (2022)^[23]
• Crayon Shin-chan (2023) - Takeshi Hongo (voice)^[24]
• The Hot Spot (2025) - Yuma Kishimoto^[25]
• Toyotomi Brothers! (2026) - Toyotomi Hideyoshi^[26]

Video games

• Uncharted 3: Drake's Deception (2011, Japanese dub) - young Nathan Drake

Stage

• The Lion King - Young Simba (2001)