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
賀来 賢人
Born (1989-07-03) 3 July 1989
Tokyo, Japan
CitizenshipJapan
OccupationActor
Years active2006present
AgentAmuse, Inc.
Notable work
Height178 cm (5 ft 10 in)
Television
Spouse(s)
(m. 2016)
Children1
RelativesChikako Kaku (aunt)
WebsiteOfficial 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 2008Tokyo Girl: Sepia-hen: Sayonara ShōjoBS-TBS
24 May 2008Tokyo Girl: Erena Mizusawa: Suki to Ienai
Jun 2008The Prologue: Nukumīzu 7: The Boy In WonderlandMitsuruFuji TV On Demand
JulSep 2008Taiyo to Umi no KyoshitsuKeigo TominoCX
19 Nov 2008Southern 30th×NTV 55th Drama the Naminori RestaurantDetchi-kunNTV
28 Mar 2009Gokusen: 3-Nen D-gumi Sotsugyō SpecialJunpei Mochizuki
NovDec 2009Samurai High SchoolJin Iwanaga
AprJun 2010TumblingKeiji NipporiTBS
OctDec 2010Q10Satoshi KageyamaNTV
AprJun 2011Asuko March: Asuka Kōgyō Kōkō MonogatariMakoto TamakiEX
23 Apr 2011Young: Black JackKatsuya TatsumiNTV
13 Aug 2011Saigo no Kizuna: Okinawa Hikisaka reta Kyōdai -Tekketsukin Nōtai to nikkei Amerika-hei no Shinsō-YosukeCX
16 Sep 2011Yūsha Yoshihiko to Maō no ShiroPolicemanTXEpisode 11
9 Dec 2011Ranma ½Ranma Saotome (male)NTV
AprJun 2012CloverHayabusato MisakiTXLead role
7, 14 Jul 2012Ghost Mama Sōsa-sen: Boku to Mama no Fushigina 100-nichiTakeru SanoNTVEpisodes 1 and 2
19 Jan 23 Mar 2013Nakuna, Hara-chanMakihiro
5, 6 Apr 2013Jo NobunagaOda NobuyukiCX
30 Oct 2013Dandarin: Rōdō Kijun Kantoku-kanTakashi KarasawaNTVEpisode 5
AprSep 2014Hanako to AnneKichitaro AndoNHK GAsadora
JulSep 2014A Chef of NobunagaTakeda KatsuyoriEX
5 Oct 16 Nov 2014Sakuya no Curry, Ashita no PanHideoo TakeuchiNHK BS Premium
17 Oct 19 Dec 2014N no tame niNozomi AndoTBS
18 Oct 2014Hanako to Anne Spin-off Special: Asaichi no Yome-sanKichitaro AndoNHK BS Premium
1115 Dec 2015The Eternal ZeroKiyotaka NagaiTX
Jun 2015Hana MoyuOkita SōjiNHKTaiga drama
JanFeb 2016Doyō Drama Nigeru OnnaJunya AndoNHK G
AprJun 2016Good Partner: Muteki no BengoshiYusaku AtamiEX
14 Jan 18 Mar 2017Super Salaryman Saenai-shiIkesugiNTV
8 Apr 20 May4-Gō KeibiMikio KobayashiNHK G
8 Jul 2017 Akira to AkiraRyuma KaidoWowow[10]
16 Jul 2017 My Lover's SecretAkito TachibanaNTV[11]
19 Jul 2017 Wani tokage gisuTadashi HayashiTBS[12]
2018Princess JellyfishKai FishFuji TV
From Today, It's My Turn!!Takashi MitsuhashiNTVLead role
2019Afro TanakaHiroshi TanakaWowow
Nippon NoirKiyoharu YusaNTV
2020Hanzawa NaokiMasahiro MoriyamaTBS
Daddy is My ClassmateNTVCameo[13]

Documentaries

Dates Title Network Notes
8 Oct 2016 Yume no KagiBS-TBSNarration (in charge of the week with Keisuke Koide)

Film

Date Title Role Notes Ref.
Apr 2007ShindōKenji Shimizu
Dec 2007Little DJ: Chīsa na Koi no MonogatariShuhei Yuki
Apr 2008Boku-tachi to Chūzai-san no 700-nichi SensōGreat Inoue
Jul 2009Gokusen: The MovieJunpei Mochizuki
Aug 2009Onna no Ko MonogatariToshio Katagiri
The Game: Boy's Film Show
Nov 2009Giniro no AmeKazuya HiraiLead role
Apr 2010Umi no KingyoKeiichi Ise
Bushido SixteenTakumi Oka
Jun 2010Soft BoyNoguchi
Aug 2010The Game: Boy's Film Show: 2010
Kamisama Help!Shigeru Kobashi
Jun 2011Paradise KissArashi Nagase
Oct 2011ShuffleGengoro Todoroki (Ellery)
Nov 2011Gal Basara: Sengoku Jidai wa Kengai DesuKohei
Jun 2013I'll Give It My All... TomorrowReal store manager
May 2014Oh! FatherMasuji
2016Moriyamachu Driving SchoolTodorokiLead role[14]
2017The Disastrous Life of Saiki K.Aren Kuboyaasu
2018Chihayafuru Part 3Hisashi Suo
2019The Bucket ListTeruo Miki
2020AI AmokSatoru Nishimura
Wotakoi: Love Is Hard for OtakuShinji Sakamoto
From Today, It's My Turn!! The MovieTakashi MitsuhashiLead role
The Untold Tale of the Three KingdomsZhou Yu

Dubbing

Date Title Role Notes Ref.
2019The Lion KingSimbaLead role[15]

Stage

Dates Title Role Locations Notes Ref.
1119 Oct 2011avex live creative stage Smart Motorrian KōzaShinji KomiyamaThe Galaxy Theatre
922 Jan 2012Monty Python no SpamalotSir GalahadAkasaka ACT Theater
29 Apr 10 Jun 2012Romeo & JulietTyboltAkasaka ACT Theater, Theater Brava!
30 Oct 2 Dec 2012RentMarkTheatre CreationLead role
29 Aug 23 Sep 2013Akuryō -Gejo no Koi-HachimanHonda Theater, Theater Drama City, Meitetsu Hall
27 May 3 SepGekidan Shin Kan-sen 35th Anniversary All-Star Champion Festival Goemon vs TroubledAndrew Takarada
24 Jul 11 Sepcube presents Hitler, Saigo no 20000-nen –Hotondo, Nanimonai–GabrielHonda Theater, Kitakyushu Arts Theater, Theater Drama City, Lyutopia Theater
AugSep 2017Young FrankensteinIgorTokyo International Forum Hall C, Orix Theater[16]
827 Dec 2017M&O plays Produce Nagareyama BluebirdHonda Theater[17]

Internet dramas

Date Title Role Website Notes
Apr 2008teddy bearNaruya TsukamotoMahō no i Land
8 Mar 2010Happy! School Days!Wataru MurakamiLismo Channel, auepisode.2 "Hello Goodbye"
2016Uchū no ShigotoRukini AoyamaAmazon Prime Video

Advertisements

Dates Product Notes Ref.
2006Konami Nintendo DS Winning Eleven
Benesse Shinkenzemi High School Course
2008Rohto Pharmaceutical Rohto Lise "Expectation?"
2009NTT DoCoMo "docomo Style series" Style IlluminationAs Maki Horikita's boyfriend
Aug 2010Russ KImage character
2010ASICS
2013109Men'sImage model
Feb 2015 Tokyo BookmarkImage character
Apr 2015 Pocari Sweat Aeon Water
2016Mobile Strike[18]

Music videos

Year Artist Song Co-star
2008Lisa Halim feat.Jay'EdSetsunai kurai, Aishiteta.Mirei Kiritani
2009ghostnoteAmanogawaKaoru Hirata

Bibliography

Photo albums

Date Title Publisher
3 Jul 2010Yori michi.Wani Books

Magazine serialisations

Dates Title Publisher
AprJun 2010Cutie Kento Kaku no Tokyo Date BiyoriTakarajimasha
Apr 2010 Mar 2011Junon Kento Kaku no Kaku InochiShufu to Seikatsu Sha

Awards

Year Award Category Work(s) Result Ref
2021 45th Elan d'or Awards Newcomer of the Year Himself Won [19]

References

  1. "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.
  2. "シネマトゥデイ" (in Japanese). Retrieved 24 Aug 2017.
  3. Q-sama! (in Japanese). 1 Aug 2011.
  4. "男の履歴書 賀来賢人編" (in Japanese). Retrieved 24 Aug 2017.
  5. "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.
  6. "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.
  7. "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.
  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. "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.
  11. "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.
  12. "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.
  13. "「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.
  14. "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.
  15. "ライオン・キング(2019)". Fukikaeru. Retrieved August 30, 2019.
  16. "「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.
  17. ""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.
  18. "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.
  19. "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.
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