, nicknamed , (born March 7, 1977, in Tokyo) is a Japanese stage, film, and television actor. Trained as a stage actor at the Bungaku-za after graduating from Chuo University, he first began to appear on Japanese TV in small roles in 2008, and then in films in 2011.
Filmography
Television Year Title RoleNotes2010Second VirginKō Suzuki2011I'm Mita, Your Housekeeper.Keiichi AsudaSuzuki SenseiSuzuki SenseiLead role2013Yae's SakuraKawasaki ShōnosukeTaiga dramaKumo no KaidanSaburōLead role2015Dating: What's It Like to Be in Love?Takumi Taniguchi2016Soseki Natsume and his WifeNatsume SōsekiMiniseriesGokumon tōKosuke KindaichiLead role; television film2018–19ManpukuManpei TachibanaAsadora2020–21Awaiting KirinAkechi MitsuhideLead role; Taiga drama2024AntiheroMasaki AkizumiLead role
Film Year Title RoleNotes2011Second VirginKō Suzuki2013Why Don't You Play in Hell?Hirata2014Princess JellyfishShū KoibuchiLady MaikoNoritsugu Kyōno2015Love & PeaceRyōichi SuzukiLead roleMozuKazuo HigashiThis Country's SkyIchigeAttack on TitanShikishima2016Sailor Suit and Machine Gun: GraduationTsukinagaShin GodzillaRando YaguchiLead roleDouble LifeShirō Ishizaka2017Before We VanishSakurai2018Asian Three-Fold Mirror 2018: JourneySuzukiLead role; Hekishu segment2019Another WorldEisukeSamurai MarathonItakura Katsuakira2022Yes, I Can't SwimYūji TakanashiLead role2023The Book of WondersAssistant editorRevolver LilyYoshiaki Iwami2026You, Like a StarSosuke Kitahara
Video games Year Title Role Notes 2024Like a Dragon: Infinite WealthMasataka Ebina
Awards and nominations Year Award Category Work(s) Result201235th Japan Academy Film PrizeNewcomer of the YearSecond Virgin36th Elan d'or AwardsNewcomer of the YearHimself5th Tokyo Drama AwardsBest Supporting ActorI'm Mita, Your Housekeeper201740th Japan Academy Film PrizeBest ActorShin Godzilla202074th Mainichi Film AwardsBest Supporting ActorAnother World202124th Nikkan Sports Drama Grand PrixBest ActorAwaiting Kirin
References
External links
Profile at Hirata Office Co. website