is a Japanese actor.

History Kubota was born in Kanagawa Prefecture. He is the youngest of three brothers. He hoped to become a vehicle mechanic and enrolled in the mechanical department of Kanagawa Technical Senior High School. While Kubota was still in high school, his mother encouraged him to enter show business. After the audition, Kubota joined entertainment agency Stardust Promotion and became an actor.

In 2006, Kubota was debut starring Fuji Television's late-night television series Chekeraccho! in Tokyo. In the same year, he also made his film debut in Yuki Inomata's film Humoresque. But he often failed auditions until he was 19, and there were times when he thought about giving up acting. However, he was chosen again to be the lead actor in the television series K-tai Investigator 7 in 2008. He says his encounter with director Takashi Miike, who directed the series, was a turning point in his life.

Kubota was then gradually recognised for his acting ability and appeared in several popular Japanese national television series, including NHK Asadora and Taiga drama. In 2012, Kubota appeared in Taiga drama Taira no Kiyomori, he played Taira no Shigemori, the tragic heir to the lead role of Taira no Kiyomori. In 2014, he appeared Asadora Hanako to Anne, he became well known for playing the childhood friend of Hanako, the lead character. He then became a popular actor with appearances in popular television series Testimony of N written by Kanae Minato in 2014 and Death Note in 2015.

Kubota starred in Takashi Miike's 2019 film First Love. The film was selected for the Directors' Fortnight at the 72nd Cannes Film Festival, and Kubota attended the festival with Miike.

In 2020, he was cast as the lead in the first half of the 2020 Asadora Yell. It was the first time since Massan, which aired in the second half of 2014, that a man was the main character in asadora.

In 2021, Kubota won Newcomer of the Year of Elan d'or Awards for his work as an actor the previous year. In 2022, he won the Best Supporting Actor Award at the 46th Japan Academy Film Prize for the film A Man.

Personal life Kubota and actress Asami Mizukawa's agency jointly announced that the two were engaged. They registered their marriage on 21 September 2019.

Filmography Films Boku no Hatsukoi o Kimi ni Sasagu (2009) Kyōretsu! Mōretsu!! Kodai Shōjo Doguchan Matsuri Special Movie Edition (2010), Makoto Sugihara Gachiban Series (2010–2014), Yūto Kuronaga 13 Assassins (2010), Shōjirō Kokura We Can't Change the World. But, We Wanna Build a School in Cambodia. (2011), Masayuki Yano Hasami (2012), Yōhei Hayama Rurouni Kenshin (2012), Akira Kiyosato The Cowards Who Looked to the Sky (2012), Ryōta Fukuda Suzuki Sensei (2013), Yoshio Shirai Jellyfish Eyes (2013), Yoninshū Seiryū Goddotan Kiss Gaman Senshuken The Movie (2013), Michael Tobe Dakota (2013), Kenichi Kimura The Liar and His Lover (2013), Shinya Shinohara Dakishimetai: Shinjitsu no Monogatari (2014), Junpei Yamikin Ushijima-kun Part 2 (2014), Rei Kanzaki Naniwa Sendō (2014) Eiga ST Aka to Shiro no Sōsa File (2015), Yūji Kurosaki April Fools (2015), Matsuda Prophecy (2015), Yūichi Aoyama Romance (2015), Naoki 64: Part I (2016), Kōichirō Hiyoshi 64: Part II (2016), Kōichirō Hiyoshi Maniac Hero (2016), Makoto Toshida Mars (2016) Tokyo Ghoul (2017), Ken Kaneki The Last Cop (2017), Ryōta Mochizuki Thicker Than Water (2018), Kazunari Gintama 2 (2018), Bansai Kawakami Tokyo Ghoul S (2019), Ken Kaneki First Love (2019), Leo Diner (2019) Fancy (2020) Poupelle of Chimney Town (2020), Poupelle (voice) The Sunday Runoff (2022), Tanimura A Man (2022), Daisuke Taniguchi Radiation House: The Movie (2022), Iori Igarashi My Broken Mariko (2022), Makio Yudo: The Way of the Bath (2023) Home Sweet Home (2023), Kenji One Last Bloom (2023), Toshio Nakanishi Masked Hearts (2023) Cloud (2024), Muraoka Last Mile (2024), Rokuro Kube The Real You (2024), AI voice Saint Young Men: The Movie (2024), Mara La Grande Maison Paris (2024), Toshihisa Yuasa Hero's Island (2025), Rei A Bad Summer (2025), Kanemoto Chimney Town: Frozen in Time (2026), Poupelle (voice) Blue Lock (2026), Jinpachi Ego

Television Chekeraccho!! in Tokyo (2006), Takumi Aoba Jikuu Keisatsu Wecker Signa (2007), Ēichi Karasuma Mop Girl Episode 7 (2007), Jun K-tai Investigator 7 (2008–2009), Keita Amishima Naniwa no Hana: Ogata Kōan Jikenchō (2009), Akira Ogata Mama wa Mukashi Papa Datta (2009), Shinichirō Kayama(Miwako) The Ancient Dogoo Girl (2009), Makoto Sugihara Xmas no Kiseki (2009), Ken Hayashida Boku ga Celeb to Kekkon Shita Hōhō (2010), Shinnosuke Sawada My Husband Is a Cartoonist (2010), Kēichi Kurata Joker: Yurusarezaru Sōsakan Episode 4 (2010), Takahiro Shiina Koisuru Nihongo (2011), Akira Misaki Number One!! Episode 3 (2011), Nakatsu Honboshi: Shinri Tokusō Jikenbo Episode 4 (2011), Keita Minobe Karyū no Utage (2011), Shō Fukuhara Aishiteru: Kaiyō (2011) QP (2011), Eiji Nazotoki wa Dinner no Atode Episode 4 (2011), Miura Shiritsu Bakaleya Koukou (2012), Hakamatsuka Legal High Episode 2 (2012), Jango Jango Higashi Kurume Taira no Kiyomori (2012), Taira no Shigemori Sōmatō Kabushikigaisha Episode 1 (2012), Takahiro Seki Honto ni Atta Kowai Hanashi Natsu no Tokubetsu-hen 2012 (2012), Kenta Yamada Perfect Blue Episode 1 (2012), Takashi Inami Ōoku: Tanjō (Arikoto Iemitsu-hen) (2012), Sutezō Saikō no Rikon (2013), Junnosuke Hatsushima ST Keishichō Kagaku Sōsahan (2013), Yūji Kurosaki Summer Nude (2013), Hikaru Kirihata Limit (2013), Wataru Igarashi Sabishii Karyūdo (2013), Masato Noro Keiji no Manazashi Episodes 10–11 (2013), Shingo Yamanouchi Urero Mitaiken Shōjo Episode 5 (2014), Shō Saionji Kamen Teacher (2014), Atsushi Amakawa Hanako and Anne (2014), Asaichi Kiba Asaichi no Yomesan (2014) ST Aka to Shiro no Sōsa File (2014), Yūji Kurosaki Testimony of N (2014), Shinji Naruse Algernon ni Hanataba o (2015), Ryūichi Yanagawa The Last Cop (2015), Ryōta Mochizuki Eien no Bokura: Sea Side Blue (2015), Kōta Yamauchi Death Note (2015), Light Yagami High&Low: The Story of S.W.O.R.D. (2015), Smoky Rinshō Hanzai Gakusha Himura Hideo no Suiri (2016), Arisu Arisugawa Hitoya no Toge (2017), Ryota Fugitive Boys (2017), Tobio Unnatural (2018), Rokuro Kube Radiation House (2019–2021), Iori Igarashi Yell (2020), Yūichi Koyama Modern Love Tokyo (2022), Rin (voice) Hijikata's Smart Phone (2021), Hijikata Toshizo Hijikata's Smart Phone: New Year SP (2022) Non-REM Sleep Window 2022, Autumn "The Man from the Future" (2022), Koji Suganuma Actor's Short Film 3 "Tiger's Cave" (2023), Leading role Outrageous (2023), Okamoto, half awake, half sleeping A Classroom in Midair (2024), Kanae Fujitake La Grande Maison Tokyo Special (2024), Toshihisa Yuasa Shōgun season 2 (TBA), Hyuga

Awards and nominations Year Award Category Work(s) Result 201234th Yokohama Film FestivalBest NewcomerThe Cowards Who Looked to the Sky and Hasami27th Takasaki Film FestivalBest Supporting ActorThe Cowards Who Looked to the Sky202155th Elan d'or AwardsNewcomer of the YearHimself202377th Mainichi Film AwardsBest Supporting ActorA Man46th Japan Academy Film PrizeBest Supporting ActorA Man202538th Nikkan Sports Film AwardsBest Supporting ActorHero's Island202680th Mainichi Film AwardsBest Supporting Performance68th Blue Ribbon AwardsBest Supporting Actor

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