is a Japanese actor. He has appeared in more than 30 films since 2000. He is the son of former professional wrestler Seiji Sakaguchi and the brother of current professional wrestler Yukio.
Personal life Family His father, Seiji Sakaguchi, was a former professional wrestler and judoka known as the "Great Sakaguchi". Kenji himself is well-versed in martial arts, having attained a second-degree black belt in judo. His older brother, Yukio, was a self-employed mixed martial artist and professional wrestler.
Relationships and marriage Sakaguchi dated actress Koyuki, with whom he co-starred in the 2002 television drama Serchin' for my Polestar, until 2005. In 2009, weekly magazines reported that he was dating model Yumi Sakurai. They dated for four years until their relationship ended in 2013.
A year later, on March 18, 2014, he married a non-celebrity woman who was reportedly in her early 30s and is from Kyoto. He revealed that they began dating in the summer of the previous year. The couple has three children together. A son was born on September 20, 2014, their second son on May 29, 2016, and their third child, a daughter, was born in 2018.
Filmography Film Year Title RoleNotes2004Silent Big ManSeigo YoshiokaLead role2006Memories of TomorrowNaoya Ito2026Kyojo: ReunionKōji YanagisawaKingdom 5: The Clash of SoulsHuan Yi
Television Year Title RoleNotes2000–01Ikebukuro West Gate ParkYamai (Doberman)2003The Always the Two of UsKenta MorinagaLead roleSong of the CanefieldsIsamu HirayamaTelevision film2004PrideYamato HottaYounger BrotherTetsuya Watari2006–14Iryū: Team Medical DragonRyutaro Asada Lead role; 4 seasons2012–25Second to Last LoveShinpei Nagakura3 seasons2023Kazama Kimichika: Kyojo ZeroKōji Yanagisawa
Health On 31 March 2018, Sakaguchi announced he was taking an indefinite hiatus from acting due to "idiopathic osteonecrosis of the femoral head".
In 2023, he resumed his entertainment activities. It was announced that he would appear in a TV drama for the first time in nine years.
Awards and nominations Year Award Category Work(s) Result 200236th Elan d'or AwardsNewcomer of the YearHimself
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