is a Japanese actor. He is best known for his role as Minato Mugino in the 2023 film directed by Hirokazu Kore-eda, Monster, for which he won the Blue Ribbon Award for Best Newcomer.
Biography Kurokawa was born on December 5, 2009, in Saitama Prefecture to a Japanese mother and Thai father. He began his career when he was five years old. While starring in the NHK period drama Kenjushō: Mitsukuni-kō to Ore, he met actor Hiroshi Tachi, and joined his agency Tachi Pro to continue working with him.
Filmography Film Year Title RoleNotes2023Monster Minato MuginoLead role2024Bishu: The World's Kindest ClothesMitsuru OmuraOshi no Ko: The Final ActHikaru Kamiki (young)2025KokuhoKikuo Tachibana (young)Catching the Stars of This SummerMahiro AndoAfter the QuakeZen'ya (young)2026Goodbye My CarRyo KinomiyaThree Millimeters to YouTatsuhikoLead role; South Korean-Japanese film
Television Year Title RoleNotes2018Tokyo Alien Bros.RyotaEpisodes 3–52019Emergency Interrogation RoomShosuke (childhood)Season 3; episode 42024Teasing Master Takagi-sanNishikataLead roleOshi no KoHikaru Kamiki (young)2025After the QuakeZen'ya (young)Episode 3; miniseries
Japanese dub Year Title Role Notes 2024MigrationDax Mallard2026ArcoArco Dorell
Music video appearances Year Title Artist 2024 "Omurice" ReoNa 2024 "Ctrl Z" ChroNoiR 2025 "Pained" Vaundy 2025 "Manazashi wa Hikari" Tatsuya Kitani
Awards and nominations Year Award Category Nominated work Result 202466th Blue Ribbon AwardsBest NewcomerMonster 47th Japan Academy Film PrizeNewcomer of the Year19th Osaka Film Festival Newcomer AwardYumoa Grand PrizeHimself202517th Tama Film AwardsBest New Actor AwardKokuho and Catching The Stars of This Summer38th Nikkan Sports Film AwardsBest NewcomerYūjirō Ishihara Newcomer Award202680th Mainichi Film AwardsBest NewcomerKokuho
References
External links
Kurokawa Sōya on Japanese Film Database