Kento Kaku

Career 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.

In April 2015, he was appointed a New Caledonia Tourism Goodwill Ambassador.

Kaku's career 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.

On September 1, 2022, he announced that he had ended his exclusive contract with Amuse Inc.—the agency he had been with for approximately 16 years—and would become independent.

On April 3, 2024, he reported on his Instagram that he had established the video production company "SIGNAL181" in collaboration with Dave Boyle, the director of House of Ninjas, a series which he starred in and wrote the original story for.

Personal life On 7 August 2016, he announced that he had married actress Nana Eikura whom he co-starred with in TV drama Testimony of N. They have two children.

Filmography Television dramas Dates Title RoleNotes 2011 Ranma ½ Ranma Saotome (male) Television film 2012 Clover Hayabusato Misaki Lead role My Lover's Secret Akito Tachibana Wani tokage gisu Tadashi Hayashi 2018 Princess Jellyfish Kai Fish 2019 Afro Tanaka Hiroshi Tanaka Lead role Daddy is My Classmate Cameo 2021 Tokyo MER: Mobile Emergency Room Nao Otowa Like a Dragon: YakuzaAkira Nishikiyama 2025 Alice in Borderland Ryuji Season 3 2026 Human Vapor Kenta Did Someone Happen to Mention Me? Tetsu Okamoto

Film Date Title RoleNotes

Dubbing Date Title Role Notes 2019 The Lion King Simba Lead role

Stage Dates Title Role Locations Notes Aug–Sep 2017 Young Frankenstein Igor Tokyo International Forum Hall C, Orix Theater 8–27 Dec 2017 M&O plays Produce Nagareyama Bluebird Honda Theater

Commercials Asics Corporation Asics (2010) Benesse (2006) "Style Iluminations" (2009) with Maki Horikita Russ-K (image character) (2010)