Ryuya Wakaba

is a Japanese actor assigned to First Place talent agency. He and his four brothers formed the Wakaba Brothers.

Filmography

Television Year Title Role Notes 1998 Tokugawa Yoshinobu Shichirōmaro Taiga drama 2016 The Brave Yoshihiko and The Seven Driven People Kiji Episode 8 2020 A Day-Off of Kasumi Arimura Tanaka Episode 2 Ochoyan Shinji Kogure Asadora 2022 One Night, She Thinks of the Dawn 2023 A Day-Off of Hana Sugisaki Episode 2 2024 Unmet: A Neurosurgeon's Diary Tomoharu Sanpei

Film Year Title Role Notes 2005 Hinokio 2008 Threads of Destiny Shu Yasuda 2009 Gokusen: The Movie Ryuya Yoshida 2011 Gantz Takahashi Gantz: Perfect Answer Takahashi Genji Monogatari: Sennen no Nazo Fujiwara no Koremitsu Dog×Police Tōru Kusaka 2015 Akegarasu Norio 2016 The Katsuragi Murder Case Minoru Katsuragi A Beautiful Star Kaoru Takemiya 2018 Punk Samurai Slash Down Osamu Just Only Love Nakahara 2020 All the Things We Never Said Takeda True Mothers Yakuza The Voice of Sin Awake Riku 2021 Over the Town Ao Arakawa Lead role In Those Days Nishino Remain in Twilight Akashi 2022 Prior Convictions Minoru God Seeks in Return Umekawa It's All My Fault Shigeyuki Yamazaki By the Window 2023 Call Me Chihiro Taniguchi Masked Hearts Yūji Ichiko Yoshinori Hasegawa 2024 Penalty Loop Jun Iwamori Lead role My Sunshine Igarashi 2025 Welcome to the Village Strangers in Kyoto Nakamura Climbing for Life Shintaro Tabe 2026 Street Kingdom Momo Lead role

Awards and nominations Year Award Category Work(s) Result 2022 47th Hochi Film Awards Best Supporting Actor Prior Convictions, By the Window and others 2024 17th Tokyo Drama Awards Best Supporting Actor Unmet: A Neurosurgeon's Diary 2025 49th Elan d'or Awards Newcomer of the Year Himself