About Soya Kurokawa
Born 2009. Soya Kurokawa is a Japanese child actor and actor.
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
Television
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 Year 19th Osaka Film Festival Newcomer Award Yumoa Grand PrizeHimself 202517th Tama Film AwardsBest New Actor AwardKokuho and Catching The Stars of This Summer 38th Nikkan Sports Film AwardsBest Newcomer Yūjirō Ishihara Newcomer Award 202680th Mainichi Film AwardsBest NewcomerKokuho
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Who is Soya Kurokawa?
Japanese actor (2009-)
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Soya Kurokawa was born on 5 December 2009 in Saitama Prefecture.
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Soya Kurokawa is a child actor and actor.
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