is a Japanese actor born in Tokyo. He has appeared in a number of feature films, television series, and stage productions. He is represented by
Amuse, Inc.
is a Japanese entertainment company that provides artist management services. The artists include idols, musicians, and so on.
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His wife is actress
Nana Eikura
is a Japanese actress, model, and occasional radio show host affiliated with Ken-On Group.
Biography
She was born in Izumi, Kagoshima, and raised in Sagamihara, Kanagawa. .
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Biography
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
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''. He played the hero, Hanako's brother Kichitaro Ando in the Asadora
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''Hanako to Anne
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'' broadcast in the first half of 2014. He later played in the 2015 Taiga drama ''Hana Moyu
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'' as Shinsengumi
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Okita Sōji
was the captain of the first unit of the Shinsengumi, a special police force in Kyoto during the late shogunate period. He was one of the best swordsmen of the Shinsengumi.
Background
He was born in 1842 or 1844 from a samurai family in the S ...
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Kaku's career has 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.
Private life
On 7 August 2016, he announced that he had married actress Nana Eikura
is a Japanese actress, model, and occasional radio show host affiliated with Ken-On Group.
Biography
She was born in Izumi, Kagoshima, and raised in Sagamihara, Kanagawa. whom he co-starred with in TV drama ''Testimony of N''.
Filmography
TV dramas
Film
Dubbing
Stage
Awards
References
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Japanese male television actors
Japanese male film actors
Japanese male stage actors
Male actors from Tokyo
1989 births
Living people
Amuse Inc. talents
21st-century Japanese singers
21st-century Japanese male singers