List Of Japanese Child Actors

This is a list of child actors from Japan. Films and/or television series they appeared in are mentioned only if they were still a child at the time of filming.

Current child actors (under the age of eighteen) are indicated by boldface.

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A

* Jin Akanishi (born 1984)
**''Nekketsu Ren-ai Dou'' (1999)
**''P.P.O.I.'' (1999)
**''Kowai Nichiyōbi'' (1999)
**''Best Friend'' (1999)
**''Taiyō wa Shizumanai'' (2000)
**''Haregi, Koko Ichiban'' (2000)
**''Omae no Yukichi ga Naiteiru'' (2001)
*Daiki Arioka (born 1991)
**''Scrap Teacher'' (2008)
*Aiko Asano (born 1970)
**'' Drifting Classroom'' (1987)
*Mana Ashida ( 芦田愛菜) (born 2004)
** ''Mother'' (2010)

E

* Rina Endō ( 遠藤 璃菜) (born 2005)
**'' Chouchou-san'' (2011)
**''Piece – Kanojo no Kioku'' (2012)

F

* Kyoko Fukada (born 1982)
**'' Ring 2'' (1999)

H

*Ai Hashimoto ( 橋本愛) (born 1996)
**'' Confessions'' (2010)
* Rumi Hiiragi (born 1997)
** Kayō Suspence Gekijō: ''Kyūkyū Shitei Byōin'' 3 (1995)
** NHK ''asadora'': ''Suzuran'' (1999)
** BS Natsu Yasumi Tokushū Astro Fantasy: ''Shichiyō Bitte'' (1999)
** ''Studio Park Kara Kon'nichiwa'' (1999)
** ''Shichiyōtte Nan!?'' (1999)
** Getsuyō Mystery Gekijō Katahira Nagisa Suspense: ''Card G-Men Kobayakawa Akane'' 1-8 (2000–2005)
** ''Suzuran - Shōjo Moe no Monogatari~'' (released June 17, 2000, distributed by Shochiku)
** '' Spirited Away''
** Yonimo Kimyō na Monogatari: ''Obaa-chan'' (2001)
** ''Netto Koshien'' (2002)
** Mokuyō Drama: ''Dōbutsu no Oisha-san'' (2003)
** Nashonaru Gekijō: ''Mito Kōmon'' 32nd season, 12th episode (2003)
** ''Nice Mototeki Ongakukan'' (2004-2005)
** Kinyō Jidaigeki: ''Hannari Kikutarō 2~Miyako Kōji Yado Jikenchō'' (2004)
** Kinyō Night Drama: '' Sky High 2'' episode 7 (2004)
** Hontoni Atta Kowai Hanashi: ''Yūgure no Maigo'' (2004)
** Ultra Q: dark fantasy (2004)
** Yokohama Mystery: ''Akai Kutsu~Yottsu no Zō no Nazo Haha no Negai Ha Toki wo Koete'' (2004)
** Yokohama Mystery: ''Tsurumisen Monogatari ~Tankoro Densha Ga Iku~'' (2005)
** Yokohama Mystery: ''Byōinsen Hikawamaru ~Senka no Roman Kōro~'' (2005)
** Yokohama Mystery: ''Yokohama Kokusai Minakami Kūkō ~Minami no Shima he Tonda Hikōtei'' (2005)
** Kayō Suspense Gekijō: ''Boshi Kantei'' (2005)
** ''Hagure Keiji Junjō ha Final Start Supesharu'' (2005)
** Doyō Drama: ''Nobuta o Produce'' (2005)
** Getsuyō Mystery Gekijō Yamamura Misa Suspense (2005)
*Ryōko Hirosue (born 1980)
**''Shota no Sushi'' (1995)
*Takahiro Hōjō (born 1986)
**''Mayonaka wa Betsu no Kao'' (2002)
*Miyu Honda ( 本田望結) (born 2004)
** ''Kaseifu no Mita'' (2011)
* Maki Horikita (born 1988)
**''Densha Otoko'' (2005)

I

*Yui Ichikawa (born 1986)
**'' Ju-on: The Grudge 2'' (2003)
*Riho Iida (born 1991)
**''Tensai Terebi Kun MAX'' (2002)
*Sosuke Ikematsu (born 1990)
**'' The Last Samurai'' (2003)
* Miyu Irino (born 1988)
** '' Pretty Soldier Sailor Moon SuperS'' (1995)
** '' You're Under Arrest'' (1996)
** '' Ultraman Gaia: The Battle in Hyperspace'' (1998)
** '' Spirited Away'' (2001)
** ''PaRappa the Rapper'' (2001)
** ''Cromartie High School'' (2003)
** ''D.N.Angel'' (2003)
** '' Wolf's Rain'' (2003)
** '' Fafner in the Azure'' (2004)
** ''Kurau Phantom Memory'' (2004)
** '' Madlax'' (2004)
** ''Windy Tales'' (2004)
** '' Zipang'' (2004)
** '' Tsubasa Chronicle the Movie: The Princess of the Country of Birdcages'' (2005)
** '' Eyeshield 21'' (2005)
** '' Starship Operators'' (2005)
** '' xxxHOLiC the Movie: A Midsummer Night's Dream'' (2005)
** '' Tsubasa Reservoir Chronicles'' (2005)
** '' Air Gear'' (2006)
** '' D. Gray-man'' (2006)
** '' Legend of Raoh: Chapter of Fierce Fight'' (2006)
** ''Futari wa Pretty Cure Splash Star'' (2006)
** ''Gin'iro no Olynssis'' (2006)
** '' Yomigaeru Sora - Rescue Wings'' (2006)
* Takahiro Itō (1987–2009)
**''Andromedia'' (1998)

K

* Kanon Kasuga ( 春日香音) (born 2003)
**''Shōkōjo Seira'' (2009)
*Seishiro Kato (born 2001)
**'' Tenchijin'' (2009)
* Haruna Kawaguchi ( 川口春奈) (born 1995)
**'' Tokyo Dogs'' (2009)
* Kie Kitano (born 1991)
**''14-year-old Mother'' (2006)
*Ayame Koike ( 彩夢) (born 1995)
**''Always Zoku Sanchōme no Yūhi'' (2007)
*Seiran Kobayashi ( 小林星蘭) (born 2004)
** ''Natsu no Koi wa Nijiiro ni Kagayaku'' (2010)

M

*Tamaki Matsumoto ( 松元環季) (born 1999)
** '' Kamen Rider Den-O & Kiva: Climax Deka'' (2008)
*Hibari Misora (1937 –1989)
**''Tokyo Kid'' (1950)
*Karen Miyama ( 美山加恋) (born 1996)
**''Mop Girl'' (2007)
*Ayaka Miyoshi ( 三吉彩花) (born 1996)
**'' Confessions'' (2010)
* Suzuka Morita (born 1992)
**'' Kamen Rider Decade'' (2009)
*Sumire Morohoshi ( 諸星すみれ) (born 1999)
** '' Red Garden'' (2006)

N

* Yukie Nakama (born 1979)
**''Tomoko no Baai'' (1996)
*Terumi Niki (born 1949)
**''Red Beard'' (1965)

O

*Nozomi Ōhashi ( 大橋のぞみ) (born 1999)
** '' Shiroi Haru'' (2009)
*Suzuka Ohgo (born 1993)
**''Memoirs of a Geisha'' (2005)
* Natsuki Okamoto (born 1989)
**''Aoi uta - Nodo jiman Seishun hen'' (2006)

S

* Akira Saitō ( 斉藤晶) (born 1995)
**'' Ue o Muite Arukō: Sakamoto Kyu Monogatari'' (2005)
*Maya Sakura (born 1998)
**'' Mecha-Mecha Iketeru!'' (2009)
*Rio Sasaki (born 2002)
**'' Ryōmaden'' (2010)
*Momoko Shibuya (born 1987)
**''Himawari'' (2000)
* Mirai Shida (born 1993)
**''Joō no Kyōshitsu'' (2005)
**''14-year-old Mother'' (2006)
*Kaori Shimizu (born 1983)
**''Serial Experiments Lain'' (1998)
* Hana Sugisaki ( 杉咲花) (born 1997)
**''Kazoku no Uta'' (2012)
*Fuku Suzuki ( 鈴木福) (born 2004)
** ''Marumo no Okite'' (2011)

T

*Hideko Takamine (1924–2010)
**''Tokyo Chorus'' (1931)
*Makoto Takeda (born 1990)
**'' Cutie Honey: The Live'' (2007)
*Kanon Tani ( 谷花音) (born 2004)
** '' Zenkai Girl'' (2011)

W

*Konomi Watanabe ( 渡邉このみ) (born 2006)
**''Youkame no Semi'' (2011)

Y

*Yūya Yagira (born 1990)
**''Nobody Knows'' (2004)
*Riko Yoshida ( 吉田里琴) (born 1999)
** ''Oh! My Girl!!'' (2008)

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