# Kento Kaku

Kento Kaku (賀来 賢人, Kaku Kento, born 3 July 1989) 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. His wife is actress Nana Eikura.

## 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. 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.

### Private 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
### TV dramas

| Dates | Title | Role | Notes |
| 2012 | Clover | Hayabusato Misaki | Lead role |
| 2014 | Hanako and Anne | Kichitaro Ando | Asadora |
| 2014 | Testimony of N | Nozomi Ando | |
| 2015 | Burning Flower | Okita Sōji | Taiga drama |
| 2016 | 4-Gō Keibi | Mikio Kobayashi | |
| 2017 | Super Salaryman Mr. Saenai | Ikesugi | |
| 2017 | Akira and Akira | Ryuma Kaido | |
| 2017 | My Lover's Secret | Akito Tachibana | |
| 2017 | Wani tokage gisu | Tadashi Hayashi | |
| 2018 | Princess Jellyfish | Kai Fish | |
| 2018 | From Today, It's My Turn!! | Takashi Mitsuhashi | Lead role |
| 2019 | Afro Tanaka | Hiroshi Tanaka | Lead role |
| 2019 | Nippon Noir | Kiyoharu Yusa | Lead role |
| 2020 | Hanzawa Naoki | Masahiro Moriyama | |
| 2020 | Daddy is My Classmate | | Cameo |
| 2021 | Tokyo MER: Mobile Emergency Room | Nao Otowa | |
| 2024 | House of Ninjas | Haru Tawara | Lead role |
| 2024 | Like a Dragon: Yakuza | Akira Nishikiyama | |

### Film

| Date | Title | Role | Notes |
| 2007 | Shindō | Kenji Shimizu | |
| 2007 | Little DJ | Shuhei Yuki | |
| 2008 | 700 Days of Battle: Us vs. the Police | Great Inoue | |
| 2009 | Giniro no Ame | Kazuya Hirai | Lead role |
| 2013 | I'll Give It My All... Tomorrow | Real store manager | |
| 2016 | Moriyamachu Driving School | Todoroki | Lead role |
| 2017 | The Disastrous Life of Saiki K. | Aren Kuboyaasu | |
| 2018 | Chihayafuru Part 3 | Hisashi Suo | |
| 2019 | The Bucket List | Teruo Miki | |
| 2020 | AI Amok | Satoru Nishimura | |
| 2020 | Wotakoi: Love Is Hard for Otaku | Shinji Sakamoto | |
| 2020 | From Today, It's My Turn!! The Movie | Takashi Mitsuhashi | Lead role |
| 2020 | The Untold Tale of the Three Kingdoms | Zhou Yu | |
| 2023 | Gold Kingdom and Water Kingdom | Naranbayar (voice) | Lead role |
| 2023 | Tokyo MER: Mobile Emergency Room – The Movie | Nao Otowa | |
| 2023 | Spy × Family Code: White | Luka (voice) | |
| 2024 | Midnight | Midnight | Lead role; short film |
| 2024 | Saint Young Men: The Movie | Brahmā | |
| 2025 | Tokyo MER: Mobile Emergency Room – The Movie 2 | Nao Otowa | |

### Dubbing

| Date | Title | Role | Notes | Ref. |
| 2019 | The Lion King | Simba | Lead role | |

### Stage

| Dates | Title | Role | Locations | Notes | Ref. |
| 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 | | |

## Awards and nominations

| Year | Award | Category | Work(s) | Result | Ref. |
| 2021 | 45th Elan d'or Awards | Newcomer of the Year | Himself | Won | |