# Rihito Itagaki

Rihito Itagaki (Japanese: 板垣 李光人, Hepburn: Itagaki Rihito, born January 28, 2002) is a Japanese actor and model. He is best known for portraying Heure in Kamen Rider Zi-O (2018), Norman in The Promised Neverland (2020), Meguru Sōma in My Androgynous Boyfriend (2021), and Sōma Tezuka in And Yet, You Are So Sweet (2023).

## Life and career

Itagaki was born on January 28, 2002, in Yamanashi Prefecture. He began modeling when he was two years old. In fifth grade, he passed the model audition for Stardust Promotion and joined the agency.
In 2018, Itagaki starred as Heure in Kamen Rider Zi-O, part of the Kamen Rider franchise. In 2020, he starred as Norman in The Promised Neverland. In 2021, he played his first lead role in My Androgynous Boyfriend as Meguru Sōma, an androgynous model and clothing store clerk.
In 2023, Itagaki portrayed the character of Magoroku Inui in the cooking drama Fermat no Ryōri.

## Filmography
### Film

| Year | Title | Role |
| 2014 | Tokyo Slaves | Ryūō Edogawa |
| 2014 | The Last Soul | Yūichi Saeki (young) |
| 2015 | Pirameki's Children Story | Shūhei Taniguchi |
| 2018 | Rules of Evil and Masks | Fumihiro Kuki (young) |
| 2019 | Rin | Kei Ishikura |
| 2020 | The Promised Neverland | Norman |
| 2021 | Horimiya | Akane Yanagi |
| 2021 | Tsunagare Radio: Our Rainy Days | Selga |
| 2021 | Zokki | Convenience store clerk |
| 2022 | Lonely Castle in the Mirror | Subaru (voice) |
| 2023 | And Yet, You Are So Sweet | Sōma Tezuka |
| 2024 | Love You as the World Ends: The Final | Jin Amagi |
| 2024 | The Yin Yang Master Zero | The emperor |
| 2024 | Blue Period | Yotasuke Takahashi |
| 2024 | Hakkenden: Fiction and Reality | Inusaka Keno |
| 2024 | Cells at Work! | Junior Red Blood Cell (NT4201) |
| 2025 | Baban Baban Ban Vampire | Rihito Tatsuno |

### Television

| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
| 2015 | Burning Flower | Yoshida Shōin (young) | Taiga drama |
| 2017 | My High School Business | Ryōta Okudera | |
| 2018 | Kamen Rider Zi-O | Heure | |
| 2019 | Cheers to Miki Clinic | Tsubasa Ameku | |
| 2020 | Alice in Borderland | Hikari Kuina (young) | |
| 2021 | Koko wa Ima kara Rinri Desu | Yukito Tokigawa | |
| 2021 | My Androgynous Boyfriend | Meguru Sōma | Lead role |
| 2021 | Reach Beyond the Blue Sky | Tokugawa Akitake | Taiga drama |
| 2021 | A School Where Students Can Start Over | Kakeru Nogi | |
| 2021 | I'll Do It Right in the Next Life | Leopold Imori | Guest role |
| 2021 | Run Through Beyond the Wind | Makoto Kizaki | |
| 2022 | Scary Picture Book (season 4): "Kappa" | | |
| 2022 | Shijūkara | Chiaki Tachibana | |
| 2022 | Invisible | Mantarō "Ma-kun" Sawatari | |
| 2022 | Silent | Hikaru Aoba | |
| 2023 | Marriage is Difficult for a Ninja | Kazuki Yamada | Guest role |
| 2023 | What Will You Do, Ieyasu? | Ii Naomasa | Taiga drama |
| 2023 | Oh, Love Hotel: Secret | Tōru | Final episode |
| 2023 | Fermat's Cuisine | Magoroku Inui | |
| 2024 | Mars | Konichi Aizawa | |
| 2025 | Himitsu – Top Secret | Tsuyoshi Maki | Lead role |

## Awards and nominations

| Year | Award | Category | Work(s) | Result | Ref. |
| 2025 | 48th Japan Academy Film Prize | Newcomer of the Year | Hakkenden: Fiction and Reality, Cells at Work! and The Yin Yang Master Zero | Won | |