Kenta Izuka

Kenta Izuka born 08 October 1986, in Seto, Aichi is a Japanese Actor and tarento, represented by the tarento agency Amuse, Inc. under the catogery "Artists". He is known for Musical: The Prince of Tennis, drama Kyō Kara Ore Wa!!, and movie Shônen/Call Boy (2018), Pornographer~Playback (2021).
== Career ==
Debuted in 2006, after a few appearance in television advertisement, Mr. Izuka had his first lead role, Hikaru Todoroki/R1 in Tomica Hero: Rescue Force in 2008. He was a member of the theatre troupe, Gekidan Prestage (劇団プレステージ), managed by tarento agency Amuse, Inc. until 2019. In his 20s, although he appeared in a number of TV drama series and movies, his focus was mainly on the Stage (theatre)|Stage/Theatre works. In 2016, he was casted as Azuma Hirado in a theatrical adaptation of novel Shônen(Call boy) by Ira Ishida. Later, in Year 2018, he was awarded the same role, as Azuma Hirado, in the movie adaptation with the same tile, after another round of auditon. Consequently, he was casted as Haruhiko Kuzumi, double-leading actors in a live-action series adaptation of Pornographer, first released on the FOD streaming platform by FujiTV, Japan. Pornographer is a Boy's Love genre type manga created by Maki Marukido. Due to the success of the TV-drama Pornographer, drama Kyō Kara Ore Wa!! and movie Shônen(Call boy) , he has been receiving increased attention.
== Filmography ==
=== TV series ===
Year	Title 	Role 	Notes 	Ref
2006	Kaikan Shokunin 	 	 	
2007	Keitai Shoujo 	Hayato Tsutsumi 	 	
2008	Tomica Hero: Rescue Force 	Hikaru Todoroki/R1 	Lead 	
2009	Tomica Hero: Rescue Fire 	Hikaru Todoroki/R1 	Guest 	
2011	Onmitsu Happyaku Yachou 	Somesaburo 	Episodes 5 	
2011	Yūsha Yoshihiko 	Green Dungeon Running Team	Episodes 8 	
2011	The Reason I Can't Find My Love 	 	Episodes 1 	
2011	Nazotoki wa Dinner no Ato de 	 	Episodes 1 	
2012	Shiritsu Bakaleya Koukou 	 	Episodes 8 	
2012	Piece 	 	Episodes 1 	
2013	Tonbi 	 	Episodes 7 	
2014	Dousousei - Hito Wa Sando Koi Wo Suru	Makoto 	 	
2014	Midnight Diner 	 	Episodes 9 	
2015	Heat 	 	Episodes 6 	
2015	Kono Mystery ga Sugoi! 	Yu Hanatsuka 	 	
2017	Tokyo Tarareba Girls 	BUMKEY's Lead Singer 	Episodes 2,7	
2017	Minshu no Teki 	Ono Yuki 	Episodes 5,9	
2018	Pornographer 	Haruhiko Kuzumi 	Lead 	
2018	Kyō Kara Ore Wa!! 	Teacher Mizutani 	 	
2019	Mood Indigo 	Haruhiko Kuzumi 	Episodes 6 	
2019	Shitsuji Saionji no Meisuiri 2 	Shizukuishi Kotaro 	Episodes 5 	
2019	Jigoku no Girlfriend 	Shikatani 	 	
2019	Saunerman 	Hajime Todo 	Guest 	
=== Films ===
Year	Title 	Role 	Notes	Ref
2008	Tomica Hero: Rescue Force Explosive Movie: Rescue the Mach Train!	Hikaru Todoroki/R1	Lead 	
2010	The Lady Shogun and Her Men 	 	 	
2015	Midnight Diner(Movie) 	 	 	
2017	The Disastrous Life of Saiki K. 	Dark Reunion 	 	
2018	Shônen(Call boy) 	Azuma Hirado 	 	
2020	Kyō Kara Ore Wa!! 	Teacher Mizutani 	 	
2021	Pornographer the Movie: Playback 	Haruhiko Kuzumi 	Lead 	
=== Theatre ===
Year	Title 	Role 	Notes 	Ref
2010	Reset 3.2.1 ... 	Haruki Hanazawa 	Lead 	
2010	Byakkotai The Idol 	Storyteller 	 	
2010	Midnight Interrogation Room 	Daisuke Funamura 	 	
2011	Musical: The Prince of Tennis 	Yoshiro Akazawa 	 	
2012	Monster box 	Satoru Endo 	 	
2012	Spiritual day 	Jibakurei 	 	
2014	Chikyuu Gorgeous Produce Kouen Vol.13 
Kuzariana No Tsubasa	 	 	
2014	Satomi Hakkenden 	Samojirou Aboshi 	 	
2016	Chikyu Gorgeous Produce Kouen Vol.14 
The Love Bugs	Garashi 	 	
2016	Boku to aitsu no Sekigahara/
Ore to omae no Natsu no Jin	Ishida Mitsunari/
Tokugawa Ieyasu/
Toyotomi Hideyoshi	 	
2016	Shônen(Call boy) 	Azuma Hirado 	 	
2016	Chin Uzu Mushi 	Tagiri Kageyama 	 	
2017	Over Ring Gift 	Aster 	 	
2017	Small Room 	Tezuka 	 	
2018	Bloody Poetry 	Percy Bysshe Shelley	Lead 	
2018	Reading Drama : Sister 	as "Brother" 	 	
2018	Makai Tensho 	Araki Mataemon 	 	
2019	Wait Until Dark 	Croker 	 	
2019	FACTORY GIRLS 	Benjamin 	 	
2020	Chikyu Gorgeous Produce 
Hoshi no Daichi ni Furu Namida THE MUSICAL	Shiriri 	 	
2020	Ore to omae no Natsu no Jin 	Toyotomi Hideyoshi/
Tokugawa Ieyasu	 	
2020	Defiled 	Harry Mendelson 	 	
2020	Rurouni Kenshin 	Sadojima Hōji 	COVID-19 	
2021	Murder Mystery Theatre 	Umezaki Ayumu 	 	
2021	The Eraser in My Head 12th Letter	Kousuke 	it was later switch to online streaming due to COVID-19	
=== Music Videos ===
Year	Song 	Singer
2007	"September Soda" (9月のソーダ) 	Peridots
2009	"Don't say anything-the last confession"(何も言えずに〜最後の告白〜) 	ASIAENGINEER
2011	"Shine" 	WEAVER
2017	"Bed Sitting Room"(ベッド・シッティング・ルーム) 	Uchu Mao
2018	"Day Off"(休みの日) 	Uchu Mao
=== Commercial ===
Year	
2007	Mitsuya Cider
2007	AOKI Holdings Inc.
2007	mobaito
2007	Hiroshima Institute of Technology
2008	Lady Borden
2008	Kao Success
2012	NEC LaVie L
2012	Smirnoff (Web CM)
2012	READOLE
2017	Hino Profia
Category:1986 births
Category:Japanese male actors
Category:Japanese male film actors
Category:Japanese male television actors
Category:Japanese male musical theatre actors