Kentaro Sakaguchi

Kentaro Sakaguchi
坂口健太郎
Sakaguchi in September 2024
Born (1991-07-11) July 11, 1991 (age 33)
Tokyo, Japan
Occupations
  • Actor
  • model
Years active2010—present
AgentTristone [jp]
Height183 cm (6 ft 0 in)
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Kentaro Sakaguchi (Japanese: 坂口 健太郎, Hepburn: Sakaguchi Kentarō, born July 11, 1991) is a Japanese actor and model. He debuted as a model in Men's Non-no magazine in 2010, and as an actor under Tristone Entertainment in 2014.[1] He has since starred in television series Tokyo Tarareba Musume (2017) and Signal (2018), as well as films The 100th Love with You (2017) and Color Me True (2018).[2]

Biography

Kentaro Sakaguchi was born on July 11, 1991 in Tokyo, Japan. His family consists of his mother and sister, his father has passed on.[3]

Career

Modelling

Sakaguchi debuted as a model in 2010, and has since appeared in cover stories and pictorials for several magazines including Men's Non-no for which he was an exclusive model for 7 years.[4] He has also participated in fashion shows like GirlsAward 2014 Spring/Summer and GirlsAward 2015 Spring/Summer.[5][6]

He has been called the quintessential "shio-gao," literally salt-face, which is described as a fair-skinned male with good-looking face, defined Adam's apple and collarbones, as well eyes that turn into lines when smiling.[7]

Acting

In 2014, Sakaguchi made his film debut as Shun in Shanti Days 365 Days, Happy Breath. In 2015, he made his television debut as Ichikawa Manabu for the Nippon TV drama Yokokuhan: The Pain. In August 2015, he appeared in the music video for "Yozora", a single by Miwa.[8] In September that year, he gained popularity after appearing in the film adaptation of the manga Heroine Shikkaku and was featured in a variety of advertisements for L'air de Savon, Onitsuka Tiger, and niko and....[9][10] In 2017, he played his first leading role in the film The 100th Love with You.[11][12]

Filmography

Film

Year Title Role Notes Ref.
2014 Shanti Days 365 Days, Happy Breath Shun
2015 My Love Story! Makoto Sunakawa
At Home Jun Moriyama
Our Little Sister Tomoaki Fujii
Prophecy Manabu Ichikawa
Her Granddaughter Shinobu Dozono
No Longer Heroine Kosuke Hiromitsu
2016 The Kodai Family Kohei Kishimoto
64: Part I Tejima
64: Part II Tejima
The Inerasable Tetsuo Misawa
Golden Orchestra! Sakashita
2017 The 100th Love With You Riku Hasegawa Lead role
Narratage Reiji Ono
2018 Color Me True Kenji Lead role
The House Where the Mermaid Sleeps Yūya Hoshino
2019 Brave Father Online: Our Story of Final Fantasy XIV Akio Lead role [13]
Dragon Quest: Your Story Henry (voice) [14]
And Life Goes On Kiyotaka Shimizu Lead role [15]
2020 Masked Ward Hayami Lead role [16]
2021 Signal the Movie Kento Saegusa Lead role [17]
2022 The Last 10 Years Kazuto Lead role [18]
Hell Dogs Hideki Murooka [19]
2023 Side by Side Miyama Lead role [20]
2024 The Parades Akira [21]

Television

Year Title Role Notes Ref.
2015–17 Dr. Storks Ryo Shirakawa 2 seasons [22]
2015 Yokokuhan: The Pain Ichikawa Manabu Episodes 4 and 5
2016 Daddy Sister Takezo Hoshino Asadora [23]
Sleepeeer Hit! Jun Koizumi
Teacher Gappa Ryuji Saeki TV movie
Love That Makes You Cry Haruta Nakajo
Copycat Criminal Koichi Amikawa / Peace TV movie
2017 Tokyo Tarareba Musume Key
I'm Sorry, I Love You Satoru Hyūga
2018 Signal Kento Saegusa Lead role [24]
2019 Innocence, Fight Against False Charges Taku Kurokawa Lead role [25]
And Life Goes On Kiyotaka Shimizu Lead role [26]
2020 A Girl of 35 Yuto Hirose [27]
2021 Air Girl Yūki Mishima TV movie [28]
Welcome Home, Monet Kōtarō Suganami Asadora [29]
Only Just Married Shu Momose [30]
2022 Hiru Kara Lead role [31]
The 13 Lords of the Shogun Hōjō Yasutoki Taiga drama [32]
2023 Dr. Chocolate Tetsuya Noda Lead role [33]
Code Japan: The Price of Wishes Minato Ninomiya Lead role [34]
2024 What Comes After Love Jungo Lead role; South Korean television series [35]
Beyond Goodbye Naruse Lead role [36]

Music video appearances

Year Song Artist Ref.
2022 "Ms. Phenomenal" Radwimps [37]
"Under the Skin" &TEAM [38]

Theater

Year Title Role Venue Notes Ref.
2016 The Seagull Konstantin Gavrilovich Treplyov Tokyo Art Theater [39]

Bibliography

Mook

  • Sakamichi (Shueisha Mook, November 2015)[40] ISBN 9784081022045

Photobook

Awards and nominations

Year Award Category Work Result Ref.
2015 40th Hochi Film Award Best New Actor Our Little Sister, At Home, My Love Story!, & No Longer Heroine Nominated
2016 11th Osaka Cinema Festival Best New Actor My Love Story! & No Longer Heroine Won [42]
2017 41st Elan d'or Awards Newcomer of the Year — Won [43]
40th Japan Academy Film Prize Newcomer of the Year 64: Part I & 64: Part II Won [44]
ELLE Cinema Award Man of the Year — Won [45]
2021 Seoul International Drama Awards Asian Star Prize NA Won [46]
2022 47th Hochi Film Awards Best Supporting Actor Hell Dogs Nominated [47]
2023 77th Mainichi Film Awards Best Supporting Actor Nominated [48]
46th Japan Academy Film Prize Best Supporting Actor Nominated [49]
8th Asia Artist Awards Best Artist Award (Actor) — Won [50]
Asia Celebrity Award Won
Male Actor Popularity Award Nominated [51]

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