Mario Kuroba

Mario Kuroba
黒羽 麻璃央
Born	(1993-07-06) July 6, 1993 (age 31) Miyagi Prefecture, Japan
Occupations	Model actor
Years active	2012–present
Agent	Vithmic
Spouse	Yuki Sakurai ​ (m. 2022)​
Website	kuroba-mario.com

Mario Kuroba (黒羽 麻璃央, Kuroba Mario, born July 6, 1993) is a Japanese model and actor who is affiliated with Vithmic Co., Ltd.

Biography

Mario Kuroba was born in Miyagi Prefecture, Japan in 1993. In 2010, he won second place in the 23rd Junon Superboy Contest and received the AGF award, kick-starting his career.^[1]

In 2012, he made his acting debut as Eiji Kikumaru (7th generation) in Musical: The Prince of Tennis, appearing in the same role until November 2014.^[2] He was later cast as Mikazuki Munechika in the Touken Ranbu musicals and as Ryota Kise in the Kuroko's Basketball stage play adaptations.

Personal life

In high school, he was classmates with Japanese actor Toman.^[3] He married actress Yuki Sakurai on 11 January 2022.^[4]

Filmography

Theater

Year	Title	Role	Notes	Ref.
2012	Musical: The Prince of Tennis Seigaku Farewell Party	Eiji Kikumaru
	Musical: The Prince of Tennis Seigaku vs. Higa	Eiji Kikumaru
2013	Musical: The Prince of Tennis Dream Live 2013	Eiji Kikumaru
	Musical: The Prince of Tennis Seigaku vs. Hyotei: Nationals	Eiji Kikumaru
	Musical: The Prince of Tennis Seigaku vs. Shitenhoji	Eiji Kikumaru
2014	Musical: The Prince of Tennis Seigaku vs. Rikkai: Nationals	Eiji Kikumaru
2015	Musical: Touken Ranbu Trial Performance	Mikazuki Munechika
2016	Kuroko's Basketball: The Encounter	Ryota Kise
	Musical: Touken Ranbu Atsukashiyama Ibun	Mikazuki Munechika
	Musical: Touken Ranbu Shinken Ranbu Sai 2016	Mikazuki Munechika
2017	Kuroko's Basketball: Over-Drive	Ryota Kise
	Musical: Touken Ranbu Tsuwamono Domo ga Yume no Ato	Mikazuki Munechika
	Musical: Touken Ranbu Shinken Ranbu Sai 2017	Mikazuki Munechika

Films

Year	Title	Role	Notes	Ref.
2018	Lost in Ramen	Igarashi		[5]
2019	Go Away, Ultramarine	Nado		[6]
2022	Baseball Club Rhapsody	Kimiyoshi Higaki		[7]
	Sadako DX	Kanden/Takashi		[8]
2023	Dependence	Shuichi Sonoda	Lead role	[9]
	Kumo to Saru no Kazoku	Juzaburo		[10]
	Hard Days	Matsuda		[11]
2024	Love You as the World Ends: The Final	Yuya Kaji		[12]
	Renji Himuro	Masato Shinohara		[13]
	Ghost Killer	Kagehara		[14]

Television

Year	Title	Role	Notes	Ref.
2019	Coffee & Vanilla	Takaaki Akutsu		[15]
2023	Trillion Game	Hiroto	Episode 3	[16]
2024	How to Grill Our Love	Kenta Fukuyama		[17]

References

1. "Vithmic profile for Mario Kuroba". vithmic.co.jp (in Japanese). Archived from the original on May 30, 2018. Retrieved May 30, 2018.
2. "Mario Kuroba's blog". ameblo.jp (in Japanese). 2014-11-24. Archived from the original on Feb 7, 2017. Retrieved May 30, 2018.
3. "【インタビュー】「プリティが多すぎる」黒羽麻璃央「世の中に衝撃を与えたかった」ジェンダーレス役で狙うは"ポスト千葉雄大"!?". Kyodo News (in Japanese). October 24, 2018. Retrieved June 15, 2021.
4. "黒羽麻璃央&桜井ユキが結婚「この先の人生も共に歩んでいきたい」 ドラマで共演、交際8ヶ月【コメント全文】". Oricon. 2022-01-12. Archived from the original on January 12, 2022. Retrieved January 12, 2022.
5. "ラーメン食いてぇ！". eiga.com. Retrieved September 30, 2021.
6. "いなくなれ、群青". eiga.com. Retrieved 13 September 2024.
7. "野球部に花束を". eiga.com. Retrieved February 25, 2022.
8. "貞子DX". eiga.com. Retrieved April 28, 2022.
9. "藤井道人プロデュース、黒羽麻璃央主演『生きててごめんなさい』公開". Cinema Cafe. 2022-10-14. Archived from the original on October 14, 2022. Retrieved October 14, 2022.
10. "クモとサルの家族". eiga.com. Retrieved December 15, 2022.
11. "最後まで行く". eiga.com. Retrieved January 31, 2023.
12. "劇場版 君と世界が終わる日に FINAL". eiga.com. Retrieved October 3, 2023.
13. "氷室蓮司". eiga.com. Retrieved December 30, 2023.
14. "ゴーストキラー". eiga.com. Retrieved 13 September 2024.
15. "福原遥主演『コーヒー&バニラ』ドラマ化 桜田通、黒羽麻璃央らイケメン大集結". Oricon (in Japanese). 2019-06-14. Retrieved 2019-08-11.
16. "『トリリオンゲーム』目黒蓮​​“ハル”が色気溢れるホストに…美しい回し蹴り＆耳元囁きは「眼福」【ネタバレあり】". plus.tver.jp. July 29, 2023. Retrieved August 29, 2023.
17. ドラマ「焼いてるふたり」黒羽麻璃央＆松村沙友理の焼いて食べるラブストーリー. Comic Natalie (in Japanese). Natasha, Inc. June 12, 2024. Retrieved June 13, 2024.

External links

• Official agency profile (in Japanese)
• Official site (in Japanese)