Kentarō Sakaguchi

Kentaro Sakaguchi
Native name 坂口健太郎 (さかぐち けんたろう)
Born (1991-07-11) July 11, 1991
Tokyo, Japan
Occupation
Years active 2010—present
Agent Tristone Entertainment, Inc. (Acting)
Men's Non-No (Modeling)
Height 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)

Kentaro Sakaguchi (坂口 健太郎, Sakaguchi Kentarō, born July 11, 1991) is a Japanese model and actor. In 2010, Sakaguchi debuted as a model for Men's Non-No Issue No. 25 at 19 years old.[1] In 2014, he signed with Tristone Entertainment, Inc. and debuted as an actor in a small role of Shun in Shanti Days 365 Days, Happy Breath.[2][3] He is known for his role as Hiromitsu Kosuke in Heroine Shikkaku.[4][5]

Career

Kentaro Sakaguchi has been a model since 2010. During Sakaguchi's modeling career, he had appeared in numerous magazine pictorials for Men's Non-No.[6] In 2014, he has made his film debut as Shun in the Shanti Days 365 Days, Happy Breath. In 2015, he has also made his television debut as Ichikawa Manabu for the Nippon TV drama called Yokokuhan: The Pain. Due to Sakaguchi's popularity from Heroine Disqualified, he was offered to appear for a variety of commercials for L'air de Savon, Onitsuka Tiger, and Niko and.[7][8] On August 19, 2015, he was featured on "Yozora" music video (title song featuring Hazzie) by the artist called Miwa.[9] The Japanese media has announced that Sakaguchi will be part of the The 100th Love with You production with Miwa in April 2016.[10][11]

Filmography

Films

Year Title Role Notes
2014 Shanti Days 365 Days, Happy Breath Shun
2015 My Love Story! Makoto Sunakawa
No Longer Heroine / Heroine Disqualified Kosuke Hiromitsu
At Home Jun Moriyama
Our Little Sister Tomoaki Fujii
Prophecy Manabu Ichikawa
Her Granddaughter Shinobu Dozono
2016 The Kodai Family Kohei Kishimoto
64: Part I Tejima
64: Part II Tejima
The Inerasable Tetsuo Misawa
2017 The 100th Love with You Riku Hasegawa Lead role
Narratage Reiji Ono
2018 Tonight, At Romance Theater Kenji Lead role

Television drama

Year Title Role Network Notes Ref.
2015 Dr. Storks Ryo Shirakawa TBS
Yokokuhan: The Pain Ichikawa Manabu NTV Ep. 4-5
2016 Toto Neechan Takezo Hoshino NHK Asadora
Good Morning Call Issei Sata CX
Sleepeeer Hit! Jun Koizumi TBS
Love That Makes You Cry Haruta Nakajo CX
2017 Tokyo Tarareba Musume Key NTV
Sorry, I Love You Satoru Hyūga TBS

[12]

Awards

Year Award Category Work Result
2017 41st Elan d'or Awards Newcomer of the Year Won
40th Japan Academy Prize Newcomer of the Year 64 Won

References

  1. ↑ "坂口 健太郎 - MODEL". Men's Non-No. April 1, 2015. Retrieved April 18, 2016.
  2. ↑ "Tristone Entertainment Inc.". Tristone Entertainment. April 1, 2015. Retrieved April 18, 2016.
  3. ↑ "KENTARO SAKAGUCHI: FROM TOP MODEL TO ONE OF JAPAN'S MOST PROMISING ACTORS! [GENERATION NEXT PROFILER #19]". Psycho Drama. October 13, 2014. Retrieved April 18, 2016.
  4. ↑ "KENTARO SAKAGUCHI: FROM TOP MODEL TO ONE OF JAPAN'S MOST PROMISING ACTORS! [GENERATION NEXT PROFILER #19]". Psycho Drama. October 13, 2014. Retrieved April 18, 2016.
  5. ↑ "'Heroine Disqualified' reveals film poster]". TokyoHive. April 22, 2015. Retrieved April 18, 2016.
  6. ↑ "坂口健太郎、初のスタイル&フォトブック「坂道」発売]". FashionSnap.com. November 7, 2015. Retrieved April 18, 2016.
  7. ↑ "せっけんの香りの新ブランドがデビュー 坂口健太郎と比留川游がイメージモデルにW起用]". FashionSnap.com. February 26, 2015. Retrieved April 18, 2016.
  8. ↑ "坂口健太郎、Iriya　niko and… ニコアンドのCMに出演中のイケメン２人". CM男子. May 13, 2014. Retrieved April 18, 2016.
  9. ↑ "Miwa - Yozora (feat. Hazzie) (夜空。 ハジ→)]". Music Play On. August 19, 2015. Retrieved April 18, 2016.
  10. ↑ "miwa＆坂口健太郎W主演！ 歌姫と一途男子の恋を描く…『君と100回目の恋』". Cinema Cafe.net. April 7, 2015. Retrieved April 19, 2016.
  11. ↑ "MIWA & KENTARO SAKAGUCHI WILL TRAVEL IN TIME IN ‘KIMI TO 100-KAIME NO KOI’". Arama Japan. April 17, 2015. Retrieved April 19, 2016.
  12. ↑ "Sakaguchi Kentaro". My Drama List. April 1, 2015. Retrieved April 18, 2016.
This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.