Best Japanese Actor Under 30

Periwinkle Feb 13, 2022

16 People 2 Loves 16 Voters Report

1. Yokohama Ryusei

Japanese

786 points by 8 voters

Yokohama Ryusei is a Japanese actor and model who is affiliated with Stardust Promotion. He is best known for playing the role of Hikari Nonomura in the 2014 Super Sentai TV series ...more
2. Michieda Shunsuke

Japanese

585 points by 6 voters

Michieda Shunsuke is a Japanese idol and member of the Kansai Johnny's group, Naniwa Danshi, which debuted on November 12, 2021. He is managed by Johnny & Associates. He was born in ...more
3. Nakagawa Taishi

Japanese

584 points by 6 voters

Nakagawa Taishi is a Japanese actor, host, and model. He is best known for his leading role as Yuiji Kira in the live action “Closest Love to Heaven”, and as Tenma Hase ...more
4. Mackenyu

American

567 points by 6 voters

Mackenyu Maeda, known simply as Mackenyu, is a Japanese-American actor born in Los Angeles and is the son of a famous Japanese actor, producer, director, and martial artist Sonny Chiba. He attended ...more
5. Nagao Kento

Japanese

476 points by 5 voters

Nagao Kento is a member of Japanese boy band Naniwa Danshi formed by Johnny & Associates. It consists of 7 members who primarily come from the Kansai region. The group's official debut ...more
6. Kitamura Takumi

Japanese

471 points by 5 voters

Kitamura Takumi is a Japanese actor, singer, and model. He is the leader of a pop-rock Japanese band named DISH// and is represented by Stardust Promotions. Born and raised in Tokyo, Kitamura ...more
7. Sugino Yosuke

Japanese

380 points by 4 voters

Sugino Yosuke is a Japanese actor under Topcoat Group. Born on September 18, 1995, from Chiba Prefecture, Japan.
8. Itagaki Mizuki

Japanese

379 points by 4 voters

Itagaki Mizuki is a Japanese actor, singer and fashion model born in Tokyo, Japan. He is a former member of the idol boy band M!LK and is affiliated with Stardust Promotion. At ...more
9. Nakayama Yuma

Japanese

371 points by 4 voters

Nakayama was born January 13, 1994 in Osaka Prefecture, Japan. Nakayama Yuma is a singer and actor from the Japanese male idols agency Johnny's Entertainment. He released a the song "Akuma na ...more
10. Yutaro

Japanese

277 points by 3 voters

Goto Yutaro, also known by the mononym Yutaro, is a Japanese actor and model managed by Asobi System. He was born in Hiroshima Prefecture, Japan. He made his acting debut in 2018 ...more
11. Maeda Kentaro

Japanese

198 points by 2 voters

Maeda Kentaro is a Japanese actor born in Saitama, Japan. In 2018, while enrolled in Dokkyo University, he applied for the Junon Superboy Contest and won BEST 30, but didn't make it ...more
12. Takasugi Mahiro

Japanese

191 points by 2 voters

Takasugi Mahiro is a Japanese actor who is affiliated with Spice Power. He is best known for his role as the character Mitsuzane Kureshima/Kamen Rider Ryugen from the Kamen Rider series Kamen ...more
13. Narita Ryo

Japanese

181 points by 2 voters

Narita Ryo is a Japanese actor and model. He is represented with Sony Music Artists. He started his career as a model for Men's Non-no. He starred in the drama film "Flashback".
14. Ikeoka Ryosuke

Japanese

100 points by 1 voters

Ikeoka Ryosuke is a Japanese actor. Notably, he performed in the fourth Tumbling stage play, Tumbling Vol. 4, which is opened on August 1, 2013. He's headed by Watanabe Entertainment and is ...more
15. Kai Shouma

Japanese

99 points by 1 voters

Kai Shouma is a Japanese actor managed by the entertainment AMUSE, INC. Kai debuted in 2015. He was scouted by the talent agency Amuse during high school. In 2016, Kai made his ...more
16. Kura Yuki

Japanese

92 points by 1 voters

Kura Yuki was born in Osaka. He is a Japanese actor and model. In 2018, he was scouted by Sony Music Artists who saw a photo of him published in the men's ...more