Most talented Japanese actors (39 people)

1. Satoh Takeru

Japanese

986 points by 10 voters

Satoh made his acting debut on TV asahi's school comedy drama "Princess Princess D" in 2006, at the age of 17. The following year, he landed his first leading role in a ...more

2. Oguri Shun

Japanese

761 points by 8 voters

Shun Oguri is a Japanese actor, voice actor and film director, son of stage director Tetsuya Oguri, and the youngest of 3 siblings, including older brother Ryo, who is also an actor. ...more

Suda Masaki, born Sugo Taisho, is a Japanese actor and singer from Osaka Prefecture. Before being signed onto the Top Coat talent agency, Suda tried out for both Amuse, Inc.'s 30th-anniversary contest ...more

4. Yamazaki Kento

Japanese

584 points by 6 voters

Yamazaki Kento is a Japanese actor and model. He debuted in the year 2010 and is under the Japanese talent agency Stardust Promotion. His first modeling offer came during his third year ...more

5. Takahashi Issei

Japanese

568 points by 6 voters

Issei Takahashi, born in Tokyo, Japan, is a Japanese actor, voice actor and singer. Takahashi was born as the eldest son and, since his mother had married three times, he has four ...more

6. Yamashita Tomohisa

Japanese

489 points by 5 voters

Yamashita Tomohisa, also widely known as Yamapi, is a Japanese idol, actor, and singer. He is active as a solo artist and a former member of the Japanese boyband NEWS. He joined ...more

7. Yoshizawa Ryo

Japanese

475 points by 5 voters

Ryo Yoshizawa is a Japanese actor from Tokyo represented by Amuse. He was signed by the agency after winning Right On award at the Amuse National Audition 2009, for which his mother ...more

8. Sakaguchi Kentaro

Japanese

474 points by 5 voters

Sakaguchi Kentaro is a Japanese actor and exclusive model for the fashion magazine MEN'S NON-NO. Sakaguchi is represented by Tristone Entertainment Inc.

9. Nakagawa Taishi

Japanese

462 points by 5 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

10. Yagira Yuya

Japanese

393 points by 4 voters

Yagira Yuya is a Japanese actor. He won the Best Actor award at the 2004 Cannes Film Festival for his role in the highly acclaimed "Nobody Knows". Yagira earned the distinction of ...more

11. Kamenashi Kazuya

Japanese

377 points by 4 voters

Kamenashi Kazuya, often referred to as Kame, is a Japanese actor and idol from Edogawa, Tokyo. He joined the Japanese talent agency Johnny's at age 12. In 2002, he and five others ...more

12. Ito Kentaro

Japanese

365 points by 4 voters

Ito Kentarō, formerly known only by his given name, "Kentaro", is a Japanese actor and model. He was born in Tokyo and began his early career as a model in 2012 at ...more

13. Suzuki Ryohei

Japanese

362 points by 4 voters

Ryohei Suzuki who was born in Nishinomiya, Hyōgo Prefecture is a Japanese actor who is represented by the talent agency Horipro. He went to a high school in USA and majored in ...more

14. Abe Hiroshi

Japanese

294 points by 3 voters

Abe Hiroshi, born in Kanagawa Ward, Yokohama City, Kanagawa Prefecture, is a Japanese model and actor. He began his career as a model, but successfully made the transition to acting, becoming one ...more

15. Sakurada Dori

Japanese

288 points by 3 voters

Sakurada Dori is a Japanese actor, model, dancer, and singer managed by Amuse Inc. He debuted as an actor in 2005 on the Japanese television series "Ruri's Island". He made his singer ...more

16. Ayano Go

Japanese

284 points by 3 voters

Go Ayano is a Japanese actor born in Gifu, Japan. Ayano was featured in several minor roles beginning in 2005. In 2009, he appeared in Takashi Miike's "Crows Zero 2". He then ...more

17. Yoshida Kotaro

Japanese

283 points by 3 voters

Yoshida Kotaro, born January 14, 1959, in Tokyo, is a Japanese actor. Yoshida is originally a stage actor. Starting in 2010, he expanded his activities into television dramas and films on the ...more

18. Kubota Masataka

Japanese

281 points by 3 voters

Kubota Masataka, born in Kanagawa prefecture, is a member of Stardust Promotion. On September 21st, 2019 he got married to actress Asami Mizukawa.

19. Kiritani Kenta

Japanese

280 points by 3 voters

Kiritani Kenta is a Japanese actor, born in Osaka, Japan. His talent Agency is Hot Road. Kiritani has won the "Rookie of the Year" 2011 Elan D'or Award. He married a non-celebrity ...more

20. Yamada Yuki

Japanese

277 points by 3 voters

Yamada Yuki is a Japanese actor best known for his role as Joe Gibken/Gokai Blue in the 2011 Super Sentai series Kaizoku Sentai Gokaiger. Yamada is affiliated with Watanabe Entertainment. On September ...more

21. Endo Kenichi

Japanese

196 points by 2 voters

Endo Kenichi is a Japanese actor, narrator, and playwright.

22. Nagayama Eita

Japanese

195 points by 2 voters

Nagayama Eita is a Japanese actor from Tokyo, Japan. He has appeared in many Japanese television dramas and movies; most notable is the TV series Water Boys. He also appeared in Summer ...more

23. Yamamoto Koji

Japanese

194 points by 2 voters

Yamamoto Koji is a Japanese actor. He began his career as a baby model at under one year of age. He married Horikita Maki on 22 August 2015, and their first child ...more

24. Sometani Shota

Japanese

192 points by 2 voters

Sometani Shota is a Japanese actor from Koto, Tokyo. He is known for his protagonist roles in Himizu and Parasyte. Sometani was a child actor. He has worked in both film and ...more

25. Fujigaya Taisuke

Japanese

190 points by 2 voters

Fujigaya Taisuke is a Japanese actor and singer, born in Kanagawa Prefecture, Japan. He's currently under Johnny's Entertainment as a member of 'Kis-My-Ft2'.

26. Nishikido Ryo

Japanese

189 points by 2 voters

Nishikido Ryo is a Japanese idol, singer, actor and songwriter. He is a member of Japanese boy band Kanjani Eight and a former member of Japanese male idol group NEWS. He made ...more

27. Mizukami Koshi

Japanese

187 points by 2 voters

Mizukami Koshi, formerly known by his stage name Okada Kenshi is a Japanese actor. He was born in Fukuoka, Japan. He made his acting debut in October 2018, with the role of ...more

28. Tanaka Kei

Japanese

185 points by 2 voters

Tanaka Kei is a Japanese actor, born in Tokyo, Japan. He is married to an actress called Sakura since 2011. The couple has met each other during the filming of Massugu na ...more

29. Hoshino Gen

Japanese

170 points by 2 voters

Hoshino Gen is a Japanese singer-songwriter, musician, guitarist, and actor from Saitama, Japan. He is married to actress Aragaki Yui. He served as the leader of the instrumental band SAKEROCK until its ...more

30. Fukushi Sota

Japanese

170 points by 2 voters

Fukushi Sota is a Japanese Actor born in Tokyo, Japan. He is under the agent Ken-On. He rose to prominence portraying Gentaro Kisaragi in the Kamen Rider franchise and has since starred ...more

31. Higashide Masahiro

Japanese

168 points by 2 voters

Masahiro Higashide is a Japanese actor and model who won the Rookie of the Year at the 36th Japan Academy Prize in 2013 and the Sponichi Grand Prix Newcomer Award ("The Kirishima ...more

32. Nagase Tomoya

Japanese

100 points by 1 voters

Nagase Tomoya is a Japanese singer and actor. He is a former member of Tokio, a Johnny & Associates musical group. He is the former primary vocalist, in addition to playing the ...more

33. Mukai Osamu

Japanese

96 points by 1 voters

Mukai Osamu is a Japanese actor. He graduated from Meiji University and majored in genetic engineering. While he was attending university, he worked as a bartender. He became a full-time employee there ...more

34. Kitayama Hiromitsu

Japanese

94 points by 1 voters

Kitayama Hiromitsu is a Japanese idol, singer, and actor. He is most well known as the eldest member of Johnny's boy band Kis-My-Ft2. Kitayama has also appeared in many television drama series ...more

35. Iura Arata

Japanese

93 points by 1 voters

Arata, born Iura Arata, on September 15, 1974, is a Japanese actor from Tokyo, Japan. He used to write his name in Japanese as ARATA using capital letters. He changed his stage ...more

36. Kunimura Jun

Japanese

92 points by 1 voters

Kunimura Jun is a Japanese actor. He made his film debut in 1981 in Kazuyuki Izutsu's Gaki Teikoku.

37. Nomura Shuhei

Japanese

82 points by 1 voters

Nomura Shuhei is a Japanese actor from Kobe City, Hyogo Prefecture. He belongs to Amuse. He is a quarter Chinese because of his half-Chinese mother. His debut role was in the 2010 ...more

38. Emoto Tokio

Japanese

81 points by 1 voters

Emoto Tokio is a Japanese actor represented by Knockout. He was born in Tokyo as the second son of actor Emoto Akira and actress Tsunogae Kazue and grew up in Shimokitazawa. His ...more

39. Nagayama Kento

Japanese

80 points by 1 voters

Nagayama Kento is a Japanese actor born in Itabashi, Tokyo, Japan. His older brother is actor (Nagayama) Eita. He made his acting debut in 2007 and won the "Rookie of the Year" ...more