Junpei Mizobata

Junpei Mizobata
Native name	溝端 淳平
Born	June 14, 1989 Hashimoto, Wakayama, Japan
Nationality	Japanese
Occupation	Actor, Endorser
Years active	2007–present
Agent	Ever Green Entertainment [1]
Website	Official Website

Junpei Mizobata (Japanese: 溝端 淳平 Hepburn: Mizobata Junpei, June 14, 1989) is a Japanese actor,^[2] best known as Kudo Shinichi in Detective Conan: Kudo Shinichi e no Chousenjou and Saga Kazuma in Hanazakari no Kimitachi e. He also appears in the drama Akai Ito as Atsushi Nishino (or Akkun).

Personal life

Junpei Mizobata was born on June 14, 1989 in Hashimoto, Wakayama Japan to a family of four including Parents and sister. He likes to play drum and soccer in his leisure time. He loves Natto and Salmon.^[3]

In 2014, rumors have surfaced that Junpei and actress Katase Nana are in a relationship. While Mizobata neither admitted or denied the rumors, he apologized, "I'm sorry to have caused people trouble with reports about my personal life at this time."^[4]

Recently, Yahoo! News reports that Nana and Junpei have revealed they are a couple and are allegedly “considering marriage”.^[5]

Filmography

Drama Series

Year	Title	Role	Network	Notes	Ref.
2007	Seito Shokun!	Kusakabe Kazuma	TV Asahi	Supporting Role
	Hanazakari no Kimitachi e	Saga Kazuma	Fuji TV	Student, Dormitory II
2008	Hachi-One Diver	Sugata Kentaro		Main Role	[6][7]
	Akai Ito	Nishino Atsushi		Male Lead	[8]
2009	BOSS	Hanagata Ippei		Main Role
	Buzzer Beat	Hatano Shuji		Supporting, Naoki's Bestfriend
2010	Shinzanmono	Matsumiya Yuhei	TBS	Main Role
2011	BOSS 2	Hanagata Ippei	Fuji TV	Main Role	[9]
	Shinichi Kudo's Written Challenge	Kudo Shinichi	NTV, YTV	Protagonist	[10]
	Mitsu no Aji ～A Taste of Honey～	Yasushi Norisugi	Fuji TV	Supporting Role	[11]
2012	I Love Tokyo Legend - Kawaii Detective	Katsuura Hiroto	TV Asahi	Main Role	[12]
	Tsurukame Maternity Center	Onodera Tatsuya	NHK	Supporting Role
2013	Sodom no Ringo	Kengo Kitano	WOWOW	Main Role
	35-sai no Koukousei	Koizumi Junichi	NTV	Main, Teacher
	I Love Tokyo Legend - Kawaii Detective 2	Katsuura Hiroto	TV Asahi	Main Role
2014	Shitsuren Chocolatier	Olivier Tréluyer	Fuji TV	Supporting Role
	Last Night's Curry, Tomorrow's Bread	Iwai Masaharu	NHK	Supporting, Tetsuko's Lover	[13]
	Women Won't Allow It	Taisuke Takiguchi	TBS	Supporting Role

Film & Movies

Year	Title	Role	Studio	Notes	Ref.
2008	Fukidemono to Imouto	Hashiguchi Tomoya	TV Asahi	Supporting Role	[14]
	Hanazakari no Kimitachi e SP	Saga Kazuma	Fuji TV	Special, Episode 13
	Dive!!	Okitsu Shibuki	Kadokawa Pictures	Supporting Role
	Threads of Destiny	Nishino Atsushi	Shochiku	Male Lead	[15]
2010	Shaken BABY!	Yamaoka Ryuta	Fuji TV	Main Role
	Yume no Mitsukekata Oshietaru! 2
	Neck	Tomokazu Shudo	Asmik Ace Entertainment	Main Lead
	You Dance With The Summer	Teramoto Shinpei	Toei	Main Role
2011	Akai Yubi - Shinzanmono Kaga Kyouichiro Futatabi!	Matsumiya Yuhei	TBS	Main Role
	High School Debut	Komiyama Yoh	Asmik Ace Entertainment	Main Lead	[16]
	Shinichi Kudo's Written Challenge! The Mystery of the Legendary Strange Bird	Kudo Shinichi	NTV, YTV	Protagonist	[17]
2012	Shinichi Kudo and the Kyoto Shinsengumi Murder Case
	The Wings of the Kirin	Matsumiya Yuhei	Toho	Supporting Role
	Fly With The Gold	Haruki	Shochiku	Main Role, Kitagawa's Younger Brother
2013	Eve in Love	Gakkun	NTV	NTV Drama Special	[18]

Endorsements

• Gree (2012)
• FILA (2010)
• Adidas Footwear (2010)
• Ippei Chan Yaki Soba (2009)
• Bouron Petit (2009)
• Right On Clothing (2009)
• Akai Ito x POCKY (2008)

Accolades

Year	Award	Category	Notable Works	Result	Ref.
2006	19th Junon Super Boy Contest	Grand Prix	Himself	Won	[19]
2009	2nd Tokyo Drama Awards	Newcomer Award	Akai Ito	Won
2010	33rd Japan Academy Prize	Rookie of the Year	Threads of Destiny	Won	[20]

References

1. (Japanese) 溝端 淳平 Ever Green Entertainment Official Profile.
2. "Movies making its way here". Malaysia Star. 17 April 2009. Retrieved 24 April 2011.
3. All about Mizobata Junpei.
4. Mizobata Junpei & Katase Nana respond to rumors about being in a relationship. Drama News Network. Retrieved 2014-08-06.
5. Nana Katase and Junpei Mizobata revealed they are dating. aramajapan.com.
6. 81diver Manga Dramatized in Live-Action TV Series. Anime News Network. Retrieved 2008-03-26.
7. Hachi-One Diver. asianwiki.com.
8. Akai Ito 2008 Japan Fuji TV. asianwiki.com.
9. Boss Season 2. asianwiki.com.
10. "溝端淳平、実写版SPドラマ『名探偵コナン』で"2代目"工藤新一役に抜擢" [Mizohata Juntaira, Detective Conan TV Live action drama, Junpei Mizobata chosen as second generation Kudo] (in Japanese). Oricon. February 9, 2011. Archived from the original on June 2, 2011. Retrieved June 2, 2011.
11. Mizobata Junpei gets cast in upcoming drama, "Mitsu no Aji ~A Taste Of Honey~". tokyohive.com. Retrieved 2011-09-17.
12. I Love Tokyo Legend – Kawaii Detective (Toshi Densetsu no Onna). Drama News Network.
13. (Japanese) 仲里依紗・産後初主演！小説「昨夜のカレー、明日のパン」ドラマ化. cinematoday.jp. Retrieved 2014-08-14.
14. Masaki Okada stars in drama special. tokyograph.com. Retrieved 2012-02-08.
15. Threads of Destiny 2008 MOVIE. asianwiki.com.
16. "High School Debut Movie official webpage". KDFP/Asmik Ace Entertainment, Cybrid (in Japanese). Retrieved 2011-01-27.
17. Hana-Kimi's Junpei Mizobata Stars as the new Shinichi Kudo in the new upcoming live-action film, Detective Conan. Anime News Network. Retrieved 2011-02-08.
18. NTV Drama Special 2013 ~ Koisuru Eve. Retrieved 2013-12-24.
19. Promotional contracts signed with celebrities, recent contract with Junpei Mizobata should help strengthen the men’s division. itochu.co.jp. Retrieved 2011-01-14.
20. 33rd Japan Academy Prize Complete Winner Lists. asianwiki.com.

External links

• Official Website
• Junpei Mizobata on Ever Green Entertainment
• Junpei Mizobata at the Internet Movie Database