Kento Yamazaki

Kento Yamazaki
Native name	山崎 賢人
Born	7 September 1994 Itabashi, Tokyo, Japan
Occupation	Actor model
Years active	2009–present
Agent	Stardust Promotion
Height	1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)
Family	father, mother and older brother

Kento Yamazaki (山崎 賢人 Yamazaki Kento, born September 7, 1994 in Itabashi, Tokyo) is a Japanese actor and model.^[1][2] He debuted in the year 2010 and is under the Japanese talent Agency Stardust Promotion.

History

Kento Yamazaki was recruited when he was in his third year of junior high school, worked as a model and debuted as an actor in 2010 in the drama Atami no Sousakan. He played a mysterious high school student.

Filmography

TV dramas

Year	Japanese Title	English Title	Role	Network	Notes	References
2010	熱海の捜査官	Atami no Sousakan		TV Asahi	Main Cast	[3]
	クローンベイビー	Clone Baby	Jotaro	TBS		[4]
2011	ランナウェイ~愛する君のために	Runaways: For Your Love	Panda		Supporting Role	[5]
2012	黒の女教師	Kuro no Onna kyoushi	Yasuda Shunsuke			[6]
2013	35歳の高校生	35-sai no Koukousei	Akutsu Ryo	NTV		[7]
2014	チーム・バチスタ4 螺鈿迷宮	Team Batista 4: Raden Meikyu	Sakuranomiya Aoi	Fuji TV	Main Cast	[8]
	水球ヤンキース	Water Polo Yankees	Mifune Ryuji			[9]
	弱くても勝てます	Yowakutemo Katemasu	Kōki Ebato	NTV	Supporting Role	[10]
2015	まれ	Mare	Kontani Keita	NHK	Lead Role	[11]
	永遠のぼくら	Eien no Bokura Sea Side Blue	Nagata Taku	NTV	Lead Role	[12]
	デスノート	Death Note	L			[13]

Movies

• Kanseitou (2011) - Kakeru^[14]
• Kirin no Tsubasa: Gekijoban Shinzanmono (2012) - Tatsuya Sugino^[15]
• Another (2012) - Koichi Sakakibara^[16]
• Riaru Onigokko 3 (2012) - Suguru^[17]
• Riaru Onigokko 5 (2012) - Suguru^[18]
• Kyou, Koi wo Hajimemasu (2012) - Nishiki Hasegawa^[19]
• Jinkusu!!! (2013) - Yusuke Nomura^[20]
• L DK (2014) - Shūsei Kugayama^[21]
• Heroine Shikkaku (2015) - Rita Terasaka^[22]
• Orange (2015) - Kakeru Naruse
• Your Lie in April (2016) - Kōsei Arima
• Wolf Girl and Black Prince (2016) - Kyouya Sata
• One Week Friends (2017) - Yūki Hase

TV movies

• Eternal Us Sea Side Blue (2015) - Taku Nagata^[23]

TV specials

• Sato Family Breakfast(TBS/ 2013) - Takumi Sato

Stage

• Satomi Hakkenden (2014) - Inuzuka Shino-Moritaka (lead)

CM

• Volkswagen Group "Night Drive with Father" Japan (2010)
• Shizuoka Sangyo University "Brain Switch" (2011)

Photobook

• YAMAZAKI KENTO "You Are Here"(Genzaichi) (Wani Books, 27 March 2014) ISBN 9784847046292^[24]
• The Kentos (Tokyo News Service, 17 December 2014) ISBN 9784863364462^[25]

Music videos

• Galileo Galilei "Tower" (2011)
• Crow "Train" (2011)

Awards

Year	Award	Category	Result
2016	39th Japan Academy Prize	Newcomers of the Year	Won

References

1. 山崎賢人のプロフィール (in Japanese). oricon ME inc. Retrieved 2015-07-04.
2. 山崎賢人 (in Japanese). Yahoo Japan Corporation. Retrieved 2015-07-04.
3. 熱海の捜査官 (テレビ朝日): 2011 (in Japanese). National Diet Library. Retrieved 2015-07-04.
4. クローンベイビー (TBS): 2011 (in Japanese). National Diet Library. Retrieved 2015-07-04.
5. TV ランナウェイ～愛する君のために. allcinema (in Japanese). Stingray. Retrieved 2015-07-04.
6. TV 黒の女教師. allcinema (in Japanese). Stingray. Retrieved 2015-07-04.
7. TV 35歳の高校生. allcinema (in Japanese). Stingray. Retrieved 2015-07-04.
8. TV チーム・バチスタ4 螺鈿迷宮. allcinema (in Japanese). Stingray. Retrieved 2015-07-04.
9. TV 水球ヤンキース. allcinema (in Japanese). Stingray. Retrieved 2015-07-04.
10. TV 弱くても勝てます ～青志先生とへっぽこ高校球児の野望～. allcinema (in Japanese). Stingray. Retrieved 2015-07-04.
11. TV まれ. allcinema (in Japanese). Stingray. Retrieved 2015-07-04.
12. TVM 永遠のぼくら sea side blue. allcinema (in Japanese). Stingray. Retrieved 2015-07-04.
13. TV デスノート. allcinema (in Japanese). Stingray. Retrieved 2015-07-04.
14. 管制塔 (SME Records): 2011 (in Japanese). National Diet Library. Retrieved 2015-07-04.
15. 映画 麒麟の翼 ～劇場版・新参者～. allcinema (in Japanese). Stingray. Retrieved 2015-07-04.
16. 映画 アナザー Another. allcinema (in Japanese). Stingray. Retrieved 2015-07-04.
17. 映画 リアル鬼ごっこ3. allcinema (in Japanese). Stingray. Retrieved 2015-07-04.
18. 映画 リアル鬼ごっこ5. allcinema (in Japanese). Stingray. Retrieved 2015-07-04.
19. 映画 今日、恋をはじめます. allcinema (in Japanese). Stingray. Retrieved 2015-07-04.
20. 映画 ジンクス!!!. allcinema (in Japanese). Stingray. Retrieved 2015-07-04.
21. 映画 L・DK. allcinema (in Japanese). Stingray. Retrieved 2015-07-04.
22. 映画 ヒロイン失格. allcinema (in Japanese). Stingray. Retrieved 2015-07-04.
23. TVM 永遠のぼくら sea side blue. allcinema (in Japanese). Stingray. Retrieved 2015-07-04.
24. 現在地 : 山﨑賢人 (ワニブックス): 2014 (in Japanese). National Diet Library. Retrieved 2015-07-04.
25. THE KENTOS : 山崎賢人写真集 (東京ニュース通信社): 2014 (in Japanese). National Diet Library. Retrieved 2015-07-04.

External links

• Kento Yamazaki on Instagram
• Official blog (Japanese)
• Agent profile (Japanese)
• Kento Yamazaki at the Internet Movie Database