Most Popular Actors in Japan Right Now

Hiroshi Abe is a Japanese model and actor. He is known for his roles in Still Walking, Chocolate, and Godzilla 2000: Millennium. 

Born: 1964, Kanagawa Ward, Yokohama, Kanagawa, Japan

Juri Ueno is a Japanese actress. She first gained recognition in the 2005 film Swing Girls where she was a recipient of Newcomer of the Year prize at the Japanese Academy Awards. 

Born: 1986, Kakogawa, Hyogo, Japan

Kazuya Kamenashi is a Japanese singer, actor, host, producer, magazine model and a member of KAT-TUN. Born and raised in Edogawa, Tokyo, he joined the Japanese talent agency, Johnny & Associates, at the age of 12. He was drafted as a member and co-lead vocalist of the popular J-pop group KAT-TUN in 2001. 

Born: 1986, Edogawa City, Tokyo, Japan

Kento Yamazaki is a Japanese actor and model. He is best known for his roles in the films L DK, No Longer Heroine, Orange, and Kingdom, as well as the TV shows Death Note, Kiss That Kills, Good Doctor, and the Netflix series Alice in Borderland. He is under the Japanese talent agency Stardust Promotion. 

Born: 1994, Itabashi City, Tokyo, Japan

Taishō Sugō, known professionally as Masaki Suda, is a Japanese actor and singer. He won the Japan Academy Film Prize for Outstanding Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role. His debut song is "Mita Koto mo Nai Keshiki".

Born: 1993, Minoh, Osaka, Japan

Ryo Nishikido is a Japanese singer and actor. He was formerly under the management of Johnny & Associates as a member of Japanese boy bands Kanjani Eight and News. His first solo album was released in December 2019. 

Born: 1984, Kadoma, Osaka, Japan

Satoshi Tsumabuki is a Japanese actor. His breakthrough film was Waterboys for which he was nominated for the 'Best Actor' award at the Japanese Academy Awards, and won the 'Newcomer of the Year' prize. He is also the bassist and lead singer of the Japanese band Basking Lite. 

Born: 1980, Mitsuhashi, Fukuoka

Takashi Sorimachi is a Japanese actor and singer. He is mostly famous for having portrayed Eikichi Onizuka in the 1998 live-action drama adaptation of the popular manga series Great Teacher Onizuka, and the assassin O in Hong Kong action thriller film Fulltime Killer. 

Born: 1973, Saitama, Saitama, Japan

Takuya Kimura is a Japanese actor, singer, and radio personality. He is regarded as a Japanese icon after achieving success as an actor. He was also a popular member of SMAP, one of the best-selling boy bands in Asia. 

Born: 1972, Tokyo, Japan

Yui Aragaki is a Japanese actress, model, singer and occasional radio show host. She has been selected several times as the most desired girlfriend and the most desired female celebrity face in Oricon's yearly survey. 

Born: 1988, Naha, Okinawa, Japan