Many actors like dancing, yet few people have ever heard of them. These famous people are talented dancers in addition to being brilliant actors. Some are just there to have joy, but you would not have guessed that some had professional training. Some of them could have danced on camera. While some of these celebrities do it as a pastime, others need the abilities for the roles they play on stage. Below are the Top 10 best dancers from the Japanese movie industry.
1. Naoki Kobayashi
Naoki Kobayashi is a 37-year-old dancer, actor, choreographer, and model from Japan. He is a member of the Exile J-Pop dance and vocal group and the leader and performer of the Sandaime J Soul Brothers J-Pop dance and vocal group. Naoki was also a part of Nidaime J Soul Brothers until 2009 when they relocated to Exile. For Pocky's campaign in 2015, he created the renowned Pocky Dance (Pocky Sharehappi Dance). He's also started acting, making his worldwide debut in Netflix's original feature Earthquake Bird.
2. Ami Suzuki
Ami Suzuki is a 40-year-old Japanese actress, singer, and DJ, from Zama, Kanagawa. In the late 1990s, she became one of the most famous female adolescent idols after being found on the talent program Asayan. Ami released "Delightful," a dance single with an electronic club music sound that charted at No. 3 on Japan's Oricon charts, a far cry from her pop star days. Suzuki has steadily built a reputation in the acting world since her debut in the movie Rainbow Song (2006), starring in several films, television plays, and musicals.
3. Dori Sakurada
Actor, dancer, model, and singer Sakurada Dori is a Japanese artist under Amuse Inc. In 2005, he made his acting debut in the Japanese TV show Ruri's Island. And Dori released an album titled Ainouta in 2018, marking his singing debut. He entered the entertainment sector after receiving free dancing instruction from a company. Dori was in the fifth grade at the time.
4. Hiroko Shimabukuro
Hiroko Shimabukuro, often known as Hiro, is a Japanese vocalist who is 38 years old. In 1996, she made her debut as a member of the famed girl group Speed. In 1999, she released her first solo song, As Time Goes By, which went on to sell 800,000 copies in Japan. Hiroko Shimabukuro, a member of the 1990s dance vocal group SPEED, was featured in an interview story in the Asahi Shimbun. Hiro is the most famous of the four members of SPEED. Her tracks span from gentle ballads to fast, catchy melodies with precise dance choreography.
5. Nakajima Yuto
28-year-old Hey! Say! JUMP member and Japanese star Yuto Nakajima is also a model, actor, singer, and dancer. He made his acting debut in 2005 and has since acted in a few dramas, including the 24-Hour Television drama and Nobuta Wo Produce, in which he co-starred with two of his agency's senior actors, Kamenashi Kazuya and Yamashita Tomohisa. At their show, he can play the drums and tap dance.
6. Satoshi Ohno
41-year-old Japanese star Satoshi Ohno is also a dancer, choreographer, actor, singer, and radio host. A leader is his stage moniker because he is the lead singer and the band's leader in Arashi. After being chosen to be a part of the stage show Kyo to Kyo, Satoshi began his acting career in 1997. His first leading part was in the Japanese television drama Maō in 2008, for which he won several Best Actor nominations. He has since proceeded to play leading parts in several dramas and films, for which he has won several accolades.
7. Ryosuke Yamada
A 29-year-old Japanese tarento who performs as a singer, actor, and dancer and is a part of the band Hey! Say! JUMP, and NYC. Johnny's Entertainment is in charge of its management. He began his musical career in 2007 as a member of Hey! Say! JUMP, and in 2013 he released Mystery Virgin, his first number-one solo song. His most notable roles as an actor are those of Hajime Kindaichi in the Kindaichi Case Files live-action-drama series and Nagisa Shiota in the Assassination Classroom live-action movie series. He dances beautifully.
8. Rino Nakasone
In addition to being an actor, dancer, choreographer, teacher, and artistic director, Rino Nakasone, 43, is also a Japanese national. She collaborated with Janet Jackson and Britney Spears, and her dancing career took off in 2004. Since, she has appeared in many music videos, award events, tours, TV shows, films, and commercials. The third season of America's Best Dance Crew included Nakasone and her dance group, Beat Freaks, who placed second. Nakasone has collaborated as a choreographer with K-pop bands, including SHINee, Red Velvet, TVXQ, f(x), AKB48, and Girls' Generation, both in South Korea and Japan. She began her acting career in 2017 with BananaMana Films' Jimami Tofu, where she debuted as Nami, an Okinawa girl. She has since pursued acting in Los Angeles.
9. Matsumoto Jun
Japanese actor, dancer, radio host, singer, model, and concert director Jun Matsumoto, 38, is also known by the moniker MatsuJun. He organizes Arashi performances and is a member of the boy band. His depiction as Dmyuji Tsukasa in the Hana Yori Dango series makes him most well-known to viewers of Japanese television dramas. His performances in numerous dramas and movies have earned him several awards and nominations. Matsujun is a charismatic and dramatic dancer. Matsujun's dance is also notable for its unceasing intensity. He performed a pretty fantastic step-up pop dance.
10. Yuka Kashino
Japanese actress, singer, and dancer Yuka Kashino, 33, also goes by the moniker Kashiyuka. Perfume, an electropop band, counts her as one of their members. Perfume Imaginary Museum Time Warp (2020), Love Strikes! (2011), and OK Go: I Won't Let You Down (2014) are among the works of Yuka Kashino that are well-known. On March 23, 2012, Perfume sang Baby Cruising Love as a special guest star in the film Moteki.
