Acting is a challenging profession, yet very rewarding, and most importantly, an enjoyable work. Many individuals aspire to be actors and enter the ranks of Hollywood's A-listers, but this is not the road for everyone. Acting is a profession that demands a great deal of dedication. Because most gigs don't last long, most performers are continually under pressure to find new roles. Here are some of the most well-known Japanese actors of the decade.
1. Haruma Miura
He made his acting debut in the television serial Agri and shot to fame after appearing in the film Koizora, for which he won the 31st Japan Academy Film Prize for Newcomer of the Year.
2. Kento Yamazaki
Kento Yamazaki is a model cum actor from Japan. He is best known for his roles as L in the live-action television series Death Note (2015) and as Minato Shindo in the Japanese medical drama remake Good Doctor (2018), as well as his appearances in the films L DK (2014), Heroine Shikkaku (2015), and Orange (2015), as well as the Netflix series Alice in Borderland. Stardust Promotion, a Japanese entertainment agency, represents him.
3. Takeru Satoh
Takeru Satoh is an actor famous for Ryotaro Nogami in the Kamen Rider Den-O trilogy and Himura Kenshin in the live-action Rurouni Kenshin film and sequels.
4. Sota Fukushi
Sota Fukushi gained popularity in the Kamen Rider franchise as Gentaro Kisaragi and is seen in television shows.
5. Shun Oguri
He is an actor cum voice actor who is the youngest of three brothers, including elder brother Ryo, who is also an actor. He is the son of stage director Tetsuya Oguri. He began his career as a supporting actor in films directed by his father and brother.
6. Takuya Kimura
Takuya Kimura is a singer, actor, and radio personality from Japan. Following his fame as an actor, he has become a Japanese legend. He was also a member of SMAP, one of Asia's most successful boy bands.
7. Ken Watanabe
Ken Watanabe is an actor from Japan and is most known for his portrayals of tragic hero figures such as Japanese General Tadamichi Kuribayashi in Letters from Iwo Jima and Lord Katsumoto Moritsugu in The Last Samurai.
8. Kentaro Sakaguchi
Kentaro Sakaguchi is a model and actor from Japan. In 2010, he began as a model in Men's Non-no magazine, and in 2014, he debuted as an actor with Tristone Entertainment. Since then, he's appeared in the anime series Tokyo Tarareba Musume and the film The 100th Love with You and Color Me True.
9. Tomohisa Yamashita
Tomohisa Yamashita, often known as Yamapi or Tomo, is a Japanese singer, actor, and television personality. Yamashita began his career as a trainee with the Japanese talent agency Johnny & Associates in 1996, making his acting debut for NHK's Shonentachi, and has been busy on Japanese television since.
10. Masaki Okada
He is renowned for his roles as Sekime Kyogo in Hanazakari no Kimitachi e, and as Takuma Kakinouchi in the 2009 film, I Give My First Love to You.
