Exceptional Rising Actors

An active list of rising Japanese actors on my radar.

There's also a list of my recommended dramas and movies from each actor that showcases their acting skills and range.

yeeqianxis iun 26, 2024
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  • Takahashi Fumiya

    Japoneză

    Must-watch:

    Dramas

    Muchuu-sa, Kimi ni (Captivated, by you) - my personal favorite!

    Fermat no Ryori (Fermat's Cuisine)

    Sensei wo Kesu Houteishiki (How to Eliminate My Teacher) - the drama that shows his range and his capability to nail troubled, psychopathic roles

    Bokura ga Koroshita, Saiai no Kimi (The Beloved You We Killed)

    Saiai (Dearest) - the drama that initially got Fumiya on everyone's radar

    Themis no Kyoshitsu: Legal Seishun Hakusho (Goddess' Classrom)

  • Kiyohara Kaya

    Japoneză

    Must-watch:

    Dramas

    Poison Daughter, Holy Mother - my personal favorite!

    Okaeri Mone

    Hotarugusa

    Reibai Tantei Jozuka Hisui

    Movies

    The Brightest Roof in the Universe

    You're Not Normal, Either! - she's such an indie darling!

  • Itagaki Rihito

    Japoneză

    Must-watch:

    Dramas

    Shijukara - my personal favorite!

    Miki Kurinikku de Kanpai o - he's on a league of his own

    Colorful Love: Genderless Danshi ni Aisareteimasu (Colorful Love: I am Loved by a Genderless Boy)

    Movies

    And Yet, You Are So Sweet - his acting saved the movie

  • Kawai Yuumi

    Japoneză

    Must-watch:

    Dramas

    Kazoku Dakara Aishitan Janakute, Aishita no ga Kazoku Datta - my personal favorite!

    RoOT

    Futekisetsu ni mo Hodo ga Aru! (Extremely Inappropriate!) - the drama that got her on everyone's radar

    Movies

    To Be Killed by a High School Girl

    It's a Summer Film

    Love Nonetheless

  • Michieda Shunsuke

    Japoneză

    Must-watch:

    Dramas

    Kieta Hatsukoi (My Love Mix-up!)

    Zettai Reido Season 3 - showed his range as a child actor

    Haha ni Naru (My Son)

    Movies

    18×2 Beyond Youthful Days - my personal favorite! Micchi was definitely a scene stealer

    461 Days of Bento: A Promise Between Father and Son - he really shines in indie, non-mainstream works

    Even if This Love Disappears From the World Tonight - the movie that got him on everyone's radar

  • Tomita Miu

    Japoneză

    Must-watch:

    Dramas

    Daga, Jyonetsu wa Aru! - the drama that got her on everyone's radar

    Switched

    Nanba MG5

    Tabisuru Sandwich

    Movies

    Solomon's Perjury 1: Suspicion - my personal favorite!

    Sunny: Our Hearts Beat Together

    Boys! Please Kiss Him, Instead of Me - she does slapstick so well!

  • Kamio Fuju

    Japoneză

    Must-watch:

    Dramas

    Love and Fortune - my personal favorite!

    Kaidanshita no Gogh - another favorite

    Hidarikiki no Eren (Eren the Southpaw) - yet another favorite!

    Ichiban Sukina Hana

    17-sai no Teikoku (Teen Regime)

    3 Nen A Gumi: Ima kara Mina-san wa, Hitojichi Desu (Hiiragi's Homeroom)

    Aono-kun ni Sawaritai kara Shinitai

    Nanba MG5 - the bromance was too strong, I loved it so much

    Movies

    Intimate Strangers 

    20-Year-Old Soul

    Love Is Light

  • Fujino Ryoko

    Japoneză

    Must-watch:

    Dramas

    Fujoshi, Ukkari Gei ni Kokuru

    More Than Words

    Socho Shihatsu no Sappukei

    Movies

    Solomon's Perjury 1: Suspicion - my personal favorite!

  • Mizukami Koshi

    Japoneză

    Must-watch:

    Dramas

    MIU 404 - the drama that got him on everyone's radar

    Chugakusei Nikki (Meet Me After School) - his debut work, and a strong one at that

    Boogie Woogie

    Uchi no Musume wa, Kareshi ga Dekinai!! (Date My Daughter!) - he was super adorable in this one!

    Movies

    Lesson in Murder - my personal favorite! he went head-to-head with Abe Sadao

    Till We Meet Again on the Lily Hill

    Out - the slapstick is insane, and I bet he had fun in this!

  • Kayashima Mizuki

    Japoneză

    Must-watch:

    Dramas

    Kyouso no Musume (Guru's Daughter) - my personal favorite!

    Saiko no Kyoshi: Ichinengo, Watashi wa Seito ni Sareta

    Socho Shihatsu no Sappukei 

  • Maeda Gordon

    American

    Must-watch:

    Dramas

    Elpis: Kibou, Aruiwa Wazawai - my personal favorite!

    Kyojo 2 - another favorite!

    Ato 3-kai, Kimi ni aeru - yet another favorite! bawled my eyes out watching this

    No Side Game

    Promise Cinderella

    Kanakana

  • Shiraishi Sei

    Japoneză

    Must-watch:

    Dramas

    Shimobee - my personal favorite!

    Girl Gun Lady

    Dakara Watashi wa Oshimashita

  • Maeda Oshiro

    Japoneză

    Must-watch:

    Dramas

    Neko

    Bokutachi no Konai Hoso - my personal favorite!

    Themis no Kyoshitsu: Legal Seishun Hakusho (Goddess' Classroom)

    One Night Morning

    Kanakana

    Movies

    I Wish

    Our Little Sister

  • Okudaira Daiken

    Japoneză

    Must-watch

    Dramas

    Socho Shihatsu no Sappukei

    Saiko no Kyoshi: Ichinengo, Watashi wa Seito ni Sareta

    Koisuru Hahatachi

    Sotsugyoshiki ni, Kamiya Utako ga Inai

    Movies

    Mother - my personal favorite!

  • Shida Sara

    Japoneză

    Must-watch

    Dramas

    His - Koisuru Tsumori Nante Nakatta

    Ooku Season 2

    Kimi no Hana ni Naru (I Will Be Your Bloom)

    Movies

    Skeleton Flowers - my personal favorite!

    Dream of Illumination

  • Hosoda Kanata

    Japoneză

    Must-watch:

    Dramas

    Moshimo, Ikemen Dake no Koukou ga Attara

    Dragon Zakura Season 2

    Drop

    Fermat no Ryori (Fermat's Cuisine)

    Movies

    Machida-kun no Sekai - my personal favorite!

    People Who Talk to Plushies Are Kind

    One Summer Story

  • Ito Marika

    Japoneză

    Must-watch

    Dramas

    Percent

    Omimi ni Aimashitara

    Tabisuru Sandwich

    Movies

    It's a Summer Film - my personal favorite!

    Solitude Ability

    To the Supreme!

  • Hyuga Wataru

    Japoneză

    Must-watch:

    Dramas

    Kimi to Nara Koi wo Shite Mite mo (If It's With You) - my personal favorite!

    JK to Roppozensho

    Mars: Zero no Kakumei (Mars: Zero's Revolution)

    Get Ready!

    Pending Train

    Kamen Rider Revice

  • Takahashi Hikaru

    Japoneză

    Must-watch:

    Dramas

    Halation Love

    Aono-kun ni Sawaritai kara Shinitai

    Sagi no Ko (Phone Fraud Children)

    Parallel School Days

    Murai no Koi (Murai in Love) - my personal favorite!

  • Ito Asahi

    Japoneză

    Must-watch:

    Dramas

    Gekokujo Kyuji

    Murai no Koi (Murai in Love)

    Socho Shihatsu no Sappukei - my personal favorite!

    Movies

    Boys! Please Kiss Him, Instead of Me

  • Kubota Sayu

    Japoneză

    Must-watch:

    Dramas

    Sensei wo Kesu Houteishiki (How to Eliminate My Teacher)

    Short Program

    Oh! My Tsundere! Koi wa Bessatsu de -  my personal favorite!

    Yukionna to Kani wo Kuu

    Tomodachi Game R4

    Movies

    Between Us

    Sono Shukan, Boku wa Nakitaku Natta -Cinema Fighters Project-

  • Hagiwara Riku

    Japoneză

    Must-watch:

    Dramas

    Utsukushii Kare (My Beautiful Man)

    Meguru Mirai (TimeTraveler's Disease)

    Tsukuyomi-kun no Kindan Oyashoku (Mr. Tsukuyomi's Forbidden Midnight Snack)

    Socho Shihatsu no Sappukei

    3 Nen A Gumi: Ima kara Mina-san wa, Hitojichi Desu (Hiiragi's Homeroom)

    Movies

    12 Suicidal Teens - my personal favorite!

    Bittersand

    Takasaki Graffiti

    Sayounara Konbanwa (A Girl in My Room)

  • Hirate Yurina

    Japoneză

    Must-watch

    Drama

    Kaze no Mukou he Kakenukero

    Movies

    Hibiki - my personal favorite!

    The Fable: The Killer Who Doesn't Kill

  • Mochizuki Ayumu

    Japoneză

    Must-watch:

    Dramas

    Socho Shihatsu no Sappukei

    Unnatural

    One Night Morning

    Ita buru Koi no, Yona Mono

    17-sai no Teikoku (Teen Regime)

    Manatsu no Shonen: 19452020

    Movies

    Solomon's Perjury 1: Suspicion, Solomon's Perjury 2: Judgment - my personal favorites!

    5 Million Dollar Life

  • Sekimizu Nagisa

    Japoneză

  • Nishigaki Sho

    Japoneză

    Must-watch:

    Dramas

    Minato Shouji Coin Laundry - my personal favorite!

    Dragon Zakura Season 2

    Kieta Hatsukoi (My Love Mix-Up!)

    Haru ni Nattara (When Spring Comes)

  • Fujiyoshi Karin

    Japoneză

    Must-watch

    Dramas

    Ao Haru Ride Season 2

  • Maeda Kentaro

    Japoneză

    Must-watch:

    Dramas

    Kimi ni wa Todokanai (I Cannot Reach You)

    Themis no Kyoshitsu: Legal Seishun Hakusho (Goddess' Classroom) - my personal favorite!

    Watashi no Oyome-kun (Mr. Bride)

    Kao

    Tokumei! Keishicho Tokubetsu Kaikeigakari

  • Kouzawa Sara

    Japoneză

    Must-watch

    Dramas

    JK to Roppozensho - my personal favorite!

  • Sakuma Ryuto

    Japoneză

    Must-watch:

    Dramas

    Nagatan to Aoto: Ichika no Ryourijou -my personal favorite!

    Kotatsu ga Nai Ie

    Movies

    Unlock Your Heart

    The Village

  • Mikami Ai

    Japoneză

    Must-watch:

    Dramas

    Kirei no Kuni - my personal favorite!

    Ojogiwa no Imi wo Shire! (Documentary of My Ex-Girlfriend Complex)

    Girl Gun Lady

  • Inoue Sora

    Japoneză

    Must-watch:

    Dramas

    Eternal Yesterday

    Gachi Koi Nenchakujuu - my personal favorite!

    Goukon ni Ittara Onna ga Inakatta Hanashi (How I Attended an All-Guy's Mixer) - another favorite!

    Movies

    The Lines that Define Me

  • Kanon

    Japoneză

  • Sato Ryuga

    Japoneză

    Must-watch

    Dramas

    Kamen Rider Geats - my personal favorite!

  • Mokudai Kazuto

    Japoneză

    Must-watch:

    Dramas

    Kamen Rider Geats - my personal favorite!

    Saiko no Seito: Yomei Ichinen no Last Dance

  • Oku Tomoya

    Japoneză

    Must-watch:

    Dramas

    Jukkakukan no Satsujin (The Decagon House Murders) - my personal favorite!

    Minato Shouji Coin Laundry

    Kimi to Yukite Saku: Shinsengumi Seishunroku (With You I Bloom)

    Kamen Rider Revice

  • Hyodo Katsumi

    Japoneză

    Must-watch:

    Dramas

    Tonari no Nurse Aide - my personal favorite!

    Gekokujo Kyuji

    Drop

    Movies

    Moja

  • Komiya Rio

    Japoneză

    Must-watch:

    Dramas

    Eternal Yesterday - my personal favorite!

    Takara-kun to Amagi-kun

    Cinderella Complex

    Haru wa Mijikashi Koiseyo Danshi

    Akai Ringo

  • Okuno So

    Japoneză

    Must-watch:

    Dramas

    Koi ni Mudaguchi

    Tokyo Seimenjo (Tokyo Noodle Factory) - my personal favorite!

    Kamen Rider Zi-O

    Oi Handsome!

    Gekokujo Kyuji

    Movies

    G-Men

    Boys! Please Kiss Him, Instead of Me

  • Yamashita Coki

    Japoneză

    Must-watch:

    Dramas

    Saiko no Seito: Yomei Ichinen no Last Dance - my personal favorite!

    Gachi Koi Nenchakujuu

    Kimi no Hana ni Naru (I Will Be Your Bloom)

  • Tsurubo Shion

    Japoneză

    Must-watch:

    Dramas

    Short Program - my personal favorite!

    Blue Birthday

  • Toyoda Yudai

    Japoneză

  • Kido Taisei

    Japoneză

  • Aoki Yuzu

    Japoneză

  • Kubozuka Airu

    Japoneză

  • Fujiwara Taiyu

    Japoneză

  • Hiiragi Hinata

    Japoneză

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