Kento Yamazaki
September 7, 1994 (30 years old) in Itabashi, Tokyo, Japan
Kento Yamazaki (山﨑賢人), born on September 7, 1994, in Itabashi, Tokyo, Japan, is a renowned Japanese actor and model. He was scouted during his junior high school years and began his career as a model for the magazine Pichi Lemon. Shortly after, he transitioned into acting, making his debut in the TV series Atami no Sousakan in 2010. Yamazaki is best known for his roles in live-action adaptations of popular manga and anime. Some of his notable works include Your Lie in April (2016), Orange (2015), JoJo's Bizarre Adventure: Diamond Is Unbreakable Chapter I (2017), and Kingdom (2019). He also gained international recognition for his role as Ryōhei Arisu in the Netflix series Alice in Borderland (2020–present).
Known For
Credits
- 2025 · Under Ninja as kurō Kumogakure
- 2024 · Golden Kamuy -The Hunt of Prisoners in Hokkaido- as Sugimoto Saichi
- 2024 · Kingdom IV: Return of the Great General as Ri Shin (Li Xin)
- 2024 · The Yin Yang Master Zero as Abe no Seimei
- 2024 · Golden Kamuy as Saichi Sugimoto
- 2023 · Kingdom III: The Flame of Destiny as Ri Shin (Li Xin)
- 2022 · Atom's Last Shot as Nayuta Azumi
- 2022 · Kingdom 2: Far and Away as Ri Shin (Li Xin)
- 2021 · The Door into Summer as Soichiro Takakura
- 2020 · Alice in Borderland as Ryohei Arisu
- 2020 · Crazy Samurai Musashi as Chusuke
- 2020 · Theatre: A Love Story as Nagata
- 2020 · Until The Cherry Blossom Falls as
- 2020 · Wotakoi: Love is Hard for Otaku as Hirotaka Nifuji
- 2019 · NiNoKuni as Yuu (voice)
- 2019 · Kingdom as Ri Shin (Li Xin)
- 2018 · From Today, It's My Turn!! as
- 2018 · Good Doctor as Minato Shindo
- 2018 · The Forest of Wool and Steel as Naoki Tomura
- 2018 · Kiss that Kills as Otaro Dojima
- 2018 · Kiss that Kills: Parallel as 堂岛旺太郎
- 2017 · Hyouka: Forbidden Secrets as Hōtarō Oreki
- 2017 · Psychic Kusuo as Kusuo Saiki
- 2017 · Rikuoh as Daichi Miyazawa
- 2017 · JoJo's Bizarre Adventure: Diamond is Unbreakable – Chapter 1 as Jōsuke Higashikata
- 2017 · One Week Friends as Yuki Hase
- 2016 · Yo-kai Watch: The Movie - The Great Adventure of the Flying Whale & the Double World, Meow! as King Enma
- 2016 · Your Lie in April as Kousei Arima
- 2016 · A Girl & Three Sweethearts as Kanata Shibasaki
- 2016 · Wolf Girl and Black Prince as Kyouya Sata
- 2015 · Orange as Kakeru Naruse
- 2015 · No Longer Heroine as Rita Terasaka
- 2015 · Death Note as L
- 2015 · Sea Side Blue as Taku Nagata
- 2014 · Water Polo Yankees as Ryuji Mifune
- 2014 · Yowakutemo Katemasu as Koki Ebato
- 2014 · L♡DK as Shūsei Kugayama
- 2013 · Jinx!!! as Kuniko Muroi
- 2013 · No Dropping Out: Back to School at 35 as Ryo Akutsu
- 2013 · Breakfast and Dinner as Sato Takumi
- 2012 · Love for Beginners as Nishiki Hasegawa
- 2012 · Another as Koichi Sakakibara
- 2012 · The Chasing World 5 as Suguru
- 2012 · The Chasing World 3 as Suguru
- 2012 · The Wings of the Kirin as Tatsuya Sugino
- 2011 · Runaway: For Your Love as Panda
- 2011 · Control Tower as Kakeru
- 2010 · Atami's Police Investigators as Shinya Shijima
- 2006 · Time Limit Investigator as Shota Amayo
- Future · Golden Kamuy 2 as