Kentaro Sakaguchi (坂口 健太郎, Sakaguchi Kentarō, born July 11, 1991) is a Japanese model and actor. In 2010, Sakaguchi debuted as a model for Men's Non-No Issue No. 25 at 19 years old. In 2014, he signed with Tristone Entertainment, Inc. and debuted as an actor in a small role of Shun in Shanti Days 365 Days, Happy Breath. He is known for his role as Hiromitsu Kosuke in Heroine Shikkaku.
Career
Kentaro Sakaguchi has been a model since 2010. During Sakaguchi's modeling career, he had appeared in numerous magazine pictorials for Men's Non-No. In 2014, he has made his film debut as Shun in the Shanti Days 365 Days, Happy Breath. In 2015, he has also made his television debut as Ichikawa Manabu for the Nippon TV drama called Yokokuhan: The Pain. Due to Sakaguchi's popularity from Heroine Disqualified, he was offered to appear for a variety of commercials for L'air de Savon, Onitsuka Tiger, and Niko and. On August 19, 2015, he was featured on "Yozora" music video (title song featuring Hazzie) by the artist called Miwa. The Japanese media has announced that Sakaguchi will be part of the The 100th Love with You production with Miwa in April 2016.
Filmography
Films
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|
| 2014 | Shanti Days 365 Days, Happy Breath | Shun | |
| 2015 | My Love Story! | Makoto Sunakawa | |
| No Longer Heroine / Heroine Disqualified | Kosuke Hiromitsu | |
| At Home | Jun Moriyama | |
| Our Little Sister | Tomoaki Fujii | |
| Prophecy | Manabu Ichikawa | |
| Her Granddaughter | Shinobu Dozono | |
| 2016 | The Kodai Family | Kohei Kishimoto | |
| 64: Part I | | |
| 64: Part II | | |
| The Inerasable | Tetsuo Misawa | |
| 2017 | The 100th Love with You | Riku Hasegawa | Lead role |
| Narratage | Reiji Ono | |
| 2018 | Konya, Romance Gekijō de | Kenji | Lead role |
Television drama
| Year | Title | Role | Network | Notes | Ref. |
|---|
| 2015 | Dr. Storks | Ryo Shirakawa | Tokyo Broadcasting System | | |
| Yokokuhan: The Pain | Ichikawa Manabu | Nippon TV | Ep. 4-5 | |
| 2016 | Toto Neechan | Takezo Hoshino | NHK | | |
| Sleepeeer Hit! | Jun Koizumi | Tokyo Broadcasting System | | |
| Love That Makes You Cry | Haruta Nakajo | Fuji Television | | |
| 2017 | Tokyo Tarareba Musume | Key | Nippon TV | | |
Awards
| Year | Award | Category | Work | Result |
|---|
| 2017 | 41st Elan d'or Awards | Newcomer of the Year | | Won |
| 40th Japan Academy Prize | Newcomer of the Year | 64 | Won |
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