Kanta Sato (佐藤 寛太, Satō Kanta, born 16 June 1996)[1] is a Japanese actor, he is a member of EXILE's theater company (Gekidan EXILE). He is best known for his role as Naoki Irie in the 2016 film Itazura no Kiss the Movie: High School.

Kanta Sato
佐藤寛太
Sato at the opening ceremony of The 31st Tokyo International Film Festival, 2018.
Born (1996-06-16) 16 June 1996 (age 28)
OccupationActor
Years active2015–present
AgentLDH
WebsiteSato_k

Sato is represented with LDH.[citation needed]

Early life

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Kanta Sato was born on June 16, 1996, in Tsushima (Fukuoka Prefecture), Japan, where he lived until the age of 7.[2] He has two brothers and used to play baseball from his first year in elementary school to the 3rd year of Junior high school.[3] The Rampage from Exile Tribe's Shogo Iwaya and Hokuto Yoshino were his classmates in high school.[4]

Career

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Sato aimed for the entertainment industry after watching the movie Extremely Loud & Incredibly Close when he was in Junior high school.[3]

In 2013, he participated in the EXPG National Academy Audition in the model department of the Fukuoka branch and passed, which led him to learn dancing.[5] In the same year, he participated in the Exile vocal audition Vocal Battle Audition 4 but failed during the first screening.[6]

In 2014, he participated in Exile Performer Battle Audition and made it to the second screening but ultimately did not pass.[6] In the same year, he became a trainee of Exile's theater company after passing the "Gekidan Exile audition".[7]

In January 2015, Sato officially joined Gekidan Exile and started his activities as an actor.[8] He made his acting debut in the drama High & Low The Story Of S.W.O.R.D.

In 2016, he played his first lead role in the film Itazura no Kiss the Movie: High School.

On 16 June 2021, he released his first personal book titled "Next Break", with one of the four photographers involved being his actor friend Takumi Kitamura.[9][10]

Filmography

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Movies

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Year Title Role Notes Ref.
2016 Itazura no Kiss the Movie: High School Naoki Irie Lead role [11]
Road To High & Low Tettsu [12]
High & Low: The Movie Tettsu [13]
High&Low The Red Rain Tettsu [14]
2017 Itazura na Kiss The Movie 2: Campus Naoki Irie Lead role [15]
Itazura na Kiss The Movie 3: Propose Naoki Irie Lead role [16]
High&Low The Movie 2 / End of Sky Tettsu [17]
High&Low The Movie 3 / Final Mission Tettsu [18]
Love and Lies Sosuke Takachiho [19]
2018 Missions of Love Akira Shimotsuki [20]
Ao-Natsu Izumiya Liquor Store Visitor [21]
DTC: Yukemuri Junjo Hen from High & Low Tettsu [22]
Run! T High School Basketball Club Koji Makizono [23]
Jam Maejima [24]
Family Story Yudai Watanabe [25]
2019 High&Low The Worst Tettsu [26]
Bento Harassment Tatsuo Yamashita [27]
The Sketch of Life Ryota Tanaka Lead role [28]
2021 We Made a Beautiful Bouquet Shoma Tominokoji [29]
Gunkan Shōnen Kaisei Sakamoto Lead role [30]
2023 (Ab)normal Desire Daiya Morohashi [31]
2024 Undead Lovers Jun Kōno [32]

TV dramas

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Year Title Role Notes Ref.
2018 The Detective is Way Ahead Tsubasa Jonouchi [33]
2019 Sweet Tai Chi Shun Tsukiyama Chinese internet drama [34]
Butler Saionji's Great Reasoning season 2 Ren Narahashi Episode 6 [35]
Da rapper bites and becomes a rapper Takuma Yamanouchi Special drama [36]
2020 Chuzai Keiji Season 2 Shohei Karube [37]
Tonari no Masala Tatsuya Sawaki Lead role [38]
Gourmet Detective Goro Akechi Tatsuomi Takahashi [39][40]
Hakujitsu no Karasu 2 Kohei Tachibana Special drama [41]
2021 Himitsu no Ai-chan Reo Amano Lead role [42]
JAM -the drama- Leslie Cheung Cheung [43]
Chef wa Meitantei Daisuke Ogura [44]
Tokyo MER: Mobile Emergency Room Haruto Fukasawa [45]
2022 Chuzai Keiji Season 3 Shohei Karube [46]
Sweat and Soap Kotaro Natori [47]
2025 Lilac no Hana saku Kemonomichi Kazuma Kase Miniseries [48]

TV shows

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Date Title Notes Ref.
2019 Oyasumi Ouji [49]

Radio drama

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Date Title Role Ref.
2016 Saturday Drama house "Beautiful Boy's Theater" Story No. 16 "Hajikeru otoko" Shimotsuki/ a clerk of a video shop /a guest of a movie theater [50][51]
Saturday Drama House "Beautiful Boy's Theater" Story No. 19 "Dancing in the Nursery" Todo Naoyuki, Sakurai Yui [52]

Bibliography

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Personal Book

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Year Title Ref.
2021 NEXT BREAK [9]

References

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  1. ^ "KANTA SATO | MANAGEMENT | LDH". www.ldh.co.jp. Retrieved 29 January 2019.
  2. ^ "「劇団EXILE」佐藤寛太、結婚観は超堅実!". シネマトゥデイ. Retrieved 29 January 2019.
  3. ^ a b "佐藤寛太 – 映画「イタキス」で初主演。EXILE HIROや仲の良いLDHメンバーについてや、役者にかける思いを劇団EXILEの佐藤寛太が語った". HIGHFLYERS (in Japanese). Retrieved 29 January 2019.
  4. ^ "山下健二郎、歌唱褒められ「自分でも薄々気付いてた」 佐藤寛太は吉野北人から週5でコソ練受ける! 映画『DTC ‐湯けむり純情篇‐from HiGH&LOW』大ヒット御礼舞台挨拶". Astage-アステージ- (in Japanese). 14 October 2018. Retrieved 13 July 2019.
  5. ^ "劇団EXILE、新たなる挑戦とHIROへの思いを語る!". ORICON NEWS. Retrieved 29 January 2019.
  6. ^ a b "劇団EXILE・佐藤寛太の素顔「言いたいこと言わないと気が済まない」". スポーツ報知 (in Japanese). 1 December 2018. Retrieved 29 January 2019.
  7. ^ "劇団EXILEオーディション、合格者発表<名前一覧> – モデルプレス". モデルプレス – ライフスタイル・ファッションエンタメニュース (in Japanese). Retrieved 29 January 2019.
  8. ^ パーソルキャリア株式会社. "佐藤寛太(劇団EXILE) | インタビュー | アルバイトニュース・プラス". アルバイト・バイトの求人情報満載! | バイト探しはan(アン) (in Japanese). Archived from the original on 21 October 2018. Retrieved 29 January 2019.
  9. ^ a b Nekusuto bureiku : Sato kanta pasonaru bukku. ISBN 978-4-8470-8362-4. OCLC 1258554253.
  10. ^ "Kanta Sato's first personal book". LDH - LOVE + DREAM + HAPPINESS TO THE WORLD -. Retrieved 26 November 2021.
  11. ^ "Happiness「イタズラなKiss THE MOVIE」で初の映画主題歌". 音楽ナタリー (in Japanese). Retrieved 29 January 2019.
  12. ^ "ROAD TO HiGH&LOW". eiga.com. Retrieved 1 October 2024.
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  14. ^ "HiGH&LOW THE RED RAIN". eiga.com. Retrieved 1 October 2024.
  15. ^ "佐藤寛太×美沙玲奈「イタズラなKiss」キャンパス編のポスター&予告到着". 映画ナタリー (in Japanese). Retrieved 29 January 2019.
  16. ^ "「イタズラなKiss」シリーズ第3弾はプロポーズ編、2017年春に公開". 映画ナタリー (in Japanese). Retrieved 29 January 2019.
  17. ^ "HiGH&LOW THE MOVIE 2 END OF SKY". eiga.com. Retrieved 1 October 2024.
  18. ^ "HiGH&LOW THE MOVIE 3 FINAL MISSION". eiga.com. Retrieved 1 October 2024.
  19. ^ 森川葵主演でマンガボックス「恋と嘘」実写映画化!共演に北村匠海&佐藤寛太 [Manga Box Love and Lies will be made into a live-action movie starring Aoi Morikawa! Co-starring Takumi Kitamura and Kanta Sato]. Eiga.com (in Japanese). 3 April 2017. Retrieved 19 October 2023.
  20. ^ 佐藤寛太、山田杏奈、金子大地が「わたしに××しなさい!」に出演(コメントあり) [Kanta Sato, Anna Yamada, and Daichi Kaneko appear in Do XX to me! (with comments)]. Eiga Natalie (in Japanese). 1 February 2018. Retrieved 19 October 2023.
  21. ^ 佐藤寛太が『青夏 きみに恋した30日』友情出演 佐野勇斗とツーショットも [Kanta Sato makes a friendship appearance in Aonatsu Kimi ni Koi Shita 30 Nichi and has a two-shot with Hayato Sano]. Cinra (in Japanese). 19 July 2018. Retrieved 19 October 2023.
  22. ^ "DTC 湯けむり純情篇 from HiGH&LOW". eiga.com. Retrieved 1 October 2024.
  23. ^ "志尊淳主演「走れ!T校バスケット部」に早見あかり&佐藤寛太&鈴木勝大&竹中直人&椎名桔平! : 映画ニュース". 映画.com (in Japanese). Retrieved 29 January 2019.
  24. ^ "jam". eiga.com. Retrieved 1 October 2024.
  25. ^ "岡田将生×鉄拳「家族のはなし」に成海璃子、金子大地、佐藤寛太、和牛水田ら出演". 映画ナタリー (in Japanese). Retrieved 29 January 2019.
  26. ^ "HiGH&LOW THE WORST". eiga.com. Retrieved 1 October 2024.
  27. ^ "篠原涼子主演「今日も嫌がらせ弁当」に佐藤隆太、松井玲奈、佐藤寛太が出演(コメントあり)". 映画ナタリー (in Japanese). Retrieved 29 January 2019.
  28. ^ "【Scheduled for nationwide release in the autumn of 2019】The movie "Inochi Sketch" starring Kanta Sato coming soon! | NEWS (ALL) | LDH - LOVE + DREAM + HAPPINESS TO THE WORLD -". www.ldh.co.jp. Retrieved 25 June 2019.
  29. ^ "清原果耶&オダギリジョーら『花束みたいな恋をした』追加キャスト発表". Cinema Cafe. Retrieved 12 October 2020.
  30. ^ "佐藤寛太&加藤雅也が親子役、喪失と再生を描く『軍艦少年』公開". Cinema Cafe. Retrieved 31 August 2021.
  31. ^ "正欲". eiga.com. Retrieved 1 May 2023.
  32. ^ "不死身ラヴァーズ". eiga.com. Retrieved 3 February 2024.
  33. ^ "片平なぎさ:新ドラマで広瀬アリスの命を狙う"ラスボス"に". MANTANWEB(まんたんウェブ) (in Japanese). Retrieved 29 January 2019.
  34. ^ "劇団EXILE佐藤寛太、初の国外ドラマ出演<お嬢様飄々拳> – モデルプレス". モデルプレス – ライフスタイル・ファッションエンタメニュース (in Japanese). Retrieved 29 January 2019.
  35. ^ "Kanta Sato appearing in episode 6 of TV TOKYO's Friday 8pm drama "Shitsuji Saionji no Meisuiri 2", on air from 20:00 today, 5/31 (Fri.)! | NEWS (ALL) | LDH - LOVE + DREAM + HAPPINESS TO THE WORLD -". www.ldh.co.jp. Retrieved 25 June 2019.
  36. ^ "【On air from 23:15 for two consecutive nights on 7/12 (Fri.) and 7/13 (Sat.)】Kanta Sato appearing in tv asahi's special drama "Da rapper bites and becomes a rapper"! | NEWS (ALL) | LDH - LOVE + DREAM + HAPPINESS TO THE WORLD -". www.ldh.co.jp. Retrieved 25 June 2019.
  37. ^ "Kanta Sato appearing in TV TOKYO's "Chuzai Keiji Season 2", on air from January 2020". www.ldh.co.jp. Retrieved 1 November 2019.
  38. ^ "NHK's drama "Tonari no Masala" starring Kanta Sato to be aired from 19:30 on 2/28/2020 (Fri.)". www.ldh.co.jp. Retrieved 21 December 2019.
  39. ^ "Kanta Sato appearing in NTV's new Sunday drama "Bishoku Tantei Akechi Goro" to be aired from April 2020!". www.ldh.co.jp. Retrieved 19 February 2020.
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  41. ^ "Kanta Sato appearing in TV Asahi's special drama "Hakujitsu no Karasu 2"". www.ldh.co.jp. Retrieved 30 August 2020.
  42. ^ Inc, Natasha. "ドラマ「ヒミツのアイちゃん」愛子役は平祐奈、玲欧役は佐藤寛太(コメントあり)". コミックナタリー (in Japanese). Retrieved 19 December 2020. {{cite web}}: |last= has generic name (help)
  43. ^ "【On air from today!! Teaser of Episode 1 unveiled!】<On air from 10:00 p.m. on 8/26/2021 (Thu.)> ABEMA original serial drama". LDH - LOVE + DREAM + HAPPINESS TO THE WORLD -. Retrieved 26 November 2021.
  44. ^ "【On air from June 2021】 Kanta Sato appearing in TV TOKYO's Drama Premium 23". LDH - LOVE + DREAM + HAPPINESS TO THE WORLD -. Retrieved 26 November 2021.
  45. ^ "TOKYO MER〜走る緊急救命室〜の出演者・キャスト一覧". The Television. Retrieved 1 October 2024.
  46. ^ "【On air from 20:00 every Friday from 1/14/2022 (Fri.)!】Kanta Sato appearing in TV TOKYO Friday night 8 p.m. drama". LDH - LOVE + DREAM + HAPPINESS TO THE WORLD -. Retrieved 26 November 2021.
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  51. ^ "サタデードラマハウス|4月2日(土)「ハジける」第一話". JFN PARK (in Japanese). Retrieved 29 January 2019.
  52. ^ "サタデードラマハウス|10月の物語「ダンシン・イン・ザ・ナーサリー」". JFN PARK (in Japanese). Retrieved 29 January 2019.
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