Gaku Sano

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Gaku Sano
Born (1992-04-03) April 3, 1992 (age 33)
Aichi Prefecture, Japan[1]
NationalityJapanese
OccupationActor
Years active2012–present
Known forKōta Kazuraba (Kamen Rider series)
Spouse
Keiko Sawaguchi
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(m. 2023)​
RelativesKei Sano (twin brother)
Websitehttp://www.gakufc.com/

Gaku Sano (佐野 岳, Sano Gaku, born April 3, 1992) is a Japanese actor, best known for his role as Kouta Kazuraba, the main character of the Kamen Rider series Kamen Rider Gaim. He was the winner of the Junon Super Boy Contest 2011.

Biography

From an early age, Sano took part in the Junon Super Boy Contest.[2] In November 2011, as a college student, he was awarded the Grand Prix from among 13,228 applicants in the same contest.[3][4]

In February 2012, he made his acting debut in the theatre play Sakura.[2][5] He has appeared in TV dramas and variety shows.[2][6] Sano appeared in Geinō-kai tokugi-ō kettei-sen Teppen and All-Star Thanksgiving. In 2012 he was the winner of the sports competition reality television show "Sports Danshi Grand Prix", which was the reboot version of TBS's sports competition reality show Pro Sportsman No.1.[7][2][8][5]

In 2013, Sano made his film debut in a main role of the film The Road Less Travelled (「また、必ず会おう」と誰もが言った。, "Mata, kanarazu aou" to daremo ga itta)[9] based on a novel of the same name by Yasushi Kitagawa (喜多川泰).[6] In the same year, he starred in the Kamen Rider series Kamen Rider Gaim, which was Sano's first main role in a TV drama.[7][10]

Personal life

Gaku Sano and his twin brother, Kei Sano (佐野 渓) were born on April 3, 1992. While Gaku begin his acting career in early 2010s where he was cast as a titular protagonist of Kamen Rider Gaim in 2013, his brother, Kei joined a soccer club at Aichi Gakuin University during his college year in 2014 - 2015, before pursuing a professional soccer career in the 2020s. He was recruited to join St. Andrews F.C. in 2021 - 2022, Sirens F.C. in 2022 - 2023 and is currently being recruited to PSS Sleman as of 2023.[11]

In May 2023, Sano announces his marriage to the former predia idol member, Keiko Sawaguchi after dating for 7 years.[12][13]

Filmography

TV series

Year Title Role Other notes Ref.
2020 The Yagyu Conspiracy Hayate TV movie [14]
2024 Red Blue Kanenari Tokiwa [15]

Films

Year Title Role Other notes Ref.
2020 Restart After Coming Back Home [16]
The Samejima Incident [17]
2022 2 Women [18]
2023 Okashiratsuki adult Kaisei Utsumi [19]
2024 11 Rebels [20]

References

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  3. ^ ""ジュノン・スーパーボーイGPは大学1年の体育会系、来年は"初の女性版"も開催". Oricon Style (November 28, 2011)". Retrieved 2015-06-09.
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  7. ^ a b ""新生『仮面ライダーガイム』はフルーツと戦国武将が合体 ジュノンボーイ佐野岳が初主演". Oricon Style (July 25, 2013)". Retrieved 2015-06-09.
  8. ^ ""等身大の愛知学院 2012年3月号". Aichi Gakuin University Students Site". Archived from the original on 2013-12-04. Retrieved 2015-06-09.
  9. ^ ""The Road Less Travelled" Movie Project". CREi. Archived from the original on 20 November 2016. Retrieved 6 July 2017.
  10. ^ ""仮面ライダー：最新作「鎧武／ガイム」発表 モチーフは"武将とフルーツ"". Mantan Web (July 25, 2013)". Archived from the original on 2013-08-16. Retrieved 2015-06-09.
  11. ^ "Pemain Asal Jepang Kei Sano Resmi Bergabung ke PSS Sleman". Retrieved 2023-04-03.
  12. ^ "『仮面ライダー鎧武/ガイム』主演の佐野岳、タレントの沢口けいこと7年交際の末に結婚！「楽しさが2倍になる」島崎遥香との"初婚"で語っていた幸せへの思い". 週刊女性PRIME (in Japanese). 2023-05-16. Retrieved 2023-05-20.
  13. ^ 佐藤勝亮. "佐野岳と沢口けいこが結婚「今後とも温かく見守って頂けますと幸いです」それぞれのSNSで発表 - 結婚・熱愛 : 日刊スポーツ". nikkansports.com (in Japanese). Retrieved 2023-05-20.
  14. ^ "柳生一族の陰謀:吉田鋼太郎主演で新たにドラマ化 来春NHK・BSプレミアムで放送". Mantan-web. Retrieved 14 August 2024.
  15. ^ "Live-Action Red Blue Series Reveals Cast, Staff, December 17 Debut". Anime News Network. 2024-11-11. Retrieved 2024-11-12.
  16. ^ "リスタートはただいまのあとで". eiga.com. Retrieved September 21, 2022.
  17. ^ "真・鮫島事件". eiga.com. Retrieved March 10, 2021.
  18. ^ "あちらにいる鬼". eiga.com. Retrieved August 31, 2022.
  19. ^ "尾かしら付き。". eiga.com. Retrieved June 14, 2023.
  20. ^ "十一人の賊軍". eiga.com. Retrieved 14 August 2024.