Yamazaki Kento is an orthodox handsome actor. However, as long as he speaks, he reveals flaws. In the eyes of his good friends, he is an out-and-out idiot.
He will not be classified as a chameleon Haiyou, nor is he a powerful group, but he has captured the hearts of the vast number of Japanese female fans with his anti-sky looks.
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Because he has acted in many live-action works adapted from comics, it is between the second dimension of comics and the three-dimensional dimension of real people, so he is called a 2.5-dimensional handsome guy who seems to come out of comics.
The parents wanted Yamazaki Kento to be a smart person, so they named their son "Sage". However, as long as he speaks, he reveals flaws, and in the eyes of good friends, he is an out-and-out idiot. The outspoken Sugata Masaki also deliberately complained: "God must be doing an oolong, giving him 100 points for his appearance, but 0 points for his inner self." The sage's Sakurada Tsuz said: "Speaking in front of others is his weakness. He often doesn't know what to say, he just giggles and repeats what others say." Said: "He is a person who is easy to say the wrong thing. Once when I was interviewed with him, he actually said his name wrong." The completely different natural colors are the charm of Yamazaki Kento. However, he thinks he really has a smart side. When he was a child, he often watched his parents lose his temper compared to his elder brother, who was seven years older than him. Being observant, he gradually learned what could be done and what could not be done, gradually mastered the essentials of survival, and at the same time Develop a likable character.
Yamazaki Kento started playing football in the second grade of elementary school. He has been a football boy for eight years. Every time he wants to show photos of his childhood on the show, he will take a handsome photo of himself wearing a jersey.
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And Yamazaki's debut opportunity is actually related to football. One day, he went to participate in a football match held by Yoyogi Park , and was discovered by scout on the roadside of Takeshita Street in Harajuku on his way home.
recalled the debut process, he said: "The scouts told me that their entertainment agency has many stars, such as Tokiwa Takako , Watanabe Atsuro and others, but I think it is very suspicious, I am worried that it is a scam, So I said sorry and ran away. I decided to take the tram home, but the scout was already waiting for me at the ticket booth. He said at least take the business card home and show it to my parents before making a decision. I didn’t expect my mother to be super excited and immediately encouraged me I'll join."
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After graduating from Kenjin Yamazaki, he entered the entertainment industry and participated in various auditions. The first job he received was in a women's magazine. Male model dating.
He officially debuted as an actor in 2010. When he and his senior Odagiri asked to play against " Atami's Investigator " , he was so nervous that he walked hand in hand with his feet, because at the time he didn't understand anything, he was completely It is by being young and vigorous to cover up his youthful ignorance.
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Next, Yamazaki Kento performed 's "Black Female Teacher", "35-year-old High School Student", " can win even if we are weak", " bad water polo" Youth " and other youth campus dramas. In terms of movies,
starred in 's "Neighbors Cohabitation", "The Heroine Disqualified", "Orange", "Wolf Girl and the Black Prince" These are romantic love stories adapted from several girl comics, so they have the title of "Prince of Manga Change" .
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In particular, in the film "Neighbors, Living Together", he brought the "wall dong" to the fullest, and is known as "the ancestor of the wall dong" .
2015 is a year when Yamazaki Kento shines on the road of acting. His acting skills in "Disqualified Heroine" and "orange" have been affirmed and won the best newcomer award at the 39th Japan Film Academy Award by .
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As the hero of NHK's morning drama "Xiaoxi's Foreign Fruit Shop" , his popularity began to explode, and he became one of the most watched male actors in the new generation .
Although he is a handsome actor who takes the line of the king, Kento Yamazaki is not willing to be stereotyped. He challenged the role of the genius detective L in "Death Note" , and played the unscrupulous male PR in " Deadly Kiss " , In "Good Doctor " interprets the pediatrician of autism, in "JOJO's Bizarre Adventure: Unbreakable Diamonds" incarnates the strongest high school student Touhou Jousuke as a plane head.
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Not only that, Yamazaki Kento also collaborated with the drama genius Fukuda Yuichi director "The Disaster of Qimu Nanxiong", "A House's Love Is Too Difficult", " Me" It's Big Brother " , he made various breakthrough performances in the middle of the second year, allowing the audience to see the skills of his cold-faced comedian.
In 2019, Prince of Mangai once again took on the role of Mangai movie, but this time the work is the largest scale and pattern since the film, that is, the historical story "The King of the World" set in the late Warring States Period of China.
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This comic, which was considered to be impossible to be realistic, finally made it to the big screen. Yamazaki Kento plays the role of Li Xin, a young man in Qin. Involved in the waves of the times.
In order to play the role of Li Xin well, Ken Yamazaki flew to China with the crew, he said: "After I came to China, although I hadn't started filming yet, I was full of fighting spirit. I worked hard every day to exercise my muscles, practice swordsmanship, Special training for martial arts." because once the role is finalized, he will put everything into preparation.
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Moreover, during the filming period, will carry out strict dietary management, basically do not eat carbohydrates , diet control is also a part of shaping the role, Yamazaki Kento thinks that it is only necessary to It's not hard to make any effort for the role.
His father once taught him, "No matter what you do, you have to be the best, and you have to work hard for it." His father's thoughts came to him directly, and he worked according to this expectation. After
finished filming "The World of Kings", Yamazaki's vision completely changed.
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Kento Yamazaki said: "I think the scale of the filming of this movie is very large, and it can really be called world-class. I didn't realize the breadth of the world in the past, and I didn't have the awareness to look at the world. , The previous idea was relatively superficial. But this film gathered staff from all over the world, and everyone’s standards were world-class. My vision was opened up and I became able to see the world clearly. If there is an opportunity to cross the world and convey something It must be a very happy thing. One day I want to enter the international market , and I want to take myself to a higher level through the scenery I see so far.” Silk" anime version
Soon, Kento Yamazaki got a stage facing the world. He and the director of "The World of Kings" Sato Shinsuke , and Tsuchiya Taiho co-starred for the fourth time, working together to shock the world Netflix original album "Breakthrough in the Country of Today" , which made the sluggish Japanese drama rush to the international stage again, attracting the attention of the world.
Yamazaki Kento plays Ryohei Arisu, who was born into a wealthy family, but is always compared with his excellent younger brother. He is addicted to video games all day and has no self-motivation. The only thing he cherishes is his two good friends. emotion.
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The three of them accidentally hid in the toilet of Shibuya Station. After they came out, the whole Shibuya became empty. They were forced to participate in one survival game after another. To survive, you can only face death bravely.
Netflix relies on its abundant capital to shoot special effects scenes that Japanese TV station cannot match.
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The art design started from the establishment of a huge Shibuya set, and even the details were reproduced, and then CG was used for post-production, just like the high-quality shooting method of large-scale movies , and the plot is not just a simple survival game, but also contains various human emotions and fetters, grabbed the audience's attention, and soon became the ratings champion in Asia.
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The second season of "Barrier in the Kingdom of Now" will be released worldwide in December 2022, Yamazaki Kento can't hide his excitement and revealed:
"We shoot every day There is a big scene, and the world of the second season has been upgraded again! I finished filming this work with excitement, and I am looking forward to the completion of the production. It has been a while since the first season aired, so my feelings are more profound, I hope All viewers can enjoy watching it."
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At the end of 2022, not only will you be able to see the long-awaited second season of "Barrier in the Kingdom of Now", Kento Yamazaki will also star in the second season In the fall, TBS TV station Sun Yao Theater "ATOM Children (temporary translation)" , using the game industry as a stage, depicts 's young game developers against big capital enterprises,And the story of the struggle that leads the partners around you to grow together.
Five years ago, Kento Yamazaki once performed "King Lu" in Sunyao Theater. Every week's episodes moved the audience a lot, so it was finally his turn to act as the starring role. Of course, he also wanted the audience to be moved. The second is the original script, and I hope to work with the staff to create a work that is suitable for the whole family to watch, bloody and interesting.
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For the role of acting, Kento Yamazaki has always devoted himself to it with joy and enjoyment. For him, the profession of an actor is a testament to his life at that time.
Kento Yamazaki is now heading towards a world he has never seen before, continuing to run with all his strength on the endless road of being an actor.