Sosuke Ikematsu
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is a Japan
ese film
, television
, and theatre
actor best known for his role as Higen, the young nephew of samurai leader Katsumoto, in the 2003 film The Last Samurai
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, Fukuoka Prefecture
, Japan
, on July 9, 1990, Ikematsu landed his first film role in the blockbuster hit The Last Samurai at the age of 13. He has since gone on to star in four feature-length films in Japan. Ikematsu graduated from Noma Junior High School in Minami-ku
, Fukuoka City
, Fukuoka in March 2006.
Japan
Japan is an island nation in East Asia. Located in the Pacific Ocean, it lies to the east of the Sea of Japan, China, North Korea, South Korea and Russia, stretching from the Sea of Okhotsk in the north to the East China Sea and Taiwan in the south...
ese film
Film
A film, also called a movie or motion picture, is a series of still or moving images. It is produced by recording photographic images with cameras, or by creating images using animation techniques or visual effects...
, television
Television
Television is a telecommunication medium for transmitting and receiving moving images that can be monochrome or colored, with accompanying sound...
, and theatre
Theatre
Theatre is a collaborative form of fine art that uses live performers to present the experience of a real or imagined event before a live audience in a specific place. The performers may communicate this experience to the audience through combinations of gesture, speech, song, music or dance...
actor best known for his role as Higen, the young nephew of samurai leader Katsumoto, in the 2003 film The Last Samurai
The Last Samurai
The Last Samurai is a 2003 American epic drama film directed and co-produced by Edward Zwick, who also co-wrote the screenplay based on a story by John Logan. The film was inspired by a project developed by writer and director Vincent Ward, who had previously filmed the movie in 1990, starring...
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Biography
Born in DazaifuDazaifu, Fukuoka
is a city located in Fukuoka Prefecture, Japan. Nearby cities include Ōnojō and Chikushino. Although mostly urban, it does have arable land used for paddy fields and market gardening....
, Fukuoka Prefecture
Fukuoka Prefecture
is a prefecture of Japan located on Kyūshū Island. The capital is the city of Fukuoka.- History :Fukuoka Prefecture includes the former provinces of Chikugo, Chikuzen, and Buzen....
, Japan
Japan
Japan is an island nation in East Asia. Located in the Pacific Ocean, it lies to the east of the Sea of Japan, China, North Korea, South Korea and Russia, stretching from the Sea of Okhotsk in the north to the East China Sea and Taiwan in the south...
, on July 9, 1990, Ikematsu landed his first film role in the blockbuster hit The Last Samurai at the age of 13. He has since gone on to star in four feature-length films in Japan. Ikematsu graduated from Noma Junior High School in Minami-ku
Minami-ku, Fukuoka
is one of the seven wards of Fukuoka City, Japan. As of 2004, it had a population of 247,913 people and an area of 30.98 km2. Its name literally means "south ward." It is bordered by the central, Hakata, Jonan, and Sawara wards of Fukuoka city, and also by the cities of Nakagawa and Kasuga....
, Fukuoka City
Fukuoka, Fukuoka
is the capital city of Fukuoka Prefecture and is situated on the northern shore of the island of Kyushu in Japan.Voted number 14 in a 2010 poll of the World's Most Livable Cities, Fukuoka is praised for its green spaces in a metropolitan setting. It is the most populous city in Kyushu, followed by...
, Fukuoka in March 2006.
Filmography
- Ike! Danshi Kōkō Engekibu as Kaji (2011)
- Moshi Dora as Jiro (2011)
- Hanbun no Tsuki ga Noboru SoraHanbun no Tsuki ga Noboru Sora, subtitled looking up at the half-moon and also known as Hantsuki, is a Japanese romance light novel series written by Tsumugu Hashimoto and illustrated by Keiji Yamamoto centering around two hospitalized children aged seventeen and the love they begin to share...
as Yuichi (2010) - Shin san as Mamoru (2009)
- Ike chan to boku as Boku (2009)
- Dive! as Yoichi (2008)
- Sand ChroniclesSand Chroniclesis a manga by Hinako Ashihara. It completed serialization in Japan in Betsucomi during 2005 and was licenced by Viz Media. It began serialization in English in Shojo Beats August 2007 issue, replacing Yume Kira Dream Shoppe...
as Daigo Kitamura (2008) - Genghis Khan: To the Ends of the Earth and SeaGenghis Khan: To the Ends of the Earth and Seais a 2007 Japanese - Mongolian historical drama film depicting the life of Genghis Khan.-Cast:*Takashi Sorimachi as Temüjin/Genghis Khan*Rei Kikukawa as Börte*Mayumi Wakamura as Hoelun*Kenichi Matsuyama as Jochi*Yoshihiko Hakamada as Hasar*Go Ara as Khulan...
(2007) - Yoru no pikunikku as Junya Sakaki (2006)
- Udon as Shota Mizusawa (2006)
- Otoko-tachi no YamatoOtoko-tachi no Yamatois a 2005 Japanese war film. It was directed by Junya Sato and is based on a book by Jun Henmi. With a framing story set in the present day, by flashbacks it tells the story of the crew of the World War II Japanese battleship Yamato, concentrating on the ship's demise during Operation...
as Atsushi (2005) - Tetsujin 28: The MovieTetsujin 28: The Movie-Cast:*Hiroshi Abe*Yû Aoi as Mami Tachibana*Maryke Hendrikse as Miss Takamizawa*Sosuke Ikematsu as Shotaro*Teruyuki Kagawa*Naoyuki Morita as Kenta Matsukawa...
as Shotaro (2005) - The Last SamuraiThe Last SamuraiThe Last Samurai is a 2003 American epic drama film directed and co-produced by Edward Zwick, who also co-wrote the screenplay based on a story by John Logan. The film was inspired by a project developed by writer and director Vincent Ward, who had previously filmed the movie in 1990, starring...
as Higen (2003)
Japanese television drama
- Q10 as Takehiko Kubo (2010)
- 15 Sai no Shiganhei as Masami Fujiyama (2010)
- Tomehane! Suzuri Kōkō ShodōbuTomehane! Suzuri Kōkō Shodōbuis a Japanese seinen manga series by Katsutoshi Kawai. It began serialization in Weekly Young Sunday, later moving to Big Comic Spirits due to the cancellation of the former. It was nominated for best manga at the first two Manga Taisho. A live action television series adaptation is being broadcast...
as Yukari Oe (2010) - Inochi no Shima as Tōru (2009)
- Fūrin KazanFurin Kazan (Taiga drama)was the 46th NHK Taiga drama beginning on January 7, 2007. It was aired throughout 2007.The four characters from left to right are wind, woods, fire, and mountain. The title is a reference to the war banner used by Takeda Shingen, which in turn was taken from Sun Tzu's The Art of War...
as Takeda ShingenTakeda Shingen, of Kai Province, was a preeminent daimyo in feudal Japan with exceptional military prestige in the late stage of the Sengoku period.-Name:Shingen was called "Tarō" or "Katsuchiyo" during his childhood...
, Suwa Katsuyori (2007) - Shinsengumi!! Hijikata Toshizô saigo no ichi-nichi as Tetsunosuke Ichimura (2006)
- YoshitsuneYoshitsune (TV series)is a Japanese television drama series originally broadcast between 9 January and 11 December 2005, with a three part special compilation being aired from 24 December to 25 December 2005...
as Yoritomo Minamoto (2005)
External links
- Official profile at Horipro(in Japanese)