Famous Japanese actors
254 well-known actors from Japan, most popular first. Tap a card for the full profile, age and birthday.
ActorsKen WatanabeOscar-nominated star of The Last Samurai and Inception.View profile 
ActorsMackenyuStar of the Netflix series One Piece and the Chihayafuru trilogy.View profile 
ActorsHiroyuki SanadaAcclaimed star of Shōgun, The Last Samurai, Ring, and John Wick: Chapter 4.View profile 
ActorsRinko KikuchiAcademy Award nominee for Babel and star of Pacific Rim.View profile 
ActorsMasi OkaStar of NBC series Heroes and CBS show Hawaii Five-0.View profile 
ActorsChiaki KuriyamaStar of Battle Royale and Kill Bill Volume 1 and singer for Gundam Unicorn.View profile 
ActorsYu AoiStar of the films All About Lily Chou-Chou and Hula Girls.View profile 
ActorsMaria OzawaJapanese AV idol and pornographic actress.View profile 
ActorsMegumi HayashibaraVoice actress for Neon Genesis Evangelion, Pokémon, Cowboy Bebop, and Detective Conan.View profile 
ActorsTakeshi KaneshiroActor in Chungking Express, House of Flying Daggers, Red Cliff, and Onimusha games.View profile 
ActorsTakashi MiikeJapanese filmmaker and actor noted for Audition, Ichi the Killer, and 13 Assassins.View profile 
ActorsMayumi IizukaJapanese actress and singer known for voicing Kasumi in the Pokémon anime series.View profile 
ActorsTadanobu AsanoStar of Shōgun, Thor, and Ichi the Killer.View profile 
ActorsKeiko KitagawaJapanese actress known for Pretty Guardian Sailor Moon and Buzzer Beat.View profile 
ActorsAya UetoJapanese actress and singer known for the drama 3-nen B-gumi Kinpachi-sensei and the film Azumi.View profile FAQs
Actors from Japan
Ken Watanabe, Mackenyu, Hiroyuki Sanada are the most searched actors from Japan on our site right now. The list is sorted by popularity, so the best-known names come first and new people are added every day.
Mana Ashida is the youngest on our list. Mana Ashida was born on June 23, 2004 and is 22 years old today.
Ruriko Asaoka is the oldest, born on July 2, 1940. That makes Ruriko 86 years old today.
Our list has 254 actors from Japan. Each profile shows the age, birthday, zodiac sign, real name and a short biography.
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