Kazunari Ninomiya
Personal Info
Known for
Acting
Gender
Male
Birthday
1983-06-17 (42 years old)
Place of Birth
Tokyo, Japan
Kazunari Ninomiya
Biography
Kazunari Ninomiya (born June 17, 1983), often called Nino, is a Japanese idol, singer, songwriter, actor, seiyū and radio host. He is a member of Japanese boy band Arashi and is best known to movie audiences for his portrayal as Private Saigo in the 2006 Clint Eastwood war film Letters from Iwo Jima.
Ninomiya began his career in the entertainment industry when he joined the Japanese talent agency Johnny & Associates in 1996 at the age of 13. Prior to his debut as a singer with Arashi in 1999, Ninomiya started an acting career when he was cast as Chris for the stage play Stand by Me, which was based on the film of the same name. Since then, he has went on to appear in numerous drama, movie and stage productions, making him known as the actor of Arashi. Described as an actor who can act with his mouth and eyes, Ninomiya has won a number of awards and nominations for his roles.
Known For
Acting
(2025)
Exit 8
as The Lost Man
(2024)
Oshi no Ko -The Final Act-
as Hikaru Kamiki
(2023)
Analog
as Mizushima Satoru
(2022)
(2022)
Tang
as Ken Kasugai
(2022)
(2021)
(2021)
(2021)
(2020)
The Asadas!
as Masashi Asada
(2019)
(2018)
Killing for the Prosecution
as Keiichiro Okino
(2017)
The Last Recipe
as Mitsuru Sasaki
(2017)
ARASHI LIVE TOUR 2017-2018 「untitled」
as Himself
(2017)
(2016)
Assassination Classroom: Graduation
as Koro-sensei
(2016)
Botchan
as Botchan
(2016)
(2015)
Assassination Classroom
as Koro Sensei (voice)
(2015)
Nagasaki: Memories of My Son
as Koji Fukuhara
(2015)
Murder on the Orient Express
as Heita Makuuchi
(2015)
Aka Medaka
as Danshun Tatekawa
(2015)
ARASHI BLAST in Miyagi
as Himself
(2014)
Pikanchi Half: Life is Hard Tabun Happy
as Onda Takuma
(2014)
Documentary of "BLAST in Hawaii"
as Himself
(2014)
ARASHI BLAST in Hawaii
as Self
(2014)
ARASHI Live Tour 2013 "LOVE"
as Himself
(2014)
(2014)
(2013)
Platinum Data
as Ryuhei Kagura
(2013)
(2012)
I Will Fly to the Sky on a Wheelchair
as Hasebe Yasuyuki
(2012)
(2011)
Gantz: Perfect Answer
as Kei Kurono
(2011)
Another Gantz
as Kei Kurono
(2011)
(2010)
Gantz
as Kei Kurono
(2010)
The Lady Shogun and Her Men
as Unoshin Mizuno
(2010)
The Last Promise
as Shuji
(2009)
Tengoku de Kimi ni Aetara
as Nonoue Junichi
(2009)
Door To Door
as Hideo Kurasawa
(2009)
(2007)
Yellow Tears
as Eisuke Muraoka
(2007)
Marathon
as Shôtarô Miyata
(2006)
Tekkonkinkreet
as Kuro / Itachi (voice)
(2006)
Letters from Iwo Jima
as Private Saigo
(2006)
Returning the Favor
as Kazunori Kitahara
(2004)
Pika**nchi Life Is Hard Dakara Happy
as Onda Takuma
(2003)
The Blue Light
as Shuuichi Kushimori
(2002)
Pika*nchi Life Is Hard Dakedo Happy
as Onda Takuma
(1998)