<figure id="attachment_330620" aria-describedby="caption-attachment-330620" style="width: 1560px" class="wp-caption alignnone"><a href="#" data-ident_hash="b994053a"><img src="https://res.cloudinary.com/fridaydigital/image/private/t_article_image/wpmedia/2023/09/3e0f405301ca1001021c6209188ffe56.jpg" alt=""></a><figcaption id="caption-attachment-330620" class="wp-caption-text">Kendo Nagao, &#8220;Naniwa Danshi,&#8221; who is also active as an actor in dramas and movies (photo shows him on location for the drama &#8220;Papa to Musume no 7 Nichijou&#8221;)</figcaption></figure>
<h3> Highly acclaimed for his performance in a movie in which he appeared.</h3>
<p> Actor Tasuku Emoto (39) starred in the movie &#8220;Kibikicho no yakkatsu&#8221;, which was released on February 27, 2012. Those who have seen the film have praised the performance of &#8220;Naniwa Danshi&#8221; Nagao Kento (23), who appears in the film as one of the main cast members.</p>
<p> The film is based on a masterpiece historical novel by Sayako Nagai.&#8217; It was published in book form by Shinchosha in 1948 and won both the 169th Naoki Award and the 36th Shugoro Yamamoto Award.</p>
<p> In addition to Emoto and Nagao, the live-action film features a talented cast including Ken Watanabe (66), Kazuki Kitamura (56), Kouji Seto (37), Kenichi Takito (49), and Yasuko Sawaguchi (60). The story is about Soichiro Kase (Emoto), the main character, who searches for the truth behind an &#8220;avenging incident,&#8221; and Nagao was selected to play the role of Kikunosuke Ino, a young samurai who accomplished the revenge.</p>
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<p><span class="strongInContent"> Nagao, a native of Osaka Prefecture, joined Johnny&#8217;s (now STARTO ENTERTAINMENT) in November &#8217;14 when he was in the sixth grade. After working hard in lessons at Kansai Junior, he made his CD debut in November &#8217;21 as a member of the seven-member group &#8220;Naniwa Danshi. Before his debut, he appeared in the April &#8217;19 season of &#8220;My Skirt, Where&#8217;d It Go? (NTV), which aired in the April &#8217;19 season before his debut.</span></p>
<p> Nagao plays a key role in the recently released &#8220;Kibikicho no yakuwachi&#8221; (The Fairy Tale of Kibikicho). When the film was released, social networking sites were filled with comments such as, &#8220;Nagao played Kikunosuke in this movie,</p>
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<p> I was surprised to learn that Kendo Nagao, who played Kikunosuke, was an idol. While watching the film, I always thought he was an actor by profession. <br>
I didn&#8217;t know who played Kikunosuke, but he was a good actor, so I wondered who he was.　I thought, &#8220;Who is he?&#8221; and it turned out to be Kendo Nagao of Naniwa Boys. He was brilliant! <br>
I had no idea who he was, but I found out by searching for him after watching the movie. I was amazed at his voice, tone, and subtle emotional expression. I immediately searched for him. <br>
Nagao&#8217;s Kikunosuke was as if a character I had imagined had jumped out of a novel.</p>
<p> There were several comments that highly praised Nagao. Sawaguchi plays Kikunosuke&#8217;s mother, and the casting of this father-son role itself seems to have been very well received, with comments such as &#8220;I felt no sense of incongruity&#8221; and &#8220;Their faces looked so much alike.</p>
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<h3>He took the same acting class as Aina Ashida.</h3>
<p> Nagao, in fact, &#8220;began his entertainment career before joining the former Johnny&#8217;s.</p>
<p><span class="strongInContent"> He was scouted when he was 3 years old and attended the same acting class as Mana Ashida (21) when he was little, he revealed in &#8220;Poka Poka&#8221; (Fuji TV, broadcast in October, 2013). After working as a kid&#8217;s model, I started working as a Kansai Junior at the old Johnny&#8217;s.</span></p>
<p><span class="strongInContent"> In his personal work, he appeared in the movie &#8220;Kishibe Rohan Goes to the Louvre&#8221; starring Issei Takahashi (45), which was released in 2011, playing the role of Rohan Kishibe, the main character played by Takahashi, in his youth. At that time, Nagao&#8217;s performance received positive feedback on the Internet as well.</span></p>
<p> In addition, he steadily gained acting experience, including his first appearance in an NHK historical drama, &#8220;Dousuru Ieyasu&#8221; (broadcast in 2011), starring Matsumoto Jun (42) of &#8220;Arashi&#8221; fame, and participated in four films in 2013.</p>
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<p> He participated in four films in 2013, including &#8220;Oishikutte Crying Toki&#8221; (released in April) and &#8220;Koi ni Naru Sick&#8221; (released in October), a love story in which he starred with Anna Yamada (25), as well as &#8220;Muromachi Muyo&#8221; (released in January), a Sengoku action film starring Hiroshi Oizumi (52), and &#8220;Not I, Flame&#8221; (released in September), a suspense/mystery film starring Hiroshi Abe (61). He appeared in a number of films in various genres.</p>
<p><span class="strongInContent"> Nagao is capable of playing the leading role in a love story, and his presence in a socially-conscious film doesn&#8217;t float above the rest. His performance in the new film, &#8220;Kibikicho no yakkatsuji&#8221; has been praised, and he will continue to receive offers for movies and TV dramas in the future.</span></p>
<p> Expectations are high not only for his idol work as a member of a group, but also for his breakthrough as &#8220;actor Nagao Kento.</p>
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 Yoshito Murata

 Actor Tasuku Emoto plays the lead role in the movie "The Jackbooted Robber of Hikinicho," which was released in theaters on February 27. The performance of "Naniwa Danshi" actor Nagao Kento, who appears as one of the main cast members, has been receiving rave reviews.

Nagao Kento (Naniwa Danshi) His performance in the movie &#8220;Kibikicho no yakueuchi&#8221; was well received! His performance in the movie &#8220;Kibikicho no Yakkatsuchi&#8221; was well received!

Nagao Kento (Naniwa Danshi) His performance in the movie “Kibikicho no yakueuchi” was well received! His performance in the movie “Kibikicho no Yakkatsuchi” was well received!

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