Kento Hayashi

Kento Hayashi
Kento Hayashi in 2020
Born (1990-12-06) 6 December 1990 (age 34)
Ōtsu City, Shiga Prefecture, Japan
OccupationActor
Years active2007 - present
Spouse
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(m. 2021)​
[1]
Children1

Kento Hayashi (林遣都, Hayashi Kento, born 6 December 1990) is a Japanese actor. He has appeared in more than 30 films since 2007.

Selected filmography

Film

Year Title Role Notes Ref(s)
2007 The Battery Takumi Harada Lead role
2008 Dive!! Tomoki Sakai Lead role
2009 Parade
Rise Up
2012 Lesson of the Evil Masahiko Maejima
Arakawa Under the Bridge Kou Ichinomiya
Bakugyaku Familia Shūhei
2016 Erased Jun Shiratori
Bitter Sweet Nagisa Katayama Lead role [2]
A Flower Aflame Kiyohiko
Road To High&Low Norihisa Hyūga
2016 Soap Bubble Izumi Lead role
Miracles of the Namiya General Store Matsuoka
2017 Fist & Faith Shibata Chinese film
2018 Cherry Boys Shin'ichi Kunimori Lead role
Cafe Funiculi Funicula Gorō Katada
Gangoose Takada
2019 Ossan's Love: Love or Dead Ryōta Maki
2020 Hold Me Back Tada [3]
2021 Parasite in Love Kengo Kōsaka Lead role
Inubu: The Dog Club Sōta Hanai Lead role [4]
In the Wake Tomohiko Hasuda [5]
2023 Maboroshi Tokimune Kikuiri (voice) [6]
Refugee X Kentaro Sasa [7]
2024 Don't Lose Your Head! Saitō Kunai [8]

Television

Year Title Role Notes Ref(s)
2009 Shōkōjo Seira Kaito Miura
2012 Resident: Story of 5 Interns Kei Yazawa
Sengoku BASARA Moonlight Party Date Masamune Lead role
2015 Keisei Saimin no Otoko Part 1 Tatsuno Kingo Miniseries
Shingari Yoshioka Miniseries
High & Low The Story of S.W.O.R.D. Norihisa Hyuga
2016 Moribito: Guardian of the Spirit Shuga
Hibana: Spark Tokunaga Lead role
2017 Beppinsan Jirō Kawai Asadora
2018 Legal V Former Lawyer, Takanashi Shoko Aoshima Keita
2018–24 Ossan's Love Ryota Maki 3 seasons [9]
2019 Ieyasu, Edo wo Tateru Yoichirō Miniseries
Idaten Tsutomu Ōyokota Taiga drama [10]
Scarlet Shinsaku Ōno Asadora
Mango no Ki no Shita de Kadoi TV movie
2020 Our Sister's Soulmate Manato Yoshioka [11]
2021 Dragon Zakura Season 2 Sakamoto Tomoyuki [12]
2022 Love with a Case Suzunosuke Shikahama Lead role [13]
2023 Vivant Suguru Nogi [14]
Malice Naoto Hoshino Lead role [15]

Awards

Year Award Category Work(s) Result Ref
2008 31st Japan Academy Film Prize Newcomer of the Year Battery Won
2019 22nd Nikkan Sports Drama Grand Prix Best Supporting Actor Ossan's Love Won
2021 46th Hochi Film Awards Best Actor Inubu: The Dog Club and Parasite in Love Nominated [16]

References

  1. ^ "林遣都と大島優子が結婚へ　朝ドラ「スカーレット」共演で急接近　極秘交際徹底　おうちデートで気付かれず" (in Japanese). Yahoo Japan. 29 July 2021. Archived from the original on 28 July 2021. Retrieved 29 July 2021.
  2. ^ "にがくてあまい". eiga.com (in Japanese). Retrieved 3 September 2016.
  3. ^ "のん＆林遣都、綿矢りさ「私をくいとめて」映画化で初共演". Cinema Today. Retrieved 22 July 2020.
  4. ^ "林遣都、中川大志が「犬バカ」に 篠原哲雄監督の映画『犬部！』2021年公開". Cinra.net. Retrieved 14 August 2020.
  5. ^ "護られなかった者たちへ". eiga.com. Retrieved 21 February 2021.
  6. ^ "瀬戸康史と林遣都「アリスとテレスのまぼろし工場」で世界の秘密に関わる重要な人物に". Natalie. Retrieved 13 July 2023.
  7. ^ "上野樹里、7年ぶり映画主演決定！初共演に林遣都『隣人X 疑惑の彼女』12.1公開決定". Crank-in!. Retrieved 16 August 2023.
  8. ^ "身代わり忠臣蔵". eiga.com. Retrieved 6 August 2023.
  9. ^ "『おっさんずラブ』続編放送開始日決定 内田理央&眞島秀和らレギュラーキャスト全員続投". Oricon. Retrieved 19 November 2023.
  10. ^ "『いだてん』第2部の新キャスト7人発表 斎藤工、林遣都、トータス松本らが出演". Oricon. Retrieved 10 February 2024.
  11. ^ "King & Prince 高橋海人が有村架純の弟役に 藤木直人、小池栄子、奈緒ら『姉ちゃんの恋人』出演へ". Real Sound. Retrieved 14 October 2020.
  12. ^ "林遣都が「ドラゴン桜」出演　長澤まさみ演じる水野直美の高校の後輩". Nikkan Sports. Retrieved 10 June 2024.
  13. ^ "林遣都＆仲野太賀W主演『初恋の悪魔』、7月スタート 坂元裕二書き下ろしの小洒落てこじれたミステリアスコメディー". Crank-in!. Retrieved 21 June 2022.
  14. ^ "日曜劇場「VIVANT」に林遣都、竜星涼、高梨臨、小日向文世ら、多様な新キャスト18名". Natalie. Retrieved 2 July 2023.
  15. ^ "林遣都・高梨臨・佐藤隆太がトリプル主演、U-NEXTドラマ「MALICE」配信". Natalie. Retrieved 28 November 2023.
  16. ^ "第46回報知映画賞ノミネート決定". PR Times. Retrieved 13 November 2021.