Rihito Itagaki

Rihito Itagaki
板垣 李光人
Born (2002-01-28) January 28, 2002 (age 22)
Yamanashi Prefecture, Japan
NationalityJapanese
Occupations
  • Actor
  • model
Years active2012–present
AgentStardust Promotion
Websiterihitoitagaki.jp

Rihito Itagaki (Japanese: 板垣 李光人, Hepburn: Itagaki Rihito, born January 28, 2002) is a Japanese actor and model. He is best known for portraying Heure in Kamen Rider Zi-O (2018), Norman in The Promised Neverland (2020), Meguru Sōma in My Androgynous Boyfriend (2021), and Sōma Tezuka in And Yet, You Are So Sweet (2023).

Life and career

Itagaki was born on January 28, 2002, in Yamanashi Prefecture.[1] He began modeling when he was two years old.[2] In fifth grade, he passed the model audition for Stardust Promotion and joined the agency.[3][4]

In 2018, Itagaki starred as Heure in Kamen Rider Zi-O, part of the Kamen Rider franchise. In 2020, he starred as Norman in The Promised Neverland. In 2021, he played his first lead role in My Androgynous Boyfriend as Meguru Sōma, an androgynous model and clothing store clerk.[5]

In 2023, Itagaki portrayed the character of Magoroku Inui in the cooking drama Fermat no Ryōri.[6]

Filmography

Film

Year Title Role Notes Ref.
2014 Tokyo Slaves Ryūō Edogawa [7]
The Last Soul Yūichi Saeki (young)
2015 Pirameki's Children Story Shūhei Taniguchi [8]
2018 Rules of Evil and Masks Fumihiro Kuki (young)
2019 Rin Kei Ishikura
2020 The Promised Neverland Norman [9]
2021 Horimiya Akane Yanagi [10]
Tsunagare Radio: Our Rainy Days Selga [11]
Zokki Convenience store clerk [12]
2022 Lonely Castle in the Mirror Subaru (voice) [13]
2023 And Yet, You Are So Sweet Sōma Tezuka [14][15]
2024 Love You as the World Ends: The Final Jin Amagi [16]
The Yin Yang Master Zero The emperor [17]
Blue Period Yotasuke Takahashi [18]
Hakkenden: Fiction and Reality Inusaka Keno [19]
Cells at Work! Junior Red Blood Cell (NT4201) [20]
2025 Baban Baban Ban Vampire Rihito Tatsuno [21]

Television

Year Title Role Notes Ref.
2015 Burning Flower Yoshida Shōin (young) Taiga drama
2017 My High School Business Ryōta Okudera [22]
2018 Kamen Rider Zi-O Heure [23]
2019 Cheers to Miki Clinic Tsubasa Ameku [24]
2020 Alice in Borderland Hikari Kuina (young)
2021 Koko wa Ima kara Rinri Desu Yukito Tokigawa [25]
My Androgynous Boyfriend Meguru Sōma Lead role [26]
Reach Beyond the Blue Sky Tokugawa Akitake Taiga drama [27][28]
A School Where Students Can Start Over Kakeru Nogi [29]
I'll Do It Right in the Next Life Leopold Imori Guest role [30]
Run Through Beyond the Wind Makoto Kizaki [31]
2022 Scary Picture Book (season 4): "Kappa" [32]
Shijūkara Chiaki Tachibana [33]
Invisible Mantarō "Ma-kun" Sawatari [34]
Silent Hikaru Aoba [35]
2023 Marriage is Difficult for a Ninja Kazuki Yamada Guest role [36]
What Will You Do, Ieyasu? Ii Naomasa Taiga drama [37][38]
Oh, Love Hotel: Secret Tōru Final episode [39]
Fermat's Cuisine Magoroku Inui [40]
2024 Mars Konichi Aizawa [41]
2025 Himitsu – Top Secret Tsuyoshi Maki Lead role [42]

References

  1. ^ ZI-O MAIN CAST INTERVIEW 05 板垣李光人 [ZI-O MAIN CAST INTERVIEW 05 Rihito Itagaki]. OFFICIAL PERFECT BOOK 仮面ライダージオウ 公式完全読本 CELEBRATE THE ZI-O COMPLETION [OFFICIAL PERFECT BOOK Kamen Rider Zi-O Official Complete Reader CELEBRATE THE ZI-O COMPLETION] (in Japanese). December 25, 2019. pp. 24–26. ISBN 978-4-7986-2094-7.
  2. ^ 【Reader Store】2.5次元を中心に旬のステージを語り尽くす！ [[Reader Store] Talking about the latest stages mainly in 2.5 dimensions!]. off stage. Vol. 14. November 19, 2018. Archived from the original on November 20, 2018.
  3. ^ スターダストプロモーション芸能1部モデルオーディション [Stardust Promotion Entertainment Part 1 Model Audition]. Deview. Retrieved September 9, 2023.
  4. ^ 【注目の人物】「仮面ライダージオウ」超美形少年と話題の板垣李光人とは？ [[People of interest] Who is Rihito Itagaki, the super-beautiful boy from Kamen Rider Zi-O?]. Model Press. December 16, 2018. Archived from the original on September 9, 2023. Retrieved September 9, 2023.
  5. ^ 「ジェンダーレス男子に愛されています。」ドラマ化！吉川愛、板垣李光人のW主演（コメントあり） [My Androgynous Boyfriend Drama adaptation! Starring Ai Yoshikawa and Rihito Itagaki (with comments)]. Comic Natalie (in Japanese). March 2, 2021. Retrieved September 9, 2023.
  6. ^ Pineda, Rafael Antonio (August 30, 2023). "Live-Action Fermat no Ryōri Series Reveals 4 More Cast Members". Anime News Network. Archived from the original on August 30, 2023. Retrieved August 30, 2023.
  7. ^ "奴隷区 僕と23人の奴隷". eiga.com. Retrieved July 10, 2024.
  8. ^ "pirameki's children story". Kyoto International Art and Film Festival. Retrieved May 29, 2024.
  9. ^ Loo, Egan (September 9, 2023). "The Promised Neverland Manga Gets Live-Action Film in Winter 2020". Anime News Network. Retrieved September 9, 2023.
  10. ^ "CAST". Live-action Horimiya Official Website (in Japanese). Retrieved September 9, 2023.
  11. ^ 西銘駿や飯島寛騎のWebラジオが映画化！10名のキャストが登場する特報も公開（コメントあり / 写真17枚） [Shun Nishime and Hiroki Iijima's web radio has been made into a movie! A special report featuring 10 cast members has also been released (with comments/17 photos)]. Natalie (in Japanese). July 27, 2020. Retrieved September 9, 2023.
  12. ^ 実写映画「ゾッキ」に板垣李光人がコンビニ店員役で出演「見つけてみてください」（コメントあり） [Rihito Itagaki appears in the live-action movie Zokki as a convenience store clerk "Please try to find it" (with comments)]. Comic Natalie (in Japanese). March 17, 2020. Retrieved September 9, 2023.
  13. ^ Pineda, Rafael Antonio (September 9, 2023). "Keiichi Hara's Lonely Castle in the Mirror Anime Film Reveals More Cast". Anime News Network. Retrieved September 9, 2023.
  14. ^ 高橋恭平主演「なのに、千輝くんが甘すぎる。」に板垣李光人、恋のライバル演じる（コメントあり） [Rihito Itagaki plays a love rival in And Yet, You Are So Sweet starring Kyōhei Takahashi (with comments)]. Natalie (in Japanese). September 28, 2022. Retrieved September 9, 2023.
  15. ^ 板垣李光人、なにわ男子・高橋恭平のライバル役に起用 『なのに、千輝くんが甘すぎる。』に出演「青春しながら作品を描けた」 [Rihito Itagaki to play Naniwa Danshi Kōhei Takahashi's rival in And Yet, You Are So Sweet appeared in I Drew Works While Young]. Oricon News. September 29, 2022. Retrieved September 9, 2023.
  16. ^ "劇場版 君と世界が終わる日に FINAL". eiga.com. Retrieved October 3, 2023.
  17. ^ "陰陽師0". eiga.com. Retrieved December 7, 2023.
  18. ^ "ブルーピリオド". eiga.com. Retrieved April 2, 2024.
  19. ^ "八犬伝". eiga.com. Retrieved April 18, 2024.
  20. ^ "はたらく細胞". eiga.com. Retrieved August 20, 2024.
  21. ^ "吉沢亮が銭湯で働く吸血鬼に！「ババンババンバンバンパイア」で板垣李光人らと共演". Natalie. Retrieved October 15, 2024.
  22. ^ 先に生まれただけの僕 [I Who Was Only Born First]. Nippon TV (in Japanese). Retrieved September 9, 2023.
  23. ^ キャスト｜仮面ライダージオウ｜テレビ朝日 [Cast | Kamen Rider Zi-O | TV Asahi]. TV Asahi (in Japanese). Retrieved September 9, 2023.
  24. ^ 松本まりかと柳俊太郎「神酒クリニックで乾杯を」出演、16歳の板垣李光人は32歳役（コメントあり） [Marika Matsumoto and Shuntaro Yanagi appear in Cheers at the Sacred Sake Clinic, 16-year-old Rihito Itagaki plays the role of 32-year-old (with comments)]. Natalie (in Japanese). December 10, 2018. Retrieved September 9, 2023.
  25. ^ 山田裕貴主演『ここは今から倫理です。』メインビジュアル＆生徒役11人発表 [Starring Yuki Yamada, Koko wa Ima kara Rinri desu Main visual & 11 student roles announced]. Oricon News. December 15, 2020. Retrieved September 9, 2023.
  26. ^ 吉川愛＆板垣李光人W主演！「ジェンダーレス男子に愛されています。」ドラマ化｜シネマトゥデイ [Starring Ai Yoshikawa & Rihito Itagaki! My Androgynous Boyfriend drama adaptation]. Cinema Today (in Japanese). March 1, 2021. Retrieved September 9, 2023.
  27. ^ 青天を衝け：大河ドラマ新キャスト発表 磯村勇斗が第14代将軍・徳川家茂 深川麻衣が和宮 西郷隆盛役は博多華丸 [Reach Beyond the Blue Sky: New Taiga Drama Cast Announcement Hayato Isomura will play the 14th Shogun Iemochi Tokugawa, Mai Fukagawa will play Kazumiya, Takamori Saigo will be played by Hanamaru Hakata]. Mantan Web (in Japanese). January 26, 2021. Retrieved September 9, 2023.
  28. ^ 板垣李光人、『青天を衝け』クランクアップ写真を公開「全てにおいてSpecialな経験でした」 [Rihito Itagaki releases cranked-up photo of Reach Beyond the Blue Sky "It was a special experience in every way."]. TV LIFE web (in Japanese). September 21, 2021. Retrieved September 9, 2023.
  29. ^ 平野紫耀の主演ドラマ "問題を抱えた生徒役"に道枝駿佑、板垣李光人ら [Sho Hirano's drama starring Shunsuke Michieda, Rihito Itagaki and others to play "problem-plagued student roles"]. Oricon News. July 19, 2021. Retrieved May 29, 2024.
  30. ^ 内田理央、手に"アレ"握る衝撃カット ホットパンツ姿で"美脚"チラリ [Rio Uchida, shocking cut that holds "that" in his hand, glimpse of "beautiful legs" in hot pants]. Oricon News. July 9, 2021. Retrieved September 9, 2023.
  31. ^ 板垣李光人、平手友梨奈主演ドラマで"失声症"の厩務員役「表現するのが楽しみ」 [Rihito Itagaki plays the role of a stable worker with "aphonia" in the drama starring Yurina Hirate, "I'm looking forward to expressing myself"]. Oricon News. August 24, 2021. Retrieved September 9, 2023.
  32. ^ 芳根京子、ホラー苦手だけど「やるのは楽しい」 Eテレ『怖い絵本』に飯豊まりえ＆板垣李光人も出演 [Kyoko Yoshine is not good at horror, but "doing it is fun" Marie Iitoyo and Rihito Itagaki also appear on E-TV's Scary Picture Book]. Oricon News. December 27, 2021. Retrieved September 9, 2023.
  33. ^ 板垣李光人がドラマ「シジュウカラ」で"18歳差の恋"、宮崎吐夢と池内博之も出演（コメントあり） [Rihito Itagaki appears in the drama Shijūkara with "18-year difference in love", Tomu Miyazaki and Hiroyuki Ikeuchi also appear (with comments)]. Natalie (in Japanese). November 27, 2021. Retrieved September 9, 2023.
  34. ^ 板垣李光人：金曜ドラマ「インビジブル」で柴咲コウの"片腕"に [Rihito Itagaki: Becomes Kou Shibasaki's "right-hand man" in the Friday drama Invisible]. Mantan Web (in Japanese). March 22, 2022. Retrieved September 9, 2023.
  35. ^ 川口春奈＆目黒蓮『silent』に夏帆、風間俊介、桜田ひより、板垣李光人出演 [Haruna Kawaguchi & Ren Meguro's silent starring Kaho, Shunsuke Kazama, Hiyori Sakurada, Rihito Itagaki]. MyNavi News (in Japanese). September 15, 2022. Retrieved September 9, 2023.
  36. ^ 板垣李光人『silent』から2クール連続木10出演 忍者の諜報部員・山田役 [Rihito Itagaki appears in 2 consecutive seasons of silent as Yamada, a ninja intelligence agent]. MyNavi News (in Japanese). January 19, 2023. Retrieved September 9, 2023.
  37. ^ 山田裕貴"戦国最強武将"本多忠勝役 女性に奥手のキャラクター 大河ドラマ『どうする家康』追加キャスト [Yuki Yamada plays the role of Tadakatsu Honda, the "strongest military commander in the Sengoku period" Characters who are behind the scenes for women Additional cast of the taiga drama What Will You Do, Ieyasu?]. Oricon News. April 15, 2022. Retrieved September 9, 2023.
  38. ^ 一瞬で話題！「どうする家康」板垣李光人の"美少年"井伊直政が初登場 [Instantly become a hot topic! What Will You Do, Ieyasu? Rihito Itagaki's "beautiful boy" Ii Naomasa appears for the first time]. Cinema Today (in Japanese). April 22, 2023. Retrieved September 9, 2023.
  39. ^ 「ああ、ラブホテル」最終話に林遣都、板垣李光人、坂井真紀、岡田義徳ら出演（コメントあり） [Kento Hayashi, Rihito Itagaki, Maki Sakai, Yoshinori Okada and others appear in the final episode of Oh, Love Hotel (with comments)]. Natalie (in Japanese). April 11, 2023. Retrieved September 9, 2023.
  40. ^ ドラマ「フェルマーの料理」伝説のシェフは仲村トオル、板垣李光人らも出演（コメントあり） [Drama Fermat's Cooking The legendary chefs also appear including Toru Nakamura and Rihito Itagaki (with comments)]. Natalie (in Japanese). August 30, 2023. Retrieved September 9, 2023.
  41. ^ 板垣李光人、なにわ男子・道枝駿佑の"右腕的存在"に 『マルス-ゼロの革命-』出演【コメント全文】 [Rihito Itagaki to appear in Mars - Zero's Revolution as "right-hand man" for Naniwa Danshi's Shunsuke Michieda (Full comment)]. Oricon News (in Japanese). November 29, 2023. Retrieved May 29, 2024.
  42. ^ Pineda, Rafael Antonio (November 25, 2024). "Live-Action Himitsu - Top Secret Series Reveals Main Cast, January Debut". Anime News Network. Retrieved November 26, 2024.