Kenji Sakaguchi (actor) explained

Kenji Sakaguchi
Birth Date:8 November 1975
Birth Place:Tokyo, Japan
Family:Seiji Sakaguchi (father)
Yukio Sakaguchi (brother)
Occupation:Actor
Years Active:2000–2018
2023–present

is a Japanese actor.[1] He has appeared in more than 30 films since 2000. He is the son of former professional wrestler Seiji Sakaguchi and the brother of current professional wrestler Yukio.[2]

Filmography

Film

YearTitleRoleNotes
2004Silent Big ManSeigo YoshiokaLead role[3]
2006Memories of TomorrowNaoya Ito[4]

Television

YearTitleRoleNotes
2000-2001Ikebukuro West Gate ParkYamai (Doberman)[5]
2003Song of the CanefieldsIsamu HirayamaTelevision film[6]
2004PrideYamato Hotta
Younger BrotherTetsuya WatariTelevision film[7]
2006-2014Iryū: Team Medical DragonRyutaro Asada Lead role; 4 seasons[8]
2012-2014Second to Last LoveShinpei Nagakura2 seasons
2023Kazama Kimichika: Kyojo ZeroKōji Yanagisawa

Health

On 31 March 2018, Sakaguchi announced he was taking an indefinite hiatus from acting due to "idiopathic osteonecrosis of the femoral head".[9]

In 2023, he resumed his entertainment activities. It was announced that he would appear in a TV drama for the first time in nine years.[10]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Sakaguchi, Yada to star in Japanese version of 'Die Hard'.
  2. Web site: Sakaguchi Kenji. Kotobanku. Asahi Shinbun. 24 December 2016. Japanese.
  3. Web site: 機関車先生(2004). 21 July 2024. eiga.com.
  4. Web site: 明日の記憶の出演者・キャスト一覧. 20 July 2024. The Television.
  5. Web site: 池袋ウエストゲートパークの出演者・キャスト一覧. 21 July 2024. The Television.
  6. Web site: さとうきび畑の唄. 21 July 2024. TBS.
  7. Web site: 弟の出演者・キャスト一覧. 21 July 2024. The Television.
  8. Web site: 平幹二朗&岸部一徳の息子たちが『医龍4』で共演. 21 July 2024. Oricon.
  9. Web site: Live-Action Iryū Actor Kenji Sakaguchi Goes on Medical Hiatus . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20210806014248/https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2018-04-11/live-action-iryu-actor-kenji-sakaguchi-goes-on-medical-hiatus/.130213 . 6 August 2021 . 2023-05-11 . Anime News Network . en.
  10. Web site: 坂口憲二、9年ぶりドラマ出演 『教場0』で風間公親(木村拓哉)の"裏のバディ"に. 19 July 2024. Oricon.