Kazunari Ninomiya
Born: 1983-06-17 in Tokyo, Japan
Known For: Acting
Biography
Kazunari Ninomiya (二宮 和也, Ninomiya Kazunari, born June 17, 1983), often called Nino, is a Japanese idol, singer, songwriter, actor, voice actor, and radio host. He is a member of the Japanese boy band ARASHI and is best known to Western 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.
Filmography
2026
2025
- Exit 8 as Lost Man
- Last Samurai Standing as Enju
- Anpan as Kiyoshi Yanai
- Secret NG House
- ShinaPushu THE MOVIE Pushu Cheek Dancing PARTY as Parutei (voice)
2024
- Oshi no Ko -The Final Act- as Hikaru Kamiki
- OSHINOKO as Hikaru Kamiki
2023
- Vivant as Nokor
- ONE DAY ~It's Wonderful Christmas Ado~ as Suguroji Seiji
- Dareka to Nakai
- Analog as Mizushima Satoru
- Can You Quiz? Can You Not?
2022
- My Family as Haruto Narusawa
- Fragments of the Last Will
- Tang as Ken Kasugai
- Sensuikan Cappellini-gou no bouken
2021
2020
- The Asadas! as Masashi Asada
2019
- ARASHI's Diary -Voyage- as Self
- Arashi - 5×20 All the BEST!! Clips 1999-2019 as self
2018
- Black Pean as Seishiro Tokai / Yukihiko Amagi
- Sakanoue Animal Clinic Story ... (Theme Song Performance)
- Killing for the Prosecution as Keiichiro Okino
2017
- The Last Recipe as Mitsuru Sasaki
- ARASHI LIVE TOUR 2016-2017 Are You Happy?
- ARASHI LIVE TOUR 2017-2018 「untitled」 as Himself
2016
- Assassination Classroom: Graduation as Koro-sensei
- Botchan as Botchan
- ARASHI LIVE TOUR 2015 Japonism as self
2015
- Assassination Classroom as Koro Sensei (voice)
- Murder on the Orient Express
- Aka Medaka as Danshun Tatekawa
- Nagasaki: Memories of My Son as Koji Fukuhara
- Murder on the Orient Express as Heita Makuuchi
- ARASHI BLAST in Miyagi as Himself
2014
- Baseball Brainiacs as Aoshi Tamo
- ARASHI BLAST in Hawaii as Self
- Documentary of "BLAST in Hawaii" as Himself
- Pikanchi Half: Life is Hard Tabun Happy as Onda Takuma
- ARASHI アラフェス'13 NATIONAL STADIUM 2013
- 嵐 LIVE & DOCUMENT ～15年目の告白～
- ARASHI Live Tour 2013 "LOVE" as Himself
2013
- Ninosan
- Platinum Data as Ryuhei Kagura
- ARASHI LIVE TOUR Popcorn
2012
- I Will Fly to the Sky on a Wheelchair as Hasebe Yasuyuki
- ARASHI ARAFES NATIONAL STADIUM 2012 as Self
2011
- Gantz: Perfect Answer as Kei Kurono
- Another Gantz as Kei Kurono
- ARASHI 10-11 TOUR “Scene” ~The scenery you and I see~ STADIUM as Himself
2010
- Arashi ni Shiyagare
- Gantz as Kei Kurono
- Freeter, Ie wo Kau as Seiji Take
- The Lady Shogun and Her Men as Unoshin Mizuno
- The Last Promise as Shuji
2009
- Door To Door as Hideo Kurasawa
- ARASHI AROUND ASIA 2008 in TOKYO
- Tengoku de Kimi ni Aetara as Nonoue Junichi
2008
- Ties of Shooting Stars as Ariake Koichi
- VS Arashi
2007
- The Story of Yamada Taro as Yamada Taro
- Dear Father as Tahara Ippei
- Yellow Tears as Eisuke Muraoka
- Red Sun, Black Sand: The Making of 'Letters from Iwo Jima' as Self
- Marathon as Shôtarô Miyata
2006
- Letters from Iwo Jima as Private Saigo
- Tekkonkinkreet as Kuro / Itachi (voice)
- Returning the Favor as Kazunori Kitahara
- Arashi no Shukudai-kun
2005
- BOYS OVER FLOWERS ... (Theme Song Performance)
- Affectionate Time as Wakui Takuro
- G no Arashi
- Mago Mago Arashi as Self
- 2004 ARASHI! いざッ、 NOW TOUR!!
2004
- Minami's Girlfriend as Susumu Minami
- Pika**nchi Life Is Hard Dakara Happy as Onda Takuma
2003
- D no Arashi
- Stand Up!! as Asai Shouhei
- Chinese Cuisine Served Star Leo Style as Kenta Nanami
- The Blue Light as Shuuichi Kushimori
2002
- C no Arashi
- Pika*nchi Life Is Hard Dakedo Happy as Onda Takuma
2001
- Handoku!!! as Nobu Sakaguchi
2000
- As Tears Go By as Kenta Fuchigami
- SUPPIN ARASHI as Himself
1999
- Dangerous After School as Katsuyuki
- V no Arashi as Ninomiya Kazunari
1998
- Johnny's Count Down Live
- Akimahende! as Daiki Aoki
- Amagi Pass
1951
- NHK Kōhaku Uta-Gassen as MC