Mackenyu

Mackenyu
Native name 新田 真剣佑
Born Mackenyu Maeda
(1996-11-16) November 16, 1996
Little Tokyo, Los Angeles, California, United States
Nationality American
Occupation Actor
Years active 2005–present
Agent

Asian Cinema Entertainment (US)

TOP COAT (JP)
Height 1.77 m (5 ft 9 1⁄2 in)
Parent(s)

Sonny Chiba (father)

Tamami Chiba (mother)
Website http://www.topcoat.co.jp/artist/arata-mackenyu/

Mackenyu Arata[1] (新田 真剣佑, Arata Makken'yū, born Mackenyu Maeda (前田 真剣佑, Maeda Makken'yū) on 16 November 1996)[2] is a Japanese-American actor born in Los Angeles. He is the son of Japanese actor, producer, director, and martial artist Sonny Chiba.[3]

Early life

Mackenyu Maeda, known simply as Mackenyu, was born on November 16, 1996 in Los Angeles, the son of Japanese parents, Tamami and Sonny Chiba. He has two siblings, a half sister named Juri Manase (his father's daughter from previous marriage) and a brother named Gordon. He attended Beverly Hills High School in their Advanced Placement Program and appeared in a few films and TV shows while growing up, including the TV mini-series Team Astro (Astro Kyūdan) (2005), and the Japanese feature film Oyaji (2007), while devoting most of his time to school and graduation.

Career

In 2013, Mackenyu turned his full attention to acting—including roles in the feature film Buzz (So-On: The Five Oyaji) (2014) and TV movie Yo nimo Kimyō na Monogatari (2014). His acting quickly expanded to include three supporting roles in TV Mini-series including The Kindergarten Detective (Hanasaki Shin'ichirō wa Nemurenai!!) (2015), Yume o Ataeru (2015), and The Hatsumori Bemars (2015). His fame grew dramatically in Japan after landing the role of Eiji Tomari/Kamen Rider Dark Drive in the live action movie based on the popular series created by manga artist Shotaro Ishinomori, Kamen Rider Drive: Surprise Future (Gekijōban Kamen Rider Drive: Surprise Future) (2015).[4]

In 2015, he also landed his first lead roles in two USA film productions, Take a Chance (2015) and Tadaima (2015); for the latter he won a best actor award. In January 2016, he made his stage debut in the Japanese musical Boys Over Flower (Hana Yori Dango: The Musical) (2016). He had a prominent role in the two part feature film Chihayafuru Part I & II (2016) which was released back-to-back in March and April 2016.[5] Japan's AM magazine featured him on the front cover of their 14 March 2016 edition and included an interview with him. One of his most challenging roles in his career to date was Shōjo (Little Girl). Having completed his lead role as "Makise" in the feature film Night's Tightrope (Shōjo) (2016), Mackenyu started to expand his acting opportunities in Hollywood with a lead role in the series ZAPS, Inc. (2017) and the supporting role of Ryoichi in the science fiction film Pacific Rim Uprising (2018).[6]

Filmography

Film

Year Title Role Notes
2015 Tadaima George
Kamen Rider Drive: Surprise Future Eiji Tomari/ Kamen Rider Dark Drive
Take a Chance Masa
2016 Chihayafuru Part 1 Arata Wataya [7]
Chihayafuru Part 2 Arata Wataya[8]
Night's Tightrope Hikaru Makise
Nigakute Amai Atsushi Babazono
2017 Let's Go, Jets! Kôsuke Yamashita
JoJo's Bizarre Adventure: Diamond Is Unbreakable Chapter I Okuyasu Nijimura[9]
Peach Girl Toji
2018 Pacific Rim Uprising Cadet Ryoichi
Chihayafuru Part 3 Arata Wataya
Over Drive Naozumi Hiyama
Impossibility Defense Asao Momose
Code Blue

Television

Year Title Role Notes
2005 Team Astro (Astro Kyûdan) Shin
2007 Oyaji Numata
2014 Buzz (So-On: The Five Oyaji)
Yonimo kimyô na monogatari
2015 The Kindergarten Detective (hanasaki Shin'ichirô wa nemurenai!!) Hitoshi Kamose
Yume wo ataeru Masaaki
Kamen Ride Drive: Movie Roadshow Commemoration! Eiji Tomari
The Hatsumori Bemars
2016 "Ageba Tôtoshi" (Graduation) Ren Kitora
I'll Probably Fall In Love With You Again Tomorrow Shota
When the Cherry Blossom Blooms Ippei Takemiya
2017 ZAPS, Inc. Frankie
Fugitive Boys Tetsuto Ichihashi
2018 Todome no Kiss Takauji Namiki

Awards

Year Award Category Work Result
2016 41st Hochi Film Award Best New Artist Chihayafuru Nominated
2017 71st Mainichi Film Awards Best New Actor Nominated
40th Japan Academy Prize Newcomer of the Year Won

References

  1. ↑ "新田真剣佑 TOP COAT". TOP COAT. Retrieved 2018-02-03.
  2. ↑ "J.J. Jr. MacKenyu - Biographical Summaries of Notable People - MyHeritage". www.myheritage.com. Retrieved 2016-06-16.
  3. ↑ "A Sonny Chiba interview: Acting, martial arts and family - Meniscus Magazine". Meniscus Magazine. 2014-08-03. Retrieved 2016-06-17.
  4. ↑ "Mackenyu Putra Sonny Chiba Akan Bermain Sebagai Kamen Rider Dark Drive". Itokumag.com Retrieved 2016-6-16 (Google translation)
  5. ↑ "Hirose Suzu Stars in "Chihayafuru" Live Action Movie - Japanese Entertainment News". aramajapan.com. Retrieved 2016-06-16.
  6. ↑ "Mackenyu joins Pacific Rim 2!". ARAMA! JAPAN. 2016-10-28. Retrieved 2016-11-06.
  7. ↑ "Mackenyu". laughy.jp Retrieved 2016-6-16 (Google translation)
  8. ↑ "乃木坂46総出演ドラマに、真剣佑ら多彩なゲストが多数出演！ : 映画ニュース - 映画.com". 映画.com (in Japanese). Retrieved 2016-06-17.
  9. ↑ 山崎賢人、「ジョジョの奇妙な冒険」記者会見で山田孝之の髪型イジりにキレられず (in Japanese). natalie. Retrieved 2016-09-28.
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