Katsuya Maiguma
Biography
Katsuya Maiguma, known in Japanese as 毎熊克哉, is a Japanese actor born on 28 March 1987 in Fukuyama, Hiroshima Prefecture. After completing high school he moved to Tokyo with the aim of becoming a film director and enrolled in a film‑director course at the Tokyo Film Center School of Art Vocational School, now Tokyo Broadcasting Arts & Film and Actor Vocational School. Under director Yoriko Jun he studied theatre and made his stage debut in the 2010 production “TIC‑TAC.” He has produced several short films, including VOEL, and his performance in the 2016 film Ken and Kazu earned him the 71st Mainichi Film Competition Sponichi Grand Prix Newcomer Award, the Osaka Cinema Festival 2017 New Actor Award, and the 31st Takasaki Film Festival Best New Actor Award. His acting credits number 64.
Career overview
Katsuya Maiguma, born on 28 March 1987 in Fukuyama, Hiroshima Prefecture, Japan, is a Japanese actor whose career began after he moved to Tokyo following high school with the aim of becoming a film director. He enrolled in a film‑director course at the Tokyo Film Center School of Art Vocational School, which is now known as the Tokyo Broadcasting Arts & Film and Actor Vocational School. While studying under director Yoriko Jun, Maiguma made his stage debut in 2010 with the production “TIC‑TAC.” He subsequently produced a number of short films, including a work titled “VOEL,” expanding his experience behind the camera as well as in front of it.
Maiguma’s breakthrough in feature‑film acting came with the 2016 movie “Ken and Kazu.” His performance earned him the Sponichi Grand Prix Newcomer Award at the 71st Mainichi Film Competition, the New Actor Award at the 2017 Osaka Cinema Festival, and the Best New Actor Award at the 31st Takasaki Film Festival. As of the latest data, he has accumulated sixty‑four credited roles across film and television, and he is represented by an agency, though the specific representation is not detailed in the source material. His professional profile lists his stage name as 毎熊克哉 and notes his primary occupation as acting.
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65 titles- The Invisibles (2026)
- 八神瑛子 – 上野中央署 組織犯罪対策課 – (2026) as Masaya Yagami
- TRUE COLORS (2025) as Shotarou Matsura
- Jinsei (2025) as Yamato (voice)
- Tange Sazen: The Side Story of Ooka Echizen (2025)
- A Bad Summer (2025) as Yoji Takano
- I Am Kirishima (2025) as Kirishima
- Acting for Beginners (2025)
- Dear Radiance (2024) as Naohide
- Sukina Otoko to Wakaretai (2024) as Hiroji Kurokawa
- Hustlin Boy (2024) as Akihiro
- Tenement (2024) as Hiro
- Sanctuary (2023)
- Sexy Tanaka-san (2023) as Shono Kosuke
- The Crimes of Those Women (2023) as Tomoaki Jinno
- From the End of the World (2023) as Ezaki
- The Day I Realized I'm in Love (2023) as Riku Shinoda
- And so I'm at a Loss (2023)
- Believers (2022) as Third Director General
- Doctor White (2022) as Takamori Yuki [Maria's older brother]
- Love with a Case (2022) as Asahi Mabuchi
- Love Nonetheless (2022)
- Winter Rose (2022) as Gen Kimihara
- Youkai Sharehouse: The False Prince on a White Horse (2022) as Ryo Sakai
- 京都人の密かな愉しみBlue修業中 門出の桜 (2022)
- 1446: An Eternal Minute (2022) as Kakimoto
- Straying (2022) as Hiroshige Kimishima
- 5-Meter Radius (2021) as Yamabe Akihito
- Life's Punchline (2021) as Toshiharu Takaiwa
- Tokyo, aidano, koidano (2021)
- Last of the Wolves (2021) as Masatoshi Saeki
- My Daddy (2021) as Hiro
- Alice in Borderland (2020) as Yaba
- Alice in Borderland (2020)
- An Incurable Case of Love (2020) as Koichi Kisugi
- Youkai Sharehouse (2020) as Ryo Sakai
- All the Things We Never Said (2020) as Yosuke
- AI Amok (2020) as Hidetomi Tominaga
- Bullet Trip (2020)
- Inferno: Letters from Auschwitz (2020)
- Shounen Torajirou (2019)
- Farewell Song (2019) as Friend of Shima's Ex-bandmate
- I Turn (2019)
- Leaving the Scene (2019) as Shun Maeda
- Be My Master (2018) as Meguro
- Think Again, Junpei (2018)
- Up to You (2018) as Meguro
- Sakura Guardian in the North (2018) as Iwaki
- Recall (2018) as Kensuke Yasutomo
- Last Winter, We Parted (2018)
- 京都人の密かな愉しみ Blue 修業中 祝う春 (2018)
- Shinjuku Punch (2018) as Takashi Takaoka
- Dare to Stop Us (2018) as Kazuo Komizu (Gaira)
- Dare to Stop Us (2018) as Kazuo Komizu
- Stay With Me Till The Dawn (2018) as Kazuya Ishioka
- A Crimson Star (2018) as Kengo
- Love and Other Cults (2017) as Kazuharu Kitami
- Death Row Family (2017)
- Revenge Porn: Paint it Black (2016) as Shohei
- The Secret Lives of Kyoto Folk (2015) as 松陰鋭二
- The Secret Lives of Kyoto Folk (2015)
- Ken and Kazu (2015) as Kazu
- Box! (2010)
- Kamen Rider (1971) as Boxer
- Ken and Kazu
Frequently Asked Questions
What movies or TV shows is Katsuya Maiguma best known for?
Katsuya Maiguma is widely recognized for notable roles and projects including The Invisibles (2026), Yagami Eiko (2026), Jinsei (2025), Dear Radiance (2024).
When and where was Katsuya Maiguma born?
Katsuya Maiguma was born on March 28, 1987 in Fukuyama, Hiroshima Prefecture, Japan.
How many credits does Katsuya Maiguma have?
Katsuya Maiguma has accumulated over 65 film and television credits across a career spanning from 1971 to 2026.
What is Katsuya Maiguma's background in cinema and television?
Katsuya Maiguma, known in Japanese as 毎熊克哉, is a Japanese actor born on 28 March 1987 in Fukuyama, Hiroshima Prefecture. After completing high school he moved to Tokyo with the aim of becoming a film director and enrolled in a film‑director course at the Tokyo Film Center School of Art Vocational School, now Tokyo Broa...