Kazunari Ninomiya
Biography
Kazunari Ninomiya, also written as 二宮和也, was born on 17 June 1983 in Tokyo, Japan. A male Japanese idol, he works as a singer, songwriter, actor, voice actor and radio host. He is commonly called Nino and is a member of the boy band ARASHI. Ninomiya entered the entertainment field in 1996 when he joined the talent agency Johnny & Associates at age thirteen. His first acting assignment was the role of Chris in the stage production Stand by Me, performed before his 1999 debut as a singer with ARASHI. Internationally he is recognized for playing Private Saigo in Clint Eastwood’s 2006 war film Letters from Iwo Jima. TMDB lists him with 98 acting credits.
Career overview
Kazunari Ninomiya, born on June 17, 1983, in Tokyo, Japan, began his entertainment career at the age of thirteen when he joined the talent agency Johnny & Associates in 1996. His first acting assignment was the role of Chris in the stage production Stand by Me, an adaptation of the eponymous film. Ninomiya’s early work on stage preceded his musical debut with the boy band ARASHI in 1999, a group with which he remains a member. Although widely recognized as an idol, singer, songwriter, voice actor, and radio host, his acting résumé includes ninety‑eight credited performances, as recorded by The Movie Database.
Ninomiya’s most visible international film role came in 2006, when he portrayed Private Saigo in Clint Eastwood’s war drama Letters from Iwo Jima. The part introduced him to Western movie audiences and added a notable credit to his acting portfolio. Since that appearance, he has continued to work across film and television, maintaining a steady presence in Japanese media while contributing to a diverse range of projects that reflect his multifaceted career in the entertainment industry.
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- 6SixTONES (2026) as Self
- ARASHI LIVE TOUR 2026 「We are ARASHI」 (2026) as Self
- おしり前マン〜復活のおしり前帝国〜 (2026)
- Beyond the Game: Samurai 2026 WORLD BASEBALL CLASSIC (2026) as Self
- Exit 8 (2025) as The Lost Man
- Last Samurai Standing (2025) as Enju
- Anpan (2025) as Kiyoshi Yanai
- Secret NG House (2025)
- ShinaPushu THE MOVIE Pushu Cheek Dancing PARTY (2025) as Parutei (voice)
- Oshi no Ko -The Final Act- (2024) as Hikaru Kamiki
- OSHINOKO (2024) as Hikaru Kamiki
- Vivant (2023) as Nokor
- ONE DAY ~It's Wonderful Christmas Ado~ (2023) as Suguroji Seiji
- Dareka to Nakai (2023)
- Analog (2023) as Mizushima Satoru
- Can You Quiz? Can You Not? (2023)
- My Family (2022) as Haruto Narusawa
- Fragments of the Last Will (2022)
- Sensuikan Cappellini-gou no bouken (2022)
- Tang (2022) as Ken Kasugai
- ARASHI Anniversary Tour 5×20 FILM “Record of Memories” (2021) as Self
- This is ARASHI LIVE 2020.12.31 (2021)
- ARAFES 2020 at NATIONAL STADIUM (2021) as Self
- The Asadas! (2020) as Masashi Asada
- ARASHI's Diary -Voyage- (2019) as Self
- Arashi - 5×20 All the BEST!! Clips 1999-2019 (2019) as self
- Black Pean (2018) as Seishiro Tokai / Yukihiko Amagi
- Killing for the Prosecution (2018) as Keiichiro Okino
- Sakanoue Animal Clinic Story (2018) Theme Song Performance
- The Last Recipe (2017) as Mitsuru Sasaki
- ARASHI LIVE TOUR 2017-2018 「untitled」 (2017) as Himself
- ARASHI LIVE TOUR 2016-2017 Are You Happy? (2017)
- Assassination Classroom: Graduation (2016) as Koro-sensei
- Botchan (2016) as Botchan
- ARASHI LIVE TOUR 2015 Japonism (2016) as self
- Assassination Classroom (2015) as Koro Sensei (voice)
- Nagasaki: Memories of My Son (2015) as Koji Fukuhara
- Murder on the Orient Express (2015) as Heita Makuuchi
- Murder on the Orient Express (2015)
- Aka Medaka (2015) as Danshun Tatekawa
- ARASHI BLAST in Miyagi (2015) as Himself
- Baseball Brainiacs (2014) as Aoshi Tamo
- Pikanchi Half: Life is Hard Tabun Happy (2014) as Onda Takuma
- ARASHI BLAST in Hawaii (2014) as Self
- ARASHI Live Tour 2013 "LOVE" (2014) as Himself
- 嵐 LIVE & DOCUMENT ～15年目の告白～ (2014)
- ARASHI アラフェス'13 NATIONAL STADIUM 2013 (2014)
- Documentary of "BLAST in Hawaii" (2014) as Himself
- Ninosan (2013)
- Platinum Data (2013) as Ryuhei Kagura
- ARASHI LIVE TOUR Popcorn (2013)
- I Will Fly to the Sky on a Wheelchair (2012) as Hasebe Yasuyuki
- ARASHI ARAFES NATIONAL STADIUM 2012 (2012) as Self
- Gantz: Perfect Answer (2011) as Kei Kurono
- Another Gantz (2011) as Kei Kurono
- ARASHI 10-11 TOUR “Scene” ~The scenery you and I see~ STADIUM (2011) as Himself
- Arashi ni Shiyagare (2010)
- Gantz (2010) as Kei Kurono
- Freeter, Ie wo Kau (2010) as Seiji Take
- The Lady Shogun and Her Men (2010) as Unoshin Mizuno
- The Last Promise (2010) as Shuji
- Door To Door (2009) as Hideo Kurasawa
- Tengoku de Kimi ni Aetara (2009) as Nonoue Junichi
- ARASHI AROUND ASIA 2008 in TOKYO (2009)
- Ties of Shooting Stars (2008) as Ariake Koichi
- Ties of Shooting Stars (2008) Creator
- VS Arashi (2008)
- Dear Father (2007) as Tahara Ippei
- The Story of Yamada Taro (2007) as 山田太郎
- Yellow Tears (2007) as Eisuke Muraoka
- Marathon (2007) as Shôtarô Miyata
- Red Sun, Black Sand: The Making of 'Letters from Iwo Jima' (2007) as Self
- Letters from Iwo Jima (2006) as Private Saigo
- Tekkonkinkreet (2006) as Kuro / Itachi (voice)
- Arashi no Shukudai-kun (2006)
- Returning the Favor (2006) as Kazunori Kitahara
- BOYS OVER FLOWERS (2005) Theme Song Performance
- Mago Mago Arashi (2005) as Self
- Affectionate Time (2005) as Wakui Takuro
- G no Arashi (2005)
- Minami's Girlfriend (2004) as Susumu Minami
- Pika**nchi Life Is Hard Dakara Happy (2004) as Onda Takuma
- D no Arashi (2003)
- Stand Up!! (2003) as Asai Shouhei
- Chinese Cuisine Served Star Leo Style (2003) as Kenta Nanami
- The Blue Light (2003) as Shuuichi Kushimori
- C no Arashi (2002)
- Pika*nchi Life Is Hard Dakedo Happy (2002) as Onda Takuma
- Handoku!!! (2001) as Nobu Sakaguchi
- As Tears Go By (2000) as Kenta Fuchigami
- SUPPIN ARASHI (2000) as Himself
- Dangerous After School (1999) as Katsuyuki
- V no Arashi (1999) as Ninomiya Kazunari
- V no Arashi (1999) Theme Song Performance
- Johnny's Count Down Live (1998)
- Amagi Pass (1998)
- Akimahende! (1998) as Daiki Aoki
- NHK Kōhaku Uta-Gassen (1951) as MC
- NHK Kōhaku Uta-Gassen (1951) as Self - White Team Host
- NHK Kōhaku Uta-Gassen (1951) as Self - Performer (Arashi)