is a Japanese actor, best known for his role as Kouta Kazuraba, the main character of the

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series ''

Kamen Rider Gaim is a Japanese television series, a tokusatsu drama that is in the Kamen Rider Series; it is the 15th series during its Heisei run and 24th overall. The series, written by Gen Urobuchi and directed by Ryuta Tasaki it began airing on TV Asahi from ...

''. He was the winner of the '' Junon Super Boy Contest 2011''.

Biography

From an early age, Sano took part in the '' Junon Super Boy Contest''. In November 2011, as a college student, he was awarded the Grand Prix from among 13,228 applicants in the same contest. In February 2012, he made his acting debut in the theatre play ''Sakura''. He has appeared in TV dramas and variety shows. Sano appeared in ''Geinō-kai tokugi-ō kettei-sen Teppen'' and ''

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''. In 2012 he was the winner of the sports competition reality television show "Sports Danshi Grand Prix", which was the reboot version of TBS's sports competition reality show Pro Sportsman No.1''. In 2013, Sano made his film debut in a main role of the film based on a novel of the same name by . In the same year, he starred in the

series ''

'', which was Sano's first main role in a TV drama.

Personal life

Gaku Sano and his twin brother, were born on April 3, 1992. While Gaku begin his acting career in early 2010s where he was cast as a titular protagonist of ''Kamen Rider Gaim'' in 2013, his brother, Kei joined a soccer club at Aichi Gakuin University during his college year in 2014 - 2015, before pursuing a

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career in the 2020s. He was recruited to join St. Andrews F.C. in 2021 - 2022,

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in 2022 - 2023 and is currently being recruited to

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as of 2023. In May 2023, Sano announces his marriage to the former predia idol member, Keiko Sawaguchi after dating for 7 years.

Filmography

TV series

Films

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Sano, Gaku 1992 births Living people Japanese male film actors Japanese male television actors Male actors from Aichi Prefecture Japanese twins Kamen Rider 21st-century Japanese male actors