, known professionally as and formerly , is a Japanese actor. Ikeda made his acting debut on the 2007 television drama '' Our Textbook'' and rose to popularity for his role as Gai Ikari / Gokai Silver in the 2011 television series ''

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''. As a voice actor, he portrayed Mitsuru Tenma in ''

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'' and Million Knives in ''

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''.

Career

Under the name Jun Ikeda, at age 14, Ikeda participated in the 19th in 2006 and won second place. Since his appearance in the 2011 musical ''Kokoro'', produced by

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and based on the

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song of the same name, he changed his stage name to Junya Ikeda. On October 30, 2023, BaRu, Ikeda's talent agency, announced that they had canceled their contract with Ikeda after he was arrested on October 26.

Personal life

Ikeda announced in July 2018 that he had been married since 2016. His wife, a non-celebrity woman, also had a daughter from her first marriage, born in . In addition, he and his wife had another child in .

Special fraud allegations and arrest

On October 26, 2023, Ikeda was arrested from an incident on September 26, 2023, where he had allegedly conspired with several other accomplices on special fraud case. He allegedly impersonated a police officer and falsely claimed to a man in his 60s to give him his three cash cards to investigate an unauthorized withdrawal from his bank account. On November 15, 2023, Ikeda was arrested again after it was found that he had reportedly withdrawn from the victim's bank accounts. As a result of his arrests, his voice was removed from '' The Kingdoms of Ruin'' and ''

''. On October 12, 2024, Ikeda revealed on his

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account that he was found guilty and sentenced to three years in prison.

Filmography

Film

*''Dive!!'' (2008) - Hiroya Sakai *''Randy's'' (2009) - Masami *''Inu no Kubiwa to Korokke to'' (2011) *''Gakudori'' (2011) *''

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'' (2011) - Shioe Monjirou *'' Kaizoku Sentai Gokaiger the Movie: The Flying Ghost Ship'' (2011) - Gai Ikari/Gokai Silver *'' Kaizoku Sentai Gokaiger vs. Space Sheriff Gavan: The Movie'' (2012) - Gai Ikari/Gokai Silver *'' Kamen Rider × Super Sentai: Super Hero Taisen'' (2012) - Gai Ikari/Gokai Silver, Go-On Red (voice) *'' Tokumei Sentai Go-Busters vs. Kaizoku Sentai Gokaiger: The Movie'' (2013) - Gai Ikari/Gokai Silver *''Love Gear'' (2013) - Takuma Sekiguchi *'' Kamen Rider × Super Sentai × Space Sheriff: Super Hero Taisen Z'' (2013) - Gai Ikari/Gokai Silver, Kamen Rider Meteor (voice) *''Messiah "Shikkoku no Shō"'' (2013) - Junya Higayama *''

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'' (2015) *'' Garo: Kami no Kiba'' (2017) - Takeru Jakuzure/Zen the Flame Sword Knight *'' Kaizoku Sentai: Ten Gokaiger'' (2021) - Gai Ikari/Gokai Silver

Television

*'' Watashitachi no Kyōkasho'' (2007) - Yuuki Kobayashi *''

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'' (2007) - Itsuki Kamishinjo *''Saito-san'' (2008) - Toshio Narahara *'' Cafe Kichijoji de'' (2008) - Jun Ichinomiya *''14-sai ~ Chihara Junior Tatta Hitori no Tatakai'' (2009) - Dai-chan *''Gine Sanfujinka no Onna-tachi'' (2009) *''Sign'' (2011) *''

'' (2011-2012) - Gai Ikari/Gokai Silver *'' Garo: Yami o Terasu Mono'' (2013) - Takeru Jakuzure/Zen the Flame Sword Knight *''

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'' (2016) - Gai Ikari/Gokai Silver (Episodes 28 and 29) *'' Short Program'' (2022) - Tomio Akahori (Episode 3)

Stage

*''Hakuōki Musical'' (2012–15) - Tōdō Heisuke *''Messiah "Dō no Shō"'' (2013) - Junya Higayama

Anime

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'' (2013) - Ataru Suruga *''

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'' (2015–18) - Jo Kido *'' After the Rain'' (2018) - Takashi Yoshizawa *'' Digimon Adventure: Last Evolution Kizuna'' (2020) - Jo Kido *''

'' (2023) - Knives Millions

Video games

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'' (2015) - Mitsuru Tenma

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Ikeda, Jun 1992 births Living people Japanese male film actors Japanese male stage actors Japanese male television actors Japanese male voice actors Japanese screenwriters Japanese theatre directors Male voice actors from Osaka Prefecture 21st-century Japanese male actors