(born July 9, 1990) is a Japanese

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, and

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actor best known for his role as Higen, the young nephew of

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leader Katsumoto, in the 2003 film ''

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''.

Life and career

Born in

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, on July 9, 1990, Ikematsu landed his first film role in the blockbuster hit ''The Last Samurai'' at the age of 13.. Accessed May 29, 2006. He has since gone on to star in four feature-length films in

. Ikematsu graduated from Noma Junior High School in Minami-ku, Fukuoka City,

in March 2006.

Filmography

Film

* ''

'' (2003) - Higen * '' Tetsujin 28: The Movie'' (2005) - Shōtarō * '' Otoko-tachi no Yamato'' (2005) - Atsushi * ''Udon'' - Shōta Mizusawa (2006) * ''Yoru no Pikunikku'' (2006) - Junya Sakaki * '' Genghis Khan: To the Ends of the Earth and Sea'' (2007) * '' Sand Chronicles'' (2008) - Daigo Kitamura * '' Dive!!'' - Yōichi (2008) * ''Good Bye, My Secret Friend'' (2009) - adult Yoshio * ''Shin-san'' - Mamoru (2009) * '' Looking up at the Half-Moon'' (2010) - Yūichi * '' Drucker in the Dug-Out'' (2011) - Jirō * ''Ike! Danshi Kōkō Engekibu'' (2011) - Kaji * '' Yokomichi Yonosuke'' (2013) * '' Love's Whirlpool'' (2014) - Isamu (the

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) * ''

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'' (2014) * '' The Vancouver Asahi'' (2014) - Frank Nojima * '' My Hawaiian Discovery'' (2014) * '' Our Family'' (2014) * '' Mozu'' (2015) * '' Our Huff and Puff Journey'' (2015) * ''A Cappella'' - Wataru Dōmoto (2016) * ''The Shell Collector'' (2016) * ''Destruction Babies'' (2016) * '' After the Storm'' (2016) * ''Someone's Xylophone'' (2016) * '' Seto & Utsumi'' - Utsumi (2016) * '' Death Note: Light Up the New World'' (2016) - Ryūzaki * '' The Long Excuse'' (2016) - Kishimoto * '' The Tokyo Night Sky Is Always the Densest Shade of Blue'' (2017) - Shinji * ''Samurai's Promise'' (2018) * '' You, Your, Yours'' (2018) * '' Shoplifters'' (2018) * '' Killing'' (2018) * ''

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'' (2019) * '' Miyamoto'' (2019) - Hiroshi Miyamoto * '' Almost a Miracle'' (2019) - Yōhei Yoshitaka * '' A Girl Missing'' (2019) - Kazumichi * ''Talking the Pictures'' (2019) - Buntarō Futagawa * '' The Asian Angel'' (2021) * ''

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'' (2021) * ''Just Remembering'' - Teruo (2022) * '' Shin Kamen Rider'' - Takeshi Hongo (2023) * '' Okiku and the World'' (2023) * ''Between the White Key and the Black Key'' (2023) * ''Masked Hearts'' (2023) * '' My Sunshine'' (2024) - Arakawa * '' Baby Assassins: Nice Days'' (2024) - Kaede Fuyumura * ''The Real You'' (2024) - Sakuya Ishikawa * ''Gosh!!'' (2025) * ''

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'' (2025) - Shoda * ''Frontline: Yokohama Bay'' (2025) - Haruto Sanada

Television

* '' Yoshitsune'' (2005) - young

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* ''Shinsengumi!! Hijikata Toshizō Saigo no Ichi-nichi'' (2006) -

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* '' Fūrin Kazan'' (2007) - young

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and Suwa Katsuyori * ''Inochi no Shima'' (2009) - Tōru * ''

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'' (2009-2010) - D'Artagnan (voice) * ''15 Sai no Shiganhei'' (2010) - Masami Fujiyama * ''Q10'' - Takehiko Kubo (2010) * '' Tomehane! Suzuri Kōkō Shodōbu'' (2010) - Yukari Ōe * '' Mozu'' (2014) - Shingai Kazuhiko * ''

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'' (2014-2015) - Jack Stapleton (voice) * '' Death Note: New Generation'' (2016) - Ryūzaki * ''Kindaichi Kosuke Tōjō!'' (2016) -

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(2016) * '' Silver and Gold'' (2017) - Tetsuo Morita * ''The Supporting Actors'' (2017) - Himself * '' Miyamoto kara Kimi e'' (2018) - Hiroshi Miyamoto * ''Anata no Soba de Ashita ga Warau'' (2021) * ''Bullets, Bones and Blocked Noses'' (2021) - Ippei Aoba * '' Modern Love Tokyo'' (2022) * ''

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'' (2023) - Takeshi Hongo (voice) * ''The Hot Spot'' (2025) - Yuma Kishimoto * ''Toyotomi Brothers!'' (2026) -

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Video games

*'' Uncharted 3: Drake's Deception'' (2011, Japanese dub) - young Nathan Drake

Stage

* ''The Lion King'' - Young Simba (2001)

References

External links

Official profile
at Horipro * Living people 1990 births 21st-century Japanese male actors Japanese male film actors Japanese male child actors Male actors from Fukuoka Nihon University alumni Horipro artists {{Japan-film-actor-stub