Kento Yamazaki (山﨑賢人), born on September 7, 1994, in Itabashi, Tokyo, Japan, is a renowned Japanese actor and model. He was scouted during his junior high school years and began his career as a model for the magazine Pichi Lemon. Shortly after, he transitioned into acting, making his debut in the TV series Atami no Sousakan in 2010. Yamazaki is best known for his roles in live-action adaptations of popular manga and anime. Some of his notable works include Your Lie in April (2016), Orange (2015), JoJo's Bizarre Adventure: Diamond Is Unbreakable Chapter I (2017), and Kingdom (2019). He also gained international recognition for his role as Ryōhei Arisu in the Netflix series Alice in Borderland (2020–present).

KNOWN FOR

Alice in Borderland
2020
Kingdom 5: The Clash of Souls
2026
Mare
2015
Time Limit Investigator
2019
From Today, It's My Turn!!
2018
Golden SixTONES
2026
Golden Kamuy -The Hunt of Prisoners in Hokkaido-
2024
Death Note
2015
Atom's Last Shot
2022
Good Doctor
2018
Kiss that Kills
2018
Golden Kamuy -The Abashiri Prison Raid-
2026

FILMOGRAPHY

All
Movies
TV
Acting
55
2027
The Gate of Murder
as Osamu Kuramochi · unreleased
2026
Golden Kamuy -The Abashiri Prison Raid-
as Saichi Sugimoto
2026
Kingdom 5: The Clash of Souls
as Ri Shin (Li Xin)
2026
Golden SixTONES
as Self
2025
Under Ninja
as Kurō Kumogakure
2024
Golden Kamuy
as Saichi Sugimoto
2024
The Yin Yang Master Zero
as Abe no Seimei
2024
Kingdom: Return of the Great General
as Ri Shin (Li Xin)
2024
Golden Kamuy -The Hunt of Prisoners in Hokkaido-
as Saichi Sugimoto
2023
Kingdom III: The Flame of Destiny
as Ri Shin (Li Xin)
2022
Kingdom 2: Far and Away
as Ri Shin (Li Xin)
2022
Atom's Last Shot
as Nayuta Azumi
2021
The Door into Summer
as Soichiro Takakura
2020
Wotakoi: Love is Hard for Otaku
as Hirotaka Nifuji
2020
Theatre: A Love Story
as Nagata
2020
Crazy Samurai Musashi
as Chusuke
2020
Until The Cherry Blossom Falls
2020
Alice in Borderland
as Arisu Ryohei / Alice
2019
Kingdom
as Ri Shin (Li Xin)
2019
NiNoKuni
as Yuu (voice)
2019
Time Limit Investigator
as Shota Amayo
2018
The Forest of Wool and Steel
as Naoki Tomura
2018
Kiss that Kills: Parallel
as 堂岛旺太郎
2018
Kiss that Kills
as Otaro Dojima
2018
Good Doctor
as Minato Shindo
2018
From Today, It's My Turn!!
2017
One Week Friends
as Yuki Hase
2017
JoJo's Bizarre Adventure: Diamond Is Unbreakable – Chapter 1
as Josuke Higashikata
2017
Hyouka: Forbidden Secrets
as Hōtarō Oreki
2017
Psychic Kusuo
as Kusuo Saiki
2017
Rikuoh
as Daichi Miyazawa
2016
Wolf Girl and Black Prince
as Kyouya Sata
2016
Your Lie in April
as Kousei Arima
2016
Yo-kai Watch: The Movie - The Great Adventure of the Flying Whale & the Double World, Meow!
as King Enma
2016
A Girl & Three Sweethearts
as Kanata Shibasaki
2015
No Longer Heroine
as Rita Terasaka
2015
Orange
as Kakeru Naruse
2015
Sea Side Blue
as Taku Nagata
2015
Death Note
as L
2015
Mare
as Kontani Keita
2014
L♡DK
as Shūsei Kugayama
2014
Water Polo Yankees
as Ryuji Mifune
2014
Baseball Brainiacs
as Koki Ebato
2013
Jinx!!!
as Kuniko Muroi
2013
Breakfast and Dinner
as Sato Takumi
2013
No Dropping Out: Back to School at 35
as Ryo Akutsu
2012
Another
as Koichi Sakakibara
2012
Love for Beginners
as Nishiki Hasegawa
2012
The Wings of the Kirin
as Tatsuya Sugino
2012
The Chasing World 3
as Suguru
2012
The Chasing World 5
as Suguru
2012
The Female Teacher in Black
2011
Control Tower
as Kakeru
2011
Runaway: For Your Love
as Panda
2010
Atami's Police Investigators
as Shinya Shijima