Sōya Kurokawa

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Sōya Kurokawa
黒川 想矢
Kurokawa in 2023
Born
Sōya Kurokawa

(2009-12-05) December 5, 2009 (age 14)
Occupation
  • Actor
AgentTachi Pro
Known for
Height164 cm (5 ft 5 in)

Sōya Kurokawa (黒川 想矢, Kurokawa Sōya, born December 5, 2009) is a Japanese actor from Saitama Prefecture. He is best known for his role as Minato Mugino in the 2023 film directed by Hirokazu Kore-eda, Monster, where he won the "Best Newcomer" award at the Blue Ribbon Awards.[1]

Filmography[edit]

Film[edit]

Year Title Role Director(s) Notes Ref.
2023 Monster Minato Mugino Hirokazu Kore-eda [2]

Television[edit]

Year Title Role Network Notes Ref.
2018 Tokyo Alien Bros. Ryota NTV Episodes 3–5
2019 Emergency Interrogation Room Shosuke (childhood) TV Asahi
2024 Teasing Master Takagi-san Nishikata TBS Co-starring with Rui Tsukishima [3]

Awards[edit]

Year Award Category Nominated work Result Ref.
2024 Japan Academy Film Prize Newcomer of the Year Monster Won [4][5]
Blue Ribbon Awards Best Newcomer Monster Won [1][6]

References[edit]

  1. ^ a b Cho, Suzie (January 25, 2024). "66th edition of the Blue Ribbon Awards Announces Winners". Asian Movie Pulse. Retrieved March 20, 2024.
  2. ^ "是枝裕和×坂元裕二『怪物』に安藤サクラ、永山瑛太、高畑充希、角田晃広、田中裕子ら出演" [Sakura Ando, Eita Nagayama, Mitsuki Takahata, Akihiro Tsunoda, Yuko Tanaka, and others appear in Hirokazu Kore-eda x Yuji Sakamoto's "Monster"]. Real Sound (in Japanese). blueprint. January 5, 2023. Retrieved March 20, 2024.
  3. ^ Loo, Egan (September 26, 2023). "Live-Action Teasing Master Takagi-san Series Unveils Cast, Staff, March Netflix Debut". Anime News Network. Archived from the original on September 27, 2023. Retrieved March 20, 2024.
  4. ^ Scanlon, Hayley (March 8, 2024). "Japan Academy Film Prize Announces Winners for 47th Edition". Windows on Worlds. Archived from the original on May 30, 2024. Retrieved May 30, 2024.
  5. ^ Cho, Suzie (May 30, 2024). "The 47th Japan Academy Film Prize Announces Winners, "Godzilla Minus One" wins Eight Awards including Best Picture". Asian Movie Pulse. Archived from the original on May 30, 2024. Retrieved May 30, 2024.
  6. ^ Scanlon, Hayley (January 5, 2024). "Blue Ribbon Awards Announces Nominations for 66th Edition". Windows on Worlds. Retrieved March 20, 2024.

External links[edit]