Sosuke Ikematsu

Sōsuke Ikematsu (池松 壮亮, Ikematsu Sōsuke) (born July 9, 1990) is a Japanese film, television, and theatre actor best known for his role as Higen, the young nephew of samurai leader Katsumoto, in the 2003 film The Last Samurai.

Sōsuke Ikematsu
Born	(1990-07-09) July 9, 1990 Fukuoka, Fukuoka, Japan
Occupation	Actor
Years active	2001–present
Known for	The Last Samurai
Height	1.72 m (5 ft 7 ^1⁄2 in)
Website	Horipro

Life and career

Born in Dazaifu, Fukuoka Prefecture, Japan, on July 9, 1990, Ikematsu landed his first film role in the blockbuster hit The Last Samurai at the age of 13.[1] He has since gone on to star in four feature-length films in Japan.[1] Ikematsu graduated from Noma Junior High School in Minami-ku, Fukuoka City, Fukuoka in March 2006.[1]

Filmography

Film

• The Last Samurai - Higen (2003)
• Tetsujin 28: The Movie - Shōtarō (2005)
• Otoko-tachi no Yamato - Atsushi (2005)
• Udon - Shōta Mizusawa (2006)
• Yoru no Pikunikku - Junya Sakaki (2006)
• Genghis Khan: To the Ends of the Earth and Sea (2007)
• Sand Chronicles - Daigo Kitamura (2008)
• Dive!! - Yōichi (2008)
• Ike-chan to Boku - Boku (2009)
• Shin-san - Mamoru (2009)
• Looking up at the Half-Moon - Yūichi (2010)
• Drucker in the Dug-Out - Jirō (2011)
• Ike! Danshi Kōkō Engekibu - Kaji (2011)
• Yokomichi Yonosuke (2013)
• Love's Whirlpool - Isamu (the NEET) (2014)
• Pale Moon (2014)[2]
• The Vancouver Asahi - Frank Nojima (2014)[3]
• 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 - Ryūzaki (2016)
• The Long Excuse - Kishimoto (2016)
• The Tokyo Night Sky Is Always the Densest Shade of Blue - Shinji (2017)
• Samurai's Promise (2018)
• You, Your, Yours (2018)
• Shoplifters (2018)
• Killing (2018)
• We Are Little Zombies (2019)
• Miyamoto - Hiroshi Miyamoto (2019)
• Almost a Miracle(2019)
• A Girl Missing - Kazumichi (2019)
• Talking the Pictures - Buntarō Futagawa (2019)
• The Asian Angel (2021)

Television

• Yoshitsune - young Minamoto no Yoritomo (2005)
• Shinsengumi!! Hijikata Toshizō Saigo no Ichi-nichi - Ichimura Tetsunosuke (2006)
• Fūrin Kazan - young Takeda Shingen and Suwa Katsuyori (2007)
• Inochi no Shima - Tōru (2009)
• The Three Musketeers (2009-2010) - D'Artagnan (voice)
• 15 Sai no Shiganhei - Masami Fujiyama (2010)
• Q10 - Takehiko Kubo (2010)
• Tomehane! Suzuri Kōkō Shodōbu - Yukari Ōe (2010)
• Mozu (Season 1 & 2) - Shingai Kazuhiko (2014)
• Sherlock Holmes (2014-2015) - Jack Stapleton (voice)
• Death Note: New Generation - Ryūzaki (2016)
• Kindaichi Kosuke Tōjō! - Kosuke Kindaichi (2016)
• Silver and Gold - Tetsuo Morita (2017)
• The Supporting Actors - Himself (2017)
• Miyamoto kara Kimi e - Hiroshi Miyamoto (2018)

Stage

• The Lion King - Young Simba (2001)

References

1. Sosuke Ikematsu on IMDb. Accessed May 29, 2006.
2. Stephen Cremin (September 18, 2014). "Pale Moon to compete in Tokyo". Film Business Asia. Archived from the original on September 21, 2014. Retrieved September 19, 2014.
3. FCCJ - The Vancouver Asahi (Vancouver no Asahi)

External links

• Official profile at Horipro (in Japanese)
• Sosuke Ikematsu on IMDb