Kazunari Ninomiya
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Kazunari Ninomiya was born in Tokyo in 1983. He made his professional debut in 1999 with a CD single, “A・RA・SHI,” as a member of Arashi, a very popular group of Johnny and Associates Co., Ltd. This single became a million-selling hit. He has been performing nationwide tours every year since 2000, while simultaneously increasing his activities as an actor and personality in movies, television and radio broadcasts, stage and commercials.

He has appeared in such films as “Pika☆nchi Life Is Hard Dakedo Happy” (2002), “ Ao no Hono” (2003) and “Pika☆☆nchi Life is Hard Dakara Happy” (2004). He also appeared in TV dramas such as “Namida wo Fuite”(CX), “Handoku!!!” (TBS), “Stand UP!!” (TBS), “Netsuretsu teki Chuka Hanten” (CX), “Minami kun no Koibito” (EX) and “Yasashii Jikan” (CX). In March 2006 he took the main role in the television drama “Sukoshi wa, ongaeshi dekitakana” (TBS), which depicted the true story of Kazunori Kitahara, who fought against a Ewing sarcoma for 22 months. His performance was highly acclaimed.

On the stage, he played in “Stand by Me,” “Faraway From Shibuya,” written and directed by Yukio Ninagawa; and “Rebel Without A Cause.”

Ninomiya currently stars in the television programs “Mago mago Arashi” (CX), and “Arashi no Shukudai Kun” (NTV), and in the radio broadcast “BAY STORM” (bayfm). He will next dub the main actor, Kuro, in the animated film “Tekkon Kinkreet,” which will be released in December. Next spring, he will appear in “Yellow Tears,” written and directed by Isshin Inudou.

Filmography: Letters from Iwo Jima,

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