Ito Kentarō, formerly known only by his given name, "Kentaro", is a Japanese actor and model. He was born in Tokyo and began his early career as a model in 2012 at age 14. In 2014, he joined Bonn Image, a modeling agency, at first for advertising jobs.
Then, he landed a supporting role in the highly rated nighttime drama "Hirugao: Heijitsu Gogo 3 Ji no Koibito Tachi". He's acting as a young high school student garnered attention, and in 2015, he appeared for the first time on the big screen with the movie "My Story!" and was well-regarded for his TV drama roles that year and through 2016, notably in "Gakko no Kaidan and Aogeba Toutoshi". He won his first leading roles in 2017 with the movie "Demekin" as a leader of a motorcycle gang and later, in the romantic time-travel TV comedy-drama "Ashi Girl", as the young Warring States era samurai lord Tadakiyo Kuhachiro Hagi.
In 2018, he landed many more film and TV roles. On his 21st birthday, he announced a change from his stage name "Kentaro" to his full birth name, Ito Kentaro. He is also known by his fans as "Icchan" (いっちゃん). Currently, he is managed by the agency Aoao.
Ito's car crashed into a motorcycle while driving in Shibuya Ward on the evening of October 28, 2020. Both the driver and the passenger of the motorcycle, a 26-year-old man and a 27-year-old woman, were transported to the nearest hospital. The woman suffered serious injuries including a broken leg, while the man had a bruised arm.
He has been arrested for an alleged hit-and-run accident.
Known For
Credits
Cast Credits
Ashi-girl (2017)
Starring as Tadakiyo Hagi
(12 episodes)
- Episode 1x12: Episode 12 (Dec 9, 2017)
- Episode 1x11: Episode 11 (Dec 2, 2017)
- Episode 1x10: Episode 10 (Nov 25, 2017)
- Episode 1x09: Episode 9 (Nov 18, 2017)
- Episode 1x08: Episode 8 (Nov 11, 2017)
- Episode 1x07: Episode 7 (Nov 4, 2017)
- Episode 1x06: Episode 6 (Oct 28, 2017)
- Episode 1x05: Episode 5 (Oct 21, 2017)
- Episode 1x04: Episode 4 (Oct 14, 2017)
- Episode 1x03: Episode 3 (Oct 7, 2017)
- Episode 1x02: Episode 2 (Sep 30, 2017)
- Episode 1x01: Episode 1 (Sep 23, 2017)