Rihito Itagaki
Native name板垣 李光人
Birth dateJanuary 28, 2002 (age 24)
Birth placeYamanashi Prefecture, Japan
OccupationActor · model
Years active2012–present
AgentStardust Promotion
Websiterihitoitagaki.jp

Rihito Itagaki (板垣 李光人, Itagaki Rihito, born January 28, 2002) is a Japanese actor and model. He is best known for portraying Heure in Kamen Rider Zi-O (2018), Norman in The Promised Neverland (2020), Meguru Sōma in My Androgynous Boyfriend (2021), and Sōma Tezuka in And Yet, You Are So Sweet (2023).

Life and career

Itagaki was born on January 28, 2002, in Yamanashi Prefecture.[1] He began modeling when he was two years old.[2] In fifth grade, he passed the model audition for Stardust Promotion and joined the agency.[3][4]

In 2018, Itagaki starred as Heure in Kamen Rider Zi-O, part of the Kamen Rider franchise. In 2020, he starred as Norman in The Promised Neverland. In 2021, Itagaki played his first lead role in My Androgynous Boyfriend as Meguru Sōma, an androgynous model and clothing store clerk.[5] In 2023, he portrayed the character of Magoroku Inui in the cooking drama Fermat's Cuisine.[6]

Filmography

Film

YearTitleRoleNotesRef.
2014Tokyo SlavesRyūō Edogawa[7]
The Last SoulYūichi Saeki (young)
2015Pirameki's Children StoryShūhei Taniguchi[8]
2018Rules of Evil and MasksFumihiro Kuki (young)
2019RinKei Ishikura
2020The Promised NeverlandNorman[9]
2021HorimiyaAkane Yanagi[10]
Tsunagare Radio: Our Rainy DaysSelga[11]
ZokkiConvenience store clerk[12]
2022Lonely Castle in the MirrorSubaru (voice)[13]
2023And Yet, You Are So SweetSōma Tezuka[14][15]
2024Love You as the World Ends: The FinalJin Amagi[16]
The Yin Yang Master ZeroThe emperor[17]
Blue PeriodYotasuke Takahashi[18]
Hakkenden: Fiction and RealityInusaka Keno[19]
Cells at Work!Junior Red Blood Cell (AA2153)[20]
2025Babanba Banban VampireRihito Tatsuno[21]
Meets the WorldAsahi[22]
Peleliu: Guernica of ParadiseHitoshi Tamaru (voice)Lead role[23]
2026Survey Regarding MouthShota MuraiLead role[24]

Television

YearTitleRoleNotesRef.
2015Burning FlowerYoshida Shōin (young)Taiga drama
2017My High School BusinessRyōta Okudera[25]
2018Kamen Rider Zi-OHeure[26]
2019Cheers to Miki ClinicTsubasa Ameku[27]
2020Alice in BorderlandHikari Kuina (young)
2021Koko wa Ima kara Rinri DesuYukito Tokigawa[28]
My Androgynous BoyfriendMeguru SōmaLead role[29]
Reach Beyond the Blue SkyTokugawa AkitakeTaiga drama[30][31]
A School Where Students Can Start OverKakeru Nogi[32]
I'll Do It Right in the Next LifeLeopold ImoriGuest role[33]
Run Through Beyond the WindMakoto Kizaki[34]
2022Scary Picture Book (season 4): "Kappa"[35]
ShijūkaraChiaki Tachibana[36]
InvisibleMantarō "Ma-kun" Sawatari[37]
SilentHikaru Aoba[38]
2023Marriage is Difficult for a NinjaKazuki YamadaGuest role[39]
What Will You Do, Ieyasu?Ii NaomasaTaiga drama[40][41]
Oh, Love Hotel: SecretTōruFinal episode[42]
Fermat's CuisineMagoroku Inui[43]
2024MarsKonichi Aizawa[44]
2025The Top SecretTsuyoshi MakiLead role[45]
2025–26The Ghost Writer's WifeSannojo UshimizuAsadora[46]

Awards and nominations

YearAwardCategoryWork(s)ResultRef.
202548th Japan Academy Film PrizeNewcomer of the YearHakkenden: Fiction and Reality, Cells at Work!, and The Yin Yang Master Zero[47]

References

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  28. ^ "ja:山田裕貴主演『ここは今から倫理です。』メインビジュアル＆生徒役11人発表" [Yuki Yamada plays a lead role in Koko wa Ima kara Rinri desu with 11 student roles announced] (in Japanese). Oricon. December 15, 2020. Retrieved September 9, 2023.
  29. ^ "ja:吉川愛＆板垣李光人W主演！「ジェンダーレス男子に愛されています。」ドラマ化" [My Androgynous Boyfriend gains drama adaptation W-starring Ai Yoshikawa and Rihito Itagaki!] (in Japanese). Cinema Today. March 1, 2023. Retrieved September 9, 2023.
  30. ^ "ja:青天を衝け：大河ドラマ新キャスト発表 磯村勇斗が第14代将軍・徳川家茂 深川麻衣が和宮 西郷隆盛役は博多華丸" [Reach Beyond the Blue Sky New Taiga Drama Cast Announcement: Hayato Isomura will play the 14th Shogun Iemochi Tokugawa, Mai Fukagawa will play Kazumiya, and Saigo Takamori will be played by Hanamaru Hakata] (in Japanese). Mantan Web. January 26, 2021. Retrieved September 9, 2023.
  31. ^ "ja:板垣李光人、『青天を衝け』クランクアップ写真を公開「全てにおいてSpecialな経験でした」" [Rihito Itagaki on leaked photos of Reach Beyond the Blue Sky: "It was a special experience in every way."] (in Japanese). TV Life. September 21, 2021. Retrieved September 9, 2023.
  32. ^ "ja:平野紫耀の主演ドラマ "問題を抱えた生徒役" に道枝駿佑、板垣李光人ら" [Sho Hirano joins Shunsuke Michieda, Rihito Itagaki, and others in the drama A School Where Students Can Start Over] (in Japanese). Oricon. July 19, 2021. Retrieved May 29, 2024.
  33. ^ "ja:内田理央、手に"アレ"握る衝撃カット ホットパンツ姿で"美脚"チラリ" [Rio Uchida, shocking cut that holds "that" in his hand, glimpse of "beautiful legs" in hot pants] (in Japanese). Oricon. July 9, 2021. Retrieved September 9, 2023.
  34. ^ "ja:板垣李光人、平手友梨奈主演ドラマで"失声症"の厩務員役「表現するのが楽しみ」" [Rihito Itagaki on the role of a stable worker with "aphonia" in the drama starring Yurina Hirate: "I'm looking forward to expressing myself"] (in Japanese). Oricon. August 24, 2021. Retrieved September 9, 2023.
  35. ^ "ja:芳根京子、ホラー苦手だけど「やるのは楽しい」 Eテレ『怖い絵本』に飯豊まりえ＆板垣李光人も出演" [Kyoko Yoshine is not good at horror, but "doing it is fun". Marie Iitoyo and Rihito Itagaki also appear in E-TV drama Scary Picture Book] (in Japanese). TV Life. December 17, 2021. Retrieved September 9, 2023.
  36. ^ "ja:板垣李光人がドラマ「シジュウカラ」で"18歳差の恋"、宮崎吐夢と池内博之も出演（コメントあり）" [Rihito Itagaki appears in the drama Shijūkara, a man with "18-year difference in love", alongside Tomu Miyazaki and Hiroyuki Ikeuchi (comments available)] (in Japanese). Eiga Natalie. November 27, 2021. Retrieved September 9, 2023.
  37. ^ "ja:板垣李光人：金曜ドラマ「インビジブル」で柴咲コウの"片腕"に" [Rihito Itagaki plays Kou Shibasaki's "right-hand man" in the Friday drama Invisible] (in Japanese). Mantan Web. March 22, 2022. Retrieved September 9, 2023.
  38. ^ "ja:川口春奈＆目黒蓮『Silent』に夏帆、風間俊介、桜田ひより、板垣李光人出演" [Haruna Kawaguchi & Ren Meguro star in Silent alongside Kaho, Shunsuke Kazama, Hiyori Sakurada, and Rihito Itagaki] (in Japanese). MyNavi News. September 15, 2022. Retrieved September 9, 2023.
  39. ^ "ja:板垣李光人『Silent』から2クール連続木10出演 忍者の諜報部員・山田役" [Rihito Itagaki appears in 2 consecutive seasons of Silent as Yamada, a ninja intelligence agent] (in Japanese). MyNavi News. January 19, 2023. Retrieved September 9, 2023.
  40. ^ "ja:山田裕貴"戦国最強武将"本多忠勝役 女性に奥手のキャラクター 大河ドラマ『どうする家康』追加キャスト" [Yuki Yamada plays the role of Tadakatsu Honda, the "strongest military commander in the Sengoku period" Characters who are behind the scenes for women Additional cast of the taiga drama What Will You Do, Ieyasu?]. Oricon News. April 15, 2022. Retrieved September 9, 2023.
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  44. ^ "ja:板垣李光人、なにわ男子・道枝駿佑の"右腕的存在"に 『マルス-ゼロの革命-』出演【コメント全文】" [Rihito Itagaki will appear in Mars: Zero's Revolution as "right-hand man" for Naniwa Danshi member Shunsuke Michieda (Full comment)] (in Japanese). Oricon. November 29, 2023. Retrieved May 29, 2024.
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