Kazunari Ninomiya
Biography
Kazunari Ninomiya (二宮 和也, Ninomiya Kazunari, born June 17, 1983), often called Nino, is a Japanese idol, singer, songwriter, actor, voice actor, and radio host. He is a member of the Japanese boy band ARASHI and is best known to Western movie audiences for his portrayal as Private Saigo in the 2006 Clint Eastwood war film Letters from Iwo Jima. Ninomiya began his career in the entertainment industry when he joined the Japanese talent agency Johnny & Associates in 1996 at the age of 13. Prior to his debut as a singer with ARASHI in 1999, Ninomiya started an acting career when he was cast as Chris for the stage play Stand by Me, which was based on the film of the same name. Since then, he has went on to appear in numerous drama, movie and stage productions, making him known as the actor of ARASHI. Described as an actor who can act with his mouth and eyes, Ninomiya has won a number of awards and nominations for his roles.
Known For
Exit 8
Last Samurai Standing
NHK Kōhaku Uta-Gassen
NHK Kōhaku Uta-Gassen
NHK Kōhaku Uta-Gassen
Anpan
OSHINOKO
Vivant
All Movies (57)
- ARASHI LIVE TOUR 2026 「We are ARASHI」2026 · as Self
- Beyond the Game: Samurai 2026 WORLD BASEBALL CLASSIC2026 · as Self
- おしり前マン〜復活のおしり前帝国〜2026
- Exit 82025 · as The Lost Man
- ShinaPushu THE MOVIE Pushu Cheek Dancing PARTY2025 · as Parutei (voice)
- Oshi no Ko -The Final Act-2024 · as Hikaru Kamiki
- Analog2023 · as Mizushima Satoru
- Fragments of the Last Will2022
- Tang2022 · as Ken Kasugai
- Sensuikan Cappellini-gou no bouken2022
- This is ARASHI LIVE 2020.12.312021
- ARASHI Anniversary Tour 5×20 FILM “Record of Memories”2021 · as Self
- ARAFES 2020 at NATIONAL STADIUM2021 · as Self
- The Asadas!2020 · as Masashi Asada
- Arashi - 5×20 All the BEST!! Clips 1999-20192019 · as self
- Killing for the Prosecution2018 · as Keiichiro Okino
- ARASHI LIVE TOUR 2017-2018 「untitled」2017 · as Himself
- The Last Recipe2017 · as Mitsuru Sasaki
- ARASHI LIVE TOUR 2016-2017 Are You Happy?2017
- ARASHI LIVE TOUR 2015 Japonism2016 · as self
- Assassination Classroom: Graduation2016 · as Koro-sensei
- Botchan2016 · as Botchan
- Aka Medaka2015 · as Danshun Tatekawa
- Nagasaki: Memories of My Son2015 · as Koji Fukuhara
- ARASHI BLAST in Miyagi2015 · as Himself
- Assassination Classroom2015 · as Koro Sensei (voice)
- Murder on the Orient Express2015 · as Heita Makuuchi
- 嵐 LIVE & DOCUMENT ～15年目の告白～2014
- ARASHI BLAST in Hawaii2014 · as Self
- Documentary of "BLAST in Hawaii"2014 · as Himself
- ARASHI Live Tour 2013 "LOVE"2014 · as Himself
- ARASHI アラフェス'13 NATIONAL STADIUM 20132014
- Pikanchi Half: Life is Hard Tabun Happy2014 · as Onda Takuma
- ARASHI LIVE TOUR Popcorn2013
- Platinum Data2013 · as Ryuhei Kagura
- ARASHI ARAFES NATIONAL STADIUM 20122012 · as Self
- I Will Fly to the Sky on a Wheelchair2012 · as Hasebe Yasuyuki
- ARASHI 10-11 TOUR “Scene” ~The scenery you and I see~ STADIUM2011 · as Himself
- Gantz: Perfect Answer2011 · as Kei Kurono
- Another Gantz2011 · as Kei Kurono
- Gantz2010 · as Kei Kurono
- The Lady Shogun and Her Men2010 · as Unoshin Mizuno
- The Last Promise2010 · as Shuji
- Tengoku de Kimi ni Aetara2009 · as Nonoue Junichi
- Door To Door2009 · as Hideo Kurasawa
- ARASHI AROUND ASIA 2008 in TOKYO2009
- Marathon2007 · as Shôtarô Miyata
- Red Sun, Black Sand: The Making of 'Letters from Iwo Jima'2007 · as Self
- Yellow Tears2007 · as Eisuke Muraoka
- Tekkonkinkreet2006 · as Kuro / Itachi (voice)
- Letters from Iwo Jima2006 · as Private Saigo
- Returning the Favor2006 · as Kazunori Kitahara
- Pika**nchi Life Is Hard Dakara Happy2004 · as Onda Takuma
- The Blue Light2003 · as Shuuichi Kushimori
- Pika*nchi Life Is Hard Dakedo Happy2002 · as Onda Takuma
- SUPPIN ARASHI2000 · as Himself
- Amagi Pass1998
All TV Shows (38)
- Last Samurai Standing2025 · as Enju
- Anpan2025 · as Kiyoshi Yanai
- Secret NG House2025
- OSHINOKO2024 · as Hikaru Kamiki
- ONE DAY ~It's Wonderful Christmas Ado~2023 · as Suguroji Seiji
- Can You Quiz? Can You Not?2023
- Vivant2023 · as Nokor
- Dareka to Nakai2023
- My Family2022 · as Haruto Narusawa
- ARASHI's Diary -Voyage-2019 · as Self
- Black Pean2018 · as Seishiro Tokai / Yukihiko Amagi
- Murder on the Orient Express2015
- Baseball Brainiacs2014 · as Aoshi Tamo
- Ninosan2013
- Freeter, Ie wo Kau2010 · as Seiji Take
- Arashi ni Shiyagare2010
- Ties of Shooting Stars2008 · as Ariake Koichi
- VS Arashi2008
- The Story of Yamada Taro2007 · as 山田太郎
- Dear Father2007 · as Tahara Ippei
- Arashi no Shukudai-kun2006
- G no Arashi2005
- Mago Mago Arashi2005 · as Self
- Affectionate Time2005 · as Wakui Takuro
- Minami's Girlfriend2004 · as Susumu Minami
- Stand Up!!2003 · as Asai Shouhei
- D no Arashi2003
- Chinese Cuisine Served Star Leo Style2003 · as Kenta Nanami
- C no Arashi2002
- Handoku!!!2001 · as Nobu Sakaguchi
- As Tears Go By2000 · as Kenta Fuchigami
- V no Arashi1999 · as Ninomiya Kazunari
- Dangerous After School1999 · as Katsuyuki
- Johnny's Count Down Live1998
- Akimahende!1998 · as Daiki Aoki
- NHK Kōhaku Uta-Gassen1951 · as MC
- NHK Kōhaku Uta-Gassen1951 · as Self - White Team Host
- NHK Kōhaku Uta-Gassen1951 · as Self - Performer (Arashi)