Fukushi Sota Profile and Facts:
Fukushi Sōta (福士蒼汰) is a Japanese actor and director affiliated with Ken-On. He began his career in the entertainment industry in the early 2010s and quickly rose to prominence through notable roles in youth-oriented television series and feature films. In addition to acting, he has expanded his creative scope by directing, further showcasing his talent behind the camera.
Official Links:
Instagram: @fukushi_sota_official
Agency Profile: Ken-On – Sōta Fukushi Official Profile
Official Mobile Site: Ken-On Message (Mobile Fan Platform)
X (Twitter): @fukushi_staff
Name: Fukushi Sōta (福士蒼汰)
Birthday: May 30th, 1993
Zodiac: Gemini
Height: 183 cm (6’0″)
Weight: –
Blood Type: O
Nationality: Japanese
Fukushi Sota Facts:
– He was born in Tokyo, Japan.
– His parents, admirers of the Kamen Rider series, encouraged him to audition, which led to him becoming the youngest actor ever cast in the franchise.
– Played basketball through middle school and joined the Double Dutch club in high school.
– Influenced by actors Teruyuki Kagawa and Junichi Okada; the latter inspired him to study Jeet Kune Do and Arnis, while the former motivated his goal of performing in period dramas to become a versatile actor.
– Developed a strong interest in learning English during middle school after receiving praise from his English teacher; holds a Grade 2 EIKEN certificate.
– Was scouted by Ken-On in Shibuya after being photographed for a magazine feature and officially joined the agency on September 21, 2010.
– Made his acting debut in the NTV drama Misaki Number One!! in early 2011.
– Just months later, he was chosen from approximately 3,000 applicants for the lead role of Gentaro Kisaragi in Kamen Rider Fourze.
– Made his film debut in Kamen Rider OOO Wonderful: The Shogun and the 21 Core Medals, followed by his first lead film role in Kamen Rider × Kamen Rider Fourze & OOO: Movie War Mega Max.
– Gained wider recognition through the NHK drama Amachan, portraying Koichi Taneichi, a role that greatly boosted his public profile.
– Expanded his film career with appearances in Library Wars and Enoshima Prism, and was ranked first in Oricon’s “Breakthrough Actor” rankings for both 2013 and 2014.
– Starred in the romance film Say “I Love You” and the supernatural horror As the Gods Will, making his international film festival debut in Rome, where he greeted audiences in fluent Italian and English.
– Followed with the romance film Strobe Edge and the Fuji TV drama Koinaka, earning the Best New Actor Award at the 38th Japan Academy Awards.
– Took on the lead role in the romance film My Tomorrow, Your Yesterday alongside Nana Komatsu.
– Continued with roles in To Each His Own and Blade of the Immortal, reprised his Kamen Rider role in Kamen Rider Heisei Generations Final: Build & Ex-Aid with Legend Rider, starred in My Lover’s Secret, and made his stage debut in Seven Souls in the Skull Castle.
– Worked again with director Takashi Miike in Laplace’s Witch, portrayed Ichigo Kurosaki in Bleach, and headlined The Travelling Cat Chronicles.
– Took on lead roles in Heaven?: My Restaurant, My Life, Marigold in 4 Minutes, and the action film The Fable.
– Played Kōsuke Takakura in Kaiji: Final Game, led the drama Meiji Kaika: Shinjuro Tanteicho, and starred in Diver: Special Investigation Unit.
– Portrayed a doctor for the first time in In His Chart and later appeared in Avalanche.
– Led the Amazon Original drama Hoshi Kara Kita Anata, a Japanese remake of My Love from the Star.
– Made his first overseas appearance in Hulu’s The Head (Season 2), filmed in Spain, and starred in Attorney Sodom.
– Returned to cinema with The Women in the Lakes and appeared in the TV Asahi drama Ai no Nai Koibitotachi.
– Completed filming for the Netflix series Can This Love Be Translated?, marking his first South Korean project, set for release in late 2025.
– Owns a cat named Nana and a dog named Shiro.
– Enjoys jump rope as a hobby.
Director:
Yours | 2024 – Movie
Actor’s Short Film 4 | 2024 – Movie
Dramas:
Can This Love Be Translated? | 2026 – Main Role “?”
Ai no Nai Koibitotachi | 2024 – Main Role “Kume Masakazu”
Ooku Season 2 | 2023 – Main Role “Tenshouin / Taneatsu”
NoMAD Workout: Fuku Tore in NY | 2023 – Main Role “Fuku”
Bengoshi Sodom | 2023 – Main Role “Odagiri Wataru”
Ooku | 2023 – Main Role “Madenokouji Arikoto”
My Love from the Stars | 2022 – Main Role “Toyama Mitsuru”
Avalanche | 2021 – Main Role “Saijo Eisuke”
We Are One. | 2021 – Main Role “Kumamoto Kaito”
Kamisama no Karute | 2021 – Main Role “Kurihara Ichito”
Meiji Kaika: Shinjuro Tanteicho | 2020 – Main Role “Yuki Shinjuro”
Diver: Tokushu Sennyuhan | 2020 – Main Role “Kurosawa Hyogo”
4-punkan no Marigold | 2019 – Main Role “Hanamaki Mikoto”
Heaven? Spinoff | 2019 – Main Role “Iga Kan”
Heaven? | 2019 – Main Role “Iga Kan”
Donten ni Warau Tenka Yamainu Yameruttesa | 2018 – Main Role “Kumo Tenka”
My Lover’s Secret | 2017 – Main Role “Okumori Rei”
Aishite tatte Himitsu wa Aru Special | 2017 – Main Role “Okumori Rei / Saku”
Montage Sanokuen Jiken Kitan | 2016 – Main Role “Narumi Yamato”
Omukae Desu | 2016 – Main Role “Tsutsumi Madoka”
Library Wars: Book of Memories | 2015 – Support Role “Tezuka Hikaru”
Koinaka: Best Friends in Love | 2015 – Main Role “Miura Aoi”
I’m Taking the Day Off | 2014 – Main Role “Tanokura Yuuto”
Yowakutemo Katemasu | 2014 – Support Role “Akaiwa Kimiyasu”
TRICK Shinsaku Special 3 | 2014 – Support Role “Mizukami Akira”
Umi no Ue no Shinryoujo | 2013 – Support Role “Misaki Noboru”
Starman – This Star’s Love | 2013 – Main Role “Hoshio”
Amachan | 2013 – Support Role “Taneichi Koichi”
Kamen Rider Fourze | 2011 – Main Role “Kisaragi Gentaro / Kamen Rider Fourze”
Umareru. | 2011 – Support Role “Yamanaka Yuya”
Shima Shima | 2011 – Support Role “Makomo Shuji”
Misaki Number One!! | 2011 – Support Role “Murano Sota”
Movies:
Kaede | 2025 – Main Role “Ryo”
The Women in the Lakes | 2024 – Main Role “Hamanaka Keisuke”
Kaiji: Final Game | 2020 – Support Role “Takakura Kosuke”
The Fable | 2019 – Support Role “Hood”
The Travelling Cat Chronicles | 2018 – Main Role “Miyawaki Satoru”
Bleach | 2018 – Main Role “Kurosaki Ichigo”
Laplace’s Witch | 2018 – Main Role “Amakasu Kento”
Laughing Under the Clouds | 2018 – Main Role “Kumo Tenka”
Kamen Rider Heisei Generations FINAL: Build & Ex-Aid with Legend Riders | 2017 – Support Role “Kisaragi Gentaro / Kamen Rider Fourze”
To Each His Own | 2017 – Main Role “Yamamoto Jun”
Blade of the Immortal | 2017 – Support Role “Anotsu Kagehisa”
My Tomorrow, Your Yesterday | 2016 – Main Role “Minamiyama Takatoshi”
Library Wars: The Last Mission | 2015 – Support Role “Tezuka Hikaru”
Strobe Edge | 2015 – Main Role “Ichinose Ren”
As the Gods Will | 2014 – Main Role “Takahata Shun”
In the Hero | 2014 – Main Role “Ryo Ichinose”
Say “I Love You” | 2014 – Main Role “Kurosawa Yamato”
Enoshima Prism | 2013 – Main Role “Shuta”
Kamen Rider × Super Sentai × Space Sheriff: Super Hero Taisen Z | 2013 – Voice Role “Kisaragi Gentaro / Kamen Rider Fourze”
Library Wars | 2013 – Support Role “Tezuka Hikaru”
Kamen Rider Fourze the Movie: Space, Here We Come! | 2012 – Main Role “Kisaragi Gentaro / Kamen Rider Fourze”
Kamen Rider × Kamen Rider Fourze & OOO: Movie War Mega Max | 2011 – Main Role “Kisaragi Gentaro / Kamen Rider Fourze”
Kamen Rider OOO Wonderful: The Shogun and the 21 Core Medals | 2011 – Support Role “Kisaragi Gentaro / Kamen Rider Fourze”
Stage:
Gekidan Shinkansen “Seven Souls in the Skull Castle” Season Moon Waxing Crescent Moon | 2017–2018 – Role: Sutenosuke
Village Produce 2020 Series Another Style “Urashima-san” | 2020 – Role: Urashima Taro
Reading Plays by Yuji Sakamoto | 2021 – Roles in “I Can’t Forget, I Can’t Forget”, “First Love That Won’t Return, Ebina SA”, and “Kalashnikov’s Adultery Strait”
Gekidan Shinkansen 42nd Anniversary Performance Inoue Kabuki “Shinshu Burai-gai” | 2022 – Role: Akitsu Nagaru
Awards:
38th Elan d’or Awards | 2014 – Newcomer of the Year – Won
38th Japan Academy Film Prize | 2015 – Newcomer of the Year (Say “I Love You”, In the Hero, As the Gods Will) – Won
7th Japan Action Awards | 2019 – Best Action Actor – Excellence Award (Bleach, Laughing Under the Clouds) –Won
Bibliography – Photobooks:
After Chicken Rice Go To Merlion: Sōta Fukushi’s First Photobook | 2012 – Tokyo News Service – Published May 30, 2012 – ISBN 9784863362345
Men’s Photore Vol.2 Sōta Fukushi | 2012 – Published August 22, 2012 – ISBN 9784863362628
Blue | 2013 – Wani Books – Published September 20, 2013 – ISBN 9784847045714
Fukushi Sōta no “Hajimete no ◯◯” | 2015 – Shufunotomo – Published June 5, 2015 – ISBN 9784074123469
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