Sosuke Ikematsu

Sosuke Ikematsu
Born	July 9, 1990 (1990-07-09) Fukuoka, Fukuoka, Japan
Occupation	actor
Website
Horipro

Sosuke Ikematsu (池松壮亮, Ikematsu Sosuke) ( born July 9, 1990 in Dazaifu, Fukuoka, Japan) is a Japanese film, television, and theatre actor best known for his role as Higen, the young nephew of samurai leader Katsumoto, in the 2003 film The Last Samurai.

Biography

Born in Dazaifu, Fukuoka Prefecture, Japan, on July 9, 1990, Ikematsu landed his first film role in the blockbuster hit The Last Samurai at the age of 13. He has since gone on to star in four feature-length films in Japan. Ikematsu graduated from Noma Junior High School in Minami-ku, Fukuoka City, Fukuoka in March 2006.

Filmography

• Ike! Danshi Kōkō Engekibu as Kaji (2011)
• Moshi Dora as Jiro (2011)
• Hanbun no Tsuki ga Noboru Sora as Yuichi (2010)
• Shin san as Mamoru (2009)
• Ike chan to boku as Boku (2009)
• Dive! as Yoichi (2008)
• Sand Chronicles as Daigo Kitamura (2008)
• Genghis Khan: To the Ends of the Earth and Sea (2007)
• Yoru no pikunikku as Junya Sakaki (2006)
• Udon as Shota Mizusawa (2006)
• Otoko-tachi no Yamato as Atsushi (2005)
• Tetsujin 28: The Movie as Shotaro (2005)
• The Last Samurai as Higen (2003)

Japanese television drama

• Q10 as Takehiko Kubo (2010)
• 15 Sai no Shiganhei as Masami Fujiyama (2010)
• Tomehane! Suzuri Kōkō Shodōbu as Yukari Oe (2010)
• Inochi no Shima as Tōru (2009)
• Fūrin Kazan as Takeda Shingen, Suwa Katsuyori (2007)
• Shinsengumi!! Hijikata Toshizô saigo no ichi-nichi as Tetsunosuke Ichimura (2006)
• Yoshitsune as Yoritomo Minamoto (2005)

Stage

• The Lion King as Young Simba (2001)

External links

• Official profile at Horipro(in Japanese)
• Sosuke Ikematsu at the Internet Movie Database