List of Japanese child actors

This is a list of child actors from Japan. Films and/or television series they appeared in are mentioned only if they were still a child at the time of filming.

Current child actors (under the age of eighteen) are indicated by boldface.

A

• Jin Akanishi (born 1984)
  • Nekketsu Ren-ai Dou (1999)
  • P.P.O.I. (1999)
  • Kowai Nichiyōbi (1999)
  • Best Friend (1999)
  • Taiyō wa Shizumanai (2000)
  • Haregi, Koko Ichiban (2000)
  • Omae no Yukichi ga Naiteiru (2001)
• Tomio Aoki (1923-2004)
  • I Was Born, But... (1932)
  • Passing Fancy (1933)
  • An Inn in Tokyo (1935)
• Daiki Arioka (born 1991)
  • Scrap Teacher (2008)
• Aiko Asano (born 1970)
  • Drifting Classroom (1987)
• Mana Ashida (芦田愛菜) (born 2004)
  • Mother (2010)

E

• Rina Endō (遠藤 璃菜) (born 2005)
  • Chouchou-san (2011)
  • Piece – Kanojo no Kioku (2012)

F

• Kyoko Fukada (born 1982)
  • Ring 2 (1999)

H

• Ai Hashimoto (橋本愛) (born 1996)
  • Confessions (2010)
• Rumi Hiiragi (born 1997)
  • Kayō Suspence Gekijō: Kyūkyū Shitei Byōin 3 (1995)
  • NHK asadora: Suzuran (1999)
  • BS Natsu Yasumi Tokushū Astro Fantasy: Shichiyō Bitte (1999)
  • Studio Park Kara Kon'nichiwa (1999)
  • Shichiyōtte Nan!? (1999)
  • Getsuyō Mystery Gekijō Katahira Nagisa Suspense: Card G-Men Kobayakawa Akane 1-8 (2000–2005)
  • Suzuran - Shōjo Moe no Monogatari~ (released June 17, 2000, distributed by Shochiku)
  • Spirited Away
  • Yonimo Kimyō na Monogatari: Obaa-chan (2001)
  • Netto Koshien (2002)
  • Mokuyō Drama: Dōbutsu no Oisha-san (2003)
  • Nashonaru Gekijō: Mito Kōmon 32nd season, 12th episode (2003)
  • Nice Mototeki Ongakukan (2004-2005)
  • Kinyō Jidaigeki: Hannari Kikutarō 2~Miyako Kōji Yado Jikenchō (2004)
  • Kinyō Night Drama: Sky High 2 episode 7 (2004)
  • Hontoni Atta Kowai Hanashi: Yūgure no Maigo (2004)
  • Ultra Q: dark fantasy (2004)
  • Yokohama Mystery: Akai Kutsu~Yottsu no Zō no Nazo Haha no Negai Ha Toki wo Koete (2004)
  • Yokohama Mystery: Tsurumisen Monogatari ~Tankoro Densha Ga Iku~ (2005)
  • Yokohama Mystery: Byōinsen Hikawamaru ~Senka no Roman Kōro~ (2005)
  • Yokohama Mystery: Yokohama Kokusai Minakami Kūkō ~Minami no Shima he Tonda Hikōtei (2005)
  • Kayō Suspense Gekijō: Boshi Kantei (2005)
  • Hagure Keiji Junjō ha Final Start Supesharu (2005)
  • Doyō Drama: Nobuta o Produce (2005)
  • Getsuyō Mystery Gekijō Yamamura Misa Suspense (2005)
• Ryōko Hirosue (born 1980)
  • Shota no Sushi (1995)
• Takahiro Hōjō (born 1986)
  • Mayonaka wa Betsu no Kao (2002)
• Miyu Honda (本田望結) (born 2004)
  • Kaseifu no Mita (2011)
• Maki Horikita (born 1988)
  • Densha Otoko (2005)

I

• Yui Ichikawa (born 1986)
  • Ju-on: The Grudge 2 (2003)
• Riho Iida (born 1991)
  • Tensai Terebi Kun MAX (2002)
• Sosuke Ikematsu (born 1990)
  • The Last Samurai (2003)
• Miyu Irino (born 1988)
  • Pretty Soldier Sailor Moon SuperS (1995)
  • You're Under Arrest (1996)
  • Ultraman Gaia: The Battle in Hyperspace (1998)
  • Spirited Away (2001)
  • PaRappa the Rapper (2001)
  • Cromartie High School (2003)
  • D.N.Angel (2003)
  • Wolf's Rain (2003)
  • Fafner in the Azure (2004)
  • Kurau Phantom Memory (2004)
  • Madlax (2004)
  • Windy Tales (2004)
  • Zipang (2004)
  • Tsubasa Chronicle the Movie: The Princess of the Country of Birdcages (2005)
  • Eyeshield 21 (2005)
  • Starship Operators (2005)
  • xxxHOLiC the Movie: A Midsummer Night's Dream (2005)
  • Tsubasa Reservoir Chronicles (2005)
  • Air Gear (2006)
  • D. Gray-man (2006)
  • Legend of Raoh: Chapter of Fierce Fight (2006)
  • Futari wa Pretty Cure Splash Star (2006)
  • Gin'iro no Olynssis (2006)
  • Yomigaeru Sora - Rescue Wings (2006)
• Takahiro Itō (1987–2009)
  • Andromedia (1998)

K

• Kanon Kasuga (春日香音) (born 2003)
  • Shōkōjo Seira (2009)
• Seishiro Kato (born 2001)
  • Tenchijin (2009)
• Haruna Kawaguchi (川口春奈) (born 1995)
  • Tokyo Dogs (2009)
• Kie Kitano (born 1991)
  • 14-year-old Mother (2006)
• Ayame Koike (彩夢) (born 1995)
  • Always Zoku Sanchōme no Yūhi (2007)
• Seiran Kobayashi (小林星蘭) (born 2004)
  • Natsu no Koi wa Nijiiro ni Kagayaku (2010)

M

• Tamaki Matsumoto (松元環季) (born 1999)
  • Kamen Rider Den-O & Kiva: Climax Deka (2008)
• Hibari Misora (1937 –1989)
  • Tokyo Kid (1950)
• Karen Miyama (美山加恋) (born 1996)
  • Mop Girl (2007)
• Ayaka Miyoshi (三吉彩花) (born 1996)
  • Confessions (2010)
• Suzuka Morita (born 1992)
  • Kamen Rider Decade (2009)
• Sumire Morohoshi (諸星すみれ) (born 1999)
  • Red Garden (2006)

N

• Yukie Nakama (born 1979)
  • Tomoko no Baai (1996)
• Terumi Niki (born 1949)
  • Red Beard (1965)

O

• Nozomi Ōhashi (大橋のぞみ) (born 1999)
  • Shiroi Haru (2009)
• Suzuka Ohgo (born 1993)
  • Memoirs of a Geisha (2005)
• Natsuki Okamoto (born 1989)
  • Aoi uta - Nodo jiman Seishun hen (2006)

S

• • Ue o Muite Arukō: Sakamoto Kyu Monogatari (2005)
• Maya Sakura (born 1998)
  • Mecha-Mecha Iketeru! (2009)
• Rio Sasaki (born 2002)
  • Ryōmaden (2010)
• Momoko Shibuya (born 1987)
  • Himawari (2000)
• Mirai Shida (born 1993)
  • Joō no Kyōshitsu (2005)
  • 14-year-old Mother (2006)
• Kaori Shimizu (born 1983)
  • Serial Experiments Lain (1998)
• Hana Sugisaki (杉咲花) (born 1997)
  • Kazoku no Uta (2012)
• Fuku Suzuki (鈴木福) (born 2004)
  • Marumo no Okite (2011)

T

• Hideko Takamine (1924–2010)
  • Tokyo Chorus (1931)
• Makoto Takeda (born 1990)
  • Cutie Honey: The Live (2007)
• Kanon Tani (谷花音) (born 2004)
  • Zenkai Girl (2011)

W

• Konomi Watanabe (渡邉このみ) (born 2006)
  • Youkame no Semi (2011)

Y

• Yūya Yagira (born 1990)
  • Nobody Knows (2004)
• Riko Yoshida (吉田里琴) (born 1999)
  • Oh! My Girl!! (2008)