NAOTO

NAOTO

Born: August 30, 1983
in Tokorozawa, Saitama Prefecture, Japan
Kataoka Naoto (片岡直人), better known by his stage names NAOTO and EXILE NAOTO, is a performer and actor. He's a member of the group EXILE, one of the leaders of the group Sandaime J SOUL BROTHERS and leader of the hip-hop unit HONEST BOYZ®. He was also a member of J Soul Brothers' second generation Nidaime J Soul Brothers until they migrated to EXILE in 2009. In 2010, he became the leader of the newly-formed J Soul Brothers III. During Apr 2013, he played the role of Tomonori Kashiwagi in Fuji TV drama Last Cinderella. In the Tokyo TV drama Night Hero NAOTO that aired the same month, NAOTO played himself in his first leading role. His movie Dancing Mary is set to be released in 2020 and made its world premiere at the 2019 Sitges Film Festival.

Movies for NAOTO...

Title: Jam: The Drama
Character: Kenji
Released: August 30, 2021
Type: TV
Hiroshi, Takeru, and Tetsuo all live in the same city. Hiroshi is an unpopular idol singer and he feels a void in his life. He is placed under confinement by his fan Masako. Takeru believes that a girl returns to consciousness. Tetsuo decides to take revenge on a yakuza who sent him to prison.
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Food Luck!
Title: Food Luck!
Character: Yoshito Sato
Released: November 20, 2020
Type: Movie
Yoshito grew up with his mother Yasue after his father passed away. His mother ran a yakiniku (grilled meat) restaurant that his father had left behind. Yoshito enjoyed eating his mother's cooking and their restaurant was loved by many people. Things changed after popular food critic Furuyama Tatsuya published false statements about their yakiniku restaurant. Due to that, their restaurant saw a sharp drop in customers. Yasue worked hard to recover business for the restaurant. Due to Yoshito's behavior in wanting attention from his mom, Yasue decided to shut down the restaurant. 18 years later, Yoshito lives alone and he works as a freelance writer. One day, he takes work for a new online foodie website. He works with editor Takenaka Shizuka. Their first assignment involves yakiniku. Around that time, Yoshito hears that his estranged mother Yasue has collapsed.
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Dancing Mary
Title: Dancing Mary
Character: Kenji
Released: October 3, 2019
Type: Movie
Kenji is the youngest member of a team in charge of building a large shopping center. But, to create the new complex, an old dance floor must be destroyed, and every effort to tear down the building is boycotted by a mysterious power. In fact, there is a rumor that the place is cursed, and the construction team thought about hiring exorcists, but none of them seems to find the solution.
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Title: In Love with Eyes of an Ugly Girl
Released: September 17, 2019
Type: TV
With a high salary and a beautiful girlfriend, one would expect Osamu to be the envy of all around him. Yet there is something missing in his life. On the other end of the spectrum, 25-year-old Ota Miyuki works part-time at a ramen restaurant while trying to fulfill her dreams of becoming an actress. Though her parents may have named her Miyuki with the intention of her being beautiful and happy, the reality is she is ugly – ugly enough for her parents to worry over her future. Miyuki herself, though she hates it, is also quite aware of this fact. This is where Osamu and Miyuki meet. Shocked by Miyuki's pure and fresh personality, he is drawn to her, but...
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Title: Night Hero NAOTO
Character: NAOTO
Released: April 15, 2016
Type: TV
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Blossoms Bloom
Title: Blossoms Bloom
Released: April 5, 2014
Type: Movie
Work life for Shunsuke Osaki has been success after success, but at some point his family began to slip by the wayside. As his elderly father begins to show signs of dementia, Shunsuke takes the family on a trip in a desperate attempt to pull them together before it is too late. Director Mitsutoshi Tanaka's adaptation of Masashi Sada's short story of the same name received the awards for Best Director, Best Actress and Best Music at the 1st Asia International Film Festival in Taipei.
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EXILE LIVE TOUR 2013 “EXILE PRIDE”
Title: EXILE LIVE TOUR 2013 “EXILE PRIDE”
Released: September 27, 2013
Type: Movie
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Title: Ningen Kansatsu Variety MONITORING
Released: October 24, 2012
Type: TV
Set up strange situations for random people to experience, and monitor how they react to them.
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EXILE TRIBE LIVE TOUR 2012 ~TOWER OF WISH~
Title: EXILE TRIBE LIVE TOUR 2012 ~TOWER OF WISH~
Released: October 17, 2012
Type: Movie
Live DVD release from EXILE featuring "EXILE TRIBE Live Tour 2012 Tower Of Wish." The tour features not only EXILE but also EXILE ATSUSHI, DJ MAKIDAI, DANCE EARTH (USA), MATSU Bocchi, Nidaime J Soul Brothers, Sandaime J Soul Brothers and E-Grils. Includes tour documentary, too.
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EXILE LIVE TOUR 2011 TOWER OF WISH ~願いの塔~
Title: EXILE LIVE TOUR 2011 TOWER OF WISH ~願いの塔~
Released: December 25, 2011
Type: Movie
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Title: SPEC ~ First Blood
Character: NAOTO
Released: October 8, 2010
Type: TV
Like the original series, "SPEC" will revolve around a pair of police detectives as part of a special division solving difficult cases (Mishou). Touma Saya is a woman with an IQ of 201 and an inability to "read the atmosphere" in social situations. Due to a previous case, her left arm is in a sling. Her partner Sebumi Takeru used to be the star performer of the Metropolitan Police. After some incident however, he was transferred to Mishou. Those two track down offenders with special abilities(SPEC) who managed to get away with their crimes.
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Title: 감량 복서
Released: March 12, 2009
Type: TV