Gaku Sano Explained

is a Japanese actor, best known for his role as Kouta Kazuraba, the main character of the Kamen Rider series Kamen Rider Gaim. He was the winner of the Junon Super Boy Contest 2011.

Biography

From an early age, Sano took part in the Junon Super Boy Contest.^[2] In November 2011, as a college student, he was awarded the Grand Prix from among 13,228 applicants in the same contest.^{[3] [4]}

In February 2012, he made his acting debut in the theatre play Sakura.^{[2] [5]} He has appeared in TV dramas and variety shows.^{[2] [6]} Sano appeared in Geinō-kai tokugi-ō kettei-sen Teppen and All-Star Thanksgiving. In 2012 he was the winner of the sports competition reality television show "Sports Danshi Grand Prix", which was the reboot version of TBS's sports competition reality show Pro Sportsman No.1.^{[7] [2] [8] [5]}

In 2013, Sano made his film debut in a main role of the film ^[9] based on a novel of the same name by .^[6] In the same year, he starred in the Kamen Rider series Kamen Rider Gaim, which was Sano's first main role in a TV drama.^{[7] [10]}

Personal life

Gaku Sano and his twin brother, were born on April 3, 1992. While Gaku begin his acting career in early 2010s where he was cast as a titular protagonist of Kamen Rider Gaim in 2013, his brother, Kei joined a soccer club at Aichi Gakuin University during his college year in 2014 - 2015, before pursuing a professional soccer career in the 2020s. He was recruited to join St. Andrews F.C. in 2021 - 2022, Sirens F.C. in 2022 - 2023 and is currently being recruited to PSS Sleman as of 2023.^[11]

In May 2023, Sano announces his marriage to the former predia idol member, Keiko Sawaguchi after dating for 7 years.^{[12] [13]}

Filmography

TV series

Year	Title	Role	Other notes
2012		Takeru		5. - 6. episodes
	GTO	Takumi Ishida
	Sōsachizu no Onna	Kazuki Tachibana
2013	Kamo, Kyōto e iku. - Shiniseryokan no Okaminikki -	Keisuke Ishihara
	Kamen Rider Wizard	Kouta Kazuraba/Kamen Rider Gaim	TV Asahi	The Kamen Rider Rings and The Endless Story (Final episodes)
	Kamen Rider Gaim		TV Asahi	Lead role
2014	Hell Teacher Nūbē	Shūichi Shirato
2015	Downtown Rocket	Kōji Kawamoto
2016	Rinshōhanzaigakusha Himura Hideo no Suiri	Noriaki Aiba	NTV	2. episode
	Aogeba Toutoshi	Yūji Kuwata	TBS
2017	Rikuoh	Naoyuki Kezuka	TBS
2018	Zettai Reido 3	Tsukawa		Episodes 3
	Casseworker's Diary	Ko Shimaoka	KTV	Episodes 5-6
	Kamen Rider Zi-O	Kouta Kazuraba/Kamen Rider Gaim	TV Asahi	Episodes 10-12
2019	Scandal Senmon Bengoshi Queen	Yuuya Moro
	Magi: Tensho Keno Shonen Shisetsu	Dorado
	Kamen Dosokai	Kiichi Minagawa	Fuji TV, Tokai TV
2020	Keishichou Sousa Ikkachou 2020		TV Asahi	Episode 2
	Tantei Yuri Rintaro	Tatsuhiko Ohno (Young actor and singer)	Fuji TV, NTV	Episode 4-5-->
	2020	The Yagyu Conspiracy	Hayate	TV movie	[14]
2024	Red Blue	Kanenari Tokiwa		[15]

Films

Year	Title	Role	Other notes
2013	The Road Less Travelled	Kazuya Kouzuki	Lead role
		Kouta Kazuraba/Kamen Rider Gaim	Lead role
2014		Kouta Kazuraba/Kamen Rider Gaim	Lead role
		Kouta Kazuraba/Kamen Rider Gaim	Lead role
		Kouta Kazuraba/Kamen Rider Gaim	Lead role
2015	Gaim Gaiden	Kouta Kazuraba	Cameo
2016	Intern!	God of Death
2017	High&Low The Movie 2 / End of Sky	Yu
	Kaeshi	Kōji Yamai	Lead role
	High&Low The Movie 3 / Final Mission	Yu
		Kouta Kazuraba/Kamen Rider Gaim
2018	Honey So Sweet	Ikumi Gongawara
	My Little Monster	Sōhei Sasahara
	Junpei, Think Again	Gorō
	Futatsu no Kinō to Boku no Mirai	Kaito Ochi	Lead role
2019	Chō Shōnen Tanteidan NEO: Beginning
	-->	2020	Restart After Coming Back Home			[16]
The Samejima Incident				[17]
2022	2 Women			[18]
2023	Okashiratsuki	adult Kaisei Utsumi		[19]
2024	11 Rebels			[20]

Notes and References

1. Web site: "クザリアーナの翼". 佐野岳オフィシャルブログ「Monkey Magic」. (January 22, 2014). 2015-06-09.
2. Web site: "ジュノンボーイGP・佐野岳 「覚悟を決めて」芸能活動スタート". Oricon Career (February 23, 2012).. 2015-06-09.
3. Web site: "ジュノン・スーパーボーイGPは大学1年の体育会系、来年は"初の女性版"も開催". Oricon Style (November 28, 2011).. 2015-06-09.
4. Web site: "佐野岳さん｜きてるね。". ZIP!web (December 26, 2011).. 2015-06-09. https://web.archive.org/web/20131203052819/http://www.ntv.co.jp/zip/onair/kiterune/393157.html. December 3, 2013. dead.
5. Web site: "仮面ライダーで主演佐野岳／気になリスト". Nikkan Sports (February 6, 2014).. 2015-06-09.
6. Web site: "ジュノンボーイ佐野岳 映画デビュー作でいきなり主演". Sponichi Annex (February 14, 2013). 2015-06-09.
7. Web site: "新生『仮面ライダーガイム』はフルーツと戦国武将が合体 ジュノンボーイ佐野岳が初主演". Oricon Style (July 25, 2013).. 2015-06-09.
8. Web site: "等身大の愛知学院 2012年3月号". Aichi Gakuin University Students Site. 2015-06-09. https://web.archive.org/web/20131204073046/http://navi.agu.ac.jp/campuslife/lifesize/lifesize93/. 2013-12-04. dead.
9. Web site: "The Road Less Travelled" Movie Project. CREi. 6 July 2017. 20 November 2016. https://web.archive.org/web/20161120233605/http://www.crei.co.jp/movies/detail_303.html. dead.
10. Web site: "仮面ライダー：最新作「鎧武／ガイム」発表 モチーフは"武将とフルーツ"". Mantan Web (July 25, 2013). 2015-06-09. 2013-08-16. https://web.archive.org/web/20130816160439/http://mantan-web.jp/2013/07/25/20130725dog00m200031000c.html. dead.
11. Web site: Pemain Asal Jepang Kei Sano Resmi Bergabung ke PSS Sleman. 2023-04-03.
12. Web site: 2023-05-16 . 『仮面ライダー鎧武/ガイム』主演の佐野岳、タレントの沢口けいこと7年交際の末に結婚！「楽しさが2倍になる」島崎遥香との"初婚"で語っていた幸せへの思い . 2023-05-20 . 週刊女性PRIME . ja.
13. Web site: 佐藤勝亮 . 佐野岳と沢口けいこが結婚「今後とも温かく見守って頂けますと幸いです」それぞれのSNSで発表 - 結婚・熱愛 : 日刊スポーツ . 2023-05-20 . nikkansports.com . ja.
14. Web site: 柳生一族の陰謀:吉田鋼太郎主演で新たにドラマ化 来春NHK・BSプレミアムで放送. 14 August 2024. Mantan-web.
15. Web site: 2024-11-11 . Live-Action Red Blue Series Reveals Cast, Staff, December 17 Debut . 2024-11-12 . Anime News Network . en.
16. Web site: リスタートはただいまのあとで. September 21, 2022. eiga.com.
17. Web site: 真・鮫島事件. March 10, 2021. eiga.com.
18. Web site: あちらにいる鬼. August 31, 2022. eiga.com.
19. Web site: 尾かしら付き。. June 14, 2023. eiga.com.
20. Web site: 十一人の賊軍. 14 August 2024. eiga.com.