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Mackenyu rose to fame as an actor after landing the role of Wataya Arata in the Chihayafuru trilogy (2016) that earned him the 40th Annual Japan Academy Newcomer of the Year Award in 2017.
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Mackenyu Maeda (前田 真剣佑, Maeda Makken'yū, born November 16, 1996), known professionally as Mackenyu Arata (Japanese: 新田 真剣佑, Hepburn: Arata Makken'yū) or simply Mackenyu, is a Japanese actor. He is the son of actor and martial artist Sonny Chiba.
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- One Piece (2023) Mackenyu stole the show in the live-action adaptation of one of the longest running animes. One Piece (Live-Action) Action. Adventure. Comedy.
- Rurouni Kenshin: The Final (2021) The fourth installment of the period action-adventure franchise. The Rurouni Kenshin franchise spans five movies and is based on the manga series of the same name by Nobuhiro Watsuki.
- JoJo's Bizarre Adventure: Diamond Is Unbreakable Chapter I (2017) An action-fantasy film based on the hit manga and anime. JoJo's Bizarre Adventure is well-known thanks to its anime adaptation of the manga written by Hirohiko Araki.
- The Chihayafuru Trilogy (2016-2018) A romance trilogy about karuta. Based on the manga of the same name by Yuki Suetsuga, the Chihayafuru trilogy was Mackenyu's first romance drama.
After Life, known in Japan as Wonderful Life (ワンダフルライフ, Wandafuru Raifu), is a 1998 Japanese film edited, written, and directed by Hirokazu Kore-eda starring Arata, Erika Oda and Susumu Terajima.
- Our 30-Minute Sessions (2020) Moviea. Genre: Supernatural, Drama, Slice of Life. The story revolves around university student Sota Kubota (Takumi Kitamura of DISH) who stumbles upon a cassette tape containing songs from the deceased musician Aki Miyata (Mackenyu).
- Over Drive (2018) Movie. Genre: Racing, Action. A simple but thrilling tale of two brothers who bicker non-stop but eventually try to make thing work to compete at the World Rally Championship.
- Let’s Go, Jets (2017) Movie. Genre: Feel-Good, Romance. Sometimes a girl will do everything to impress her crush! Hikari Tomonaga (Hirose Suzu) joins their high school cheerleading squad to impress long-time acquaintance Kosuke Yamashita (Mackenyu).
- Brass Dreams (2016) Series. Genre: Inspirational, Drama. A hopeful tale of delinquent students that find purpose as they play together for their high school band.
Mackenyu landed his first feature film lead role in Take a Chance (2015) and was featured in the acclaimed short movie Tadaima (2015) for which he won a best supporting actor award at the Asians of Films festival.
Arata Yamamoto is known for NBC Nightly News with Lester Holt (1970), Dateline NBC (1992) and Sunday Today with Willie Geist (2016).
