Cast & creator
Kazunari Ninomiya
Best known for Vivant, Arashi ni Shiyagare, NHK Kōhaku Uta-Gassen
Kazunari Ninomiya (二宮 和也, Ninomiya Kazunari, born June 17, 1983), often called Nino, is a Japanese idol, singer, songwriter, actor, voice actor, and radio host. He is a member of the Japanese boy band ARASHI and is best known to Western movie audiences for his portrayal as Private Saigo in the 2006 Clint Eastwood war film Letters from Iwo Jima. Ninomiya began his career in the entertainment industry when he joined the Japanese talent agency Johnny & Associates in 1996 at the age of 13. Prior to his debut as a singer with ARASHI in 1999, Ninomiya started an acting career when he was cast as Chris for the stage play Stand by Me, which was based on the film of the same name. Since then, he has went on to appear in numerous drama, movie and stage productions, making him known as the actor of ARASHI. Described as an actor who can act with his mouth and eyes, Ninomiya has won a number of awards and nominations for his roles.
Also known as: 니노미야 카즈나리, Kazunari Ninomiya (ARASHI), 二宮 和也 (嵐), 二宮和也 (嵐), 二宮 和也
61
film credits
43
television credits
100
1951–2026 · acting roles
7.2
average across scored titles
Signature credits
Known for
Across film & television
Filmography (104)
Showing 104 of 104 credits
Vivant
Nokor
2023
Arashi ni Shiyagare
2010
NHK Kōhaku Uta-Gassen
MC
1951NHK Kōhaku Uta-Gassen
Self - White Team Host
1951NHK Kōhaku Uta-Gassen
Self - Performer (Arashi)
1951
Anpan
Kiyoshi Yanai
2025
Last Samurai Standing
Enju
2025
Exit 8
Lost Man
2025
BOYS OVER FLOWERS
Theme Song Performance
2005
Letters from Iwo Jima
Private Saigo
2006
Black Pean
Seishiro Tokai / Yukihiko Amagi
2018
Stand Up!!
Asai Shouhei
2003
VS Arashi
2008D no Arashi
2003
OSHINOKO
Hikaru Kamiki
2024
Oshi no Ko -The Final Act-
Hikaru Kamiki
2024C no Arashi
2002
Ties of Shooting Stars
Ariake Koichi
2008Ties of Shooting Stars
Creator
2008
Handoku!!!
Nobu Sakaguchi
2001
The Story of Yamada Taro
Yamada Taro
2007
Dear Father
Tahara Ippei
2007
ONE DAY ~It's Wonderful Christmas Ado~
Suguroji Seiji
2023
Tekkonkinkreet
Kuro / Itachi (voice)
2006G no Arashi
2005
My Family
Haruto Narusawa
2022
Affectionate Time
Wakui Takuro
2005
As Tears Go By
Kenta Fuchigami
2000
Gantz: Perfect Answer
Kei Kurono
2011
Ninosan
2013
Gantz
Kei Kurono
2010
ARASHI's Diary -Voyage-
Self
2019
Minami's Girlfriend
Susumu Minami
2004
Mago Mago Arashi
Self
2005
Assassination Classroom
Koro Sensei (voice)
2015
Freeter, Ie wo Kau
Seiji Take
2010
Baseball Brainiacs
Aoshi Tamo
2014
Chinese Cuisine Served Star Leo Style
Kenta Nanami
2003
Sakanoue Animal Clinic Story
Theme Song Performance
2018
Murder on the Orient Express
2015
Assassination Classroom: Graduation
Koro-sensei
2016
Akimahende!
Daiki Aoki
1998
V no Arashi
Ninomiya Kazunari
1999V no Arashi
Theme Song Performance
1999
Dangerous After School
Katsuyuki
1999
Johnny's Count Down Live
1998
The Asadas!
Masashi Asada
2020
Platinum Data
Ryuhei Kagura
2013
Killing for the Prosecution
Keiichiro Okino
2018
The Last Recipe
Mitsuru Sasaki
2017
Another Gantz
Kei Kurono
2011
Red Sun, Black Sand: The Making of 'Letters from Iwo Jima'
Self
2007
The Lady Shogun and Her Men
Unoshin Mizuno
2010
Secret NG House
2025
Pika**nchi Life Is Hard Dakara Happy
Onda Takuma
2004
Pika*nchi Life Is Hard Dakedo Happy
Onda Takuma
2002
Analog
Mizushima Satoru
2023
The Blue Light
Shuuichi Kushimori
2003
Dareka to Nakai
2023
Fragments of the Last Will
2022
Nagasaki: Memories of My Son
Koji Fukuhara
2015
ARASHI BLAST in Hawaii
Self
2014Arashi no Shukudai-kun
2006
ARASHI AROUND ASIA 2008 in TOKYO
2009
ARASHI Anniversary Tour 5×20 FILM “Record of Memories”
Self
2021
This is ARASHI LIVE 2020.12.31
2021
6SixTONES
Self
2026
Amagi Pass
1998
ARASHI ARAFES NATIONAL STADIUM 2012
Self
2012
Returning the Favor
Kazunori Kitahara
2006
ARASHI LIVE TOUR 2026 「We are ARASHI」
Self
2026
Botchan
Botchan
2016
Aka Medaka
Danshun Tatekawa
2015
ARASHI BLAST in Miyagi
Himself
2015
ARASHI 10-11 TOUR “Scene” ~The scenery you and I see~ STADIUM
Himself
2011
Tang
Ken Kasugai
2022
ARAFES 2020 at NATIONAL STADIUM
Self
2021
Murder on the Orient Express
Heita Makuuchi
2015
Beyond the Game: Samurai 2026 WORLD BASEBALL CLASSIC
Self
2026
ARASHI Live Tour 2013 "LOVE"
Himself
2014
Yellow Tears
Eisuke Muraoka
2007
ARASHI アラフェス'13 NATIONAL STADIUM 2013
2014
ARASHI LIVE TOUR Popcorn
2013
SUPPIN ARASHI
Himself
2000
Pikanchi Half: Life is Hard Tabun Happy
Onda Takuma
2014
Documentary of "BLAST in Hawaii"
Himself
2014
ARASHI LIVE TOUR 2015 Japonism
self
2016
Arashi - 5×20 All the BEST!! Clips 1999-2019
self
2019
ARASHI LIVE TOUR 2016-2017 Are You Happy?
2017
I Will Fly to the Sky on a Wheelchair
Hasebe Yasuyuki
2012
ARASHI LIVE TOUR 2017-2018 「untitled」
Himself
2017
The Last Promise
Shuji
2010
Door To Door
Hideo Kurasawa
2009
Oshiri-Front Man - The Movie
2026
ARASHI How's it going? SUMMER CONCERT 2003
ARASHI LIVE TOUR 2026「We are ARASHI -Prime Video Edition-」
Self
2026
嵐 LIVE & DOCUMENT ～15年目の告白～
2014
2004 ARASHI! いざッ、 NOW TOUR!!
2005
Sensuikan Cappellini-gou no bouken
2022
Tengoku de Kimi ni Aetara
Nonoue Junichi
2009
Marathon
Shôtarô Miyata
2007
5 - The Time Called Arashi -
Self
2026
ShinaPushu THE MOVIE Pushu Cheek Dancing PARTY
Parutei (voice)
2025