Ikuta Toma is a Japanese actor and singer. He starred in the famous Japanese dramas "For You in All Blooms", "Honey and Clover", "The Devil", "Ouroboros" and many others. Ikuta also starred in the film "Brain Man", "Blooming Dogwood" and "Loss of Humanity". Cooperates with the agency "Johnny & Associate Incorporated".
Biography of actor and singer Ikuta
Ikuta Toma was born in Muroran, Noboribetsu, on the island of Hokkaido in Japan on October 7, 1984. Engaged in acting since childhood, when his mother Hiromi gave him to a variety agency. With other children, he performed at local festivals, and also participated in music competitions and talent shows. Throughout his childhood and adolescence, Ikuta Toma was a member of children's variety groups and television shows, in which he participated until graduation. He performed and was in groups with other famous representatives of the Japanese show business, for example, with Jun Matsumoto - the lead singer and leader of the Arashi group.
Real popularity came to Ikuta after filming in the popular television series "For you in all color."Then the photo of Ikuta Toma as Shiuchi Nakatsu could be seen in all teen magazines. Since then, the actor's career has taken off. In 2007, he starred in the popular anime/manga romance drama That Was Us, where he played the role of Zenpen. It was a breakthrough for Ikuta Toma on Japanese TV.
For some time, Ikuta kept an Internet diary on the Web under the nickname Tomogoto, which changed to Tomogoto Hype and Tomogoto Neo.
Also, Ikuta Toma has his own column in the Japanese magazine "Wink Up", where he writes short articles about what interests him, as well as life stories, supplementing the text with photographs that he himself takes.
Won several awards for his acting skills. In 2008, Ikuta won the Academy of Television Drama Award for Best Supporting Actor (For You in All Your Blooms). In 2011, he received the Blue Ribbon Award and the Kinema Janpo Award for Best New Actor for his role in Lost of Humanity. He also received the Nikkan Sports Drama Grand Prix for his supporting roles in the series Honey and Clover and For You in All Your Blooms.
Filmography of Ikuta Toma
- "Top Secret" as Tsuyoshi Maki.
- "Crime Notice" -as Gates.
- "Ouroboros" (mini-series) - as Ikuo Riyuzaki.
- "The love and magic of the wonderful Debikuro-kun" - asChina.
- "Brain Man" - as Ichiro Suzuki.
- "Late blooming sunflower" - Yotaro's roles.
- "That Was Us" as Zenpen.
- "The Tale of Genji" - as Hikaru Genji.
- "Blossoming Dogwood" - as Kouhei.
- "Vanity Detective" (TV series) - as Honzo Sadame.
- "Loss of Humanity" as Yozo Oba.
- "Honey and Clover" (TV series) - as Takemoto Yuta.
- "For you in all colors" - as Shuichi Nakatsu.
- "Flowers over berries 2" - as Junpei Oribe.
- "For Asuka and the Child I Haven't Seen" (TV series) - as Goro Inagaki.
Career in the theater, iconic roles
- "Grease" (2008) Japanese version, the actor played the role of Danny.
- "Two Gentlemen of Verona" (2007).
- "Puss in Red Boots" (2006).
- "West Side Story" (2004).
Interesting facts
Ikuta Tom is 175 centimeters tall and the actor weighs 55 kilograms.
Friends and family often affectionately refer to him as Thomas or Toma-chan.
Ikuta Toma was friends with another Japanese actor Tomohiro Kaku at school.
Studied at Meiju University.
Ikuta Tom has a dog named Jem and a younger brother, Ryuusei, who is also an actor.
At first they wanted to name the actor Tamegora, but his mother decided that it was too difficult to pronounce, and they changed his name toTom.
Ikuta's blood type: A.
Toma Ikuta has appeared in countless TV dramas, plays, musicals and movies. He spent all his childhood and youth on the pop stage and was a member of many children's and youth musical groups.
