Look what I had stumbled upon, the article mentions about our very own Nino. Here is the excerpt:
Kazunari Ninomiya
A household name in Japan as a member of boy band Arashi, 26-year-old Kazunari “Nino” Ninomiya is an extremely busy stage and screen actor, songwriter and radio personality under influential talent factory Johnny’s & Associates. He’s best known internationally for his humanistic portrayal of Private Saigo in Clint Eastwood’s “Letters From Iwo Jima,” which some say forms the heart of the film. With a clear and intelligent face, he also impresses in an early role as a sociopathic teen in “The Blue Light” and movie-stealing cameo in road movie “Heaven’s Door.” His role in upcoming manga adaptation “Gantz” is generating considerable Internet buzz. A true example of natural talent.
Other talented actors/actresses that were listed included Shinobu Terajima, Ryo Kase, Sakura Ando, Masato Sakai, Tae Kimura and Yuriko Yoshitaka.
The entire article can be found at CNNGo.com
So happy that there is finally some international recognition for Nino and other brilliant Japanese artistes. He is truly a gifted and impressive actor, he always steal the spotlight whenever he is on screen. I really hope that he will be to work with others that were on the list, there are so many talented yet so underrated artistes in Japan.
Some additional ones that I wish to included would be Kimura Takuya, Hiroshi Abe, Matsumoto Jun, Ohno Satoshi, Shinohara Ryoko, Amami Yuki and Kimura Yoshino. :up:
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