Junpei Mizobata

Junpei Mizobata (Japanese: 溝端 淳平, Hepburn: Mizobata Junpei; June 14, 1989) is a Japanese actor,^[2] best known as Kudo Shinichi in Detective Conan: Kudo Shinichi e no Chousenjou and Saga Kazuma in Hanazakari no Kimitachi e. He also appears in the drama Akai Ito as Atsushi Nishino (or Akkun).

Junpei Mizobata
溝端 淳平
Born	(1989-06-14) June 14, 1989 (age 36) Hashimoto, Wakayama, Japan
Nationality	Japanese
Occupation(s)	Actor, endorser
Years active	2007 (2007)–present
Agent	Ever Green Entertainment [1]
Spouse	Undisclosed ​ (m. 2025)​
Website	Official Website

Personal life

Junpei Mizobata was born on June 14, 1989, in Hashimoto, Wakayama, Japan, to a family of four, including parents and sister. He likes to play drum and soccer in his leisure time. He loves Natto and Salmon.^[3]

In 2014, rumors have surfaced that Junpei and actress Nana Katase are in a relationship. While Mizobata neither admitted or denied the rumors, he apologized, "I'm sorry to have caused people trouble with reports about my personal life at this time."^[4]

Yahoo! News reported that Nana and Junpei have revealed they are a couple and are allegedly “considering marriage”.^[5]

On January 1, 2025, Mizobata announced his marriage to a general woman, whom he had been dating for a long time.^[6]

Filmography

Film

Year	Title	Role	Notes	Ref.
2008	Dive!!	Naoto Kumazawa	Lead role	[7]
	Threads of Destiny	Nishino Atsushi	Lead role	[8]
2009	Halfway	Tasuku Tashiro		[9]
2010	Neck	Tomokazu Shudo		[10]
	You Dance with the Summer	Teramoto Shinpei	Lead role	[11]
2011	High School Debut	Komiyama Yoh	Lead role	[12]
2012	The Wings of the Kirin	Shūhei Matsumiya		[13]
	Fly with the Gold	Haruki		[14]
2017	Hurricane Polymar	Polymar	Lead role	[15]
2018	The Crimes That Bind	Shūhei Matsumiya		[16]
	Itosato: A Kyoto Coutesan at the End of Samurai Era	Hijikata Toshizō		[17]
2019	Whistleblower	Hoshino	Cameo	[18]
2025	366 Days	Ryota		[19]

Television

Year	Title	Role	Notes	Ref.
2007	Hana-Kimi	Saga Kazuma		[20]
2008	Hachi-One Diver	Sugata Kentaro	Lead role	[21]
	Fukidemono to Imouto	Hashiguchi Tomoya		[22]
	Akai Ito	Nishino Atsushi	Lead role	[20]
2009	Buzzer Beat	Hatano Shuji		[20]
2009–11	Boss	Hanagata Ippei	2 seasons	[20]
2010	Shinzanmono	Shūhei Matsumiya		[20]
2011	Detective Conan: The Mystery of the Legendary Monster Bird	Shinichi Kudo	Lead role; TV movie	[23]
	Mitsu no Aji ～A Taste of Honey～	Yasushi Norisugi		[24]
2012	Detective Conan: Kyoto Shinsengumi Murder Case	Shinichi Kudo	Lead role; TV movie	[25]
	Tsurukame Maternity Center	Onodera Tatsuya		[20]
2012–13	I Love Tokyo Legend - Kawaii Detective	Katsuura Hiroto	2 seasons	[26]
2013	Sodom no Ringo	Kengo Kitano		[20]
	Eve in Love	Gakkun	Lead role; TV movie	[27]
	No Dropping Out: Back to School at 35	Koizumi Junichi		[20]
2014	Heartbroken Chocolatier	Olivier Tréluyer		[20]
	Last Night's Curry, Tomorrow's Bread	Iwai Masaharu		[28]
	Girls in the Bar	Taisuke Takiguchi		[20]
2019	Scarlet	Keisuke Sakata	Asadora	[29]
2021	Komi Can't Communicate	Makoto Katai		[30]
2023	What Will You Do, Ieyasu?	Imagawa Ujizane	Taiga drama	[31]

Japanese dub

Year	Title	Role	Voice dub for	Notes	Ref.
2011	The Three Musketeers	D'Artagnan	Logan Lerman		[32]
2014	Captain America: The Winter Soldier	Sam Wilson	Anthony Mackie
2015	Avengers: Age of Ultron	Sam Wilson	Anthony Mackie
	Ant-Man	Sam Wilson	Anthony Mackie
2016	Captain America: Civil War	Sam Wilson	Anthony Mackie		[33]
2018	Avengers: Infinity War	Sam Wilson	Anthony Mackie
2019	Avengers: Endgame	Sam Wilson	Anthony Mackie		[34]
2025	Captain America: Brave New World	Sam Wilson	Anthony Mackie		[35]

Accolades

Year	Award	Category	Notable Works	Result	Ref.
2006	19th Junon Super Boy Contest	Grand Prix	Himself	Won	[36]
2009	2nd Tokyo Drama Awards	Newcomer Award	Akai Ito	Won	[37]
2010	33rd Japan Academy Film Prize	Rookie of the Year	Threads of Destiny	Won	[38][39][40]