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Junya Ikeda
Japanese actor (born 1992) From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Jun Shimogaito (下垣内 純, Shimogaito Jun; born October 27, 1992), known professionally as Junya Ikeda (池田 純矢, Ikeda Jun'ya) and formerly Jun Ikeda (池田 純, Ikeda Jun), is a Japanese actor. Ikeda made his acting debut on the 2007 television drama Our Textbook and rose to popularity for his role as Gai Ikari / Gokai Silver in the 2011 television series Kaizoku Sentai Gokaiger. As a voice actor, he portrayed Mitsuru Tenma in Ensemble Stars! and Million Knives in Trigun Stampede.
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Career
Under the name Jun Ikeda, at age 14, Ikeda participated in the 19th Junon Super Boy Contest in 2006 and won second place.[5] Since his appearance in the 2011 musical Kokoro, produced by Niconico and based on the Vocaloid song of the same name, he changed his stage name to Junya Ikeda.[6][7]
On October 30, 2023, BaRu, Ikeda's talent agency, announced that they had canceled their contract with Ikeda after he was arrested on October 26.[8]
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Personal life
Ikeda announced in July 2018 that he had been married since 2016.[9][10] His wife, a non-celebrity woman, also had a daughter from her first marriage, born in 2007 or 2008 (age 17–18).[9] In addition, he and his wife had another child in 2018 (age 6–7).[9]
Special fraud allegations and arrest
On October 26, 2023,[8] Ikeda was arrested from an incident on September 26, 2023, where he had allegedly conspired with several other accomplices on special fraud case. He allegedly impersonated a police officer and falsely claimed to a man in his 60s to give him his three cash cards to investigate an unauthorized withdrawal from his bank account.[3] On November 15, 2023, Ikeda was arrested again after it was found that he had reportedly withdrawn ¥1.5 million from the victim's bank accounts.[3] As a result of his arrests, his voice was removed from The Kingdoms of Ruin[11] and Ensemble Stars!.[12] On October 12, 2024, Ikeda revealed on his Twitter account that he was found guilty and sentenced to three years in prison.[13]
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Filmography
Film
- Dive!! (2008) - Hiroya Sakai
- Randy's (2009) - Masami
- Inu no Kubiwa to Korokke to (2011)
- Gakudori (2011)
- Ninja Kids!!! (2011) - Shioe Monjirou
- Kaizoku Sentai Gokaiger the Movie: The Flying Ghost Ship (2011) - Gai Ikari/Gokai Silver
- Kaizoku Sentai Gokaiger vs. Space Sheriff Gavan: The Movie (2012) - Gai Ikari/Gokai Silver
- Kamen Rider × Super Sentai: Super Hero Taisen (2012) - Gai Ikari/Gokai Silver, Go-On Red (voice)
- Tokumei Sentai Go-Busters vs. Kaizoku Sentai Gokaiger: The Movie (2013) - Gai Ikari/Gokai Silver
- Love Gear (2013) - Takuma Sekiguchi
- Kamen Rider × Super Sentai × Space Sheriff: Super Hero Taisen Z (2013) - Gai Ikari/Gokai Silver, Kamen Rider Meteor (voice)
- Messiah "Shikkoku no Shō" (2013) - Junya Higayama
- Shinjuku Swan (2015)
- Garo: Kami no Kiba (2017) - Takeru Jakuzure/Zen the Flame Sword Knight
- Kaizoku Sentai: Ten Gokaiger (2021) - Gai Ikari/Gokai Silver
Television
- Watashitachi no Kyōkasho (2007) - Yuuki Kobayashi
- Hanazakari no Kimitachi e (2007) - Itsuki Kamishinjo
- Saito-san (2008) - Toshio Narahara
- Cafe Kichijoji de (2008) - Jun Ichinomiya
- 14-sai ~ Chihara Junior Tatta Hitori no Tatakai (2009) - Dai-chan
- Gine Sanfujinka no Onna-tachi (2009)
- Sign (2011)
- Kaizoku Sentai Gokaiger (2011-2012) - Gai Ikari/Gokai Silver
- Garo: Yami o Terasu Mono (2013) - Takeru Jakuzure/Zen the Flame Sword Knight
- Doubutsu Sentai Zyuohger (2016) - Gai Ikari/Gokai Silver (Episodes 28 and 29)
- Short Program (2022) - Tomio Akahori (Episode 3)[14]
Stage
- Hakuōki Musical (2012–15) - Tōdō Heisuke
- Messiah "Dō no Shō" (2013) - Junya Higayama
Anime
- Majestic Prince (2013) - Ataru Suruga
- Digimon Adventure tri. (2015–18) - Jo Kido
- After the Rain (2018) - Takashi Yoshizawa
- Digimon Adventure: Last Evolution Kizuna (2020) - Jo Kido[15]
- Trigun Stampede (2023) - Knives Millions[16]
Video games
- Ensemble Stars! (2015) - Mitsuru Tenma
References
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