Yu Inaba

In this Japanese name, the surname is Inaba.

Yu Inaba (稲葉 友, Inaba Yū; born January 12, 1993^[1]) is a Japanese actor, best known for his role as Go Shijima/Kamen Rider Mach in the Kamen Rider series Kamen Rider Drive.

Yu Inaba
Born	(1993-01-12) January 12, 1993 (age 32) Sagamihara, Kanagawa Prefecture,  Japan
Nationality	Japanese
Occupation	Actor
Years active	2009 – present
Known for	Go Shijima/Kamen Rider Mach in Kamen Rider Drive (2015）
Spouse	Nicole Fujita ​ (m. 2023)​
Website	yu-inaba.lespros.net

Biography

Inaba was born in Sagamihara, Kanagawa Prefecture. In November 2009, when he was a 16-year-old high school sophomore, he won the 22nd Junon Super Boy Contest Grand Prix. Inaba was awarded from among the largest number of 15,491 people.^[2] In 2010, he debuted in the TV drama Clone Baby. In 2011, Inaba first starred in the stage play Sanada Ten Braves: Boku-ra ga mamoritakatta mono.

On August 4, 2023, he announced his marriage with Japanese model Nicole Fujita on Instagram.^[3]

Filmography

TV series

Year	Title	Role	Other notes	Ref.
2017	Naotora: The Lady Warlord		Taiga drama	[4]
2021	Given	Ugetsu Murata		[5]
2022	Harem Marriage	Ryunosuke Date		[6]
2022–23	Minato's Laundromat	Shu Sakuma		[7]
2025	Futari Solo Camp	Akihito Takigawa		[8]

Films

Year	Title	Role	Other notes	Ref.
2020	Hotel Royal			[9]
2021	Will I Be Single Forever?			[10]
2022	Koi Kogare Utae	Kiritani	Lead role	[11]
2023	#Mito	Kiyoshi Tanabe		[12]