Kazunari Ninomiya

Template:Short description Template:Wikidata image , often called , is a Japanese singer, songwriter, actor, voice actor, presenter and radio host. He is a member of the Japanese idol group Arashi, which is under agent contract with Starto Entertainment.

Early life

Ninomiya was born in Katsushika, Tokyo as the youngest child of his family, his sister is two years older than he is. His father and mother were both working as chefs at Hattori Nutrition College when they met, his father being a Japanese cuisine teacher, and his mother, his assistant. When Ninomiya was born, his grandfather immediately came home and named him the heir to the family's windshield wiper factory, since he was his grandfather's only grandson.

Ninomiya graduated from high school in March 2002 at the age of 18.

Career

Ninomiya's career began in the entertainment industry when Ninomiya's cousin sent in an application to Johnny & Associates without his knowledge, and his mother's prodding. After attending and passing the auditions, he joined the talent agency in 1996 aged 13.

Prior to his debut with Arashi, Ninomiya started an acting career when he was cast as Chris for the stage play Stand by Me, which was based on the film of the same name. He has starred in numerous television drama, movie and stage production since then, and has been regarded as the actor of Arashi, described as an actor who can act with his mouth and eyes. Ninomiya has won a number of awards and nominations for his roles.

Ninomiya announced he would become independent from the agency on 24 October 2023. Regarding his participation as member of Arashi, he said they would work together when they resume activities.

On November 7, 2023, he announced on X (formerly Twitter), that he had established a company. He had announced before that he was making a website along with his sister. In the post in which he announced the company, he also said that "the website is also progressing". Husband of former long-distance runner Akemi Masuda, Yuuji Kiwaki, also participates in operating the newly established company Office Nino, inc. On December 16, 2023, he shared on X the link to his official website. He posted as a description on his profile that he had completed it.

On June 7, 2024, Ninomiya announced the release of "DigiNino", a smartphone app, and the opening of his official fan club, "Office Nino Holdings", both on June 17.

Nino hosts a variety show for TV Tokyo for the first time (and his first appearance in 26 years), "Geki kawa petto dai shūgō! Wan Nyan Ninoland", which is to air on August 31, 2024. He and his co-host, Shimofuri Myojo's Template:Ill Ishikawa appear as a CG dog and cat, respectively, in what is said to be "the ultimate pet program that delivers from the perspective of animals"; the concept of the show is a secret gathering in which animals have the main roles.

For 2025, Ninomiya has in mind a fan meeting, which would be his first, planning to visit five locations: Tokyo, Nagoya, Osaka, Hokkaido, and Fukuoka. He would like not only to interact with fans through Q&A sessions, but also perform songs in what he called a "showcase". He also said, "I don't want an all-standing venue. I'm thinking of it with seats in mind...it's just my preference".

Music career

Music and lyrics

In 2004, Ninomiya penned and composed for his solo performance during Arashi's Iza, Now!! tour. Although Arashi's fifth studio album One was the first of their albums to feature solo songs of each member, Ninomiya did not provide lyrics or music for official release until the Time album almost two years later.

In 2007, the group's eighteenth single "Love So Sweet" was released with the limited edition containing the bonus song , which was written by Arashi and composed by Ninomiya in 2006 for their variety show G no Arashi. On July 11, 2007, the Time album was released with the limited edition containing solo song of each member. Ninomiya wrote the lyrics to his solo song, , and played the piano portion of the song throughout Arashi's summer tour. He later reprised the performance throughout Arashi's second Asia Tour in 2008.

In 2008, Ninomiya composed, co-arranged and penned the lyrics for his solo "Gimmick Game". In 2010, Ninomiya also composed, co-arranged and penned the lyrics for his solo "1992*4##111". According to Ninomiya himself, the title is read as .

Solo recordings

During Arashi's hiatus, Ninomiya released, in 2022, a solo album with his choice of cover songs, on June 17, in CD (+DVD/BR) for the members of Arashi's Fan Club, and June 20, in digital download and streaming. With this, he became the second member, after Satoshi Ohno, to release a solo work. The album, Marumaru to Ninomiya to (〇〇と二宮と), debuted at the top spot on the Oricon download ranking within a week of its release. A continuation cover album was released on July 1, 2025 on CD (a fan club-exclusive edition and a regular edition), while the streaming and download versions are expected for the following day. An official "listening party" will take place on July 2 through the app Stationhead.

Solo concerts and events

On March 5, 2025, Ninomiya announced an event for members of his fan club in the form of his first fan club live talk and mini concert. The event, "Kazunari Ninomiya FC Live Showcase", is scheduled for September and October. Additional information about the event was revealed on July 1, 2025. The musical performance in the event will feature songs from his second cover album; the talk part will be a "Q and A" session, answering questions sent in by members of the fan club.

Acting career

Stage

Ninomiya began his acting career in a 1997 stage play based on the American coming of age film Stand by Me with future bandmates Masaki Aiba and Jun Matsumoto. He did not return to do any major stage productions for nearly seven years after Stand by Me, instead focusing on dramas. However, in 2004, Ninomiya appeared in his first lead role in the stage play directed by Yukio Ninagawa. From April 3, 2005 to May 4, 2005, he took up Rebel Without a Cause, playing the James Dean character Jim Stark.

From July 18, 2009 to August 11, 2009, Ninomiya appeared in his first stage play in four years. He starred as the psychopathic murderer Bruno in , which was based on the novel of the same name.

Drama

In 1998, he made his television debut as a fifteen-year-old runaway in the TBS television movie . Just a few months before his debut with Arashi, he was given his first lead role in the drama with Subaru Shibutani acting as his stepbrother. His schedule became packed, causing him to lose 7 kg in a month as a result. From October 11, 1999 to October 29, 1999, because Arashi were the main supporters for the 8th World Cup of Volleyball Championships, all five members co-starred together for the first time in the volleyball-centered short drama .

From 2003 to 2005, Ninomiya continued to appear in a wide range of dramas. He played a student who found himself to be one of the last four virgins left at school in the comedy series Stand Up!!, a boyfriend of a girl who mysteriously shrunk into a size of merely sixteen centimeters tall in the romance series and a young man who accidentally killed his mother and developed an estranged relationship with his father as a result in the human drama series

In 2006, Ninomiya starred in the drama special , which was based on the true story of young man diagnosed with Ewing's sarcoma. He went on to appear in two different films for the rest of 2006 before taking up on January 11, 2007.

During the summer of 2007, he and fellow Arashi bandmate Sho Sakurai co-starred together in the manga-based comedy drama Yamada Tarō Monogatari. Ninomiya played the title character , an extremely poor student attending a school for the rich. Soon after—whilst juggling rehearsals for Arashi's upcoming concerts—he acted as the lead in the drama special , which was based on the true story of an autistic young man training to become a marathon runner.

After a year without any acting roles, other than a small guest appearance in bandmate Satoshi Ohno's first lead drama Maō, Ninomiya finally took up the main role in the drama Ryūsei no Kizuna "流星の絆 with Ryo Nishikido and Erika Toda acting as his younger siblings. The three played the children of parents who were murdered long ago by a nameless man. Readers, reporters and critics of the 59th Television Drama Academy Awards panel recognized his role as the oldest vengeful sibling and awarded him Best Actor. His Ryūsei no Kizuna role also earned him an Outstanding Actor nomination in the drama category in the 49th Monte-Carlo Television Festival.

In spring 2009, Ninomiya starred as the lead in the third and final of the TBS drama special trilogy Door to Door, with the first and second being Sukoshi wa, Ongaeshi ga Dekitakana and Marathon respectively. The drama special was based on the true story of Bill Porter, an American door-to-door salesman who achieved the highest sales for his company despite suffering from cerebral palsy. His roles in Door to Door and Ryūsei no Kizuna won him the Individual Award in the television category of the 46th Galaxy Awards, a first for a Johnny's talent and the first by an actor in his twenties. Ninomiya began filming for the drama special in April 2009. However, the special, which saw Ninomiya's first time playing a psychiatrist, did not air on television until September 24, 2009.

In January 2010, Ninomiya co-starred with the other members of Arashi in their first drama in nearly ten years in the human suspense drama special Saigo no Yakusoku "最後の約束". Ninomiya portrayed , a 27-year-old temporary security center employee who is caught up in a building hijack. On September 20, 2010, he made a guest appearance on the last episode of bandmate Matsumoto and Yūko Takeuchi's getsuku drama .

Ninomiya starred in the drama , his first serial drama since Ryūsei no Kizuna (2008). With Karina as his co-star, Ninomiya portrayed a freeter named . The drama maintained steady viewership ratings throughout its airing, having an average rating of 17.14% overall.

Film

In 2002, he made his motion picture debut in Arashi's first movie together, . Ninomiya next took to the screen as Shuichi, a high school student trying to get rid of his abusive stepfather, in the 2003 film The Blue Light with Aya Matsuura as his co-star. In 2004, Arashi came together again to reprise their respective roles for the sequel of Pikanchi Life Is Hard Dakedo Happy, .

2006 proved to be a productive year for Ninomiya as he became the first artist from Johnny's & Associates to debut in Hollywood. He played a reluctant soldier called Saigo in Clint Eastwood's Academy Award-winner Letters from Iwo Jima with Academy Award-nominated actor Ken Watanabe. His performance was praised by many film critics, some of which include RogerEbert.com editor Jim Emerson ("thoroughly winning"), Claudia Puig of USA Today ("also superb"), James Berardinelli ("another performer worth singling out") and Kirk Honeycutt of The Hollywood Reporter ("just terrific"). On January 7, 2007, New York Times film critic A. O. Scott listed Ninomiya as an ideal Oscar candidate for Best Supporting Actor. On October 24, 2006, a couple months after returning from filming Letters from Iwo Jima in the United States, he debuted as a voice actor, lending his voice to main character Black in the Michael Arias animated film Tekkon Kinkreet.

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Clint Eastwood, Ken Watanabe, Kazunari Ninomiya and Tsuyoshi Ihara at the Berlin International Film Festival in 2007

In 2007, all the members of Arashi co-starred in their third movie together, , with Ninomiya playing the main role of an aspiring manga artist.

On October 1, 2010, the live-action adaptation of Fumi Yoshinaga's award-winning Ōoku: The Inner Chambers manga, which starred Ninomiya and Kou Shibasaki, was released into theaters in Japan. Ninomiya played , a young man living in a matriarchal society due to a disease that killed most of the male population.

Part one of the live-action adaptation of the manga Gantz, which starred Ninomiya and Kenichi Matsuyama, was released on January 20, 2011 in the United States and on January 29, 2011 in Japan. Ninomiya starred as Kei Kurono, a young man who is hit by a subway train and becomes part of a semi-posthumous "game" with other deceased people. Part two of Gantz, titled Gantz: Perfect Answer, hit theaters in Japan on April 23, 2011.

In 2013, Ninomiya played the lead role in the film adaptation of Keigo Higashino's novel Platina Data, []. Ninomiya's 2008 drama series Ryūsei no Kizuna [] was also based on a novel by Higashino.

In the 17th issue of Weekly Shounen Jump magazine, it was revealed that Ninomiya would be the voice of Koro-sensei in the 2015 live-action film adaptation of Assassination Classroom.

On 5 March 2016, Ninomiya won the 39th Japanese Academy Award for Best Actor, for his performance in Living with My Mother (Haha to Kuraseba), succeeding fellow Johnny & Associates colleague Okada Junichi.

The movie Tang, based on the novel "A robot in the garden" by Deborah Install, in which he plays a failed man abandoned by his wife, who finds an amnesiac stray robot in their garden, was released in theaters around Japan on August 11, 2022. A few days later, it was revealed that Ninomiya played also the role of Tang the robot, after he suggested to the producer, who had been testing with both children and adults for creating its movements without results, that he should also play him as a mirror of his own acting. Tang was made by CG animators using motion capture.

Ninomiya was invited to the 2025 Cannes Film Festival as part of the cast of the movie "The Exit 8", which was included as a non-competition feature for the midnight screening on May 19, 2025. The film is based on the viral game of the same name created by Kotake Create. Ninomiya plays a man who is trapped in subway corridor with a seemingly endless loop, who has to look out for any anomalies to get out Exit 8.

Other ventures

Sports

Ninomiya was chosen as a special supporter for the Kobe 2024 World Para Athletics Championships. The event will be from May 17 to 25.

Television variety show

• Nino san (NTV, April 25, 2013 – present) (Friday midnights), (October 2013, Sunday midday, half hour), (April 2020, Sunday 10:25, 1 hour), (October 2024, Friday 19:00)
  • Nino san to asobo (Nino san travel specials, 6 as of June 2025) (NTV, January 16, 2023 - June 6, 2025)
• Ninomiyanchi (Special New Year's program substituting Aratsubo, hosted by Arashi every January 3, since 2017) (Fuji TV, January 3, 2021-2025; (primetime) June 27, 2024)
• Dareka to Nakai (Fuji TV, 4 February, 2024-March 2024) (co-host with Masahiro Nakai)
• Friday Edge Quiz ōi kata ga kachi! (NTV, April - May 2024)
• Kawashima Ninomiya no Tamigoe (Fuji TV, May 25, 2024 - November 9, 2024) (co-host with Akira Kawashima
• Ninomiya Kotaro (Fuji, July 2024) (co-starring with Kotaro Koizumi)
• Geki ka wa petto dai shūgō! Wan Nyan Ninoland (TV Tokyo, August 2024) (co-host Shimofuri Myojo's Seiya Ishikawa, narrated by Jin Katagiri and Moka Kamishiraishi)
• Nittere-kei quiz festival 2024 (aki) (NTV, October 2024)
• Nino nanoni (TBS, November 27, 2024) "New Year's special" (January 12, 2025) 3rd. special (March 12, 2025), and as regular program starting on April 9, 2025.
• Secret NG House (Prime Video Japan, March 27, 2025) (co-host with Masayasu Wakabayashi
• Everyone's Best Kouhaku 100th Anniversary of Broadcasting Special (NHK, 2025) (guest)

Telethon

Ninomiya appears as main personality in NTV's 24-Hr TV (24時間テレビ) for 6th time, 5 with Arashi (2004, 2008, 2012, 2013, 2019) and 1 as member of YouTube channel Jyaninochaneru (2022)

Other hosting duties

Blue Ribbon Awards (February 2024)

Radio

Ninomiya has his own radio show, Bay Storm, since October 4, 2002. The show is currently airing every Sunday on Japan's BayFM, in which he often plays his own renditions of Arashi's songs as well as songs by other artists.

Magazine

He wrote a column with the title "IT" in MORE magazine, from January 2009 until it ended in January 2019. On July 7, 2024, he announced to his fan club that he would release, on November 15, the compilation of the 123 issues in the form of a book called "Ninomiya Kazunari no It [itto]". The book contains all photos and written parts included in the More series, with a gift of a special photo bookmark.

YouTuber

Template:See A new Johnny's YouTube channel called ジャにのちゃんねる (Jyaninochaneru), led by Ninomiya himself, was opened in 2021. The channel is also run by KAT-TUN's Yuichi Nakamaru, Hey! Say! JUMP's Ryosuke Yamada, and Sexy Zone's Fuma Kikuchi.
As a consequence of the Johnny Kitagawa sexual abuse problem, the name "Johnny" is to be eliminated from all name-related groups, office sections and the office itself. In the video posted on 4 October 2023, named #277【ご報告!!】現状がわかんなすぎて皆で話し合った日, Ninomiya and the rest of the members commented on the change of name for the channel, as well as a pause period to assess all the changes concerning the contracts with the agency's artists. "There are many uncertainties, so we will take a break for a certain period of time", he commented. The channel was to resume with the posts around the beginning of November, but they released a new video saying the channel would take some more time off, until things were settled. After gathering votes for the fan recommended names, the channel's name was changed to "Yoninochannel", as revealed in video #281 【大決定!!】こんな名前が決まるぜ!!!!の日, released December 10, 2023.

He became a VTuber for the latest edition of the Puzzle & Dragons commercials, released in November 2023. According to him, filming this commercial was no different than filming a (CG) movie. It was a challenge for him to get the match play, because of the motion capture suit, but he enjoyed it as a new experience.

Social Networks

True to his joker nature, Ninomiya opened a Twitter account (@nino_honmono) on March 8 2023, posting only written posts, but in the description, the Johnny's Web profile link he put was that of fellow Johnny and long time friend, Shunsuke Kazama, causing amusement on his followers. He later shared photos of himself alone and with other Johnny's during the 46th Japan Academy Awards Ceremony. Ninomiya caused a stir on 27 February 2024, after posting in X (formerly Twitter) that his head ached. About an hour later, he updated his profile, changing the default photo he had since opening the account, almost 1 year before, to a photo of himself with silver-colored hair. Ninomiya is known to mostly change his hairstyle when he gets acting work.

On May 5, 2025, Ninomiya opened a temporary Instagram account dedicated to promote his upcoming second cover album and fan meeting.

Commercials

CM

• AC Japan
  • United Nations World Food Program Assistance Campaign "Biscuits" (Narration) (2007-2008)
• Adastria
  • .ST (Dot ST) Clothing (2021- )
• Amazon
  • Prime Video Japan
• Asahi Group Holdings, Ltd.
  • Wonda Coffee (2022) With KAT-TUN'S Yuichi Nakamaru
  • Clear Asahi beer (April 2023) As part of Jyaninochannel
• Nihon Eisai Co. Ltd.
  • Chocola BB (2010-2012)
• DHC Corporation (corporate ambassador) (January 2025 - )
  • DHC Medicated Deep Cleansing Oil Renewbright (2025-)
• Every, Inc. (2017-2018)
  • Delish Kitchen
• Ezaki Glico Co., Ltd.
  • Pocky (2011-2015)
• GungHo Online Entertainment
  • Puzzle & Dragons (2014-2020 as part of Arashi; 2021-2023, 2024- as himself)
• Hisamitsu Pharmaceutical
  • Salonpas (2013-2023)
• House Foods
  • Shirataki noodle soup with soy milk (2007-2011)
  • Soup de okoge (2007-2011)
• Ito Ham
  • The GRAND Alt Bayern Sausages (2021-2023)
• Japan Post Holdings
  • New Year's Day campaign (2007-2008)
• J Storm
  • Hey! Say! JUMP's Ultra Music Power cm (2007)
• Kirin Company, Ltd
  • Kirin Beverage Company, Ltd
    • Shavadava (2008)
• JCB
  • JCB Card (2010-2023, April 2024-)
• Lion Corporation
  • Top Super NANOX (2016-2023); 2021 with fellow Arashi member Masaki Aiba, in a collaborative visual campaign with Soflan
• Template:Ill
  • Luup micro mobility services (E-scooter) (2024- )
• Mercari
  • Mercari Hallo (2024-)
• Morinaga & Company
  • Morinaga Milk Industry pino eskimo (1998-2000)
• NEXT (Lifull) Real Estate
  • HOME'S (2015-2016)
• Nintendo Co., Ltd.
  • Super Mario 3D Land (2011)
• Nisshin Oillio Group ja
  • Nisshin Oillio (2011-2023)
• Procter & Gamble Japan
  • Pantene (2025-)
• Sapporo Breweries
  • Sapporo Mugi to Hop (2018)

Personal life

On November 12, 2019, Ninomiya announced his marriage through a handwritten letter he released in their fan club website. He announced the birth of his daughter through his agency on March 5, 2021. The birth of his second daughter was announced on November 19, 2022.

Ninomiya took X as a place to rant about his family's personal space being violated, after a weekly magazine published in November 2024 photos of him and his family in a shrine for the Japanese celebration Shichi-Go-San. The photographs taken only show a mosaic of Ninomiya's wife and children. In response to this, he said, "I've had a life where I told myself, 'I don't want my private life to be photographed, but I can't help it'. In recent years, even when looking at photos taken without permission from an etiquette and moral point of view, I've thought "it's not right to take photos of ordinary people and post them on the Internet where an unspecified number of people can see them" (although this is my opinion). I think that the publisher and the photographer probably blurred them with the intention of 'consideration', but, please do not photograph my family members, who are ordinary people, regardless of the occasion or reason." The post was made on the eve of Arashi's 25th Anniversary, and it was noted by him, as he said that he would stop posting on X for an undisclosed period, given his unwillingness to offend his (and Arashi's) fans because of his "negative feelings".

Filmography

Drama

Year	Title	Role	Notes	Ref.
1998	Amagi Goe	Takichi Nishinōra (child)	Television special
	Nijuroku ya Mairi	Akimasa Okita (child)
	Akimahende	Taiki Aoki
	Boys Be... Jr.		Episode 6 (appears at the beginning of the episode)
1999	Nekketsu Ren'ai-dō	Toshiya Kondō	Episode: "Iteza no O-gata BOY"
	Abunai Houkago	Katsuyuki Natsuki	Lead role
	Kowai Nichiyōbi	Kazunari Ninomiya	Episode: "Koko Datta ka"
	V no Arashi	Kazunari Ninomiya	Lead role with Arashi members
2000	Namida o Fuite	Kenta Fuchigami
2001	Handoku!!!	Nobu Sakaguchi
2003	Netsuretsu Teki Chūka Hanten	Kenta Nanami
	Stand Up!!	Shōhei Asai	Lead role with Anne Suzuki
2004	Minami-kun no Koibito	Susumu Minami	Lead role with Kyoko Fukada
2005	Yasashii Jikan	Takuro Wakui	Lead role with Masami Nagasawa and Akira Terao
2006	Sukoshi wa, Ongaeshi ga Dekitakana	Kazunori Kitahara	Lead role, television special
2007	Haikei, Chichiue-sama	Ippei Tahara	Lead role
	Marathon	Shōtaro Miyata	Lead role, television special
	Yamada Tarō Monogatari	Taro Yamada	Lead role with Sho Sakurai
2008	Maō	Masayoshi Kumada	Episode 1 guest appearance
	Ryūsei no Kizuna	Kōichi Ariake	Lead role
2009	Door to Door	Hideo Kurasawa	Lead role, television special
	Tengoku de Kimi ni Aetara	Junichi Nonogami	Lead role with Mao Inoue, television special
2010	Saigo no Yakusoku	Shūji Yamagiwa	Lead role with Arashi members, television special
	Natsu no Koi wa Nijiiro ni Kagayaku	Hamlet stage lighting technician	Episode 10 guest appearance
	Freeter, Ie o Kau	Seiji Take	Lead role
2011	Freeter, Ie o Kau SP	Seiji Take	Lead role
2012	Kuruma Isu de Boku wa Sora wo Tobu	Hasebe Yasuyuki	Lead role, 24 Hour Television SP
2014	Yowakutemo Katemasu	Aoshi Tamo	Lead role
2015	Murder on the Orient Express	Heita Makuuchi	Television special
	Aka Medaka	Danshun Tatekawa	Lead role
2016	Botchan	Botchan	Lead role; television special
2018	Black Forceps	Seishiro Tokai	Lead role
2022	Adventure of Comandante Cappellini	Yōhei Hayami	Lead role, television special
	My Family	Haruto Naruzawa	Lead role
2023	One Day: Wonderful Christmas Ado	Seiji Suguroji / Yuta Amagi	Lead role
	Vivant	Nokor
2024	Black Forceps Season 2	Yukihiko Amagi	Lead role
		Seishiro Tokai
	Informa	Takano Ryunosuke
	Oshi no Ko	Kamiki Hikaru	Episodes 7 and 8
2025	Anpan	Kiyoshi Yanai	Asadora
	Last Samurai Standing (Ikusagami)	Enju

Films

Year	Title	Role	Notes	Ref
2002	Pikanchi Life is Hard Dakedo Happy	Takuma Onda
2003	The Blue Light	Shuichi Kushimori	Lead role
2004	Pikanchi Life Is Hard Dakara Happy	Takuma Onda
2006	Letters from Iwo Jima	Saigo	Lead role with Ken Watanabe, Hollywood debut
2006	Tekkon Kinkreet	Black	Voice, lead role
2007	Kiiroi Namida	Eisuke Muraoka	Lead role with Arashi members
2009	Heaven's Door	Host	Guest appearance
2010	Ōoku	Yunoshin Mizuno	Lead role with Kou Shibasaki
2011	Gantz	Kei Kurono	Lead role with Kenichi Matsuyama
	Gantz: Perfect Answer
2013	Platinum Data	Ryuhei Kagura/ Ryu	Lead role
2014	Pikanchi Life is Hard Tabun Happy	Takuma Onda	Lead role with Arashi members
2015	Assassination Classroom	Koro-sensei	Lead role, voice
	Nagasaki: Memories of My Son	Koji Fukuhara	Lead role
2016	Assassination Classroom: Graduation	Koro-sensei, Grim Reaper	Lead role, voice
2017	The Last Recipe	Sasaki	Lead role
2018	Killing for the Prosecution	Keiichiro Okino	Lead role with Takuya Kimura
2020	The Asadas	Masashi Asada	Lead role
2022	Tang and Me	Ken Kasugai	Lead role
		Tang	Voice, Motion capture model
	Fragments of the Last Will	Hatao Yamamoto	Lead role
2023	Analog	Satoru Mizushima	Lead role
2024	Oshi no Ko: The Final Act	Hikaru Kamiki
2025	Synapusyu THE MOVIE Pushu Hoppe Dancing PARTY	Party	Voice
	The Exit 8	Lost Man	Lead role
	Shinsou wo ohanashi shimasu	Voice on the phone	Voice

Stage

Year	Title	Role	Notes	Ref
1997	Stand By Me	Chris
	Kyo to Kyo
2004	Shibuya Kara Tooku Hanarete	Naoya	Lead role
2005	Rebel Without a Cause	Jim Stark	Lead role
2009	Strangers on a Train	Bruno	Lead role

Discography

Music contributions

Year	Title	Type	Ref
2007	"Fight song"	music
	Niji	lyrics
2008	Gimmick game	lyrics, music, arrangement
2009	"5x10"	lyrics (Arashi)
2010	1992＊4##111	lyrics, music, arrangement
2011	Doko ni demo aru uta	lyrics, music, arrangement
2012	Sketch† Green††	lyrics and arrangement (w/Sho Sakurai), music† lyrics (Arashi)††
2012	Sore wa yappari kimi deshita	lyrics, arrangement
2013	20825日目の曲	lyrics, music, arrangement
2014	Merry Christmas	lyrics, music, arrangement
2016	Wonder-Love	(recording under Ninomiya's supervision)
2019	"5x20"	lyrics (Arashi)

Solo album

Year	Title	Release details	Tracklist	Ref
2022	〇〇と二宮と (Marumaru to Ninomiya to)	Released in CD (+ DVD/BR) for members of Arashi's Fan Club on June 17, digital download and streaming on June 20 for the general audience.	8-song cover album Tracklist "Kimi to boku no banka" (original: Template:Ill) "Walking with you" (original: Novelbright) "Pretender" (original: Official Hige Dandism) "Himawari no Yakusoku" (original: Motohiro Hata) "Attitude" (original: Mrs. Green Apple) "Omouta" (original: Kiyosaku (Uezu) (Mongol800)) "Rōka o hashiru na" (original: Template:Ill) "Honeybeat" (original: V6)
2025	〇〇と二宮と2 (Marumaru to Ninomiya to 2)	CD (limited version with extras for fan club members; regular edition with sticker) release July 1, 2025; streaming and digital download release on July 2, 2025	9-song cover album Tracklist "Answer"　(original: Lilas Ikuta) "Isekai kyōsōkyoku"　(original: Kentaro Seino) "Shūmatsu no māchi" (original: Ryo Umekawa) "Nazonazo" (original: Radwimps "Template:Ill" (original: Sakai Yu) "Piasu" (original: Satou.） "Mirai hana" (original: Sukima Switch) "Last Song" (original: Official Hige Dandism) "Yozora nomukō" (original: SMAP) (fan club edition exclusive)

Solo concerts and events

Year	Title	Details	Notes	Ref
2025	"Kazunari Ninomiya FC Live Showcase"	Okaya Koki Nagoya Public Hall Large Hall (Nagoya City Public Hall) (September 2-3, 2025) Fukuoka Sun Palace Hotel & Hall (September 9-10, 2025) Hokkaido Sapporo Cultural Arts Theater Hitaru (September 16-17, 2025) Grand Cube Osaka Main Hall (Osaka Prefectural International Convention Center) (September 25-26, 2025) Tokyo Garden Theater (October 1-2, 2025)	First fan club event

Awards and nominations

Year	Organization	Award	Work	Result
2001	5th Nikkan Sports Drama Grand Prix (Fall)	Best Supporting Actor	Handoku!!!	Won
2003	6th Nikkan Sports Drama Grand Prix (Winter)	Best Supporting Actor	Netsuretsu Teki Chuka Hanten	Won
	10th Rendora 110Award	Best Actor	Stand Up!!	Won
2004	8th Nikkan Sports Drama Grand Prix (Summer)	Best Supporting Actor	Minami-kun no Koibito	Won
2005	60th Japan Broadcast Film Arts Award	Outstanding Supporting Actor	Yasashii Jikan	Won
	8th Nikkan Sports Drama Grand Prix (Winter)	Best Supporting Actor		Nominated
	16th Rendora 110Award	Best Supporting Actor		Won
2006	61st Japan Broadcast Film Arts Award	Outstanding Supporting Actor	Sukoshi wa, Ongaeshi ga Dekitakana	Won
	15th Hashida Awards	Individual Award		Won
2007	10th Nikkan Sports Drama Grand Prix (Winter)	Best Actor	Haikei, Chichiue-sama	Won
	10th Nikkan Sports Drama Grand Prix	Best Actor		Won
	52nd Television Drama Academy Awards	Best Actor		Nominated
	62nd Japan Broadcast Film Arts Award	Excellence Best Actor		Won
	11th Nikkan Sports Drama Grand Prix (Summer)	Best Actor	Yamada Tarō Monogatari	Won
	54th Television Drama Academy Awards	Best Actor		Nominated
	Monthly Galaxy Awards (September)	Galaxy Award	Marathon	Won
	62nd Cultural Affairs Award	Hōsō Kojin Award		Won
2008	12th Nikkan Sports Drama Grand Prix (Fall)	Best Actor	Ryūsei no Kizuna	Won
	63rd Japan Broadcast Film Arts Award	Outstanding Lead Actor		Won
	59th Television Drama Academy Awards	Best Actor		Won
	49th Monte-Carlo Television Festival	Outstanding Actor (Drama)		Nominated
2009	46th Galaxy Awards	Individual Award	Ryūsei no Kizuna, Door to Door	Won
2011	14th Nikkan Sports Drama Grand Prix (Fall)	Best Actor	Freeter, Ie o Kau	Won
	65th Japan Broadcast Film Award	Outstanding Lead Actor		Won
	67th Television Drama Academy Awards	Best Actor		Won
	4th International Drama Festival in Tokyo	Individual Award		Won
		Best Actor Award		Won
2016	89th Kinema Junpo Award	Best Actor	Haha to Kuraseba	Won
	39th Japan Academy Film Prize	Best Actor		Won
	41st Hochi Film Award	Best Actor		Nominated
2017	42nd Hochi Film Award	Best Actor	The Last Recipe	Nominated
2018	22nd Nikkan Sports Drama Grand Prix (Spring)	Best Actor	Black Pean	Won
	97th Television Drama Academy Awards	Best Actor		Nominated
	43rd Hochi Film Award	Best Supporting Actor	Killing for the Prosecution	Won
2019	73rd Mainichi Film Awards	Best Supporting Actor		Nominated
	61st Blue Ribbon Awards	Best Supporting Actor		Nominated
	42nd Japan Academy Prize	Best Supporting Actor		Nominated
2021	42nd Yokohama Film Festival	Best Actor	The Asadas	Won
	63rd Blue Ribbon Awards	Best Actor		Nominated
	44th Japan Academy Film Prize	Best Actor		Nominated
2023	46th Japan Academy Film Prize	Best Actor	Fragments of the Last Will	Nominated
	65th Blue Ribbon Awards	Best Actor	Fragments of the Last Will and Tang and Me	Won
	36th Nikkan Sports Film Awards	Best Actor	Fragments of the Last Will and Analog	Nominated
	48th Hochi Film Awards	Best Actor	Fragments of the Last Will and Analog	Nominated

Other awards

Year	Organization	Award	Category	Result	Ref
2024	Nikkei Magazine	Suits of the Year 2024	Arts and Culture	Won

Books and other writing

Books

• (ISBN 408789018X, publishing by Shueisha) (November 15, 2024) – Compilation of articles written in "More" magazine. First edition includes a signed photograph bookmark as gift.
• (Shueisha, ISBN：978-4-08-721368-3) (June 17, 2025) – Original work.

Script works

• "Exit 8" movie (2025) – script co-writer

External links

• Kazunari Ninomiya official site
• Storm Labels Profile
• Kazunari Ninomiya (Arashi) | Starto Entertainment profile
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