Mackenyu

In this Japanese name, the surname is Maeda.
Mackenyu
真剣佑
Mackenyu in 2023
Born
Mackenyu Maeda (前田 真剣佑)

(1996-11-16) November 16, 1996 (age 27)
Los Angeles, California, U.S.
Other namesMackenyu Arata
Mackenyu Chiba
J.J. MacKenyu
OccupationActor
Years active2005–present
AgentAsian Cinema Entertainment
FatherSonny Chiba[1][2]
RelativesJuri Manase (half-sister)[1][2]
Gordon Maeda (brother)[1][2]
Websitewww.mackenfamily.jp

Mackenyu Maeda (前田 真剣佑, Maeda Makken'yū, born November 16, 1996), known professionally as Mackenyu Arata[3] (Japanese: 新田 真剣佑, Hepburn: Arata Makken'yū) or simply Mackenyu (真剣佑, Makken'yū), is a Japanese actor. He is the son of actor and martial artist Sonny Chiba.[1][4][2] Mackenyu rose to fame after portraying Arata Wataya in the Chihayafuru live-action trilogy in 2016, which earned him the 40th Japan Academy Newcomers of the Year Award in 2017.[5] He has since portrayed characters in many other adaptations of popular manga series, including JoJo's Bizarre Adventure: Diamond Is Unbreakable Chapter I (2017), Tokyo Ghoul S (2019), the villain Yukishiro Enishi in Rurouni Kenshin: The Final (2021), the protagonist Pegasus Seiya in Knights of the Zodiac and Roronoa Zoro in the Netflix series One Piece (2023).

  1. ^ a b c d Neate, Casey (September 2, 2021). "Sonny Chiba: Martial arts master and icon of Japanese cinema". The Independent. Retrieved March 9, 2023. [Sonny Chiba's] first marriage was to actress Yoko Nogiwa, with whom he had co-starred in the detective series Key Hunter (1969-1973). They had a daughter, the actress Juri Manase, before divorcing in 1994. Chiba is also survived by his sons Mackenyu Arata and Gordon Maeda, who also both pursued careers in acting.
  2. ^ a b c d Cite error: The named reference Gilbey2021 was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  3. ^ "新田真剣佑 TOP COAT". TOP COAT (retrieved by Wayback Machine). Archived from the original on November 7, 2020. Retrieved February 3, 2018.
  4. ^ "A Sonny Chiba interview: Acting, martial arts and family - Meniscus Magazine". Meniscus Magazine. August 3, 2014. Retrieved June 17, 2016.
  5. ^ "第40回日本アカデミー賞優秀賞の最多受賞は「怒り」、「シン・ゴジラ」「64」が続く". 映画ナタリー (in Japanese). Archived from the original on April 5, 2023. Retrieved May 1, 2021.