is a Japanese actor.
Career Ayano was featured in several roles beginning in 2003. In 2009, he appeared in Takashi Miike's Crows Zero 2. His role in the film was described by Mark Schilling of The Japan Times as "a tall, pale-faced, delicately featured boy who looks like Michael Jackson's Japanese cousin, but fights like Bruce Lee." He was later cast in Shun Oguri's directorial debut, Surely Someday (2010).
Ayano co-starred in Takefumi Tsutsui's In a Lonely Planet (2011) with Aya Takeko and Takayo Mimura. He appeared in Mika Ninagawa's Helter Skelter (2012), and had supporting roles in Eriko Kitagawa's I Have to Buy New Shoes (2012) and Shuichi Okita's Yokomichi Yonosuke (2013).
In 2013, Ayano starred in two of his highest profile roles to date: as George "Joe" Asakura in Gatchaman, a live-action adaptation of the classic Tatsunoko Productions anime, and as Ishikawa Goemon in Lupin III, adapted from the iconic manga by Monkey Punch and directed by Ryuhei Kitamura.
In 2016, Ayano was cast as the lead character, Nyx Ulric, in the feature film Kingsglaive: Final Fantasy XV.
Personal life On December 31, 2022, Ayano announced that he had married actress Yui Sakuma. On March 30, 2024, Ayano and Sakuma jointly announced that they had welcomed their first child.
Filmography
Film Year Title RoleNotes2005Nana 2006Black Kiss 2007LifeIsamu TakitaLead role2008Aquarian Age AmemiyaLove Exposure Be a Man! Samurai School HienNaokoSusumu Kuroda2009TajomaruCrows Zero 2 Ryo Urushibara2010ShibuyaLead roleSurely Someday 2011GantzUsagi DropA Man with StyleMe o Tojite Gira Gira Lead roleIn a Lonely PlanetTetsuoLead role2012HasamiHelter SkelterShin'ichi OkumuraRurouni KenshinGeinI Have to Buy New ShoesKangoThe Samurai That NightWorking Holiday2013The Story of YonosukeKatōGatchaman George "Joe" AsakuraFlower of ShanidarKenji ŌtakiLead role2014Lupin IIIGoemon Ishikawa XIIIThe Light Shines Only ThereTatsuoLead roleThe Perfect InsiderSōhei SaikawaUshijima the Loan Shark Part 2 Inui2015S The Last Policeman - Recovery of Our Future Iori SogaPiece of CakeKyōshirō SugaharaThe Big Bee Isao SaikaShinjuku Swan Tatsuhiko ShiratoriLead role201664: Part I Suwa64: Part II SuwaRage NaotoA Bride for Rip Van Winkle Yukimasu AmuroTwisted Justice MoroboshiLead roleKingsglaive: Final Fantasy XVNyx Ulric (voice)Lead role2017The Last Recipe Yanagisawa MukokuKengo YatabeLead roleShinjuku Swan II Tatsuhiko ShiratoriLead roleAjin: Demi-Human Satō2018Punk Samurai Slash Down Jūnoshin KakeLead role2019The Promised Land Takeshi NakamuraLead roleFamily of Strangers Chūya Tsukamoto2020Beneath the Shadow Kon'noLead roleThe Legacy of Dr. Death: Black File Hayato InukaiLead role2021A Family Kenji YamamotoLead roleHomunculus Susumu NakoshiLead role2023Hard DaysTakayuki YazakiA Spoiling Rain TochitaniLead role2024Let's Go Karaoke! Kyoji NaritaLead roleLast MileAi IbukiThe Real YouNakaoMaruYokoyamaDoctor-X: The MovieAkihiko Kōno2025ShamSeiichi YabushitaLead roleBaka's IdentityKenshi KajitaniThe Stars and Moon are Holes in the SkyKatsuji YazoeLead role2026MentorJun Nomoto
Television Year Title RoleNotes2003Kamen Rider 555Spider Orphenoch/Aki Sawada2006InugoeDaiki MaedaLead role2010MotherSecond Virgin2011Heaven's Flower The Legend of ArcanaDowntown RocketKensaku ManoCarnationRyūichi SuōAsadora2012PioneersKingi AbeCleopatra Ladies: Eternal Desire for BeautyYu Kuosaki2013Yae's SakuraMatsudaira KatamoriTaiga dramaMatrimonial ChaosRyō Uehara Public Affairs Office in the SkyDaisuke SoraiLink2014S: The Last PolicemanIori SogaThe Long Goodbye2014–16Ushijima the Loan SharkSeasons 2 and 32015–17Dr. StorksSakura KōnotoriLead role; 2 seasons2017Frankenstein's LoveThe MonsterLead role2018HagetakaMasahiko Washizu Lead role2020MIU404Ai IbukiLead role2021Love Deeply!Rintarō HasudaLead roleKinnikuman: The Lost LegendHimselfAvalancheSeiici HabuLead role2022The JournalistShin'ichi Murakami2023YuYu HakushoYounger Toguro2024Tokyo SwindlersTakumi TsujimotoLead role2026Song of the SamuraiSerizawa Kamo
Awards and nominations Year Award Category Work(s) Result 20136th Tokyo Drama Awards Best Supporting ActorMatrimonial Chaos201437th Japan Academy Film PrizeNewcomer of the YearA Story of Yonosuke and The End of Summer38th Elan d'or AwardsNewcomer of the YearHimself22nd Hashida AwardsBest NewcomerMatrimonial Chaos, Public Affairs Office in the Sky and Yae's Sakura201569th Mainichi Film AwardsBest ActorThe Light Shines Only There88th Kinema Junpo AwardsBest ActorThe Light Shines Only There and The Snow White Murder Case36th Yokohama Film FestivalBest ActorThe Light Shines Only There7th Tama Film AwardsBest ActorShinjuku Swan, Piece of Cake and others201615th New York Asian Film FestivalRising Star AwardHimself41st Hochi Film AwardsBest Supporting ActorRage201740th Japan Academy Film PrizeBest ActorTwisted Justice202043rd Japan Academy Film PrizeBest Supporting ActorFamily of Strangers202548th Japan Academy Film PrizeBest ActorLet's Go Karaoke!30th Busan International Film FestivalBest Actor AwardBaka's Identity
References
External links Official website