(born July 9, 1990) is a Japanese actor, television, and theatre actor best known for his role as Higen, the young nephew of samurai leader Katsumoto, in the 2003 film The Last Samurai.
Life and career Born in Fukuoka, Fukuoka Prefecture, Japan, on July 9, 1990, Ikematsu landed his first film role in the blockbuster hit The Last Samurai at the age of 13.. Accessed May 29, 2006. He has since gone on to star in four feature-length films in Japan. Ikematsu graduated from Noma Junior High School in Minami-ku, Fukuoka City, Fukuoka in March 2006.
Filmography
Film
The Last Samurai (2003), Higen Tetsujin 28: The Movie (2005), Shōtarō Yamato (2005), Atsushi Udon, Shōta Mizusawa (2006) Yoru no Pikunikku (2006), Junya Sakaki Genghis Khan: To the Ends of the Earth and Sea (2007) Sand Chronicles (2008), Daigo Kitamura Dive!!, Yōichi (2008) Good Bye, My Secret Friend (2009), adult Yoshio Shin-san, Mamoru (2009) Looking Up at the Half Moon (2010), Yūichi Drucker in the Dug-Out (2011), Jirō Go! Boys' School Drama Club (2011), Kaji The Story of Yonosuke (2013) Love's Whirlpool (2014), Isamu (the NEET) Pale Moon (2014) The Vancouver Asahi (2014), Frank NojimaFCCJ, The Vancouver Asahi (Vancouver no Asahi) My Hawaiian Discovery (2014) Our Family (2014) Mozu (2015) Our Huff and Puff Journey (2015) A Cappella, Wataru Dōmoto (2016) The Shell Collector (2016) Destruction Babies (2016) After the Storm (2016) Somebody's Xylophone (2016) Seto & Utsumi, Utsumi (2016) Death Note: Light Up the New World (2016), Ryūzaki The Long Excuse (2016), Kishimoto The Tokyo Night Sky Is Always the Densest Shade of Blue (2017), Shinji Samurai's Promise (2018) You, Your, Yours (2018) Shoplifters (2018) Killing (2018) We Are Little Zombies (2019) Miyamoto (2019), Hiroshi Miyamoto Almost a Miracle (2019), Yōhei Yoshitaka A Girl Missing (2019), Kazumichi Talking the Pictures (2019), Buntarō Futagawa The Asian Angel (2021) 1921 (2021) Yanagawa (2021) Just Remembering, Teruo (2022) Shin Kamen Rider, Takeshi Hongo (2023) Okiku and the World (2023) Between the White Key and the Black Key (2023) Masked Hearts (2023) My Sunshine (2024), Arakawa Baby Assassins: Nice Days (2024), Kaede Fuyumura Documentary of Baby Assassins (2024), Himself The Real You (2024), Sakuya Ishikawa Gosh!! (2025) Ravens (2025), Shoda Frontline: Yokohama Bay (2025), Haruto Sanada The Secret Battlefield (2026), Yoichi Ujita
Television
Yoshitsune (2005), young Minamoto no Yoritomo Shinsengumi!! Hijikata Toshizō Saigo no Ichi-nichi (2006), Ichimura Tetsunosuke Fūrin Kazan (2007), young Takeda Shingen and Suwa Katsuyori Inochi no Shima (2009), Tōru The Three Musketeers (2009-2010), D'Artagnan (voice) 15-sai no Shiganhei (2010), Masami Fujiyama Q10, Takehiko Kubo (2010) Tomehane! Suzuri Kōkō Shodōbu (2010), Yukari Ōe Mozu (2014), Shingai Kazuhiko Sherlock Holmes (2014-2015), Jack Stapleton (voice) Death Note: New Generation (2016), Ryūzaki Kindaichi Kosuke Tōjō! (2016), Kosuke Kindaichi (2016) Silver and Gold (2017), Tetsuo Morita The Supporting Actors (2017), Himself Miyamoto kara Kimi e (2018), Hiroshi Miyamoto Anata no Soba de Ashita ga Warau (2021) Bullets, Bones and Blocked Noses (2021), Ippei Aoba Modern Love Tokyo (2022) Crayon Shin-chan (2023), Takeshi Hongo (voice) The Hot Spot (2025), Yuma Kishimoto Simulation: Defeat in the Summer of 1941 (2025), Yoichi Ujita Brothers in Arms (2026), Toyotomi Hideyoshi
Video games Uncharted 3: Drake's Deception (2011, Japanese dub), young Nathan Drake
Stage The Lion King (2001), Young Simba
References
External links Official website
Sosuke Ikematsu on Japanese Film Database