Suntory’s new draft beer commercial “After the Rain” featuring Kento Yamazaki, Mone Kamishiraishi, Kenji Sakaguchi, and Oswald begins airing

Kento Yamazaki
**Kento Yamazaki** is a Japanese actor born on September 7, 1994 in Itabashi, Tokyo. He is affiliated with Stardust Promotion.
History and career
Yamazaki Kento was scouted on Takeshita Street in Harajuku when he was in the third year of junior high school, and joined his current agency. He passed the audition for the magazine “Pichi Lemon” and began working as a male model in the February 2010 issue. He made his acting debut in the 2010 TV drama “Atami no Sosakan” and his first leading role in the 2011 film “Kantou” (Control Tower)​ (Wikipedia)​ (Wikipedia, Free Encyclopedia)​.
Major appearances
TV dramas
Atami no Sosakan (2010) – Shijuman Shinya
35-year-old High School Student (2013) – Akutsu Ryo
Death Note (2015) – L
Suki na Hito ga Iru Koto (2016) – Shibasaki Chiaki
Rikuo (2017) – Miyazawa Daichi
The Last Kiss (2018) – Dojima Otaro
Good Doctor (2018) – Shindou Minato
Alice in Borderland (2020-2022) – Arisu Ryohei
Child of Atom (2022) – Lead role: Asaka Hideto
Film
Control Tower (2011) – Fujita Kakeru
L・DK (2014) – Kugayama Shusei
Heroine Disqualified (2015) – Terasaka Ritta
Orange (2015) – Naruse Kakeru
Your Lie in April (2016) – Arima Kousei
Kingdom series (2019-2023) – Lead role: Shin
Ni no Kuni (2019) – Yuu (voice role)
Theater (2020) – Nagata
Golden Kamuy (2024) – Starring as Sugimoto Saichi
Awards
Yamazaki Kento has received numerous awards for his acting.
Japan Academy AwardNewcomer of the Year Award (2015) – “Heroine Disqualified”, “Orange”
Best Supporting Actor Award (2022) – “Kingdom”
Yamazaki Kento has played a wide range of roles in dramas and movies, and is highly praised for his versatile acting skills.
For more information, please refer to the following link: Yamazaki_Kento – Wikipedia (Japanese)

Mone Kamishiraishi
**Mone Kamishiraishi** is a Japanese actress, singer and voice actress born on January 27, 1998 in Kagoshima Prefecture. She is affiliated with Toho Entertainment and is 152cm tall. She is also the older sister of actress Moka Kamishiraishi​.
History and career
Mone Kamishiraishi entered the entertainment industry after winning the Special Jury Award at the 7th Toho Cinderella Audition in 2011. She starred in the 2014 film “Lady Maiko” and her performance was highly praised. This led to her receiving the Newcomer of the Year Award at the 38th Japan Academy Awards​.
She also gained international recognition for voicing the heroine Mitsuha Miyamizu in Makoto Shinkai’s anime film “Your Name.” The film was a huge hit not only in Japan but around the world​.
Major appearances
Films
“Lady Maiko” (2014) – Starring as Haruko Saigo
“Chihayafuru” series (2016-2018) – Playing the role of Kanade Oe
“Your Name.” 』(2016) – voice role of Miyamizu Mitsuha
『L♡DK』(2019) – voice role of Nishimori Aoi
『Everything at Dawn』(2024) – lead role as Asai Sakiko​ ​.
TV Drama
『Love Lasts Forever』(2020) – lead role as Sakura Nanase
『Oh! My Boss! Love Is in a Separate Volume』(2021) – lead role as Suzuki Nami
『Reach Beyond the Blue Sky』(2021) – voice role as Atsuhime
『Come Come Everybody』(2021-2022) – lead role as Tachibana Yasuko​ .
Awards
Mone Kamishiraishi has won many awards.
Japan Academy Awards
Best New Actor Award (“Lady Maiko”)
Seiyu Awards
Best Actress Award (“Your Name”)
Yomiuri Theater Awards
Best Actress Award (“Spirited Away”, “Daddy Long Legs”)
Mone Kamishiraishi continues to demonstrate her talents in a wide range of genres, including movies, TV dramas, and stage plays.
For more information, please refer to the following link: Mone Kamishiraishi – Wikipedia (Japanese)

Kenji Sakaguchi
**Kenji Sakaguchi** is a Japanese actor, TV personality, and businessman born on November 8, 1975 in Tokyo. His father is Seiji Sakaguchi, a former professional wrestler, and his younger brother, Yukio Sakaguchi, is also a professional wrestler.​
His background and career
Kenji Sakaguchi made his debut as a model in the fashion magazine “MEN’S CLUB” in 1999, and began his acting career in the same year in the TV drama “Best Friend”. In 2003, he made his film debut in the movie “New Battles Without Honor and Humanity – Murder-“, and has since appeared in many TV dramas and movies.
Major appearances
TV dramas
Ikebukuro West Gate Park (2000) – role of Doberman Yamai
Astronomical Observation (2002) – role of Assistant Professor Nakayamada
Team Medical Dragon (2006-2014) – starring role of Asada Ryuutarou
Second to Last Love (2012-2014) – role of Nagatsuka Tamotsu
Kazama Kimihisa – Kyojo 0 (2023) – special appearance
Movies
New Battles Without Honor and Humanity – Murder (2003) – role of Nishizaki Shingo
UDON (2006) – starring role of Matsui Kasaku
Kaiji: The Ultimate Gambler (2009) – Role: Hyodo
GOEMON (2009) – Role: Ishikawa Goemon
Rinjo: The Movie (2012) – Role: Sanada Toru​​.
Suspension of acting activities
In 2018, Sakaguchi Kenji announced that he would be taking an indefinite hiatus from showbiz due to his diagnosis of “idiopathic femoral head necrosis”. He left his agency, K-Dash, to focus on treatment.
Current activities
After taking a hiatus from acting, Sakaguchi Kenji began working as a coffee roaster and launched his own brand, “The Rising Sun Coffee”. He opened a roastery in Kujukuri, Chiba Prefecture in 2018, and opened a second store in 2021.
For more information, please refer to the following link: Kenji Sakaguchi – Wikipedia (Japanese)

Aina the End
**Aina the End (born December 27, 1994)** is a Japanese singer, dancer, singer-songwriter, and actress from Osaka Prefecture. She is a former member of the girl group BiSH and currently works as a solo artist.
History and career
After graduating from Riseisha High School, Aina the End moved to Tokyo from Osaka and released her own compositions as a solo singer while also working as a back dancer. In 2015, she passed the audition for BiSH and began working as a member of the group in March of the same year. Her husky voice and unique expressiveness had a major influence on BiSH’s music.
Major activities and works
Solo activities
In 2021, she released her first album “THE END”, all of which she wrote and composed, and began her solo activities in earnest.
In October 2023, she played her first starring role in the film “Kyrie no Uta” directed by Shunji Iwai. She wrote her own songs for this film and released the album “DEBUT”.
Musicals
In 2022, she played the lead role of Janis Joplin in the Broadway musical “Janis”, which will be performed for the first time in Japan.
Other Activities
She was in charge of the theme song “Takarasha” for the TBS Sunday Theatre drama “Sayonara Maestro ~Father and Me Appassionato~”.
She was in charge of the theme song “Frail” for the movie “Henna Ie”.
Awards
Aina the End has received many awards for her acting and musical activities. In particular, she was recognized for her performance in the movie “Kirie no Uta”, winning the Newcomer of the Year award at the 47th Japan Academy Awards and the Newcomer of the Year award at the 48th Hochi Film Awards.
Personality and Characteristics
Aina the End has a unique husky voice, which was maintained by leaving some of her vocal cords intact during surgery for vocal nodules, rather than completely removing them. She also choreographs for BiSH and other artists’ songs.
More information
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