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NAOTO

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Movies: 8Series: 7

TMDB ID: 2201144

IMDb ID: nm4824655

Known for: Acting

Born: August 30, 1983

Age: 42

Place of birth: Tokorozawa, Saitama Prefecture, Japan

Gender: Male

Adult content flag: No

Career span: 2009 - 2025

Years active: 17

Average TMDB rating: 7.55

Wikidata: Q2647904

Also known as

片岡直人 • 나오토 • Kataoka Naoto • EXILE NAOTO

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Biography

Kataoka Naoto (片岡直人), better known by his stage names NAOTO and EXILE NAOTO, is a performer and actor. He's a member of the group EXILE, one of the leaders of the group Sandaime J SOUL BROTHERS and leader of the hip-hop unit HONEST BOYZ®. He was also a member of J Soul Brothers' second generation Nidaime J Soul Brothers until they migrated to EXILE in 2009. In 2010, he became the leader of the newly-formed J Soul Brothers III. During Apr 2013, he played the role of Tomonori Kashiwagi in Fuji TV drama Last Cinderella. In the Tokyo TV drama Night Hero NAOTO that aired the same month, NAOTO played himself in his first leading role. His movie Dancing Mary is set to be released in 2020 and made its world premiere at the 2019 Sitges Film Festival.

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