Mackenyu
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, known professionally as or simply , is a Japanese actor. He 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. He has since portrayed characters in many other adaptations of popular manga series, including Okuyasu Nijimura in ''JoJo's Bizarre Adventure: Diamond Is Unbreakable Chapter I (2017), Sōta in Tokyo Ghoul S (2019), Yukishiro Enishi in Rurouni Kenshin: The Final (2021), Pegasus Seiya in Knights of the Zodiac, and Roronoa Zoro in the Netflix series One Piece'' (both 2023
Mackenyu is a Japanese actor who became prominent after starring in the 2016 Chihayafuru live-action films and winning a major newcomer award, and has since built a career playing characters in live-action and film adaptations of popular manga series. His notable roles include parts in JoJo's Bizarre Adventure, Tokyo Ghoul, Rurouni Kenshin, Knights of the Zodiac, and Netflix's One Piece.
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- Person.name
- Mackenyu
- Person.image
- Mackenyu.png
- Person.caption
- Mackenyu in 2026
- Person.native_name
- 真剣佑
- Person.native_name_lang
- ja
- Person.birth_place
- Los Angeles, California, U.S.
- Person.other_names
- Mackenyu Arata
- Person.occupation
- Actor
- Person.years_active
- 2005–present
- Person.agent
- Asian Cinema Entertainment
- Person.children
- 1
- Person.father
- Sonny Chiba
- Person.relatives
- Juri Manase (half-sister)Gordon Maeda (brother)
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, known professionally as or simply , is a Japanese actor. He 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. He has since portrayed characters in many other adaptations of popular manga series, including Okuyasu Nijimura in ''JoJo's Bizarre Adventure: Diamond Is Unbreakable Chapter I (2017), Sōta in Tokyo Ghoul S (2019), Yukishiro Enishi in Rurouni Kenshin: The Final (2021), Pegasus Seiya in Knights of the Zodiac, and Roronoa Zoro in the Netflix series One Piece'' (both 2023).
Mackenyu is the son of actor and martial artist Sonny Chiba, the older brother of actor Gordon Maeda, and the younger half-brother of actress Juri Manase.
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