Jun Shison
Japanese actor
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Jun Shison (志尊 淳, Shison Jun; born March 5, 1995 in Tokyo) is a Japanese actor. He was associated with Watanabe Entertainment's male acting troupe D2 (later merged into D-Boys) from 2011 to 2023 and made his acting debut in Musical: The Prince of Tennis.
Career
Shison joined the D2 actor group (now merged with D-Boys) in 2011. He made his acting debut in The Prince of Tennis stage musical that same year.[1]
In 2015, he played his first starring role in the live action film adaptation of popular romance manga series Senpai to Kanojo. In 2019, he starred in the spin-off film to the High&Low franchise, High&Low The Worst, and its sequel High&Low The Worst X. In 2022, he was announced as the role of Kurama in Netflix's YuYu Hakusho live-action adaptation.[2]
In 2023, Shison was cast in the cooking drama Fermat's Cuisine, starring Fumiya Takahashi, and based on the manga series by Yūgo Kobayashi. He portrayed the character of Kai Asakura, a culinary prodigy who serves as the charismatic and enigmatic owner of Restaurant K.[3]
On November 16, 2023, Shison was appointed as the official ambassador for the Persona video game series.[4] He subsequently appeared in a commercial for Persona 5 Royal on December 15, 2023.[5]
On December 31, 2023, Shison left the agency after 12 years and is currently working independently.[6]
Filmography
Television
| Year | Title | Role | Notes | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014–2015 | Ressha Sentai ToQger | Right/ToQ 1gou | Lead role | [7] |
| 2020 | Detective Yuri Rintaro | Shunsuke Mitsugi | [8] | |
| The Way of the Househusband | Masa | [9] | ||
| 2021 | Reach Beyond the Blue Sky | Sugiura Aizō (Yuzuru) | Taiga drama | [10] |
| 2023 | Ranman | Takeo | Asadora | [11] |
| Fermat's Cuisine | Kai Asakura | Lead role | [12] | |
| YuYu Hakusho | Kurama | [13] | ||
| 2024 | Bakuage Sentai Boonboomger | Right/ToQ 1gou | Episode 32 | [14] |
| 2025 | Glass Heart | Kazushi Sakamoto | [15] | |
| Japan's Number One Jerk Salaryman | Shosuke Kohara | [16] | ||
| Murderous Encounter | Hiroki Shitara | Lead role | [17] | |
Film
| Year | Title | Role | Notes | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | Ressha Sentai ToQger vs. Kyoryuger: The Movie | Right/ToQ 1gou | Lead role | [18] |
| His Girlfriend | Keigo Minohara | Lead role | [19] | |
| 2017 | Teiichi: Battle of Supreme High | Kōmei Sakakibara | [20] | |
| 2021 | How We Work, How We Live | Himself | Documentary | [21] |
| 2022 | Bubble | Hibiki (voice) | [22] | |
| The Way of the Househusband: The Cinema | Masa | [23] | ||
| 2024 | 52-Hertz Whales | Ango Okada | [24] | |
Dubbing
- Bumblebee (2019) - Guillermo "Memo" Gutierrez (Jorge Lendeborg Jr.)[25]
- Onward (2020) - Ian Lightfoot (Tom Holland)[26]
Awards and nominations
| Year | Award | Category | Work(s) | Result | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 43rd Elan d'or Awards | Newcomer of the Year | Himself | Won | [27] |