Arata Mackenyu is a promising young actor from Japan. Born on November 16, 1996, he quickly registered in the international entertainment industry with many impressive and popular roles. Possessing handsome appearance and talented acting ability, Arata Mackenyu has attracted the attention of the public and filmmakers around the world. He shows diversity in his acting career from youthful, humorous roles to heavy and emotional roles. With recent significant development, Arata Mackenyu continues to affirm his position as a young talented icon of the Japanese entertainment industry. His talent and efforts not only attract domestic audiences but also spread global influence. Below is a list of the best and most unique films of the handsome man of the land of the rising sun, Arata Mackenyu.
1 One Piece Live-Action (2023)
One Piece Live-Action - Mackenyu's best movie. Image source: Manga Mag
One Piece Live-Action - Mackenyu's best movie.
In "One Piece Live-Action", Mackenyu plays Roronoa Zoro, a guy who is both a master swordsman and bounty hunter, who always carries three swords with him. He aims to become the greatest swordsman in the world. With natural acting and masculine appearance, Mackenyu made an impression and successfully attracted the attention of many international audiences.
One Piece Live-Action is a fantasy adventure television series developed by Matt Owens and Steven Maeda for Netflix based on the manga series of the same name by Eiichiro Oda, who served as the main creative consultant on the series. The film follows the adventures of the Straw Hat Pirates as they explore oceans, dangerous lands and beyond in search of "One Piece", a legendary treasure that will transform their captain, Monkey. D. Luffy, becomes "Pirate King". But the Marines are always on their ship's tail, and they aren't the only crew looking for One Piece. With special skills and an unbreakable friendship, the Straw Hats are ready for their journey together to fight for their dreams.
Movie name: One Piece Live-Action
Release year: 2023
Genre: Adventure, Fantasy, Humor
Director: Matt Owens, Steven Maeda
Cast: Iñaki Godoy, Emily Rudd, Mackenyu, Jacob Romero Gibson, Taz Skylar,...
Duration: 63 minutes/episode
Number of episodes: 8 episodes
Status: Completed
2 Peach Girl (2017)
Peach Girl - Mackenyu's best film. Photo source: bilibili
Peach Girl - Mackenyu's best film.
Arata Mackenyu plays Kazuya Tojigamori in the film "Peach Girl" (2017), a film version based on the manga of the same name by Miwa Ueda. In the film, Kazuya is a handsome and pleasant male student who plays an important role in the story and significantly impacts the main character's life.
Peach Girl is a Japanese romantic comedy film produced in 2017 based on the manga of the same name by Miwa Ueda. The plot is about Momo Adachi, a high school girl who is always confused because she is misunderstood as "easy" because of her appearance. Furthermore, somehow, a rumor spreads that she kissed the most popular boy in her class, Kairi Okasu, and she has to face being the target of harassment from other girls who also like him. But ever since middle school, Momo has really had a crush on a boy named Toji. He devotes himself to the baseball club, and although Momo often observes Toji from afar, he never shows his emotions.
Movie name: Peach Girl
Year of release: 2017
Genre: Romance, Romance, Comedy
Director: Hirotaka Aragaki, Kiyokazu Ishizuka
Actors: Mizuki Yamamoto, Kei Inoo, Mackenyu
Duration: 116 minutes
Number of episodes: 1 episode
Status: Completed
3 Chihayafuru: Kami no Ku (2016)
Chihayafuru: Kami no Ku - Mackenyu's best film. Photo source: bilibili
Chihayafuru: Kami no Ku - Mackenyu's best film.
In the series "Chihayafuru", Arata Mackenyu plays the role of Arata Wataya. Arata Wataya is one of the main characters and a friend of Chihaya Ayase (played by Suzu Hirose). Arata is a boy with talent and passion for playing Karuta, a traditional Japanese game. He plays an important role in inspiring and influencing Chihaya in pursuing her passion.
Chihayafuru: Kami no Ku is a 2016 Japanese sports romantic drama film written and directed by Norihiro Koizumi. It is the first of three live-action film adaptations of the Chihayafuru manga series, written and illustrated by Yuki Suetsugu. The content revolves around three elementary school best friends, Chihaya Ayase, Taichi Mashima, her childhood friend, transfer student Arata Wataya with a common interest in having a passion for karuta (traditional Japanese deck of cards). Copy). They were soon separated at the end of elementary school, when Arata moved back to Fukui while Taichi and Chihaya enrolled in different middle schools but thanks to karuta they remained connected and hoped to meet each other soon. again.
Movie name: Chihayafuru: Kami no Ku
Year of release: 2016
Genre: Romance, Romance, Comedy
Director: Norihiro Koizumi
Actors: Suzu Hirose, Shūhei Nomura, Mackenyu
Duration: 111 minutes
Number of episodes: 1 episode
Status: Completed
4 Todome no Kiss (2018)
Todome no Kiss - Mackenyu's best film. Photo source: prime video
Todome no Kiss - Mackenyu's best film.
In "Todome no Kiss", Arata Mackenyu takes on the role of Namiki Takauji - the young master of the Namiki family - owner of the Namiki group's horse racing arena.
Plot: Doujima Outarou is the most famous host at the club "Narcissus". On the outside, he seems gentle and kind, but in reality he is a womanizing, miserable man who doesn't care about anything other than money and power. Doujima quickly laid eyes on the golden lady of the Namiki hotel group, a gold mine worth hundreds of billions of yen in his eyes. Suddenly one day, a woman appeared and kissed him, causing him to die on the spot. When he woke up, he realized he was seven days before. Over and over again, that woman chased and killed Outarou with her kisses.
Movie name: Todome no Kiss
Year of release: 2018
Genre: Psychological, supernatural, romance
Director: Shintaro Sugawara, Hiroto Akashi
Actors: Kento Yamazaki, Mugi Kadowaki, Mackenyu, Yuko Araki
Duration: 50 minutes/episode
Number of episodes: 10 episodes
Status: Completed
5 Lãng Khách Kenshin: Hồi Kết (2021)
Rurouni Kenshin: The Final- Mackenyu's best film. Photo source: delinews24
Rurouni Kenshin: The Final- Mackenyu's best film.
Participating in the movie Rurouni Kenshin: The Final, Arata Mackenyu plays Yukishiro Enishi - the strongest enemy ever of the male lead Himura Kenshin and also used to be his brother-in-law.
Rurouni Kenshin: The Final is adapted from the manga of the same name, premiering in 2021, telling the story of Himura Kenshin, a legendary assassin who has now retired from the Meiji era. He was originally living a peaceful life with Kamiya Kaoru and his friends, but one day, the Akabeko restaurant, Kenshin's favorite place, was destroyed, and he found a piece of paper with the word Nhan Tru written on it. The secret about Kenshin's past is gradually revealed from here.
Movie name: Rurouni Kenshin: The Final
Release year: 2021
Genre: Drama, psychological, action
Director: Ootomo Keishi
Cast: Takeru Satō, Emi Takei, Mackenyu
Duration: 138 minutes
Number of episodes: 1 episode
Status: Completed
6 Our 30 Minutes Session (2020)
Our 30 Minutes Session - Mackenyu's best film. Photo source: dramaexpress
Our 30 Minutes Session - Mackenyu's best film.
Continuing to impress with his acting ability and confident demeanor on stage like a true singer in "Our 30 Minutes Session", Mackenyu transforms into the role of Aki, the main member of the band ECHOLL, a young man. with a bright smile, full of vitality and always optimistic in all circumstances.
Our 30 Minutes Session takes two main male characters as the center when the boy Shota, who is an extremely reserved person, lives alone and has no friends, accidentally encounters Aki, the main member of the band ECHOLL, a A guy with a shining smile, full of vitality and always optimistic in every situation. But Aki had already died in a traffic accident a year ago, but now, he was here, standing in front of Shota and only Shota could see him. Through an old cassette tape, Shota and Aki can exchange souls with each other within 30 minutes. From there, Shota helps Aki have the opportunity to fulfill her unfinished wishes while she was still alive. However, the two quickly realized that the 30-minute time limit was gradually shortening.
Movie name: Our 30 Minutes Session
Year of release: 2020
Genre: psychological, emotional
Director: Kentaro Hagiwara
Actors: Takumi Kitamura, Mackenyu, Sayu Kubota
Duration: 114 minutes
Number of episodes: 1 episode
Status: Completed
7 Kamen Rider Drive: Surprise Future (2015)
Kamen Rider Drive: Surprise Future = Mackenyu's best movie. Photo source: TMDB
Kamen Rider Drive: Surprise Future - Mackenyu's best movie.
Kamen Rider Drive: Surprise Future is a 2015 Japanese superhero film that serves as a film adaptation of the 2014-2015 Kamen Rider Series television series Kamen Rider Drive. The film was released on August 8, 2015, alongside Shuriken Sentai Ninninger the Movie: The Dinosaur Lord's Splendid Ninja Scroll!. The film was written by drama screenwriter Riku Sanjo.
In Kamen Rider Drive: Surprise Future, Mackenyu has the opportunity to play Eiji Tomari, the son of Shinnosuke Tomari. Although he grew up in the United States, he watched Kamen Rider as his childhood and was very excited to have the honor of being a part of the movie, and it was this movie that also brought Mackenyu's name to prominence and helped him. known to many audiences.
The plot of Kamen Rider Drive: Surprise Future begins after the event called Global Freeze, Shinnosuke is visited by a young man claiming to be his son from the future. He warns Shinnosuke that one year from now, the human world will be invaded by Roidmudes.
Movie name: Kamen Rider Drive: Surprise Future
Year of release: 2015
Genre: action, fantasy
Director: Takayuki Shibasaki
Actors: Ryoma Takeuchi, Rio Uchida, Taiko Katono, Mackenyu
Duration: 63 minutes
Number of episodes: 1 episode
Status: Completed
8 Impossibility Defense (2017)
Impossibility Defense - Mackenyu's best film. Photo source: Asianwiki
Impossibility Defense - Mackenyu's best film.
Mackenyu in Impossibility Defense did not have much acting space, only took on a supporting role, but he always respected his career and devoted himself to creating the success of the film.
Adapted from the manga of the same name, Impossibility Defense is a Japanese psychological crime thriller film released in 2017, directed by Kôji Shiraishi. The plot revolves around a mysterious assassin who often appears in the park. He wears a black suit with red eyes and often accepts any request to kill people. He uses very clever methods and is very difficult for the police to deal with.
Movie name: Impossibility Defense
Year of release: 2017
Genre: psychological, thriller
Director: Kôji Shiraishi
Cast: Erika Sawajiri, Tori Matsuzaka, Mackenyu
Duration: 106 minutes
Number of episodes: 1 episode
Status: Completed
9 Over Drive (2018)
Over Drive - Mackenyu's best film. Photo source: Geek Culture
Over Drive - Mackenyu's best film.
Belonging to the action sports genre, Mackenyu has the opportunity to try his hand at a role in which he needs to practice his best to transform into a professional racer with many talents and flaws - Hiyama Naozumi.
Over Drive revolves around the story of Hiyama Atsuhiro, the chief mechanic and engineer at Spica Racing, who is greatly admired by his colleagues. As for Hiyama Naozumi - his younger brother, he is a genius racer of Spicaka Racing, and is also a potential candidate for the highest position in WRC, but is a troublemaker. The two brothers often argue about Naozumi's reckless racing methods. The story begins when Hikaru Endo becomes Naozumi's new manager.
Movie name: Over Drive
Year of release: 2018
Genre: action
Director: Eiichirô Hasumi
Actors: Masahiro Higashide, Mackenyu, Aoi Morikawa
Duration: 104 minutes
Number of episodes: 1 episode
Status: Completed
10 Remote de Korosareru (2020)
Remote de Korosareru - Mackenyu's best film. Image source: IMDb
Remote de Korosareru - Mackenyu's best film.
The film's plot revolves around the mystery of remote conversations with six high school classmates during Japan's coronavirus lockdown. The online conversation started off quite warm and cheerful, but the atmosphere gradually darkened when the character Kazuma was mentioned - a friend who used to play together in the group suddenly disappeared mysteriously.
Remote de Korosareru is a line of short films directed by Hideo Nakata, Mackenyu plays one of the central characters Yûsaku Nomura, taking on this role Mackenyu has the opportunity to challenge himself when he and the other characters The characters do not interact directly with each other but mainly demonstrate their acting skills and character's psychological expressions through the story's development in front of the camera screen.
Movie name: Remote de Korosareru
Year of release: 2020
Genre: psychological, horror
Director: Hideo Nakata
Actors: Tsubasa Honda, Mackenyu, Tokio Emoto, Taichi Saotome
Duration: 46 minutes
Number of episodes: 1 episode
Status: Completed
