his fear of swimming. For his role in Kokoro no Ito, he learned sign language and the piano. In 2022 he was voted the Most Powerful Actor in Japan. Filmography Films Live-action Anime Television Live-action Television Animation Theater Dubbing Live-action Animation Awards and nominations |- | 2004 | Father's Backdrop | The Japanese Movie Critics Awards 2004: Rookie of the Year | |- | 2006 | The Great Yokai War | The 29th Japan Academy Film Prize: Newcomers of the Year | |- | 2007 | Tantei Gakuen Q (2007) | 54th Japanese Drama Academy Awards: Lead Actor | |- | 2011 | Kokoro no Ito | Seoul International Drama Awards: Popular Actor | |- | 2011 | Kokoro no Ito | Mipcom Buyers' Award for Japanese Drama | |- | 2011 | Kokoro no Ito | 47th Hugo TV Awards Feature Film Category Gold Award | |- | 2011 | Kokoro no Ito | 51st Monte-Carlo Television Festival: Best Actor | |- | 2011 | Kokoro no Ito | 51st Monte-Carlo Television Festival: The AMADE Prize | |- | 2012 | The Kirishima Thing and SPEC: Ten | Tama Cinema Forum: Best Emerging Actor | |- | 2012 | The Kirishima Thing | 37th Hochi Film Award: Best Actor | |- | 2014 | Oyaji no Senaka | Galaxy Monthly Awards: TV | |- | rowspan="3" | 2013 | rowspan="3" | The Family Game | The 17th Nikkan Sports Drama Grand Prix Spring: Best Supporting Actor | |- | The 77th The Television Drama Academy: Best Supporting Actor | |- | The 23rd TVLife Drama Award 2013: Best Supporting Actor | |- | 2015 | Nounai Poison Berry and Bakuman | 40th Hochi Film Awards | |- | 2015 | Popularity | Seoul International Drama Awards: Asian Stars | |- | 2015 | Gakkou no Kaidan / Samurai Sensei | TV Navi's Drama Awards 2015 | |- | 2016 | Too Young To Die | Fantasia Film Festival: Best Asian Feature Silver | |- | 2016 | Too Young To Die | Rotterdam International Film Festival: Netpac Award | |- | 2016 | Too Young To Die | New York Asian Film Festival: Audience Award | |- | 2017 | March Comes in Like a Lion | 42nd Hochi Film Award: Best Actor | |- | 2017 | Your Name | The 11th Seiyu Awards: Best Lead Actor |