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Mario Kuroba
黒羽 麻璃央
Born (1993-07-06) July 6, 1993 (age 30)
Occupations
  • Model
  • actor
Years active2012–present
AgentVithmic
Spouse
Yuki Sakurai
(m. 2022)
Websitekuroba-mario.com

Mario Kuroba (黒羽 麻璃央, Kuroba Mario, born July 6, 1993) is a Japanese model and actor who is affiliated with Vithmic Co., Ltd.

Biography

Mario Kuroba was born in Miyagi Prefecture, Japan in 1993. In 2010, he won second place in the 23rd Junon Superboy Contest and received the AGF award, kick-starting his career.[1]

In 2012, he made his acting debut as Eiji Kikumaru (7th generation) in Musical: The Prince of Tennis, appearing in the same role until November 2014.[2] He was later cast as Mikazuki Munechika in the Touken Ranbu musicals and as Ryota Kise in the Kuroko's Basketball stage play adaptations.

Personal life

In high school, he was classmates with Japanese actor Toman.[3] He married actress Yuki Sakurai on 11 January 2022.[4]

Filmography

Theater

Year Title Role Other notes
2012 Musical: The Prince of Tennis Seigaku Farewell Party Eiji Kikumaru
Musical: The Prince of Tennis Seigaku vs. Higa Eiji Kikumaru
2013 Musical: The Prince of Tennis Dream Live 2013 Eiji Kikumaru
Musical: The Prince of Tennis Seigaku vs. Hyotei: Nationals Eiji Kikumaru
Musical: The Prince of Tennis Seigaku vs. Shitenhoji Eiji Kikumaru
2014 Musical: The Prince of Tennis Seigaku vs. Rikkai: Nationals Eiji Kikumaru
2015 Musical: Touken Ranbu Trial Performance Mikazuki Munechika
2016 Kuroko's Basketball: The Encounter Ryota Kise
Musical: Touken Ranbu Atsukashiyama Ibun Mikazuki Munechika
Musical: Touken Ranbu Shinken Ranbu Sai 2016 Mikazuki Munechika
2017 Kuroko's Basketball: Over-Drive Ryota Kise
Musical: Touken Ranbu Tsuwamono Domo ga Yume no Ato Mikazuki Munechika
Musical: Touken Ranbu Shinken Ranbu Sai 2017 Mikazuki Munechika

Films

Year Title Role Director Notes Ref.
2018 Lost in Ramen Yūki Kumagai [5]
2019 Go Away, Ultramarine Akina Yanagi
2022 Baseball Club Rhapsody Kimiyoshi Higaki Ken Iizuka [6]
Sadako DX Hisashi Kimura [7]
2023 Dependence Shuichi Sonoda Kento Yamaguchi Lead role [8]
Kumo to Saru no Kazoku Yoshiya Nagasawa [9]
Hard Days Michihito Fujii [10]
2024 Love You as the World Ends: The Final Kaji Shintarō Sugawara [11]
Renji Himuro Hiroyuki Tsuji [12]

Television

Year Title Role Network Notes Ref.
2019 Coffee & Vanilla Takaaki Akutsu MBS TV, TV Kanagawa, Television Saitama [13]
2023 Trillion Game Hiroto TBS Ep. 3 [14]

References

  1. ^ "Vithmic profile for Mario Kuroba". vithmic.co.jp (in Japanese). Archived from the original on May 30, 2018. Retrieved May 30, 2018.
  2. ^ "Mario Kuroba's blog". ameblo.jp (in Japanese). 2014-11-24. Archived from the original on Feb 7, 2017. Retrieved May 30, 2018.
  3. ^ "【インタビュー】「プリティが多すぎる」黒羽麻璃央「世の中に衝撃を与えたかった」ジェンダーレス役で狙うは"ポスト千葉雄大"!?". Kyodo News (in Japanese). October 24, 2018. Retrieved June 15, 2021.
  4. ^ "黒羽麻璃央&桜井ユキが結婚「この先の人生も共に歩んでいきたい」 ドラマで共演、交際8ヶ月【コメント全文】". Oricon. 2022-01-12. Archived from the original on January 12, 2022. Retrieved January 12, 2022.
  5. ^ "ラーメン食いてぇ!". eiga.com. Retrieved September 30, 2021.
  6. ^ "野球部に花束を". eiga.com. Retrieved February 25, 2022.
  7. ^ "貞子DX". eiga.com. Retrieved April 28, 2022.
  8. ^ "藤井道人プロデュース、黒羽麻璃央主演『生きててごめんなさい』公開". Cinema Cafe. 2022-10-14. Archived from the original on October 14, 2022. Retrieved October 14, 2022.
  9. ^ "クモとサルの家族". eiga.com. Retrieved December 15, 2022.
  10. ^ "最後まで行く". eiga.com. Retrieved January 31, 2023.
  11. ^ "劇場版 君と世界が終わる日に FINAL". eiga.com. Retrieved October 3, 2023.
  12. ^ "氷室蓮司". eiga.com. Retrieved December 30, 2023.
  13. ^ "福原遥主演『コーヒー&バニラ』ドラマ化 桜田通、黒羽麻璃央らイケメン大集結". Oricon (in Japanese). 2019-06-14. Retrieved 2019-08-11.
  14. ^ "『トリリオンゲーム』目黒蓮​​“ハル”が色気溢れるホストに…美しい回し蹴り&耳元囁きは「眼福」【ネタバレあり】". plus.tver.jp. July 29, 2023. Retrieved August 29, 2023.